Category: Notizie Estero
USAF seeks new Global Precision Attack Weapon
The U.S. Air Force has started a search to find a supplier for its Global Precision Attack Weapon, a small, lightweight bomb that fits in the weapons bays of the B-21 and F-35. U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Haseltine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The weapon is to have “high loadout” and digitally engineered, […]
U.S. Marines are using Ospreys to deploy oceanographic sensors
This year’s Trident Warrior 20 exercise saw the U.S. Marine Corp deploy four oceanographic sensors from its MV-22Bs for the first time. Dropped into the Pacific Ocean by VMM-163, these sensors were previously deployed from the back of C-130s or directly by ships. The data collected would provide the Marines with the best environmental awareness […]
JASDF F-15J had engine trouble during scramble
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J had engine trouble during take-off for a scamble on Oct. 20. The jet aborted its take off on runway 1 and stopped on the taxiway. The incident affected three flights that were departing Naha airport. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Leonardo Board Shrugs Off CEO’s Jail Sentence, Will ‘Monitor Developments’
ROME — Leonardo’s Board of Directors, which convened today, was provided with comprehensive information on the potential effects resulting from the first instance judgment in the trial of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
The presentation of the analysis, which also took into consideration the dif…
Senators Introduce Law to Control F-35 Exports
WASHINGTON — Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Secure F-35 Exports Act of 2020, legislation to reassert Congressional oversight over the sale of sophisticated and mission-critical Am…
