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US Completes First Production-Standard B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

US Completes First Production-Standard B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories marked a major milestone when the Nuclear Security Enterprise successfully produced the first completely refurbished bomb for the B61-12 life extension program in November 2021.

“This is the first complete unit built with nuclear and non-nuclear …

Europe’s Defense Industry Calls for Formal EU Recognition

Europe’s Defense Industry Calls for Formal EU Recognition

Sustainability has become a key driver for policies, economies and societies at large. At the same time, there is an intrinsic, but often neglected link between sustainability and defence: Defence is a crucial component of security, and security is the precondition for any sustainability.

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JPO Completes Initial Deployment of New F-35 ODIN Hardware

JPO Completes Initial Deployment of New F-35 ODIN Hardware

ARLINGTON, Va. — In January, the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), in partnership with Lockheed Martin, achieved another milestone in the transition of the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) to the modernized F-35 Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) logistics information system by…
Bundeswehr Takes Delivery of First C-130J Super Hercules

Bundeswehr Takes Delivery of First C-130J Super Hercules

The procurement of six C130-J Super Hercules closes a so-called capability gap. With the help of the so-called foreign military sales process, the new aircraft are acquired for the German armed forces. The first machine took less than three years from letter of request to the United States governmen…
Boeing Delivers First Rebuilt Chinook Helicopter to Spain

Boeing Delivers First Rebuilt Chinook Helicopter to Spain

MADRID — The first remanufactured CH-47 Chinook helicopter was delivered to the Spanish Army at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Spanish Army Airmobile Forces in Colmenar Viejo, Madrid. The aircraft is the first of 17 that will modernize the Spanish Chinook fleet, upgrading their existin…

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