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March 01, 2022  

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Pentagon Awards $1.8Bn Contracts for 126-Satellite C2 Constellation
The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the awards of three prototype agreements worth approximately $1.8 billion to establish the foundation for Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), a mesh

Heavy Shelling in Kharkiv as Ukraine Continues Resistance
Ukraine’s second-largest city faced increased Russian shelling Tuesday, while a column of Russian forces stretched out along a road north of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on the sixth day of Russia’s

Kiev Says 3 NATO Countries to Provide 70 Fighters
KIEV --- Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia will transfer 70 combat aircraft to Ukraine that can be stationed on airfields in Poland, press service of the Ukrainian Navy said on its official page in Facebo

 


The T1TL constellation will consist of 126 satellites circling the globe in low earth orbit, providing immediate data transfer for communications as well as both sensor-to-shooter and direct-to-weapon platform connectivity. (Northrop graphic)


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Pentagon Awards $1.8Bn Contracts for 126-Satellite C2 Constellation
The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the awards of three prototype agreements worth approximately $1.8 billion to establish the foundation for Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), a mesh ...

Heavy Shelling in Kharkiv as Ukraine Continues Resistance
Ukraine’s second-largest city faced increased Russian shelling Tuesday, while a column of Russian forces stretched out along a road north of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on the sixth day of Russia’s...

Kiev Says 3 NATO Countries to Provide 70 Fighters
KIEV --- Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia will transfer 70 combat aircraft to Ukraine that can be stationed on airfields in Poland, press service of the Ukrainian Navy said on its official page in Facebo...

Ukrainian AF Says It Destroyed Enemy Planes, Equipment
During the day, on February 28, Ukraine's Air destroyed five Russian fighter jets, columns of armored vehicles and a column with fuel, an anti-aircraft missile system, a helicopter and a cruise miss...

Russian Strategic Forces Go On Enhanced Combat Alert
MOSCOW ---- Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that the alert teams of the command posts of the Strategic Missile Force, the Northern and Pacific Fl...

How Serious Are Vladimir Putin's Nuclear Threats?
Despite President Putin's statement on Russia's nuclear alert, observers say it's highly unlikely Moscow could actually start a nuclear war. But given Putin's volatility, his threats can't be taken ...

F-35 Delays Force US Air Force to Launch $6.3Bn Upgrade of F-16 Fleet
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --– In one of the largest modernization efforts in U.S. Air Force history, 608 F-16s – comprised of Blocks 40 and 50 – will undergo up to 22 modifications designed to impr...

Could Turkey Close the Bosporus to the Russian Navy?
Turkey can limit the crossing of Russian warships from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea through its straits under the Montreux Convention. Could it have an impact on Moscow's military agression ag...

N Korea Missile Launch Aimed at Gaining Attention: S. Korean Defense Minister
SEOUL --- North Korea's ballistic missile launch this week appears aimed at demonstrating its policy line of "power for power" and grabbing global attention amid the armed conflict in Ukraine, South...

With Activation of NATO Response Force, US Military Ready to Provide Forces
WASHINGTON --- In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today announced activation of the alliance's defense plans, which means also that it can deploy...

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force
The Russian invasion of Ukraine began as expected in the early hours of 24 February: a large salvo of cruise and ballistic missiles destroyed the main ground-based early warning radars throughout Uk...

Confronting Reality, Germany Pledges a Stronger Military
Jarred awake from its 30-year slumber by events in Ukraine, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in a special session of the Bundestag on February 27 that a massive shift in defense policy app...

German Navy Reinforces Mine Countermeasures in Baltic Sea
On the afternoon of February 28, minehunters “Sulzbach-Rosenberg” and “Homburg”, minesweeper “Siegburg” and tender “Elbe” set sail from Kiel. Their mission is to train and strengthen NATO's northern...

US Reaches Out to Taiwan and China As Russia’s Ukraine Campaign Escalates
WASHINGTON --- As Russia escalates its invasion of Ukraine, the United States is sending a delegation of former defense officials to Taiwan while keeping communication channels open with Russia’s al...

Italian Air Force Awards €380M Contract for C-130J Support
ROME --- The Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness Directorate (DAAA) recently approved a contract for the technical-logistical support of the Italian Air Force’s C-130J Super Hercules airlifter ...

Poland to Fast-Track Purchase of MQ-9 Reaper UAVs
Poland will buy the MALE MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles, sources tell Defence24.pl. The purchase is to be made as part of an urgent operational need in connection with the situation in the Eas...

Leidos Wins $11.5 Bn Contract for Pentagon IT Services
Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia (HC104722D0002), was awarded a competitive, single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling value of $11,504,145,491, with firm-fixed-pric...

L3Harris Wins $3.9Bn US Navy Contract for Portable Radios
L3Harris Technologies Inc., Rochester, New York (N00039-22-D-0070), is awarded an estimated cumulative $3,690,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for procureme...

Lockheed Wins $128M Order for Additional JASSM Missiles
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $128,245,319 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00013) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0001 for the e...

Israel Delivers First MADR Radar to Czech Republic
On Friday, February 25, in the evening, a plane landed at Prague's Václav Havel Airport with the delivery of the first set of mobile 3D air defense radar ELM-2084 MMR, abbreviated to MADR. MADR sets...

Finland Sending Arms to Ukraine, MPs to Discuss Nato: PM
Finland will provide anti-tank weapons and assault rifles to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian assault. Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) announced on Monday evening that Finland will...

Norway to Provide Weapons to Ukraine
The Norwegian Government has decided that Norway will give M72 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. ‘The Government decided this afternoon that Norway will offer arms support to enable Ukraine to defend...

Twentieth Virginia-Class Submarine Delivered to US Navy
GROTON, Conn. --– The Submarine Force’s newest attack submarine, the future USS Oregon (SSN 793), delivered to the U.S. Navy on Feb. 26. PCU Oregon is the twentieth Virginia Class submarine that ar...

RAF Typhoons Reinforce NATO's Response to Invasion of Ukraine
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- RAF Eurofighter Typhoon fighters have taken to the skies as part of NATO's mission to secure NATO airspace, part of the Allied response after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. ...

Jolly Green II Brings CSAR Mission into the Future
LANGLEY, Va. --- Air Combat Command’s newest Combat Search and Rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, will be fully operational in fall of 2022 to replace its predecessor, the HH-60G Pave Haw...


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