Category: Notizie Estero

Europe’s COBRA Radar Program Seen Fading Away

Europe’s COBRA Radar Program Seen Fading Away

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The COBRA (Counter Battery Radar), produced by the EURO-ART Advanced Radar Technology Consortium, is a multifunctional, C-band, electronically scanned active phased-array radar tasked with long-range rocket, artillery, and mortar (RAM) defense. This includes the detection of enemy…
UK Loans Estonia Four Jackal Vehicles for Mali Mission

UK Loans Estonia Four Jackal Vehicles for Mali Mission

Estonian Special Forces deploying to Mali will be loaned four Jackal armoured vehicles by the UK Ministry of Defence, it is today announced.

Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey confirmed the loan, plus a three-week training package, for elite soldiers of the Estonian Armed Forces.

The …

Japan’s F-X prototype to fly in 2028

New information from Japan’s Ministry of Defense has revealed the timeline of the F-X program. The successor to the F-2 will begin construction in 2024 and make its maiden flight in 2028. Graphic: Japan’s Ministry of Defense The aircraft will start ground testing in 2027 and the first low-rate initial production jet will be manufactured […]

Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense says no plan to buy MV-22s

The Secretary General of Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense has said on Jul. 8 that Jakarta has no plan to buy the MV-22 tilt-rotor. Graphic: Bell Donny Ermawan Taufanto made the comments to reporters outside Parliament complex. He added that Indonesia’s priorities are to buy locally assembled aircraft for its needs. The U.S. government had announced […]

Israel wants to have 2 KC-46 tankers delivered next year

Israel has asked the United States to accelerate the delivery of two KC-46A aerial refueling tankers. U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner / Public domain The country requested that Washington allows it to take over two aircraft destined for the U.S. Air Force and the latter will take over the two jets that was […]

New Tu-214PU unveiled

A new Tu-214PU for Russia’s FSBI Special flight detachment (SLO) has completed its painting process. Photo: Ulyanovsk The aircraft, RA-64532, is the second of three aircraft ordered for special duties in the Artic region. The first aircraft RA-64531 was delivered from Kazan last year.
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