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US Marines Will No Longer Use AAVS in Water Operations

US Marines Will No Longer Use AAVS in Water Operations

The Marine Corps will keep its fleet of decades-old Amphibious Assault Vehicles out of the water except in emergencies, the service announced on Wednesday.

The water ban on the AAVs makes permanent restrictions the Marines placed on the 1970s-era vintage amphibious armored personnel carriers foll…

Saab and FMV Sign Contract for New Gripen E Equipment

Saab and FMV Sign Contract for New Gripen E Equipment

The new equipment ordered from Saab makes it possible for the Armed Forces to fly the Gripen C / D while the new JAS 39E Gripen is delivered.

The original agreement for the development and modification of the JAS 39E Gripen, which was signed in February 2013, is based on the reuse of certain equi…

Australia Launches First Arafura-Class Offshore Patrol Vessel

Australia Launches First Arafura-Class Offshore Patrol Vessel

Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), NUSHIP Arafura, was launched today at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia – the first in a fleet of 12 OPVs being built for the Royal Australian Navy to replace the Armidale and Cape class patrol boats.

Minister for Defence the Hon Peter Dutto…

Russia Continues Firing Trials of Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile

Russia Continues Firing Trials of Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile

MOSCOW — The Northern Fleet’s Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the White Sea has successfully hit a target at the Chizha proving ground in the Arkhangelsk Region with the Tsirkon hypersonic missile, the Russian Defense Ministry told journalists on Thursday.

“The crew of the frigate Adm…


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