Yearly Archive: 2022

KOBLENZ, Germany — The Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support of the German Armed Forces (BAAINBw) took delivery of the second Airbus A321LR (Long Range) from Lufthansa Technik AG for the German Armed Forces in Hamburg today.

The aircraft with the tactica…

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 …

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 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…

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…

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…