Category: Notizie Estero

Brazil Orders Four More Gripens, Mulls Another Large Buy

Brazil Orders Four More Gripens, Mulls Another Large Buy

SANTIAGO, Chile — Brazil is set to order four Saab-Embraer F-39E jets in addition to the 36 already purchased in 2014 under a $4.7 billion contract. The country is also considering ordering another batch of at least 30 F-39E fighters — the local designation of the JAS 39E Gripen NG.

Sweden’s Gr…

Germany Deploys AA Missile Group to Reinforce Lithuania

Germany Deploys AA Missile Group to Reinforce Lithuania

RUKLA, Lithuania — The reinforcement of eFP Battlegroup Lithuania with comprehensive air-defence capabilities is a crucial step towards further enhancing the battlegroup’s operational capability and sustainability. This is a vital contribution by the German Armed Forces to strengthening NATO’s eas…
Serbia Displays New Chinese Missiles Amid Concerns in Balkans

Serbia Displays New Chinese Missiles Amid Concerns in Balkans

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia on Saturday publicly displayed a recently delivered Chinese anti-aircraft missile system, raising concerns in the West and among some of Serbia’s neighbors that an arms buildup in the Balkans could threaten fragile peace in the region.

The sophisticated HQ-22 surface-t…

Dutch Will Upgrade Only Two Frigates As Cost Escalates

Dutch Will Upgrade Only Two Frigates As Cost Escalates

Two of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s four Luchtverdedigings en Commando Fregatten (air defense and command frigates, known as LC frigates) will be modernized with new air defense missiles and technology from 2028. These are the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 missiles.

In 2018, the ori…

Russian An-30 Aircraft Briefly Violates Swedish Airspace

Russian An-30 Aircraft Briefly Violates Swedish Airspace

On Friday night, a Russian aircraft of the type AN-30 violated Swedish airspace south of Blekinge. Swedish fighter planes followed the incident and photographed the plane.

A Russian propeller plane of the type AN-30 violated Swedish airspace on Friday night. The plane was located east of Bornholm…

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