Monthly Archive: Giugno 2020

Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DAMEN) and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed the contract for the construction of the multi-purpose battle ship “MKS 180” for the German Navy.

On 17 June 2020, the implementation of the proj…

There are two new, temporary guardians of the Rock: P2000s HMS Pursuer and Dasher. Over the coming weeks the patrol craft will take over from Her Majesty’s Ships Scimitar and Sabre which have been the mainstay of the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron for the past 17 years.

Scimitar and Sabre are bein…

BERWYN, Pa. — Triumph Group announced that its Triumph Systems & Support business unit has been awarded a five-year contract from Bell Textron, Inc. for the supply of mechanical flight controls for multiple commercial helicopter platforms, including the Bell 429, Bell 412 and Bell 407.

The con…

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) program successfully completed test events at two Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, facilities simultaneously and with limited staffing while remaining on schedule despite significant COVID-19 restrictions.

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio — Combat arms units across the Air Force are getting new and improved 9mm caliber handguns to replace the M9 pistols that have been in service since 1985.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Small Arms Program Office acquired approximately 125,000 M18s from S…

TINKER AFB, Okla. — The U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet has received the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) upgrade, thanks to the efforts of a team led by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Tanker Directorate.

The ADS-B Out program was established …