Monthly Archive: Novembre 2021

Russia’s New-Build Tu-160M Bomber to Fly by Year-end

Russia’s New-Build Tu-160M Bomber to Fly by Year-end

MOSCOW — A completely new Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber nicknamed the ‘White Swan’ by Russian military pilots will make its debut run along the runway of the Kazan Aviation Enterprise (part of the Tupolev Aircraft Company) in December, a source in the domestic aircraft-building…
Northrop to Upgrade HARM Anti-Radar Missiles for Germany

Northrop to Upgrade HARM Anti-Radar Missiles for Germany

Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector, Northridge, California, is awarded a $46,161,550 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to a previously awarded contract (N0001921C0013).

This modification exercises an option to procure ful…

Spanish Minister Monitors Progress of VCR Combat Vehicle

Spanish Minister Monitors Progress of VCR Combat Vehicle

Minister of Defense Margarita Robles this morning attended a demonstration of the capabilities of the new 8×8 ‘Dragon’ Wheeled Combat Vehicle (VCR), during a visit to monitor the evolution of the program that will reinforce the Army.

Robles witnessed a driving test and a dynamic test to check the…

Russian Frigate Again Tests Zircon Hypersonic Missile

Russian Frigate Again Tests Zircon Hypersonic Missile

The crew of the frigate of the Northern Fleet Admiral Gorshkov, as part of the completion of the test cycle of hypersonic missile weapons, fired another Zircon missile.

The shooting was carried out from the waters of the White Sea at a marine target position located at a distance of more than 400…

GA Wins $10M to Modify MQ-9 Reaper Drone for Netherlands

GA Wins $10M to Modify MQ-9 Reaper Drone for Netherlands

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $10,377,842 modification (P00012) to previously awarded delivery order (FA8620-15-G-4040, FA8620-19-F-2310) for the Netherlands MQ-9 update.

Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be complet…

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