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Saab-Damen Lobbies Delegation for Dutch Submarine Contract

Saab-Damen Lobbies Delegation for Dutch Submarine Contract

Last week was marked by visits to suppliers in the Dutch naval shipbuilding sector by the managing directors of Swedish Saab Kockums and Dutch Damen Naval. During these visits to the Dutch supplying companies, the main subject was the Walrus-class replacement project, for which the Swedish-Dutch com…
Crashed MQ-9A Reaper Drone Cost $42M, USAF Says

Crashed MQ-9A Reaper Drone Cost $42M, USAF Says

LANGLEY, Va. — An Air Combat Command accident investigation board completed its investigation of an MQ-9A that departed the runway surface at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, September 24, 2020, suffering catastrophic damage.

At approximately 7:33 a.m. local during the landing rollout, the aircra…

First US Navy CG-47 Cruiser Completes Six-Year Overhaul

First US Navy CG-47 Cruiser Completes Six-Year Overhaul

After six years, the cruiser USS Gettysburg is out of the BAE shipyard after an overhaul that should keep the 30-year-old ship in action into the late 2030s.

The Navy has been trying for years to figure out how it wants to carry out its aging cruisers’ key missions: defending carrier strike group…

Leonardo Helicopter UAV Wins Italian Military Certification

Leonardo Helicopter UAV Wins Italian Military Certification

ROME — Leonardo’s leading-edge AWHero RUAS (Rotary Uncrewed Aerial System) has received basic military certification from Italy’s DAAA (Direzione degli Armamenti Aeronautici e per l’Aeronavigabilità), the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness. This achievement marks the world’s first mil…
Rheinmetall Australia to Build Lynx IFV for US Army Tests

Rheinmetall Australia to Build Lynx IFV for US Army Tests

Rheinmetall, the largest supplier of military vehicles to the Australian Defence Force, has today announced the build and export contract of a Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) Test Chassis to the United States of America from its factory in Redbank Queensland.

Rheinmetall Defence Australia Ma…

NATO Allies Advance Three Ground-Based Air Defense Projects

NATO Allies Advance Three Ground-Based Air Defense Projects

BRUSSELS — Defence Ministers from 15 NATO Allies reaffirmed their commitment to multi-nationally develop, acquire and deliver Ground Based Air Defence capabilities, which will protect Allied personnel, equipment and facilities from air-based threats. This was done in the margins of the NATO Defenc…
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