Category: Notizie Estero

Thales and Army Headquarters have started jointly researching, developing and designing the next generation Close Combat Family of Weapons.

To support Army’s emerging requirements this will include the next generation close combatant assault rifle, light machine gun and associated ammunition.

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Leaders from the Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit and the Air Force spoke today about DIU and AFWERX collaborative projects. AFWERX is a program for entrepreneurs within the Air Force intended to circumvent bureaucracy and engage innovation.

DIU Director Michael Brown took part in an …

After four years in Sea State 9—waves approaching 50 feet high—under Skipper Donald Trump, the Pentagon and the U.S. national security establishment are hoping for calmer waters under President-elect Joe Biden. While challenges are on the horizon, their thinking goes, they won’t be self-inflicted.
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HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $27 million from the Romanian-based company, Avioane Craiova S.A., for the first phase of the upgrade program of the Romanian Air Force’s (RoAF) IAR-99 Standard trainer aircraft.

The contr…

On Dec. 11, the Estonian Navy received the two force protection vessels procured this Spring within the framework of the current four-year development plan of Estonian Ministry of Defence. The two boats are built by Baltic Workboats AS, a company located in the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.

“I am …

South Korea was the 10th-largest arms exporter in the 2015-2019 period, accounting for 2.1 percent of the world’s total defense exports, an annual government report showed Monday.

According to the Global Defense Market Yearbook 2020 published by the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, Brit…