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May 17, 2022  

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US Air Force Hypersonic Weapon Exceeds Mach 5 During First Test Flight
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress successfully released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, off the Southern California coast, May 14. Following separat

Slovenia Signs €343M Order for 45 Boxer Wheeled Combat Vehicles
The Slovenian government, represented by the European procurement organization OCCAR, and ARTEC, a consortium of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, have signed a contract for the delivery of

Howitzers Proving Very Effective Against Russians, DOD Official Says
The 155 mm M777 towed howitzers supplied by the U.S. and other types supplied by ally and partner nations to Ukraine are having a big impact on the battlefield, a senior Defense Department official sa

 


A B-52H bomber successfully released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the Southern California coast, May 14, which accelerated to a speed of over Mach 5 on the way to its target. (USAF photo)


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US Air Force Hypersonic Weapon Exceeds Mach 5 During First Test Flight
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress successfully released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, off the Southern California coast, May 14. Following separat...

Slovenia Signs €343M Order for 45 Boxer Wheeled Combat Vehicles
The Slovenian government, represented by the European procurement organization OCCAR, and ARTEC, a consortium of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, have signed a contract for the delivery of...

Howitzers Proving Very Effective Against Russians, DOD Official Says
The 155 mm M777 towed howitzers supplied by the U.S. and other types supplied by ally and partner nations to Ukraine are having a big impact on the battlefield, a senior Defense Department official sa...

Putin Getting Involved in War at Field-Grade Level: Sources
Vladimir Putin has become so personally involved in the Ukraine war that he is making operational and tactical decisions “at the level of a colonel or brigadier”, according to western military sources...

Thales Shares in $6Bn US Army Combat Net Radio Contract
Thales was one of two (2) vendors that the US Army has awarded a $6 billion-ceiling Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to deliver advanced tactical radios under the U.S. Army’s C...

Ukrainian Tractors Versus Russian Armor
Amateur videos of Russian tanks and other armored vehicles being towed across fields and villages by Ukrainian tractors regularly go viral on social media. The military vehicles are usually abandoned,...

Indian Defense Minister Launches Destroyer, Stealth Frigate at Same Time
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched two frontline warships of the Indian Navy – ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ - at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), Mumbai on May 17, 2022. ‘Surat’ is the fourth guided miss...

S. Korea Successfully Tests Homegrown Heavyweight Torpedo
SEOUL --- South Korea has successfully test-fired an advanced heavyweight torpedo, a state-run defense research agency said Tuesday, in a move to bolster maritime defense amid evolving North Korean mi...

US Army Awards $309M Contracts for Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The U.S. Army recently awarded the Javelin Joint Venture two production contracts for Javelin missiles and associated equipment and services with total value of $309 million. The...

Fincantieri Lays Keel of LPD for Qatari Navy
TRIESTE, Italy --- The keel laying of the amphibious vessel (LPD – Landing Platform Dock) ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took p...

Poland’s PGZ and MBDA UK Team for Brimstone-Armed Tank Destroyers
Nine companies of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa concluded an agreement with MBDA UK regarding cooperation in the tank destroyer segment. The agreement will allow for the design and production of vehicles o...

Raytheon Developing High-Energy Laser to Defeat Mortar Shells, Drones
LAS CRUCES, N.M. ---- In four weeks of continuous live-fire exercises, an industry team led by Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, and Kord, a wholly owned subsidiary of K...

Dutch May Be Unable to Extend F-35 Presence in Bulgaria: PM
The F-35s that guard and possibly defend the eastern flank of the NATO alliance are in demand, it turns out. The aircraft have already been alerted several times because of threatening situations in t...

China Touts Transport Capabilities of Z-20 Helicopter
China's domestically developed Z-20 helicopter can transport a wide variety of vehicles including self-propelled mortars, howitzers, multiple rocket launchers and air defense missile platforms as well...

US to Resume Small, Persistent Presence in Somalia
For 16 months now, American military personnel in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility have provided advise-and-assist support to forces in Somalia on an ad hoc basis — traveling into the co...

Airbus Selects Elbit DIRCM for European A-330 MRTT Operator
Elbit Systems was selected by Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus) to provide J-MUSIC Direct Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) including the Company’s Infra-Red-based Passive Airborne Warning Systems (PAW...

Russian Navy to Soon Re-Induct Submarine Armed with Kalibr Cruise Missiles
MOSCOW --- The Project 877V ‘Paltus’ diesel-electric submarine B-871 Alrosa carries Kalibr-PL cruise missiles after its upgrade and will shortly re-enter service with the Black Sea Fleet’s 4th separat...

US Navy LCS Fires Hellfire in First Land Attack Mission
PACIFIC OCEAN --– The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof-of-concept exercise, May 12. Ind...

Rafael Unveils Aerospike Stand-Off Precision-Guided Missile
As part of the 2022 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveils Aerospike, a new advanced air-to-surface Stand-Off Precision Guided Missile (SOPGM) f...

Iraqi MoD Visits Aero Vodochody, Talks Aircraft Procurement
PRAGUE --- Iraqi delegation led by the Minister of Defence, Mr. Juma Inad visited AERO Vodochody Aerospace (Aero). The main purpose of the visit was a presentation of the L-159 modernization project, ...

Babcock Wins 10-Year Contract for Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Dockings
Babcock, the international defence, aerospace and security company has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carrier...

Queen’s Royal Hussars on Exercise in Finland
The Leopard 2 Finnish tanks had been poised in position for a few minutes, surveying what was in front of them and ready to manoeuvre. Then all of a sudden the ground roared, the noise of gun fire ...

French Navy Installing Additional Bow Thruster on LHD Tonnerre
When they were built, the first two amphibious helicopter carriers (Mistral and Tonnerre) were equipped with just a single bow thruster, which limited the maneuvering capacities of these vessels and t...

Czech Air Force Practices Aircraft Cross Servicing
Thirty NATO member states are armed with many different types of military aircraft. In order for these aircraft to be used effectively within the Alliance, it was necessary to establish a common conce...

Rheinmetall Team Aims for Digitalize Hungarian Armed Forces
Management PCLS (10%) signed a preliminary agreement on the establishment of a joint defence industrial company. The company aims to participate in the digitalisation of the armed forces in Hungary...


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