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Australian Companies Win Government Grants for F-35 Fleet

Australian Companies Win Government Grants for F-35 Fleet

A South Australian company enlisted by Defence to help in the fight against COVID-19 is among three Australian companies that have received funding from the Morrison Government to ramp up their involvement in the global F-35 program.

Family-owned Axiom has secured more than $800,000 to purchase n…

US Air Force Installs ADS-B on KC-135 Tanker Fleet

US Air Force Installs ADS-B on KC-135 Tanker Fleet

TINKER AFB, Okla. — The U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet has received the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) upgrade, thanks to the efforts of a team led by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Tanker Directorate.

The ADS-B Out program was established …

US Air Force Begins to Introduce New Handgun for Security Forces

US Air Force Begins to Introduce New Handgun for Security Forces

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio — Combat arms units across the Air Force are getting new and improved 9mm caliber handguns to replace the M9 pistols that have been in service since 1985.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Small Arms Program Office acquired approximately 125,000 M18s from S…

Next-Gen Jammer Low Band Testing Continues Despite COVID-19

Next-Gen Jammer Low Band Testing Continues Despite COVID-19

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) program successfully completed test events at two Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, facilities simultaneously and with limited staffing while remaining on schedule despite significant COVID-19 restrictions.

Rheinmetall to Modernize Customer’s Ammunition Plant

Rheinmetall to Modernize Customer’s Ammunition Plant

Rheinmetall Group subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition has won a 13 million-euro plant engineering contract. The contract encompasses modernization of an existing production facility belonging to an established, longstanding customer. Due to begin shortly, the project is to be complete in 2021.

Hero 30 Loitering Munition Evaluated by NATO Navy

Hero 30 Loitering Munition Evaluated by NATO Navy

UVision Air Ltd.’s high-precision, light-weight portable Hero-30 loitering munition system was evaluated by a naval force of a major NATO member and proved its remarkable capabilities. The systems demonstrated remarkable abilities of high-precision strikes, tracking and lock-on on a moving target in…
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