Category: Notizie Estero

Gripen Engine Support Facility Being Built on Swedish Soil

Gripen Engine Support Facility Being Built on Swedish Soil

The new Gripen engine RM16 has been run on Swedish soil for the first time. Within a couple of years, all infrastructure for both product support and maintenance must be in place within the country’s borders.

The last time a new Swedish fighter jet engine was test-run in the country was 37 years …

First US – Baltic Defense Industry Day Held in Riga

First US – Baltic Defense Industry Day Held in Riga

On October 26, Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks will open the first US-Baltic defense industry day in Riga, the aim of which is to promote the cooperation of Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian companies with the US.

“The USA is an important strategic partner and ally of the Baltic States, and this…

Sweden to Investigate Legal Issues Before Joining NATO

Sweden to Investigate Legal Issues Before Joining NATO

The Ministry of Defense has decided to commission an investigator to review certain legal issues before membership in NATO.

The investigator must analyze which possible constitutional changes are required in the event of a Swedish accession to a number of NATO-affiliated agreements relating to mi…

US Air Force Tests MH-139 Helicopter’s Rappelling System

US Air Force Tests MH-139 Helicopter’s Rappelling System

Air Force special operators successfully rappelled out of a hovering MH-139A Grey Wolf to the ground 30 feet below here Oct. 6, 2022.

This was the culmination of two days of testing involving multiple ground and flight tests demonstrating the Grey Wolf’s fast rope insertion extraction system; a…

Germany to Donate Field Hospital to Ukraine

Germany to Donate Field Hospital to Ukraine

With backing from the German government, Rheinmetall will soon be supplying the Ukrainian armed forces with a turnkey modern field hospital. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence awarded the €9 million order to Rheinmetall subsidiary Zeppelin Mobile Systeme GmbH (ZMS) in September 2022. The package incl…
AvioBlog - Tutte le ultime notizie aeronautiche civili e militari