Yearly Archive: 2021

First F-35As Replace Hornets at Base in Australia’s Far North

First F-35As Replace Hornets at Base in Australia’s Far North

Four F-35A Lightning II aircraft have touched down at RAAF Base Tindal after the base was certified ready for F-35A operations. The F-35A, which will be permanently based in the Northern Territory has replaced the F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet that was operated by No. 75 Squadron for 33 years.

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New Autonomous Minehunting System Delivered to Royal Navy

New Autonomous Minehunting System Delivered to Royal Navy

A cutting-edge autonomous system able to detect modern sea mine threats and reduce risk to life has been delivered to the Royal Navy.

The remotely-operated boat, controlled from either a ship or land, tows a highly-sensitive detection device to combat sea mines and keep ships and personnel away f…

Steel Cut for First Bulgarian MMPV Patrol Ships

Steel Cut for First Bulgarian MMPV Patrol Ships

“This is not just the beginning of a technological process, but the realization of a dream. This is a historic moment for the Navy and the Bulgarian Army, “said Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov today, December 3, at the steel cutting ceremony for the first of two new multifunctional modular pat…
Boeing Wins Additional $366M for Super Hornet SLEP Program

Boeing Wins Additional $366M for Super Hornet SLEP Program

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $366,464,275 modification (P00035) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001918D0001).

This modification increases the ceiling to extend the service life for up t…

Czechia Approves Deployment of a Czech Army Unit to Help Poland

Czechia Approves Deployment of a Czech Army Unit to Help Poland

On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, the Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar, together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jakub Kulhánek, submitted to the Government of the Czech Republic for approval a draft mandate for a Czech Army unit to be sent to help the Polish Armed Forces on the border with Bel…
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