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The Polish F-35 is getting closer. Lockheed Martin...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The U.S. Department of defence reported that Lockheed Martin was awarded a fresh $30 billion contract for the production and transportation of 398 F-35s for the U.S. Air Force, global partners and abroad Military Sales (FMS) of the Lot...

The Turks will operate C-130B/E Hercules aircraft ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 30 December, the Turkish media reported on the advancement of the ERCIYES programme, which is being implemented by the local aviation industry. Its intent is simply a deep modernization of Lockheed Martin C-130B / E Hercules aircraft operated by...

Lockheed Martin Contracts to Produce 16th Batch of...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 30, the United States Department of defence announced the signing of a contract with Lockheed Martin to order the 16th batch of F-35 Lightning II multirole combat aircraft. What should be noted, among those contracted there are the first...

Lockheed Martin develops AGM-179 JAGM missile

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 29, representatives of the Lockheed Martin corp announced that the first tests of AGM-179 JAGM guided missiles in the JAGM-MR configuration were carried out, which hit targets 16 km distant from the launcher.

Lockheed Martin and Boeing file protest to settle ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 28, Lockheed Martin announced that a protest on the FLRAA settlement was referred to the GAO (Government Accountability Office). The expected reaction halts the program for at least 100 days.

Defense Department Begins Multi-Series Contracts f...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 23, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with Boeing for the supply of CH-47F Chinook Block II dense transport helicopters. This is the first, large, contract involving a fresh version of th...

LCS class ships going to Egypt?

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 24, arabian media, based on their own American sources, reported that president of the United States of America Joe Biden approved a proposal to hand over multi-role coastal operations ships to the arabian Republic of Egypt.

Lockheed Martin will support the operation of Snip...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 20, the United States Department of defence announced the signing of a multi-year agreement with Lockheed Martin to supply support services for the operation of Sniper optoelectronic reflection and sighting tanks.

General Atomics tests fresh cartridges designed f...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 20, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. announced the start of flight tests of the MQ-9 unmanned aircraft with a suspended multi-purpose mission pod built by a European partner.

General Dynamics Land Systems Provided Vehicle Pro...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 21, the US corp General Dynamics Land Systems announced that the first prototype vehicle offered under the ARV program was initiated to the United States Marine Corps. The transportation itself was to come to fruition 2 days later. Thi...

Further funds for the F-35 Lightning II production...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Between December 20 and 23, the U.S. Department of defence and Lockheed Martin concluded 2 agreements for the production and operation support of the F-35 Lightning II household of multirole combat aircraft.

FCAS is not the European aircraft of the future? [...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Despite the fact that the very name Future Combat Air strategy says that FCAS is much more than just a next-generation combat aircraft. However, in the public sense, there has been a kind of simplification of this kind –...

CH-53K King Stallion approved for large-volume pro...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 23, the United States Naval Aviation Command (NAVAIR) announced the completion of the investigation and improvement phase and approval of the decision to transition to large-volume production.

Will China support the US in negotiations with Nor...

defence24.pl 2 years ago U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that he would ask China to urge North Korea to return to negotiations over its atomic program.

F-35 on Malbork's guard

defence24.pl 2 years ago Eight Dutch F-35s will be dedicated to NATO's east flank air defence support mission. The F-35s will be based at the air base in Malbork, the Netherlands Ministry of defence said.

Boeing with a multi-year agreement for the improve...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 20, the U.S. Department of defence announced the signing of 2 agreements with Boeing on the implementation of works related to the improvement of multi-role combat aircraft of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet household and the breakthrough ...

First DDG 51 Flight III Completed Shipyard Trials

zbiam.pl 2 years ago After little than a week in the Gulf of Mexico, the rocket destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the prototype unit of the latest DDG 51 (Arleigh Burke) Flight III series, completed the first phase of sea trials and returned to the Huntington Ingalls...

Spanish tankers ready for F-35. Reconstruction tak...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Airbus Defence plant in Getafe is converting the first of 3 utilized aircraft into an Airbus A330 MRTT refuelling and transport aircraft. In 2021, Spain became the first to take specified a step, acquiring A330-200 passenger aircraft from...

Germany confirms: we buy F-35

defence24.pl 2 years ago Germany's defence ministry announced that it would buy U.S. 5th generation F-35 multirole aircraft, shortly after the U.S. legislature authorized the sale of these aircraft to Berlin.

Another 4 Bell 407GXi helicopters will go to the ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 15, the Police office completed accepting offers for the acquisition of 4 single-engine multirole helicopters for the purposes of the above service. Ultimately, the only entity to make an offer is JB Investments Sp. z o.o., representin...

