Monthly Archive: Maggio 2022

Dassault Delivers 7th Upgraded ATL2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Dassault Delivers 7th Upgraded ATL2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

The Directorate General of Armaments took delivery of the 7th ATL2 aircraft modernized to Standard 6 and turned it over to the French Navy on April 25, 2022 at the Lann-Bihoué naval air base. This is the second ATL2 modernized by Sabena Technics in Dinard, under a subcontract awarded by Dassault Avi…
Swedish Corvette Completes Mid-Life Upgrade

Swedish Corvette Completes Mid-Life Upgrade

undergone a major modernization for a number of years but has now been handed over from the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) back to the Armed Forces.

HMS Gävle, with pennant number K 22, was launched in 1990 and is of Gothenburg class.

The modernization of HMS Gävle and the sist…

US Navy Deploys First LCS Ship to European waters

US Navy Deploys First LCS Ship to European waters

NAPLES, Italy — In a historic moment for the region, a Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, USS Sioux City (LCS 11), deployed to U.S. Sixth Fleet’s area of operations, supporting U.S. and NATO Ally and Partner interests in Europe and Africa.

The deployment provides an opportunity for Sioux Cit…

French Army Evaluates New-Generation Mountain Vehicle

French Army Evaluates New-Generation Mountain Vehicle

At the beginning of 2022, the new-generation articulated tracked vehicle (VAC NG) was tested by the mountain troops of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (27th BIM) in the Cerces massif above Valloire.

The first tests took place in mainland France on specific terrain, then in French Guiana for t…

Kongsberg Wins $150M Order for F-35 Composite Components

Kongsberg Wins $150M Order for F-35 Composite Components

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have signed an agreement worth 1.4 billion NOK for supply of composite fuselage panels and hatches for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program.

The agreement covers deliveries of production Lots 15-20, with a period of performance runn…

US Marine Engineers Construct Underground Defense System

US Marine Engineers Construct Underground Defense System

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A small company of U.S. Marine engineers on Camp Lejeune are exploring new ways to build for a future fight.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Engineer Support Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, recently completed a company field exercise to experiment and gauge the effec…

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