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Multinational MRTT Fleet Gains Additional Aircraft

Multinational MRTT Fleet Gains Additional Aircraft

LUXEMBOURG — The NATO Support and Procurement (NSPA) will order an additional aircraft for the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF), further to Luxembourg’s decision to increase its participation in the programme from 200 to 1,200 flight hours.

The new aircraft will bring the MMF fleet to nine aircr…

US Air Force Completes B-1B Bomber’s IBSM Upgrade

US Air Force Completes B-1B Bomber’s IBSM Upgrade

TINKER AFB, Okla. — An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed in September 2020.

The Integrated Battle Station was d…

US Navy Tests Novel Support Concept for Littoral Combat Ships

US Navy Tests Novel Support Concept for Littoral Combat Ships

NORFOLK, VA. — Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) departed its hub port in Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story, Va., Saturday, September 26, in support of a three-month deployment in U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility.

Servi…

Czech MoD Extends Tatra’s Pandur Support Contract

Czech MoD Extends Tatra’s Pandur Support Contract

This morning, Deputy Minister of Defense for the Management of the Armaments and Acquisitions Section Lubor Koudelka and Vladimír Matyáš, on behalf of the joint-stock company Tatra Defense Vehicle, signed a framework agreement for comprehensive service support for Pandur vehicles. It is worth CZK 2….
Sparrowhawk UAV Tested with MQ-9 Reaper Drone

Sparrowhawk UAV Tested with MQ-9 Reaper Drone

SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted captive carry Sparrowhawk Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) flight demonstrations on September 16-17, 2020.

The Sparrowhawk aircraft is designed as an airborne launch and recovery demonstrator aircraft tailored to f…


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