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CRS Updates Report on Us Air Force’s B-21 Strike Bomber

CRS Updates Report on Us Air Force’s B-21 Strike Bomber

On October 27, 2015, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced its intention to award a contract to build the new Long-Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) to the Northrop Grumman Corporation. Subsequently, the Secretary of the Air Force announced that the bomber would be designated the B-21 “Raider,” in hon…
Portugal Trains First Crew for KC-390 Airlifter

Portugal Trains First Crew for KC-390 Airlifter

A crew, consisting of two Air Force pilots and two Loadmasters, has been receiving training on the KC-390 Millennium aircraft since September 14, in Wing 2, in Anápolis, Brazil.

This will be the first crew to be qualified on that aircraft acquired by the Portuguese State and which will equip the …

US Air Force Retires Batch of 17 B-1B Bombers

US Air Force Retires Batch of 17 B-1B Bombers

BARKSDALE AFB, La. — Air Force Global Strike Command concluded its divestiture of 17 B-1B Lancers Sept. 23, as the last bomber departed Edwards Air Force Base, California, to fly to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.

The divestiture of the aircraft is in support of the U.S. Air Force’s…

Babcock Sells New Frigate Design License to Indonesia

Babcock Sells New Frigate Design License to Indonesia

Babcock the aerospace, defence and security company has secured the first export contract for its Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate through a design licence agreement with PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), a state-owned enterprise that builds and maintains ships for military and commercial use from its facili…
Ministers Agree European Intervention Initiative

Ministers Agree European Intervention Initiative

Joint statement, European Intervention Initiative, Meeting of the ministers of Defence in Stockholm, Sweden, 24. September 2021.

Since the launch of the European Intervention Initiative in 2018, it has grown to include thirteen European states who share the aim to develop a common strategic cultu…

CRS Reports on B-52 Re-Engining Program

CRS Reports on B-52 Re-Engining Program

On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Air Force released a request for proposals to replace the TF33 engines powering the B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet with 608 new engines, in a contract running up to 17 years. The request does not give a dollar value for the contract, but the Air Force had previously esti…
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