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Norwegian F-35 Budget Woes Begin to Worry Switzerland

Norwegian F-35 Budget Woes Begin to Worry Switzerland

Norway has calculated its F-35 operating costs much higher than those predicted by Switzerland. Some fear that the bill will rise here too.

If Switzerland comes out like Norway, 3 billion Swiss francs will have to be added to the bill.

Norway has purchased 52 F-35 fighter jets, half of which a…

Kongsberg Wins $168M Norwegian Order for NSM Missiles

Kongsberg Wins $168M Norwegian Order for NSM Missiles

Today, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (Kongsberg) signed two contracts, valued at MNOK 1,426, with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA). Kongsberg will deliver a new batch of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to the Norwegian Navy’s frigates and corvettes. The existing inventory of missiles will g…
Korea Aerospace Wins $747M Reconnaissance Plane Bid

Korea Aerospace Wins $747M Reconnaissance Plane Bid

Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said Monday it has been selected as the preferred bidder in the government’s 877.5 billion won ($747 million) reconnaissance plane bid.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration is expected to sign the deal with …

US Navy Tests Hypersonic Rocket Motor

US Navy Tests Hypersonic Rocket Motor

WASHINGTON — The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) successfully conducted a second test of the First Stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) on October 28, 2021, in Promontory, Utah, as part of the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) offensive hypersonic strike capability and the…
Russian Navy Testing Loitering Munitions

Russian Navy Testing Loitering Munitions

The Russian Navy will receive kamikaze drones. Currently, the issue of arming ships with these unmanned vehicles is being worked out. Kamikaze drones, or, as they are officially called, loitering ammunition, will be used to strike ground targets and enemy ships. They are indispensable to support the…

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