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Finland to Buy Locally-Manufactured Anti-Tank Weapon

Finland to Buy Locally-Manufactured Anti-Tank Weapon

Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen has authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command on 09 of October to sign a contract with Nammo Lapua Oy to procure light 66 KES 12 single-shot anti-tank weapons and training weapons.

The procurement is part of the national defence development programme, wh…

Airbus Delivered 57 Aircraft in September

Airbus Delivered 57 Aircraft in September

TOULOUSE, France — Airbus delivered 57 commercial aircraft in September 2020 (14 in April, 24 in May, 36 in June, 49 in July and 39 in August) versus 71 aircraft over the same period in 2019.

Year to date, Airbus has delivered a total of 341 aircraft (18 A220s, 282 A320 Family, 9 A330s and 32 …

B-52s, Marine F-35s Joint ‘Point Blank’ Exercise in UK

B-52s, Marine F-35s Joint ‘Point Blank’ Exercise in UK

RAF LAKENHEATH, UK. — More than 50 aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force participated in Exercise Point Blank 20-04 over the North Sea, Sep. 10, 2020.

A high-end fight focused on fourth and fifth generation Defensive Co…

Electric Boat Wins $328M for Virginia-class Submarine Work

Electric Boat Wins $328M for Virginia-class Submarine Work

Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $327,822,562 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2120 for lead yard support and development studies and design efforts related to Virginia class submarines.

Work will be performed in Groton, Connectic…

Auditor Gives Australian OPV Program Clean Bill of Health

Auditor Gives Australian OPV Program Clean Bill of Health

Why did we do this audit?
— Defence’s SEA 1180 Phase 1 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program is intended to enhance the Australian Defence Force’s maritime capability and is one of three interrelated elements of the Australian Government’s 2017 Naval Shipbuilding Plan.

— The Government’s…

Pentagon Kicks Off World’s Largest Dual-Use 5G Testing Effort

Pentagon Kicks Off World’s Largest Dual-Use 5G Testing Effort

Defense Department officials announced yesterday the awarding of $600 million in contracts to 15 prime contractors to perform testing and evaluation of 5G technologies at five military installations across the United States, said the acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.


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