Monthly Archive: Giugno 2020

Kongsberg Wins Contract for F-35 Air-to-Air Pylons

Kongsberg Wins Contract for F-35 Air-to-Air Pylons

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has signed a contract with Marvin Engineering worth 136 MNOK to supply air-to-air pylons for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program.

The agreement covers production Lot 14 for all variants of the fighter.

“This contract confirms Kongsberg’s capabilities as a key…

US Army Tests Anti-Drone ‘Smart Scope’ in Syria

US Army Tests Anti-Drone ‘Smart Scope’ in Syria

Images of U.S. soldiers in the Syrian desert training with an advanced electronic aiming system on their rifles have offered the first indication that the Israeli-made device was being field tested by the U.S. military.

The photos — posted on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service — …

Canada Awards Contract for New Multi Role Boats

Canada Awards Contract for New Multi Role Boats

OTTAWA — As part of this investment for the RCN, a contract valued at $35 million was awarded to Zodiac Hurricane Technologies of Delta, B.C. for the acquisition of 30 new multi-role boats.

These new boats will replace the rigid hull inflatable boats currently used on the RCN’s fleet of Halifa…

Lockheed Wins $18M for Norway-Italy F-35 Reprogramming Lab

Lockheed Wins $18M for Norway-Italy F-35 Reprogramming Lab

Lockheed Martin Corp., a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $18,670,070 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-20-C-0052) for the procurement of maintenance and sustainment operations support for the Norway Italy Reprogramming Laboratory systems and consumables in suppor…
The Risks of Autonomous Weapons in Future US-Russia Confrontations

The Risks of Autonomous Weapons in Future US-Russia Confrontations

What advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will mean for the future battlefield remains opaque. Mainline discourse is overly influenced by exaggerated forecasts such as that reflected in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s often repeated 2017 declaration that “whoever becomes the leader” in the sp…
Aero L-39NG Fatigue Test Should Confirm Triple Lifespan: VZLU

Aero L-39NG Fatigue Test Should Confirm Triple Lifespan: VZLU

The fatigue test of the L-39NG jet aircraft, proving the service life of the new airframe in the length of 5,000 flight hours, has started in the Czech Aerospace Research Centre (VZLÚ).

The process of airframe tests will be performed by fatigue load sequence simulating the real operating loads of…

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