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UK Awards £20M Contract to Upgrade RAF Lossiemouth

UK Awards £20M Contract to Upgrade RAF Lossiemouth

The next stage of redevelopment at RAF Lossiemouth has marked a big step forward with a £20-million investment in facilities for the Station’s newest Typhoon Squadron.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract worth £20-million to Galliford Try for work which will house…

Bahrain Opens New Big Ship Jetty for Royal Navy

Bahrain Opens New Big Ship Jetty for Royal Navy

Major Royal Navy vessels can now berth at the UK’s base in Bahrain after waterfront facilities were revamped.

Shallower draft ships such as Hunt and Sandown-class minehunters have been using the quayside at the UK Naval Support Facility in Bahrain since it opened two years ago – allowing them muc…

US Marine Corps Stands Up New Battalion for Cyber Ops

US Marine Corps Stands Up New Battalion for Cyber Ops

An impactful change to Marine Corps cyberspace and information technology modernization occurred on June 4, 2020, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, with the activation of 1st Network Battalion, which marked the beginning of the Marine Corps Enterprise Network Command and Control m…
Sweden’s FMV Tests New Opportunities for 5G Technology

Sweden’s FMV Tests New Opportunities for 5G Technology

Several initiatives are currently underway at FMV with the new 5G mobile communication standard. It is considerably more reliable than 4G and a number of opportunities open up for FMV to support the Armed Forces. Recently, a full-scale trial of 5G was carried out in a so-called tactical bubble at Mu…
First Operational CMV-22B Arrives at NAS North Island

First Operational CMV-22B Arrives at NAS North Island

The Navy’s first CMV-22B Osprey for operational use arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, June 22.

The aircraft is assigned to the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, the Navy’s first CMV-22B squadron. VRM-30 was established in 2018 to begin the Navy’s transition fro…

Saab to Sell 50% Stake in Vricon Joint Venture

Saab to Sell 50% Stake in Vricon Joint Venture

Saab’s partner in the joint venture company Vricon Inc., Maxar Technologies, has today announced its intention to acquire Saab’s shares in Vricon Inc. based on a call option. Saab has not yet received a formal call option exercise notice from Maxar. The purchase price is agreed to 117 MUSD, provided…

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