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DGA Takes Delivery of 3rd A330-200 for Tanker Conversion

DGA Takes Delivery of 3rd A330-200 for Tanker Conversion

On November 10, 2022, the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) received the third and final A330-200 aircraft intended for the Air and Space Force. This aircraft is part of the aeronautical support plan.

This aircraft is part of the batch of three aircraft ordered on August 25, 2020 under the a…

Boeing Delivers Final CH-47F Chinook to Netherlands

Boeing Delivers Final CH-47F Chinook to Netherlands

PHILADELPHIA — Boeing delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), concluding the country’s latest fleet update.

“Our continuing partnership with the Royal Netherlands Air Force exemplifies the value of a modern and versatile Chinook fleet,” said Ken Eland, vice…

Lockheed Begins Assembling First F-35A for Belgium

Lockheed Begins Assembling First F-35A for Belgium

The first Belgian F-35A is on the production line at Lockheed Martin’s facilities in Fort Worth (USA).

It is more precisely the external box of the wing which is the structure of the base of the wing. The finishing of this wing is done on the production line, then it goes to the next step in the …

French Navy Admits Atlantique 2 Mod 6 to Active Service

French Navy Admits Atlantique 2 Mod 6 to Active Service

On November 10, 2022, Admiral Pierre Vandier, Chief of the Navy, signed the operational entry into service of the Atlantique 2 upgraded to Standard 6, the latest version of the maritime patrol aircraft.

Two years after the promulgation of the first operational capability, this capability mileston…

CRS Defense Primer: Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons

CRS Defense Primer: Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is pursuing two types of hypersonic weapons technologies: boost-glide systems that place a maneuverable glide vehicle atop a ballistic missile or rocket booster, and cruise missiles that would use high-speed, air-breathing engines known as scramjets to travel to …
US Policy on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: CRS Report

US Policy on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: CRS Report

Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) are a special class of weapon systems that use sensor suites and computer algorithms to independently identify a target and employ an onboard weapon system to engage and destroy the target without manual human control of the system.

Although these systems a…


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