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Pentagon approves large-scale production of IBCS

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 13, Northrop Grumman corp announced that the U.S. Department of defence had approved the start of large-scale production of the Integrated conflict Command strategy (IBCS). In this way, the phase of low-volume production of IBCS comes ...

Embraer strengthens foothold in Europe

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 11 April, during the LAAD Defence & safety 2023 exhibition, a letter of intent was signed between Embraer and Saab on cooperation in the C-390 Millennium average transport aircraft program.

Production of Polish F-35 has started

defence24.pl 2 years ago The first F-35 Lightning II from Lockheed Martin for the Polish Air Force has formally entered production on the assembly line of the F-35 central airframe in Marietta, Georgia, the aircraft maker Lockheed Martin announced. Prime Minister Mateusz Mo...

BlueHalo to Deliver AMP-HEL Laser to US Army

zbiam.pl 2 years ago BlueHalo has been awarded the contract to build the Army Multi-Purpose advanced Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) strategy for the U.S. Army. The contract signed with the US Army fast Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) is worth USD 45.7 m...

Pre-Christmas visit of an American oil tanker

zbiam.pl 2 years ago From 5 to 8 April, an American fleet tanker USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) of the Henry J. Kaiser kind was moored at the French Port of Gdynia to reconstruct combat readiness. Despite the importantly lower activity of American ships in the Baltic Se...

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at Lockheed Mart...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The second day of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's visit to the United States was spent m.in on a visit to the Lockheed Martin corp plants located in Marietta.

Prime Minister: Lockheed Martin is besides a make...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Lockheed Martin plant is simply a place where not only military equipment is created, but besides safety is created, among others Polish; cooperation will be extended; possibly we will be able to get missiles with an extended scope –...

F-22A Raptor fighter pilots will get fresh helmet...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago In the United States, engineers from the 46th Test Squadron and the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron are overseeing the investigating of a fresh helmet called the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH). 5 F-22A Raptor pilots from 301 Fighter S...

Romania bets on F-35 Lightning II

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 11, the Romanian government announced that the ultimate Council for National defence had authorized a task to acquisition Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multirole combat aircraft for the country's Air Force.

Wednesday's media review from Defence24.pl; Wyboro...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Daily media review from Defence24.pl

Romania to buy F-35

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Romanian ultimate Council of National Defence has approved the acquisition of multi-role aircraft of the 5th Infantry Division. Generation F-35A.

Raptors on Polish soil

defence24.pl 2 years ago Minister Błaszczak said that American F-22 Raptor fighters landed in Poland. The aircraft will cooperate with Polish pilots, continuing support on the east flank of the Alliance.

Green light for series production ISV

defence24.pl 2 years ago The US Army gives the green light to serial production of fresh vehicles for light infantry - ISV (Infantry Squad Vehicle)

Army 2030 - U.S. Army Modernization [ANALYSIS]

defence24.pl 2 years ago In 2009-2010, the US Army underwent a restructuring, in which the focus was on the alleged Brigade Combat Teams, this structure corresponded to the realities of the war against terrorist organizations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the divisions were....

F-22A Raptor air dominance fighters again in Polan...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago April 8 in the 33. The Transport Aviation Base in Powidz landed American aircraft of air dominance Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor. The presence of machines in Poland is the consequence of the rotation of allied forces in Central Europe.

Americans ushered in process of retiring E-3 Sentr...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 6, a farewell ceremony for the early informing and command aircraft of the Boeing E-3 Sentry with registration 75-0560 was held at Tinker Air Base, Oklahoma, United States.

Successor to Black Hawk. erstwhile will producti...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Government Accountability Office considered negatively the complaint of the consortium squad DEFIANT, i.e. Sikorsky and Boeing, regarding the settlement of the FLRAA (Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft) in the vertical-lift program, i.e. the suc...

The Americans decommissioned MC-130H Combat Talon ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 2, at Hurlburt Field Air Force Base in Florida, USA, a farewell ceremony was held for the last Lockheed Martin MC-130H Combat Talon II peculiar forces support aircraft.

Lockheed Martin to Supply Australia's Satellite Co...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 3, Lockheed Martin announced the settlement of an global tender procedure conducted by the Australian Defence Forces concerning the supply of a satellite communication system.

GAO rejects protest over settlement of FLRAA progr...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 6, the GAO (Government Accountability Office) delivered its verdict to a protest filed by the Sikorsky-Boeing consortium to settle the FLRAA (Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft) program to replace the Lockheed Martin UH-60 Black Hawk multiro...

Will the Greeks buy American Black Hawks?

defence24.pl 2 years ago Greece has issued a formal enquiry regarding the acquisition of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. Greek media compose about the anticipation of acquiring 35 Sikorsky UH-60M helicopters with an option for another 14 machines – informs the Greek port...

The US Navy has a fresh LCS with modified turbine...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 1 April, at Naval Base Ventura region close Santa Barbara, California, the U.S. Navy flag was raised on the USS Santa Barbara, an Independence-class coastal ship. USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) is part of the Independence-class triple-hull. He is th...

Americans are working on HALO

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 28, U.S. Marine Aviation Command (NAVAIR) announced that agreements were signed with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon rocket and defence corporations to implement work on HALO hypersonic anti-ship missiles.

Last Cyclones withdrawn from US Navy

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 28, at the U.S. Navy base (Naval Support Activity Bahrain) in Bahrain's capital Manama, a ceremony was held to leave the flags on patrol boats Moonson (PC 4) and Chinook (PC 9), the last Cyclone units. For the intent of securing coastal are...

C-130J Super Hercules as a reconnaissance platform...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 29, British company Marshall Aerospace unveiled a concept to modify Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules average transport aircraft for the function of reconnaissance aircraft.

