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Secretary General Launches NATO 2030 Initiative

Secretary General Launches NATO 2030 Initiative

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today (Monday 8 June) launched his outline for NATO 2030 in an online conversation with the Atlantic Council and the German Marshall Fund of the United States. “This is an opportunity to reflect on where we see our Alliance ten years from now, and how it will …
USS Gerald Ford EMALS Catapult Fails During Sea Trials

USS Gerald Ford EMALS Catapult Fails During Sea Trials

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returned to port Sunday after its latest at-sea testing period with mixed results. While the carrier operated with the most complex air wing to date, the ship’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) suffered a failure that prevented the carrier from launching pla…
EDA Wants Industry Input on Countering UAVs

EDA Wants Industry Input on Countering UAVs

BRUSSELS — EDA issued recently a call for industry ideas and contributions in advance of the second ‘Countering Unmanned Airborne systems (C-UAS) Workshop’ scheduled to take place on 15 September 2020.

After a first workshop jointly organised by EDA and the EU Military Staff last February (wi…

Elbit Demos USV Capabilities in British ASW Trials

Elbit Demos USV Capabilities in British ASW Trials

LONDON — Elbit Systems UK completed a series of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) trials with the UK MoD. The trials were delivered via Dstl’s (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) Progeny Framework, exploring how autonomous systems could support future ASW operations.

Elbit Systems UK was one…

Meggitt Signs $15M Contract for F-35 Countermeasure Housings

Meggitt Signs $15M Contract for F-35 Countermeasure Housings

Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and subsystems for the aerospace, defence, and selected energy markets, has signed a $15 million contract with Chemring Australia Pty, for the continued supply of flare countermeasure assemblies on the F35 fight…
US Air Force Begins B-52 Re-Engining Program

US Air Force Begins B-52 Re-Engining Program

On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Air Force released a request for proposals to replace the TF33 engines powering the B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet with 608 new engines, in a contract running up to 17 years. The request does not give a dollar value for the contract, but the Air Force had previously esti…
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