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US Probing How American Electronics Ended Up in Russian Weapons

US Probing How American Electronics Ended Up in Russian Weapons

Federal agents have begun questioning U.S. technology companies on how their computer chips ended up in Russian military equipment recovered in Ukraine.

Commerce Department agents who enforce export controls are conducting the inquiries together with the FBI, paying joint visits to companies to a…

Northrop Begins Making Key NGI Components

Northrop Begins Making Key NGI Components

MAGNA, Utah — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team recently began fabrication of integral throat entrances for the NGI solid rocket motors.

This key milestone marks the beginning of manufacturing of key components for the NGI program. Produced at the company’s …

France Qualifies Fardier Vehicle for Paras, Special Forces

France Qualifies Fardier Vehicle for Paras, Special Forces

PARIS — On June 10, 2022, the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) qualified the Fardier vehicle intended for the airborne troops of the Army, as well as for the special forces. The first eight vehicles should be delivered to the forces by the end of the year.

A small air-transportable, air-d…

Lockheed Wins $130M Order for Eight ARTS-V2 Radars

Lockheed Wins $130M Order for Eight ARTS-V2 Radars

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, has been awarded a $130,527,339, contract modification (P00032) to previously awarded contract FA8210-17-C-0001 for the Advanced Radar Threat System – Variant 2 (ARTS-V2).

The contract modification is to provide for the exercise of…

Bayraktar’s Latest Akıncı UCAV Hits Target with New Ammo

Bayraktar’s Latest Akıncı UCAV Hits Target with New Ammo

Turkey’s most advanced and sophisticated drone, the Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), has successfully completed another important stage in the ammunition integration process.

The developing company, Baykar, said the drone has completed a firing test with the domestically de…

Hawaii-Based F-22 Fighters Deploy to Japan for Exercise

Hawaii-Based F-22 Fighters Deploy to Japan for Exercise

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — The skies over the Keystone of the Pacific recently featured unique guests, as several visiting F-22 Raptors and Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, conducted a series of missions at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

While at Kadena AB, the fifth-generation air do…

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