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December 14, 2021  

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European Shipyards Jointly Bid for Multirole Patrol Corvette Program
GENOA / PARIS / ROME / MADRID --- Fincantieri, Naval Group, with their joint-venture Naviris, and Navantia boost their cooperation for the Modular Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC) program and reaffirm

Russia Rolls Out Flight-Test Prototype of S-70 Okhotnik Combat Drone
The United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation for the first time showed the S-70 Okhotnik drone equipped with a flat jet nozzle. The aviation complex has a reduced radar signature an

Royal Navy Must Build More Warships and Improve Maintenance, MPs Report
The Defence Committee publishes its report “We’re going to need a bigger Navy” following the Committee’s inquiry into “The Navy: purpose and procurement.” The report finds that the next decade is o

 


Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. this morning rolled out the flight test prototype of the S-70 Okhotnik unmanned combat aircraft, equipped with a flat engine nozzle that is designed to further reduce the aircraft’s radar signature. (UAC photo)


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European Shipyards Jointly Bid for Multirole Patrol Corvette Program
GENOA / PARIS / ROME / MADRID --- Fincantieri, Naval Group, with their joint-venture Naviris, and Navantia boost their cooperation for the Modular Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC) program and reaffirm...

Russia Rolls Out Flight-Test Prototype of S-70 Okhotnik Combat Drone
The United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation for the first time showed the S-70 Okhotnik drone equipped with a flat jet nozzle. The aviation complex has a reduced radar signature an...

Royal Navy Must Build More Warships and Improve Maintenance, MPs Report
The Defence Committee publishes its report “We’re going to need a bigger Navy” following the Committee’s inquiry into “The Navy: purpose and procurement.” The report finds that the next decade is o...

US Senate Committee Slams FAA Oversight of Boeing over 737 MAX
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today called on Steve Dickson, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (...

Greek MoD Clarification on Frigate Procurement
The Ministry of National Defence announces that a decision has been made by the government to proceed with the procurement of three French Belh@rra class frigates. All the necessary procedures have...

Implementing Australia’s Nuclear Submarine Program: Report
On 16 September 2021, the Australian Government announced that it would acquire a nuclear-powered submarine capability with support from the UK and the US as the first measure of business under the AU...

India May Be First Foreign Buyer of Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System
MOSCOW --- India may be the first foreign buyer of Russia’s most advanced S-500 ‘Prometei’ anti-aircraft missile system, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told the RBC TV Channel on Monday. ...

Damaged USS Connecticut Seen for the First Time Since October Collision
The nuclear-powered fast attack submarine struck an uncharted seamount in the South China Sea, a highly contested area claimed by several Asian countries, including China. The incident left 11 crew me...

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapon and Missile Programs: CRS
Overview North Korea continues to advance its nuclear weapons and missile programs despite UN Security Council sanctions and high-level diplomatic efforts. Recent ballistic missile tests and milita...

India Tests Supersonic Missile-Assisted Torpedo
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed supersonic missile assisted torpedo system was successfully launched from Wheeler Island in Odisha on December 13, 201. The system is a n...

Poland to Order Four Additional S-70i Black Hawks
On Wednesday, Dec. 15 in Warsaw, Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defense, will approve the contract for the acquisition of four S-70i Black Hawk helicopters. (…/…) The contract, con...

Serbia to Buy New and Used Mi-35 and Mi-17 Helicopters: Official
Today, the Supreme Commander of the Serbian Army and President of the Republic Aleksandar Vučić visited the Military Airport "Sergeant-Pilot Mihajlo Petrović" in Niš with the Minister of Defense Neboj...

Ukraine, Turkey to Jointly Produce New-Gen Armed Drones
ISTANBUL --- Turkey’s Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)-type combat drones will be built in the new Ukrainian-Turkish plant being established in the ex-...

EU Sanctions Shed Light on Kremlin Mercenaries
BRUSSELS --- The EU has blacklisted Russia's mercenary Wagner Group, shedding new light on the activities of the Kremlin-linked fighters. It sanctioned the group itself and eight of its commanders ...

Estonia to Create MLRS Unit, Expand Anti-Tank Capabilities
Approved last week by the Government, Estonian National Defence Development Plan for 2031 creates a new Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) unit that considerably increases indirect fire capability. ...

Airbus Romania Delivers 5 Modernized H225 Helicopters to Ukraine
BUCHAREST --- Airbus Helicopters Romania has completed the delivery procedure to the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine of five reconfigured H225 helicopters, during an acceptance ceremony that took plac...

USAF Begins GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Trials
MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho --- The 391st Fighter Squadron became the first operational unit to use the GBU-53/B, the Air Force’s new small diameter bomb known as StormBreaker, Nov. 2 at the Utah Test an...

USAF Collaborates on Production of Modernized Nuclear Bomb
KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. ---- The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration rolled out the first production unit of the B61-12 nuclear bomb at its Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas, Nov....

Russia to Flight-Test Ka-226T Helicopter with Russian Engine
ST. PETERSBURG --- Flight tests of the cutting-edge VK-650V engine on the light multirole helicopter Ka-226T will start in 2023, chief designer of the VK-650V engine in UEC-Klimov Anastasia Solovyova ...

Global Hawk to Expand Participation in SkyRange Program
SAN DIEGO --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been issued a task order to support the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) to begin engineering and planning work to reconfigur...

Raytheon to Deliver Additional AESA Radars to US Marine Corps
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. --- Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, will fulfill two orders of APG-79(V)4 AESA radars for the U.S. Marine Corps with a total value of $63 million. ...

Russia’s UAVs Outperform Turkey’s Bayraktar Drones — Deputy PM
MOSCOW --- Unmanned aerial vehicles developed in Russia outperform Turkey’s Bayraktar combat drones, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said in an interview with RBC. "Russian-developed dro...

Upgraded AMRAAM Completes Series of Captive Flight Tests
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed the latest series of captive flight tests of the upgraded Advanced Medium Range Air-...

Germany Chooses Indra’s Air Traffic System for International Ops
MADRID --- In close collaboration with the German company Steep, Indra will provide the German Armed Forces with a first-class transportable air traffic management system designed to facilitate rapid ...

Bell to Build Flight Training Devices for Czech H-1 Helicopters
PRAGUE --- Bell Textron Inc. has signed a contract with the U.S. Government to build the AH-1Z Flight Training Device for the Czech Republic’s new helicopter fleet. The delivery of training devices wi...

US, Lithuania Sign Agreement on Military Interoperability
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas to the Pentagon for meetings and to sign a reciprocal defense procurement agreement that aims to streng...


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