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Netherlands Launch CV90 Modernization Program

Netherlands Launch CV90 Modernization Program

The first of 128 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles of the Royal Netherlands Army is fitted with rubber tire tracks. It is the prelude to a complete modernization of the CV90. Those tracks are necessary to compensate for the future weight of the new systems. A nice side effect is that they reduce noise…
Naval Group Delivers Third Offshore Patrol Vessel to Argentina

Naval Group Delivers Third Offshore Patrol Vessel to Argentina

The third of the four Argentinian offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered by the Argentine Navy, OPV 87 A.R.A. Storni, was delivered on October 13 in the presence of Captain Santiago Villemur, representative of the Argentine Navy in France.

A.R.A. Storni has been delivered to the Argentine Navy toda…

Circumstances of F-22 Crash in 2020 Clarified in Report

Circumstances of F-22 Crash in 2020 Clarified in Report

Newly obtained documents offer a clearer picture of an F-22 Raptor’s demise in Florida last year when it crashed near Eglin Air Force Base during training with other fighter jets.

The F-22 grew increasingly wobbly upon takeoff, refused to turn left and shortly barrel-rolled into the ground after …

Navantia to Build Latest OPV for Spanish Navy

Navantia to Build Latest OPV for Spanish Navy

PUERTO REAL, Spain — The construction of the Maritime Action Vessel for Underwater Operations (BAM-IS) for the Spanish Navy by Navantia will bring over 1.3 million hours of work in the Bay of Cádiz.

Work on the BAM-IS ship, including engineering jobs, will generate around 1,100 jobs over three …

Pentagon Could Reduce Budget by $1 Trillion in 10 Years: CBO

Pentagon Could Reduce Budget by $1 Trillion in 10 Years: CBO

CBO examined three broad options for reconfiguring the military if funding for the Department of Defense was reduced by $1 trillion (in 2022 dollars), or 14 percent, over the next 10 years.

The Congressional Budget Office was asked to examine the effects on U.S. forces of a substantially smaller …

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