Monthly Archive: Aprile 2022

spanish Defense Minister Inspects S-80 Submarine in Shipyard

spanish Defense Minister Inspects S-80 Submarine in Shipyard

The Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, traveled to Cartagena today to find out about the status of the S-80 submarine program, in particular the progress made in the tests of the S-81 ‘Isaac Peral’. She also visited the Navy Diving Center and the Salvage and Rescue Ship ‘Neptune’.

“The Spanish N…

USMC Deploys Radar to Lithuania to Support Nato Air Policing

USMC Deploys Radar to Lithuania to Support Nato Air Policing

RAMSTEIN, Germany — The United States Marine Corps has deployed one of its units along with an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) to Lithuania for the first time to support NATO’s enduring Air Policing mission.

This unit provides multi-domain command and control, air defence, air…

France Renews Safran MRO Contract for Helicopter Engines

France Renews Safran MRO Contract for Helicopter Engines

TARNOS, France — Safran Helicopter Engines and the French Aerospace Maintenance Agency (DMAé, Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique) have renewed for 10 years their contract to maintain the French government’s helicopter engines in operational condition.

Designated Saturne (Soutien Avancé d…

US Navy Axes Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

US Navy Axes Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

In its FY2023 budget request, the Navy eliminated funding for research and development into a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N). The Navy indicated that the program was “cost-prohibitive and the acquisition schedule would have delivered capability late to need.”

According to…

Leonardo Sells Stake in AAC Joint Venture to Thales

Leonardo Sells Stake in AAC Joint Venture to Thales

Thales subsidiary TDSI enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Leonardo DRS ownership in their joint venture, AAC.

As one of the main US providers of mission-critical systems, TDSI serves the defense, federal, and commercial markets with innovative solutions for the ground tactical, airbo…

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