Monthly Archive: Agosto 2022

Fifth Danish AF Deployment to Iceland for Air Policing

Fifth Danish AF Deployment to Iceland for Air Policing

RAMSTEIN, Germany — NATO continues to protect the airspace above Iceland as Royal Danish Air Force F-16s deploy to Keflavik Air Base to prepare and conduct Air Policing missions with the Icelandic Coast Guard.

Beginning August 17, Danish F-16s will be flying Air Policing sorties form Keflavik …

Rheinmetall, GM Defense Team to Pursue US Army Truck Program

Rheinmetall, GM Defense Team to Pursue US Army Truck Program

American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI), a leading developer of tactical wheeled and tracked combat vehicles and systems, has formed a strategic collaboration with GM Defense LLC (Washington, DC), to compete in the U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) program. The CTT program seeks t…
Babcock Begins First Type 23 Frigate Post-Life Extension Upkeep

Babcock Begins First Type 23 Frigate Post-Life Extension Upkeep

Babcock International Group has started a post-life extension (LIFEX) on the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll at their Devonport facility. It is the first Type 23 to undergo a post-LIFEX upkeep, adopting a new innovative approach to re-certification at the facility’s Frigate Support Centre (F…
Brahmos Supersonic Missiles Can Engage Onshore Targets: Report

Brahmos Supersonic Missiles Can Engage Onshore Targets: Report

PATRIOT PARK, Russia — Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles of all kinds of deployment are capable of engaging either above-water or onshore targets, co-director of BrahMos joint venture from the Russian side Alexander Maksichev told TASS.

“BrahMos JV has already implemented such o…

US Navy Expands CH-53K Training with Additional Simulators

US Navy Expands CH-53K Training with Additional Simulators

ORLANDO, Fla.–– The United States Marines will gain additional training opportunities preparing them to operate the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. The aircraft is the most modern and powerful helicopter in Department of Defense inventory capable of moving troops and equipment from ship to s…
Issues in Co-Development and Co-Production of Defence Equipment

Issues in Co-Development and Co-Production of Defence Equipment

The Make-in-India campaign puts a premium on co-development and co-production of defence equipment in India. In a bid to promote such projects, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) included two specific provisions in the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP 2020) which governs capital acquisitions for t…
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