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December 08, 2021  

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Royal Navy Recovers Ditched F-35 Fighter
The wreck of a £100million jet which crashed on take-off from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier has been dredged up from the seabed. It came as a crewman onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth was arrested on sus

Philippines Approve Budget for Six OPVs and 32 Additional Black Hawks
MANILA --- The government has allocated a total of PHP62 billion for the acquisition 32 more Polish-made S-70i "Black Hawk" combat utility helicopters for the Air Force and six offshore patrol vessels

Kuwait Receives First Two Eurofighters in Italy
TORINO, Italy --- Kuwait Air Force received on Tuesday the first batch of two Eurofighter Typhoons from Italy's Leonardo Group, the manufacturer of the combat aircraft. The handing-over ceremony, h

 


The Kuwaiti delegation photographed in front of one of the first two Eurofighters handed over yesterday at Caselle airfield, near Turin (Italy). Kuwait has ordered 28 Eurofighters, and its aircraft are the first to be fitted with an AESA radar. (Kuna photo)


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Royal Navy Recovers Ditched F-35 Fighter
The wreck of a £100million jet which crashed on take-off from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier has been dredged up from the seabed. It came as a crewman onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth was arrested on sus...

Philippines Approve Budget for Six OPVs and 32 Additional Black Hawks
MANILA --- The government has allocated a total of PHP62 billion for the acquisition 32 more Polish-made S-70i "Black Hawk" combat utility helicopters for the Air Force and six offshore patrol vessels...

Kuwait Receives First Two Eurofighters in Italy
TORINO, Italy --- Kuwait Air Force received on Tuesday the first batch of two Eurofighter Typhoons from Italy's Leonardo Group, the manufacturer of the combat aircraft. The handing-over ceremony, h...

India Test-Fires Air-Launched Brahmos, Vertical Launch SAM
Air version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from the supersonic fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I at 1030 hrs from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odis...

Russia to Bid in Indian Tender for Light Tanks
NEW DELHI --- Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport intends to offer the Sprut-SDM1 lightweight amphibious tank and local production of its separate units in a tender for the delivery of light ta...

Saudi Arabia Pleads for More Patriot Missiles as Inventory Runs Low
WASHINGTON --- Saudi Arabia is running out of the ammunition it uses to defend against weekly drone and missile attacks on its kingdom, and is urgently appealing to the U.S. and its Gulf and European ...

Boeing Lessor Orders 30 More 737 MX Airplanes
SEATTLE --- Boeing and 777 Partners today announced the Miami-based investment firm will nearly double its 737 MAX order book with the purchase of 30 additional jets. The new order expands 777 Partner...

OCCAR Awards Contracts for Next-Gen Radars for SAMP/T
Last 1st December 2021, the OCCAR Director (Matteo Bisceglia), in the name and on behalf of DGA and SGD, and the Managing Director of Eurosam (Eva Bruxmeier) signed the Amendment No. 9 to the Sustainm...

First JAS 39 Gripen About to be Delivered to Sweden
Swedish Saab recently presented the first six serially manufactured Gripen E to the Swedish Armed Forces Commander Swedish Air Force and the Commander Brazilian Air Force. The aircraft are soon to be ...

Arrival of F-35s at Civil Airport Sparks Noise Concerns in Norway
From New Year's Day onwards, a local hub with 800,000 passengers per year will share its runway with noisy US-made fighter jets, which represent the most expensive procurement in Norway's military his...

PLA's First Amphibious Assault Ship Passes Combat Assessment
The first Type 075 amphibious assault ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently passed an assessment focusing on multidimensional landing combat that features the integration of...

Long-Range Discrimination Radar Now in Place in Alaska
The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Northern Command and the Space Force marked the completion of construction on the Long-Range Discrimination Radar site at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, during a...

US Military Leaders Discuss Deterring China's Military Menace
Leaders of the Army and Marine Corps discussed the pacing military challenge from China and ways to counter the threat. Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, and Marine Corps commandant, Gen. D...

Ukrainian Army Trials New Mortar Vehicles
Airborne assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine begin controlled operation of six BARS 8MMK mobile mortar units developed and manufactured by Ukroboronservice, which is part of Ukroboronprom. ...

First Viper Recce Vehicles Delivered to Polish Army
"I am glad that the first reconnaissance vehicles will go here, to the Hrubieszowski Regiment, but on a daily basis they will also be used by soldiers commanded by the commander of the 18th Mechaniz...

Australia Awards New $140M Contracts for F-35 Support
Australia’s defence industry will deliver an extra $140 million in maintenance and supply-chain support for the Royal Australian Air Force’s fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighter. Minister fo...

USAF Approves KC-46 Tanker to Refuel More Aircraft
SCOTT AFB, Ill. --- Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a fourth Interim Capability Release (ICR) mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus, Dec. 6. This ICR decision allows the...

US Gives Niger Second C-130 to Support Sahel Operations
NIAMEY, Niger --- U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa delivered a second U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules, formally transferred to the Nigerien Armed Forces during a Dec. 7 ceremony at the Nig...

CRS on Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV)
What Is the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV)? According to the Marine Corps, the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) aims to be a new armored vehicle family to replace the Light Armored Vehicle...

Brazilian Army Selects Collins Radio for Amazon Operations
BRASILIA, Brazil --- Collins Aerospace has been selected by the Brazilian Army to provide its High Frequency (HF) Cellular communications system as part of the Brazilian Army Border Surveillance and M...

Raytheon Touts Own Surveillance Systems in European Demos
WADDINGTON, England --- Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, successfully demonstrated its maritime surveillance systems onboard the MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted airc...

Industry Interest High for Next-Generation Danish Patrol Vessels
Monday, more than 50 companies from the Danish maritime and defense industry gathered at a dialog meeting about the future patrol vessels of the Danish Defence. The three Danish companies, OMT, Pen...

Thales Launches ‘Revolutionary’ Xtraim Weapon Sight
Thales has launched XTRAIM, a new weapon sight offering day/night decamouflage capabilities that previously could only be achieved by using several separate pieces of equipment. It is compatible with ...


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