U.S. European Command has announced that MQ-9s and approximately 90 Airmen have been deployed in Campia Turzii Air Base, Romania. 31st Expeditionary Operations Group, Detachment 1 will take charge until the squadron is fully operational. For more information, hit the Source below Source
BAE Systems has been awarded a $4 million contract to demonstrate a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system for the P-8A. Image: BAE Systems The pod has a small form factor jammer, a high-powered amplifier and the AN/ALE-55 Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD). It will be installed on a wing station. Testing […]
The British government has declared that its aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC). U.S. Navy Photograph by Liz Wolter [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is expected to attain full operating capability by December 2023. For more information, hit the Source below Source
The Russian Ministry of Defense has published a video showing the loading of a RS-24 nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile into a silo at Kozelsk. Longer version of the video For more information, hit the Source below Source
Saab says it had received a follow on contract with the United Arab Emirates regarding the sale of two GlobalEye systems. Photo: Saab The Swedish aerospace company says this contract is an amendment to that signed in 2015. The $1.018 billion contract was signed on Dec. 30. For more information, hit the Source below Source