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Swiss Voters Could Have Final Say On Buying New US Fighter Jets

Swiss Voters Could Have Final Say On Buying New US Fighter Jets

ZURICH — A left-wing coalition has gathered enough signatures to challenge the Swiss government’s plan to purchase F-35A fighter jets from the United States.

Political groups behind the “Stop F-35” initiative, which opposes the government’s plan to buy 36 new F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Mar…

Marine Corps Orders 8 Extended-Range MQ-9A Reaper UAVs

Marine Corps Orders 8 Extended-Range MQ-9A Reaper UAVs

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy recently awarded a $135.8 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for eight MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems that are scheduled for delivery to the Marine Corps in late 2023.

MQ-9A ER will provide a large scale, l…

Westerners Sponsor Slogans Written on Bombs Aimed At Russians

Westerners Sponsor Slogans Written on Bombs Aimed At Russians

KYIV, Ukraine — At a military position near the front line, members of a Ukrainian military unit snickered as a soldier with tattooed arms scrawled a phallic symbol on an artillery shell designed for an M777 howitzer cannon.

At a separate position, a Ukraine soldier loaded a shell that read “He…

USAF Looks for Resupply Options for Pacific Operations

USAF Looks for Resupply Options for Pacific Operations

SCOTT AFB, Ill. — Air Mobility Command brought together around 200 experts from across the U.S. military for the 2022 Mobility Air Forces Weapons and Tactics Conference July 25 through Aug. 6 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Their charge: analyze mobility solutions to operational problems faced …
Boeing Wins Record $3.1 Bn Contract for F-18 Sustainment

Boeing Wins Record $3.1 Bn Contract for F-18 Sustainment

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), F/A-18 Integrated Weapon System Team and Fixed-Wing Contracts Team awarded the Boeing Company of St. Louis, Missouri, a five-year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) valued at $3.1 Billion.

This award is a Strategi…


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