Monthly Archive: Febbraio 2022

US Air Force’s Legion IRST Pod Reaches IOC

US Air Force’s Legion IRST Pod Reaches IOC

LANGLEY, Va — The Air Force reached initial operating capability on its latest infrared search and track pod integrated on the F-15C Eagle, Jan. 21, 2022.

The IRST pod, known as the Legion Pod, is a sensor that uses the infrared spectrum to help pilots to track and engage enemy aircraft in en…

Italian Horizon-class Destroyer Back to Sea After Major Refit

Italian Horizon-class Destroyer Back to Sea After Major Refit

Following a 17-month maintenance-docking period in La Spezia Arsenal for the entire platform, the Horizon class destroyer ITS Caio Duilio is back in operational service.

To reach this result, the OCCAR FSAF/PAAMS Programme Division managed several complex activities: the preventive maintenance o…

S. Korea to Expand Missile Command Amid North’s Missile Threats

S. Korea to Expand Missile Command Amid North’s Missile Threats

SEOUL — South Korea’s military is seeking to rename and strengthen the Army’s missile unit to better cope with North Korea’s evolving missile threats, its officials said Thursday.

The defense ministry made a public notice on its push for legislation to rename the current Army Missile Command …

UK Defense Ministry’s DSTL to Launch Satellite in 2022

UK Defense Ministry’s DSTL to Launch Satellite in 2022

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will launch its first satellites in 2022 in the next phase of growing the UK’s space research capabilities.

The satellites demonstrate further progress towards the government’s ambition that by 2030 the UK will have the ability to monitor, prot…

Four Nordic Countries Order Common Combat Uniform

Four Nordic Countries Order Common Combat Uniform

Four Nordic countries have signed a joint framework agreement with the Norwegian supplier Oskar Pedersen AS for the delivery of the joint Combat Uniform System, NCU. The contract value during the seven-year contract period amounts to EUR 425 million and deliveries will begin as early as the end of…
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