Category: Notizie Estero

C-17 Crew Recounts Hairy Mission to Evacuate Kabul

C-17 Crew Recounts Hairy Mission to Evacuate Kabul

DOVER AFB, Del. — The dark night sky blanketed the airspace above Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Through the lenses of his night vision goggles, Capt. Joshua Jordan and 1st Lt. Nathan Creech, both 3rd Airlift Squadron pilots, prepared to land their C-17 Globemaster III, …
Turkey Advances Toward ‘Fully Independent’ Defense Industry

Turkey Advances Toward ‘Fully Independent’ Defense Industry

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s defense industry has initiated pivotal projects in recent years under the leadership of the Presidency of Defenses Industries (SSB), covering huge ground on its mission to cut the country’s dependency on others and become a major competitor among the world’s largest arms export…
Elbit Wins British Army and Royal Air Force Training Contracts

Elbit Wins British Army and Royal Air Force Training Contracts

HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that Affinity Flying Training Services Ltd., its UK joint venture with Kellog, Brown and Root Ltd., was awarded an approximately $88 million (approximately £65 million) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence for the operation of four additional …
US Approves $650M Sale of AMRAAM Missiles to Saudi Arabia

US Approves $650M Sale of AMRAAM Missiles to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $650 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency d…
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