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Swedish Forces Test Methods to Knock Out Drones

Swedish Forces Test Methods to Knock Out Drones

They look like expensive toys, but can in fact pose a serious threat to the kingdom. The Armed Forces are now preparing to establish robust protection against the increasingly common drones.

The man on stage throws a very small drone over the audience. It fits in the palm of his hand and…

Finland to Upgrade Leopard 2 Fire-Control Systems

Finland to Upgrade Leopard 2 Fire-Control Systems

The Ministry of Defence has authorised the Defence Forces to sign an agreement with the German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG to upgrade the fire control system of the Army’s Leopard 2A4 and 2A6 main battle tanks. The work is scheduled to start at the beginning of 2022 and to be completed during…
First A321XLR Development Aircraft Enters Final Assembly

First A321XLR Development Aircraft Enters Final Assembly

The very first A321XLR flight test aircraft, MSN11000, took a major step forward this week in becoming reality. This is the first of three planned development aircraft which will perform the flight testing and Type Certification programme — starting in 2022, to pave the way for series production an…
US Navy Awards $461M Contract to Maintain Undersea Test Center

US Navy Awards $461M Contract to Maintain Undersea Test Center

AMENTUM Services Inc., Germantown, Maryland, was awarded a $461,792,969 cost-plus-award-fee, cost reimbursement and firm-fixed-price contract for the operation and maintenance of the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC).

Work will be performed on Andros Island, Commonwealth of th…

CRS Updates Report on Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

CRS Updates Report on Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

The Army describes the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), a tracked support vehicle, as follows: The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is the replacement for the M113 Family of Vehicles (FoV) within the Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), comprising approximately 30% of its tracked vehicle fle…
Hindustan Aeronautics Testing Own Upgrade of Do-228 Aircraft

Hindustan Aeronautics Testing Own Upgrade of Do-228 Aircraft

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) had carried out a successful ground run and Low Speed Taxi Trials (LSTT) of a prototype Hindustan-228 aircraft, a potential commercial aircraft after Type Certification by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India.

HAL Kanpur carried out the 1st Engine Gr…


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