Yearly Archive: 2022

Ukrainian officials have announced efforts to urgently stabilize recently retaken eastern territory and stressed the need for rapid gains in order to deny Russia “any foothold on Ukrainian soil” with Russia’s invasion nearing the seven-month mark.

The rapid gains of recent weeks as Russian forces…

BERN — National Armaments Director Martin Sonderegger and the Swiss F-35A Program Manager Darko Savic signed the procurement contract on 19 September 2022 at armasuisse in Bern. With this, the procurement of 36 F-35A is contractually agreed. The aircraft will be delivered between 2027 and 2030 and…

operational imperatives and joint force refueling requirements especially for contested logistics environments.

The companies signed an agreement to expand the capabilities of Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium tactical tanker aircraft. Enhancements include the addition of advanced boom operations and …

[UK Prime Minister] Liz Truss is committing to spend at least £2.3 billion next year on military aid to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion. The Prime Minister pledged the UK will match or surpass the record support given to Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops.

The new PM announced the support as she fl…

Saab has received a support contract for the service, repairs and maintenance of the South African Air Force’s Gripen C/D jet fighters. The order value is MSEK 333 (MZAR 532) over a three-year period.

The contract runs for three years from 2022 until 2025 and covers service, repairs and maintenan…

The bottom line of the whole Russian invasion of Ukraine is that Russian President Vladimir V. Putin has failed to achieve any of his strategic objectives in launching the brutal and unprovoked attack, a senior defense official said on background today.

Putin launched the attack on his peaceful n…