Monthly Archive: Settembre 2020

US Marine Corps F-35Bs to Work Up with HMS Queen Elizabeth

US Marine Corps F-35Bs to Work Up with HMS Queen Elizabeth

Ten United States F-35B fighter jets have arrived in the UK ahead of joining HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The aircraft from V Marine Fighter Attack (VMFA) 211 Squadron landed at RAF Marham in Norfolk from their base in Yuma, Arizona.

The US Marine Corps Squadron will be working alongside 617 Squadron …

Opinion: Let Afghanistan Be a Lesson to US, NATO

Opinion: Let Afghanistan Be a Lesson to US, NATO

After the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, DC, the US and its allies invaded Afghanistan. Nineteen years on, international troops are leaving without attaining their goals, DW’s Christoph Hasselbach writes.

Over the years, President Donald Trump has promised to end the US’s “endl…

Lockheed to Standardize F-16 Production, Prices on Viper Model

Lockheed to Standardize F-16 Production, Prices on Viper Model

Lockheed Martin says that it plans to “commoditize” its F-16 Viper fighter jet line by offering jets in a single standardized configuration, based on the latest Block 70/72 variant, with a standard base price tag.

The goal here is to streamline things for both the manufacturer and potential cust…

GA Wins $28M to Arm French Reaper UAVs, Add New Pod

GA Wins $28M to Arm French Reaper UAVs, Add New Pod

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $27,790,850 amended undefinitized contract action for the France MQ-9 Block 5 weaponization and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Pod integration effort.

This contract provides for the weaponization of the…

Cubic Wins $193M to Support P5 Combat Training System

Cubic Wins $193M to Support P5 Combat Training System

Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California, has been awarded a $193,300,000 single-award, firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable-no-fee contract for the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) contractor logistic support.

This contract provides continuous depot-level contractor services by r…

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