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NASA to develop Global Hawk Skyrange program

Northrup Grumman will be developing the Global Hawk Skyrange program for NASA under a $70 million project. NASA Photograph by Carla Thomas., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The five-year project starts on Dec. 15. The Global Hawk will be modified with sensors to act as an alternative data collection support system for remote long-range flight […]
Europe Approves €15Bn Budget for 2021-2027 Space Program

Europe Approves €15Bn Budget for 2021-2027 Space Program

EU Council and European Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on the proposed regulation establishing the next EU space programme for the years 2021 to 2027.

A financial envelope of €14.8 billion (current prices) has been set aside for the programme, broken down …

India Plans to Develop Airbus A320 AEW Aircraft

India Plans to Develop Airbus A320 AEW Aircraft

NEW DELHI — India plans to launch a major Rs 10,500 crore project to indigenously develop six airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, which act as powerful “eyes in the sky” to look deep into enemy territory in modern-day warfare.

Defence sources on Wednesday said the project, whi…

USAF in Europe Looks for New Air Base Defenses

USAF in Europe Looks for New Air Base Defenses

STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Air Force wants help defending military bases in Europe from hypothetical attacks by Chinese drones and Russian cruise missiles, and it’s willing to pay close to $1 billion to get it.

The service recently put out a $925 million contract notice that calls for bidders …

Rheinmetall Wins €556M Bundeswehr Order for Tank Ammunition

Rheinmetall Wins €556M Bundeswehr Order for Tank Ammunition

The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall an extensive framework contract to supply tank ammunition. Under this agreement, 203,000 rounds of 120mm x 570 cal. service and practice ammunition – the kind fired from the main armament of Leopard tanks, for example – can be procured through to the end…
Uppland Submarine Returned to Swedish Navy After Upgrade

Uppland Submarine Returned to Swedish Navy After Upgrade

FMV today handed over the submarine HMS Uppland to the Swedish Armed Forces after a mid-life upgrade modification at Saab Kockums in Karlskrona.

The handover of equipment by HMS Uppland, just as for HMS Gotland in May, was carried out with two ceremonies due to the pandemic. Partly between the na…


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