Yearly Archive: 2022

Kongsberg Wins Order for Future German F-126 Frigates

Kongsberg Wins Order for Future German F-126 Frigates

Kongsberg Maritime Sweden AB is pleased to announce a contract award with Damen Naval to supply four shipsets of Kongsberg Controllable Pitch Propeller systems along with associated hubs, blades, hubcaps and shaft lines, for the German Navy’s new F-126 frigates.

The F-126 platform, due to enter s…

Finnish, Swedish Armies Refine Force Interoperability Measures

Finnish, Swedish Armies Refine Force Interoperability Measures

Held on 29.8.-2.9.2022, the Army field training exercise Vigilant Knife developed force interoperability of the Finnish and Swedish training audience units in particular under the conditions prevalent in Northern Finland. The exercise was also participated by altogether 80 troops from the UK.

The…

Airbus Touts Support to Luftwaffe’s Operation Rapid Pacific

Airbus Touts Support to Luftwaffe’s Operation Rapid Pacific

Customer proximity and being on duty is a requirement for Airbus – even if it means travelling to the other side of the globe for it. At the Pitch Black 2022 exercise, an Airbus Field Services Representative is currently supporting the Eurofighter operations of the German Air Force for what is the L…
US Army Testing New XM204 Top Attack Munition

US Army Testing New XM204 Top Attack Munition

FORT HOOD, Texas — Engineer soldiers just completed testing the Army’s newest explosive that will help them shape the battlefield.

Sappers from the 59th Combat Engineer Company – Armored (CEC-A), 36th Engineer Brigade learned how to employ the XM204 Top Attack Munition, the first of its kind in…

Combined Swedish Exercise Tests Protection of Civil Population

Combined Swedish Exercise Tests Protection of Civil Population

Meteor is a functional exercise with a focus on healthcare. The armed forces train together with the police and the civilian health and medical services in order to jointly face pressures in society.

On 29 August – 8 September, the exercise will be carried out at several locations in central Swed…

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