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Amur Shipyard to Build New Corvettes for Russian Navy in 2021

Amur Shipyard to Build New Corvettes for Russian Navy in 2021

MOSCOW — The Amur Shipyard in the Russian Far East will launch the construction of a new series of Project 20380 and Project 20385 corvettes for the Navy in 2021, a source in the shipbuilding industry told TASS on Wednesday.

“The first ships out of six corvettes stipulated by the contract will …

GE Gas Turbine to Power US Navy’s Next-Gen Frigate

GE Gas Turbine to Power US Navy’s Next-Gen Frigate

EVENDALE, OHIO — GE Marine announced a contract to provide Fincantieri Marinette Marine with a GE LM2500+G4 aeroderivative marine gas turbine to power the United States Navy’s Constellation class (FFG 62) frigate. GE also will provide the gas turbine auxiliary skids (electric start, fuel forwardin…
GD Delivers Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicles to US Army

GD Delivers Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicles to US Army

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — General Dynamics Land Systems this month has delivered two Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) preproduction vehicles to the U.S. Army, and two more will be delivered by the end of December.

These four vehicles complete the requirement of 12 MPF preproduction vehicles tha…

Northrop to Supply XM813 Chain Guns for US Army Strykers

Northrop to Supply XM813 Chain Guns for US Army Strykers

BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corporation was recently awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for XM813 Bushmaster Chain Guns as part of the Stryker Medium Caliber Weapon System 30mm Lethality Upgrade program. The base contract and first delivery order calls for 95 chain guns with initial deliveries…
Italy Breaks Ground for New International Pilot Training School

Italy Breaks Ground for New International Pilot Training School

ROME — A ground-breaking ceremony for the new International Flight Training School was celebrated today at the Italian Air Force’s base in Decimomannu (Sardinia – Italy).

Italian Defence Undersecretary Hon. Giulio Calvisi, the Sardinian Region’s Governor Hon. Christian Solinas, Italian Chief o…

Boko Haram fa strage in Niger

Il gruppo militante islamista ha condotto attacchi nella regione intorno al lago Ciad dal 2009, provocando la fuga di circa 250.000 persone, secondo i dati delle Nazioni Unite. L’ultimo attacco ha…

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