Monthly Archive: Gennaio 2022

US Navy’s Next-Gen Logistics Ship (NGLS) Program

US Navy’s Next-Gen Logistics Ship (NGLS) Program

The Navy’s Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program envisages procuring a new class of medium-sized at-sea resupply ships for the Navy. The Navy’s proposed FY2022 budget requests $27.8 million in research and development funding for the program. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, rej…
Amphibious Combat Vehicles Return to Unrestricted Operations

Amphibious Combat Vehicles Return to Unrestricted Operations

HEADQUARTERS, USMC –– Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles are set to return to unrestricted waterborne operations following the development of a new tow rope solution designed to address previous issues with the vehicle’s towing mechanism.

In September 2021, the Marine Corps suspended ACV op…

US, French Armies Advance C5ISR Research Partnerships

US, French Armies Advance C5ISR Research Partnerships

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — U.S. and French Army research and development organizations are expanding upon their partnerships to improve modernization and coalition interoperability.

U.S. Army Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (…

101st Air Refueling Wing Lobbying to Obtain KC-46 Tankers

101st Air Refueling Wing Lobbying to Obtain KC-46 Tankers

The Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor is one of about 15 Air National Guard Wings seeking the new Boeing KC-46 Pegasus air refueling tankers. The wing is actively promoting its case to be one of two Air National Guard units selected for a fleet of eight new aircraft. Area…
RAF Begins to Install £1.5 Bn Air Traffic Management System

RAF Begins to Install £1.5 Bn Air Traffic Management System

A state-of-the-art solution has been installed at RAF Shawbury under a £1.5-billion contract placed by DE&S that is transforming air traffic management for the UK military.

Initial Operating Capability (IOC) has been declared on the first total Marshall Air Traffic Management (ATM) Solution at th…

Russia Sends Nine Il-76s with Airborne Troops to Almaty

Russia Sends Nine Il-76s with Airborne Troops to Almaty

MOSCOW — Nine Il-76 aircraft of Russian Aerospace Forces with airborne troops and equipment landed at the Almaty airfield, the Russian Defense Ministry reported to journalists.

“Nine Russian military transport aircraft Il-76 with servicemen and equipment landed at the airfield of Almaty in the …

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