Yearly Archive: 2022

EDWARDS AFB, Calif. — The newest F-35A, straight out of the factory, found its new home here at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 1.

The aircraft, Air Force serial number 338, is the first of six F-35s the 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force will receiv…

The Ministry of Defense informs that, in accordance with the decision of the extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on July 28, Latvia has delivered to Ukraine six self-propelled howitzers “M109A5Oe” and the necessary ammunition for their use.

“Ukraine must receive support from the res…

Planning is in full swing in the army and in a few weeks the Swedish instructors will be on site in Great Britain. In October, the first Ukrainians begin to be trained in, among other things, weapons handling and medical care.

“The more Ukrainians who can fight for their country, the stronger the…

SAN DIEGO — On July 29, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) tested a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada on GA-ASI’s MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Multiple full-power engine tests were performed at GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon flight operations…

HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd announced today that it was awarded two contracts, in an aggregate amount valued at $240 million, to upgrade Main Battle Tanks (MBT) for an international customer. A $60 million contract will be delivered over a period of two years and a $180 million contract will…

KOBLENZ, Germany — At the Koblenz-based Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Federal Armed Forces (BAAINBw), the employees of the office were presented with the new “defense system against unmanned aerial vehicles” – ASUL for short.

Just under two years after the …