Yearly Archive: 2020

Aero Offers L-39NG Joint Pilot Training to Slovakia

Aero Offers L-39NG Joint Pilot Training to Slovakia

The Czech Republic and Slovak Republic can follow on a joint history and benefit from cooperation on building air defence. AERO Vodochody Aerospace, with the support of the Czech Ministry of Defence, offered to Slovak side long-term cooperation in training of Slovak tactical pilots in the Czech Repu…
Serbia Tests 40mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun

Serbia Tests 40mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun

The Minister of Defence, Aleksandar Vulin, attended the verification testing of the phase 2 prototype of the advanced anti-aircraft L-70 Bofors gun (PASARS) at the “Miokovci” firing range near Čačak, namely the segment related to firing at ground targets with time ammunition.

Assistant Minister f…

BAE Wins US Navy $955M Missile Canister Contract

BAE Wins US Navy $955M Missile Canister Contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract to produce multiple types of Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters with a total lifetime maximum value of $955 million. The initial contract was awarded in February with $24 million funded, followed by contract modifications of $99 million and $43…
NextFlex Wins $154M for OSD Engineering Modernization

NextFlex Wins $154M for OSD Engineering Modernization

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio — The Air Force Research Laboratory and NextFlex recently settled on a seven-year funding agreement worth up to $154 million that includes funding from the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Manufacturing Technology program.

The agreement focuses on defense manufact…

Russian SOldiers Use EW to Intercept UAV

Russian SOldiers Use EW to Intercept UAV

The servicemen of the electronic warfare units of the Kantemirovskaya Guard Tank Division practiced the tasks on protecting military infrastructure installations and field command posts from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of a mock enemy by means of interception and forced landing.

The crews of …

Raytheon Delivers First JPALS Landing System to US Navy

Raytheon Delivers First JPALS Landing System to US Navy

ARLINGTON, VA. — Raytheon Intelligence & Space delivered the first production unit of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System, or JPALS, to the U.S. Navy 20 days ahead of schedule.

This delivery follows the completion of 12 engineering development models. JPALS, a differential GPS prec…

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