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US Air Force Upgrades Airfield at NAS Keflavik, Iceland

US Air Force Upgrades Airfield at NAS Keflavik, Iceland

KEFLAVIK, Iceland — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 4 successfully led the award of three contracts recently, totaling $38 million to improve airfield infrastructure at Naval Air Station Keflavik.

The projects, supporting the European Deterrence Initiative, or…

Northrop Upgrades Capabilities of Deployed Global Hawk UAV

Northrop Upgrades Capabilities of Deployed Global Hawk UAV

SAN DIEGO — Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered a pair of sensors to enhance the capability of its Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance autonomous aircraft system.

Enhancements include the deployment of the MS-177 multi-spectral camera system to provide additional high-resolution im…

More Companies Sign Up for US Air Force’s ABMS Project

More Companies Sign Up for US Air Force’s ABMS Project

WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Advanced Battle Management System’s (ABMS) second onramp, in partnership with two primary Combatant Commands and dozens of units and locations across the U.S., the Department of the Air Force has selected 15 additional companies to compete to develop new capabilitie…
Russian Sub Fires Kalibr Missile During Kavkaz-2020 Maneuvers

Russian Sub Fires Kalibr Missile During Kavkaz-2020 Maneuvers

The crew of the Black Sea Fleet’s “Kolpino” submarine launched a missile from the “Kalibr” complex at a coastal target position at the combat training ground as part of the “Kavkaz-2020” maneuvers.

In the course of working out the task of using high-precision weapons, the “Kolpino” crew launched …

Training Facility is Completes at RAF Waddington

Training Facility is Completes at RAF Waddington

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed the refurbishment of a hangar at RAF Waddington to convert it into a joint training facility.

Simulators allow certain forms of training to be undertaken without the need for flying, which represents a significant cost saving. The new fa…


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