Category: Notizie Estero

US jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney is preparing to close down its operations at the Blades Technology Industry (BTI) plant in Nahariya. This morning the company’s CEO sent a letter to employees explaining that, “for a long time the factory has been sustaining major losses that are only growing.”
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The Defense Department unveiled its newest bomber aircraft, the B-21 Raider, yesterday evening in Palmdale, California. As the first strategic bomber in more than three decades, the Air Force’s B-21 will serve as the backbone of America’s bomber force, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
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On Friday, Magnus-Valdemar Saar, Director General of the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI), signed a contract with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) for the procurement of the HIMARS multiple rocket launcher systems, which is an important capacity boost in the development o…

The French and Italian representatives, who were in Athens this week, submitted their final bids for the Hellenic Navy’s corvette procurement program on Thursday. The price tag of the program is currently estimated at €1.5 billion and involves the construction of three ships with the option of addin…

ISTANBUL — The Turkish pioneering drone maker announced on Saturday its unmanned fighter jet would soon perform its maiden flight, as it edged closer to the landmark task after a successful takeoff test where it lifted off the ground for a short duration of time.

The latest progress came after …

TOKYO — Japan’s Ministry of Defense said this week it’s interested in spending more on defensive weaponry but declined to confirm reports that it may buy 500 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States.

Two Japanese media outlets, Mainichi Shimbun and Kyodo News, citing unnamed government s…