Monthly Archive: Giugno 2022

Finnish Air Force to Participate in BALTOPS 22 with Two F/A-18s

Finnish Air Force to Participate in BALTOPS 22 with Two F/A-18s

The international BALTOPS 22 exercise will take place in the Baltic Sea region on 5‒17 June 2022. The Finnish Air Force will participate in the exercise with two F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters operating out of Turku airport on 6‒10 June 2022.

The aim of BALTOPS 22 is to enhance NATO member and…

US Air Force Airlifts MLRS Launcher for Firing Sequence

US Air Force Airlifts MLRS Launcher for Firing Sequence

ALTUS AFB, Okla. — Airmen with the 97th Operations Group and 97th Mission Support Group teamed up with Soldiers from Fort Sill, to complete a joint training exercise, May 25-26.

Two C-17 Globemaster III aircrews airlifted cargo from Altus Air Force Base, to Fort Sill, including two M270 Multipl…

Russia Claims Lead in New Weapon Development

Russia Claims Lead in New Weapon Development

MOSCOW — Russia frequently outpaces many advanced armies of the world in developing new weapons, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Nikolay Patrushev said in an interview with the government’s Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily on Thursday.

“In developing new weapon systems, we frequently outpace man…

Rheinmetall Supplies 35mm Ammunition to NATO Customers

Rheinmetall Supplies 35mm Ammunition to NATO Customers

Rheinmetall has been contracted by several NATO customers to supply 35mm calibre ammunition. Deliveries will take place in 2023 and 2024 and the contract is worth a total of around €20 million.

Between 2023 and 2024, Rheinmetall will supply the customer countries with various types of ammunition…

Raytheon Touts GhostEye Radar to Improve NASAMS Air-Defense System

Raytheon Touts GhostEye Radar to Improve NASAMS Air-Defense System

“Today’s battlefield moves at a very rapid pace, and it’s riddled with a large portfolio of threats,” said Joe DeAntona, a retired U.S. Army colonel who is now vice president for Land Warfare and Air Defense requirements and capabilities at Raytheon Missiles & Defense. “Informed decisions must be ma…
Bundeswehr Orders Up to 249 Tank Transport Trailers

Bundeswehr Orders Up to 249 Tank Transport Trailers

On June 1, 2022, the Vice President of the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Federal Armed Forces (BAAINBw), Annette Lehnigk-Emden, signed a framework agreement with representatives of Doll Fahrzeugbau GmbH on the delivery of up to 249 semitrailers with a 70-tonne c…
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