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Swedish Patriot Program Enters New Phase with Initial Deliveries

Swedish Patriot Program Enters New Phase with Initial Deliveries

FMV has now received the first deliveries to Sweden’s new air defense system. Tools and test equipment are in place for batch packing, power plants and vehicles are next in line.

After months of preparations, such as basic training and procurement work for, among other things, vehicles and mainte…

Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training

Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training

A simulation program that can be installed on ordinary computers and laptops — the Joint Immersive Training System, or JTS — is currently being used to support pilot training.

Traditionally, pilot flight instruction involves a combination of simulators and actual flying, said Air Force Lt. Col. E…

China Hails Growing Market Share in Global Arms Sales

China Hails Growing Market Share in Global Arms Sales

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a Swedish think tank, released a report on December 6 reading that the sales of arms and military services of the global sector’s 25 largest companies for which data are available totaled US$361 billion last year, an 8.5 percent increase …
BAE Supports Canadian Frigate with Emergency Repairs

BAE Supports Canadian Frigate with Emergency Repairs

BAE Systems has successfully completed planned systems maintenance and repair on HMCS Toronto, a Royal Canadian Navy ship, allowing the vessel to return to sea. The work was undertaken at the home of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK.

BAE Systems readied the Halifax-class frigate for he…

S. Korea to Develop Autonomous Underwater Mine Detector

S. Korea to Develop Autonomous Underwater Mine Detector

South Korea will develop an autonomous underwater mine detector with its indigenous technologies to boost the military’s capabilities in mine countermeasure operations, the arms procurement agency said Wednesday.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said it has signed a 12 billion-won (…

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