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German Army to get 1,000 new Rheinmetall Military Trucks

January 13, 2020 @ 09:53 AM

German Bundeswehr placed a €400 million order with Rheinmetall to supply 1,000 military transport trucks for the army. The order is the third call-off from a framework contract signed in July 2017 encompassing over 2,200 military trucks, which the Bundeswehr is purchasing as part of its “Unprotected Transport Vehicles” project
Singapore to Commence F-35B Jet Negotiations after US Congress Notification Passage

January 13, 2020 @ 09:28 AM

Singapore plans to commence F-35 fighter jet purchase negotiations with the US Department of Defence (DoD) after the passage of the 30 day notice to the US Congress given by the DoD. “It is routine and (US) Congress has 30 days to respond to the Congressional Notification (CN)
China Commissions Type 055 Destroyer, its Most Powerful Warship

January 13, 2020 @ 06:12 AM

China inducted its first Type 055 guided-missile destroyer, the Nanchang, to the Peoples Liberation Army Navy on Sunday in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. The Nanchang, China's first Type 055 guided-missile destroyer, was commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on Sunday morning in the port city of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province
LCA Navy Makes First Arrested Landing on India's INS Vikramaditya

January 11, 2020 @ 11:13 AM

The naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas completed its maiden arrested landing onboard INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier on Saturday. "After completing extensive trials on the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF), Naval version of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) did a successful arrested landing onboard INS Vikramaditya at 1002 hrs today," the Indian Ministry of Defense said in a statement
BAE Systems to Equip US Navy Cruiser with Aegis combat system

January 7, 2020 @ 09:55 AM

BAE Systems (BAE-S) has received a $175 million contract from the US Navy to modernize the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg. Under the new contract, BAE-S will work on its gas turbine propulsion system; restore crew habitability spaces, install a new Aegis combat system, communication suite and CANES (Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise System)
USAF’s New C2 System Improves Situational Awareness, Crew Coordination

January 7, 2020 @ 09:47 AM

A squadron of US Air Force completed its first live mission using the AN/TYQ-23A command and control (C2) system that provides considerably more situational awareness and allows better coordination among crew members. “After four years of planning, the 752nd Operations Support Squadron (OSS) has successfully completed their first live mission on the AN/TYQ-23A Tactical Air Operations Module weapons system at Tinker Air Force Base,” USAF
France “Obstructing” Turkey-Eurosam Missile Defence System Project: Turkish Official

January 7, 2020 @ 08:55 AM

France is “obstructing” the Turkish-Eurosam missile defence system project from progressing beyond the project definition stage. Following Turkeys “Operation Peace Spring” late last year in Norther Syria, France is impeding progress in the joint anti-air missile system of Eurosam-Turkey, Defense Industries Directorate chairperson İsmail Demir said Monday
Lockheed Martin to Prepare Service Infrastructure for Over 3000 F-35 Stealth Jets

January 7, 2020 @ 07:33 AM

Lockheed Martin to Prepare Service Infrastructure for Over 3000 F-35 Stealth Jets The US F-35 Jet sustainment office awarded a $1.9 billion contract to service 490 jets already delivered and prepare the infrastructure for an eventual deployment of 3,000 aircraft, Lockheed Martin announced in a press release
Junked Railway Rake Mistook for Indian ICBM

January 6, 2020 @ 11:22 AM

Images sent by Western satellites of Tinsukia Railway station where a rake had been lying below the surface was confused for an Indian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The images of the rake sent from sparsely populated Tinsukia hamlet, located in the Assam state close to the Indian border, piqued the curiosity of international satellites including US Landsat 8 that mistook it to be a secret, concealed mobile ICBM that India had been developing,
Finland Launches HX Challenge to Evaluate Competing Jets In €10 Fighter Procurement

January 2, 2020 @ 10:31 AM

Upto two pairs of Boeing Super Hornets, Eurofighter Typhoons, Lockheed F-35s and Saab Gripen fighters will be flown to Finland to take part in a series of tests designed to check whether they fit in the criteria specified under the €10 HX fighter competition, commencing January 9.Information provided by the companies will be verified “in a fair manner” and under low temperature conditions and tests specified by the Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force)

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