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EATC, MMU Support German ‘Rapid Pacific’ Deployment

EATC, MMU Support German ‘Rapid Pacific’ Deployment

When the German Air Force decided to demonstrate its operational readiness to deploy within 24 hours to the Indo-Pacific, they as usual engaged the European Air Transport Command (EATC) to support this complex and elaborate exercise, called Rapid Pacific 2022.

Major Marcello from the Italian Air …

BAE to Develop Technology for Next-Gen Radar and Comms

BAE to Develop Technology for Next-Gen Radar and Comms

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organization a $17.5 million contract for the Generating RF with Photonic Oscillators for Low Noise (GRYPHON) program.

The breakthrough technology developed through the program could…

Fifth Danish AF Deployment to Iceland for Air Policing

Fifth Danish AF Deployment to Iceland for Air Policing

RAMSTEIN, Germany — NATO continues to protect the airspace above Iceland as Royal Danish Air Force F-16s deploy to Keflavik Air Base to prepare and conduct Air Policing missions with the Icelandic Coast Guard.

Beginning August 17, Danish F-16s will be flying Air Policing sorties form Keflavik …

Babcock Begins First Type 23 Frigate Post-Life Extension Upkeep

Babcock Begins First Type 23 Frigate Post-Life Extension Upkeep

Babcock International Group has started a post-life extension (LIFEX) on the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll at their Devonport facility. It is the first Type 23 to undergo a post-LIFEX upkeep, adopting a new innovative approach to re-certification at the facility’s Frigate Support Centre (F…
Rheinmetall, GM Defense Team to Pursue US Army Truck Program

Rheinmetall, GM Defense Team to Pursue US Army Truck Program

American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI), a leading developer of tactical wheeled and tracked combat vehicles and systems, has formed a strategic collaboration with GM Defense LLC (Washington, DC), to compete in the U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) program. The CTT program seeks t…
Issues in Co-Development and Co-Production of Defence Equipment

Issues in Co-Development and Co-Production of Defence Equipment

The Make-in-India campaign puts a premium on co-development and co-production of defence equipment in India. In a bid to promote such projects, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) included two specific provisions in the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP 2020) which governs capital acquisitions for t…
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