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GA’s Sea Guardian Drone Selected for Japan Coast Guard

GA’s Sea Guardian Drone Selected for Japan Coast Guard

SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to be selected to support the Japan Coast Guard’s (JCG) RPAS Project. Operations will feature GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian and begin in October 2022.

SeaGuardian will be used to conduct wide-area maritime surveillance to s…

China Slams AUKUS Plan to Develop Hypersonic Weapons

China Slams AUKUS Plan to Develop Hypersonic Weapons

As the US, the UK and Australia announced they would cooperate to develop hypersonic weapons under the framework of the new AUKUS alliance and the NATO leaders are set – for the first time ever – to discuss China’s influence and “coercive policies” in its next strategic concept, analysts said that t…
Diehl, Hensoldt Offer Existing Air Defence Systems to Germany

Diehl, Hensoldt Offer Existing Air Defence Systems to Germany

TAUFKIRCHEN/ÜBERLINGEN, Germany — The system houses Diehl Defence and Hensoldt have agreed to intensify their cooperation in the field of ground-based air defence.

Based on proven joint systems that are currently in production and can be delivered at short notice, the two companies intend to o…

Early Retirement for 1/6th of US Air Force F-22 Fleet

Early Retirement for 1/6th of US Air Force F-22 Fleet

It was a coincidence, but it shouldn’t have been. The Air Force announced March 28 that it is scrapping 33 of its 186 F-22 fighters, a plane built to take on the Soviets. That happened just as the Russian military, the Soviets’ successor, was making clear how lousy it is—and how bad the U.S. is when…
Czech Government to Set Up Defense Fund, Accelerate Procurement

Czech Government to Set Up Defense Fund, Accelerate Procurement

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the government, at the suggestion of the Minister of Defense Jana Černochová, approved two important measures to strengthen the Czech Republic’s defenses and accelerating the modernization of the Czech Army in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The first is …

Leonardo Wins £360M Contract to Support Wildcat Helicopter

Leonardo Wins £360M Contract to Support Wildcat Helicopter

A five-year, £360 million support and training contract for the Wildcat helicopter has been renewed with Leonardo Helicopters UK.

A total of 340 jobs will be sustained at RNAS Yeovilton and Leonardo with jobs also supported at second and third-tier suppliers including Morson Group and Light Helic…

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