First Brazilian Gripen E has flown on home soil
The first Brazilian Gripen E, designated by Brazilian Air Force (FAB) as F-39 Gripen, flew in Brazil on Sept. 24. For more information, hit the Source below Source
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Dutch MoD Extends Rheinmetall Ammo Deal Worth Up to €500M
Rheinmetall and the Dutch procurement agency Defence Materiel Organization (DMO) have renewed and expanded their longstanding framework agreement for the supply of various types of ammunition for a period of at least ten years. The framework agreement envisages annual call-offs of around €50 million…
US Army Chinook Flies with GE Aviation T408 Engine
FORT EUSTIS, Va. — The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center achieved its first flight of a Chinook with GE Aviation’s T408 engines, a milestone that could expand the capabilities of future Chinook heavy-lift missions.
This first flight is the culmination…
GA-ASI to Upgrade MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft for ANG
SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $13.5 million contract to upgrade MQ-9 Block 1 and Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft for the Air National Guard (ANG). The procurement includes Generator Power Distribution Modules (GPDM) and kits to integrate the B…
Ukraine Among Participants in Combined Resolve Exercise in Germany
HOHENFELS, Germany — NATO allies and partner countries will test the readiness of the U.S Army Soldiers during the Combined Resolve XIV exercise held in Hohenfels Training Area in September. The exercised is designed to evaluate and assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Comba…
USAF Orders Cougar MRAPs to Clear Runways of Unexploded Bombs
Parsons Government Services Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a $39,934,030 contract for the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance (RADBO) vehicle.
The contract provides for 13 fully operational MRAP RADBO systems (Cougar, Laser, and Arm) and th…
