Yearly Archive: 2022

French Army Evaluates New-Generation Mountain Vehicle

French Army Evaluates New-Generation Mountain Vehicle

At the beginning of 2022, the new-generation articulated tracked vehicle (VAC NG) was tested by the mountain troops of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (27th BIM) in the Cerces massif above Valloire.

The first tests took place in mainland France on specific terrain, then in French Guiana for t…

Kongsberg Wins $150M Order for F-35 Composite Components

Kongsberg Wins $150M Order for F-35 Composite Components

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have signed an agreement worth 1.4 billion NOK for supply of composite fuselage panels and hatches for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program.

The agreement covers deliveries of production Lots 15-20, with a period of performance runn…

US Marine Engineers Construct Underground Defense System

US Marine Engineers Construct Underground Defense System

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A small company of U.S. Marine engineers on Camp Lejeune are exploring new ways to build for a future fight.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Engineer Support Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, recently completed a company field exercise to experiment and gauge the effec…

British Challenger 2 Tanks Arrive in Finland for Exercise Arrow

British Challenger 2 Tanks Arrive in Finland for Exercise Arrow

There are still mounds of winter snow near the banks of the frozen Lake Valkiajarvi at the Niinisalo Training Camp in the west of Finland. But as the white dissipates into grit and dirt in the slightly rising temperatures, an array of military personnel, armoured vehicles and equipment forms a stead…
BAE to Develop Autonomous Network Technology

BAE to Develop Autonomous Network Technology

BAE Systems to develop software that autonomously configures tactical networks for mission-critical communications as part of the Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) program.

BAE Systems has received a $24 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to d…

Leaving Chicago, Boeing Moves HQ to Washington Area

Leaving Chicago, Boeing Moves HQ to Washington Area

ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing announced today that its Arlington, Virginia campus just outside Washington, D.C. will serve as the company’s global headquarters. The aerospace and defense firm’s employees in the region support various corporate functions and specialize in advanced airplane development an…
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