Monthly Archive: Novembre 2022

Boeing Needs 5 More Years to Fix KC-46A Tankers: Report

Boeing Needs 5 More Years to Fix KC-46A Tankers: Report

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing are finally closing the redesign of the KC-46A’s troubled Remote Vision System—a large-scale overhaul of cameras and sensors, plus a redesigned boom-operator station to fix the deficiencies that have limited and delayed the new tanker’s path toward becoming operational….
Slovakia to Repair German Equipment Donated to Ukraine

Slovakia to Repair German Equipment Donated to Ukraine

German equipment donated to Ukraine will be repaired in eastern Slovakia. This follows from the Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, which was signed today in Brussels.

The intergovernmental document establishes a legal framework that regula…

Dutch Minister Calls for ‘Giant Leap’ in Missile Defense

Dutch Minister Calls for ‘Giant Leap’ in Missile Defense

Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren opened the 32nd Multinational Ballistic Missile Defense Conference by video message today. She did this in front of an audience of some 350 government and industry representatives from more than 20 countries at the Hilton Amsterdam.

The minister emphasized t…

Northrop, Grumman Win Extra Funds for Glide Phase Interceptor

Northrop, Grumman Win Extra Funds for Glide Phase Interceptor

— Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded other transaction prototype agreement to extend the existing period of performance.
The value of this modification is $29,485,046, which increases the total value of the agre…
Slovakia to Receive First Leopard 2A4 Tank in December

Slovakia to Receive First Leopard 2A4 Tank in December

By signing agreements in Brussels today, the Department of Defense successfully completed several months of negotiations with the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Rheinmetall company on the exchange of military equipment.

As a result, the Slovak Republic will donate…

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