BALTOPS naval exercise that kicked off in the Baltic Sea on Sunday (7 June). The 49th BALTOPS exercise, which runs until 16 June, involves maritime and air forces with around 30 ships and submarines, and 30 aircraft. The training includes air defence, anti-submarine warfare, maritime interdiction an…

On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Air Force released a request for proposals to replace the TF33 engines powering the B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet with 608 new engines, in a contract running up to 17 years. The request does not give a dollar value for the contract, but the Air Force had previously esti…

Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and subsystems for the aerospace, defence, and selected energy markets, has signed a $15 million contract with Chemring Australia Pty, for the continued supply of flare countermeasure assemblies on the F35 fight…

During the ongoing pandemic, the Armed Forces has been assisting the community, while at the same time performing its regular duties, conducting readiness checks, exercising on its own and together with Swedish partner countries, as well as protecting the country’s borders.

“It is our job to prot…

The corona pandemic has reduced the mobility of everyone. However, navies still have to fulfil their missions abroad. Yet if a complex repair problem occurs, the navies’ depot level specialists cannot travel anymore. ATLAS’ Remote Maintenance System (RMS) is a proven and deployed tool for solving th…

XI’AN, China — The Xi’an Satellite Control Center’s tests have shown links among the satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) are stable to ensure that the constellation can be completed as scheduled.

The tests showed that the inter-satellite links meet the demands of the cons…