The Greeks formally begin efforts to acquisition ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On April 2, Greek media reported that the government in Athens had sent a formal enquiry to the United States regarding the anticipation of purchasing brand fresh Lockheed Martin UH-60M Black Hawk multirole transport helicopters.

Additional BQM-177A flying targets for U.S. Navy

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 30, the U.S. Department of defence announced the signing of an annex to the January agreement with Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc. to extend the order for the 4th batch of serial BQM-177A flying targets.

Croatia to buy Black Hawks for Mi-8, with US help

defence24.pl 2 years ago Croatia will receive $140 million from the US to buy Black Hawks, the aid will be utilized to make a fresh chopper squadron, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Thursday.

Japan welcomes F-35 for departing F-15s

defence24.pl 2 years ago American F-35s arrived at Kadena Air Base in Japan to guarantee the operational continuity of American aircraft, after the F-15C/D Eagles began to be withdrawn from a base in Japan to the United States in December.

Lockheed Martin to deliver LRMF missiles

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 27, Lockheed Martin announced that the U.S. Department of defence has selected the offer of this entity in the Long scope Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) program, which assumes the improvement of a long-range surface-to-surface rocket under th...

Two launching in Austal USA

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 29 March, the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, said it had launched 2 ships for the U.S. Navy this past week. These are the future USNS Cody (EPF 14) and the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36). Last week, Austal USA launched...

Lockheed Martin to supply maintenance services fo...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 27, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to supply a maintenance support service for its fleet of F-35B Lightning II multirole warplanes belonging to the United Kingdom.

More firepower for F-35

defence24.pl 2 years ago The maker of 5th Generation F-35 multirole aircraft continues to conduct a program to increase the payload capacity of the armament chamber of this aircraft. It is intended to consequence in the enlargement of the aircraft's fire unit in...

Funds for improvement of LRASM missiles

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 24, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to implement the AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship rocket improvement program.

Global fleet of Airbus A400M aircraft has flown 15...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 22, Airbus announced that the global fleet of A400M Atlas transport aircraft had flown 150,000 hours. The above consequence is due to the actions of 8 users and more than a 100 manufactured machines.

US warns: Iran would take respective months to ma...

defence24.pl 2 years ago If Iran decided to make a atomic bomb, it would take little than 2 weeks to produce fissile material and just a fewer months to build a complete atomic weapon, top U.S. military commander Gen. Mark Milley was quoted...

U.S. defence Department orders GBU-53/B bombs

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 23, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with the Raytheon corp to acquisition the 9th production batch of GBU-53/B StormBreaker guided bombs.

More U.S. Navy ships to be withdrawn

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 20, the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) and the Commander of the U.S. Navy (CNO) approved another plan to decommission the ships in the FY 2024 financial year. This time it includes as many as 11 ships. The planned simplification is related ...

Northrop Grumman to deliver MESA radar strategy ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 20, Northrop Grumman announced that it would begin production of MESA Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array) radio stations to be the primary equipment of Boeing E-7A early informing aircraft order...

The Americans withdrew 3 Cyclone Patrolmen

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 21, the ceremony of handing over 3 Cyclone Patrolmen to Egypt took place in Alexandria, Egypt. Thus, slowly, the past of the operation of these units by the US Navy ends.

F-22 Raptor for the first time in the Philippines ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago F-22A Raptor aircraft flew to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines on March 13 to integrate and train Filipino pilots. This is the first visit of an American F-22 Raptor to the Philippines, according to the United States...

Chase boats for frigates of kind F126

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 13 March, British company Marine Specialised Technology Group (MST Group) received an order from Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards for the supply of RHIB (rigid-hull inflatable boat) semi-rigid inspection and pursuit units. They are design...

The first serial CH-47F Chinook Block II takes sha...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 20, Boeing announced that the first serial copy of the CH-47F Chinook Block II dense transport chopper is in the final assembly phase at the manufacturer's facilities located in Philadelphia, USA.

Republic of Korea to acquisition additional F-35A...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Republic of Korea will acquisition additional F-35A aircraft and Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors from the United States. The reason is the increasing threat from North Korea and its ongoing ballistic rocket tests, defence News reports....

PISM: the permanent presence of US troops in Polan...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The permanent presence of the U.S. military garrison in Poland indicates that the Americans are planning a lasting engagement in the region. How many US soldiers will permanently be in Poland and on NATO's east flank depends on the...

NHIndustries Delivered 500th NH90 household Seria...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 20, the NHIndustries consortium reported that on March 17 it had delivered the user a jubilee, 500th, serial copy of the NH90 household multi-role transport helicopter.

Officially, Polish F-35A Lightning II pilots will ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On March 15, U.S. media reported that the U.S. Department of defence formally selected Ebbing Air Base at Fort Smith, Arkansas as the second facility for training abroad personnel on Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multirole combat aircraft.

Weekly Brief 11–17.03.2023

strategyandfuture.org 2 years ago Zgodnie z przewidywaniami w poniedziałek 13 marca w bazie US Navy w San Diego doszło do ogłoszenia szczegółów umowy pozyskania przez Australię okrętów podwodnych o napędzie jądrowym (SSN)...

F-22 on pegs, large simplification in the US Air...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The U.S. Air Force has requested the callback of as many as 310 of its aircraft in fiscal year 2024, compared to the acquisition of just 95 fresh ones. However, this is only a prelude to the large generational...

Who will train the JW GROM Black Hawks crews?

defence24.pl 2 years ago The GROM Military Unit announced the conclusion of a contract for simulator training of crews of Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk multirole helicopters. The value of the contract concluded in this respect with the Polish Aviation Plant from Mielec is...