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US Navy Investigates Possible New LCS Design Flaw

US Navy Investigates Possible New LCS Design Flaw

WASHINGTON –– Repeated failures in the propulsion train on the Freedom-class littoral combat ships Little Rock and Detroit have raised the specter of a class-wide design flaw that could trigger an expensive reworking of a crucial component on 17 of the Navy’s small surface combatants.

The issue …

Turkey to Export First Anka UAVs to Tunisia

Turkey to Export First Anka UAVs to Tunisia

ISTANBUL — Leading Turkish defense industry firm Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is to make its first Anka medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) export to Tunisia, local media reported on Sunday.

TAI will deliver three Anka UAVs and three Ground Control Systems …

US Clears $550M Sale of Two Gulfstream G550 EW Aircraft

US Clears $550M Sale of Two Gulfstream G550 EW Aircraft

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Italy of Gulfstream G550 Aircraft with Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare (AISREW) Mission Systems and related equipment for an estima…
Russia Orders Six Corvettes for Pacific Fleet

Russia Orders Six Corvettes for Pacific Fleet

MOSCOW —. Russia’s Defense Ministry and the Amur Shipyard in the Russian Far East have signed a contract on building six Project 20380 and 20385 corvettes, the ministry’s press office reported on Tuesday.

“In compliance with the terms of the contract, the Pacific Fleet will receive two Project …

Sweden to Increase Troops by 50%, Plans New Sub and New Warships

Sweden to Increase Troops by 50%, Plans New Sub and New Warships

The Total Defence Bill approved on 15 December entails a significant and necessary change of directions for the Swedish total defence. The reinforcement of the total defence that has already been initiated continues, and the military defence is developed through a substantial reinforcement of the ne…
Ukraine Orders Corvettes, Combat Drones from Turkey

Ukraine Orders Corvettes, Combat Drones from Turkey

Today, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Andrii Taran signed agreements with Turkish companies on technology transfer and production of corvettes and combat UAVs for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The signing took place during the visit of the Turkish delegation headed by the President o…


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