Germany agrees to acquisition F-35

defence24.pl 2 years ago Reuters reported that the US has approved the acquisition of fifth-generation F-35A multirole aircraft for the needs of the German Air Force. The aircraft will be part of a full investment of $13.85 billion in fresh equipment for the...

Germany ordered Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 14, the German Bundestag approved a request for budget appropriations allowing the acquisition of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multirole combat aircraft. Hours later, the vice president of BaainBW, Annette Lehnigk-Emden, signe...

Latvia with first Black Hawks

defence24.pl 2 years ago Latvia picked up the first UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters ordered on 11 December. The helicopters arrived in the hold of the US C17 aircraft, the Latvian abroad Ministry said. Black Hawk helicopters are to replace the presently utilized Soviet...

First 2 UH-60M Black Hawk delivered to Latvia

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 12 December, Latvia's Defence Minister, Artis Pabriks, reported that a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III dense transport aircraft had landed at Lielvārde Air Base. Its payload was the first 2 Lockheed Martin UH-60M Black Hawk multi-role helicopters in...

GCAP is coming

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 9, a tripartite agreement on the implementation of the GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme) was signed, aimed at building a 6th generation multi-purpose platform. The participants of the project, at this stage, are the United Kingdom, Italy...

$2.2bn for F-35 Lightning II aircraft logistics su...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 8, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to supply logistics support services for its increasing fleet of F-35 Lightning II multirole combat aircraft.

USS Kearsarge to be upgraded

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 9, the US Department of defence announced the signing of a contract with BAE Systems for the overhaul and modernization of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) landing craft helicopter.

Fourth firing of a fresh anti-radar missile

defence24.pl 2 years ago Northrop Grumman announced the successful 4th flight test of the AGM-88G AARGM-ER guided anti-radiation missile. The rocket was fired from a US Navy Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. This is crucial due to the fact that the company has already received...

UH-72 Lakota Logistic Support

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 8, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with Airbus Space & defence for the logistics support service of the fleet of UH-72 Lakota multirole helicopters operated in the US armed forces.

Successful AGM-88G AARGM-ER Trial

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 8, Northrop Grumman announced that another, fourth, test of the AGM-88G AARGM-ER anti-aircraft defence breach rocket was conducted.

Contract for 2 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for P...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze Mielec, a company belonging to the Lockheed Martin concern, signed a contract with the Police office for the acquisition of 2 additional S-70i Black Hawk helicopters during a ceremony held present at Warsaw-Babice Airport...

New Black Hawks will be introduced to Polish publi...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 9 December, at the Babice Airport in Warsaw, in the part occupied by the Police Aviation Board GSP KGP, a contract was signed for the acquisition of 2 Lockheed Martin S-70i Black Hawk multi-role helicopters.

New Zealand has received its first P-8A Poseidon a...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 7, at the Boeing plant in Seattle, Washington, a ceremony was held to deliver the first aircraft of the P-8A Poseidon land-based patrol aircraft to a fresh user — fresh Zealand.

U.S. Department of defence announces settlement o...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 6, the day after the Bell Textron Communication, the United States Department of defence announced the first details of the agreement with the above entity on the implementation of the FLRAA program, the successor to the UH-60 Black Hawk...

Another Black Hawk delivered to Croatia

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 3, the Croatian Ministry of defence announced that a ceremony was held at Zagreb global Airport for the formal transportation of 2 multi-role Lockheed Martin UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.

The US Army has chosen the chopper of the future

defence24.pl 2 years ago The United States Army selected the winner in the competition for a next-generation manned vertical take-off and landing platform, a first in the comprehensive Future Vertical Lift program. In the proceedings at FLRAA (Future Long-Range Assault Aircr...

Zielonka enters the IBCS system. Contract with Nor...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Wojskowe Zakłady Elektroniczne S.A. from Zielonka has concluded an agreement with Northrop Grumman regarding cooperation in the construction of command cabins for the IBCS system. This is simply a step to make the mark configuration of the Wisła ...

Bell Textron is the winner of FLRAA

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 5, the United States Department of defence settled the FLRAA (Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft) program to choice a successor to the Lockheed Martin UH-60 Black Hawk multi-role transport helicopters. The decision of the authorities is...

Polish firefighters will "get" Black Hawks [NEWS I...

infosecurity24.pl 2 years ago According to the information reached by InfoSecurity24.pl, Polish firefighters will shortly have 2 Black Hawk helicopters at their disposal. The machines are to be purchased by the National Fund for Environmental Protection.

Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee delivered to the ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 1 December, the American shipbuilding company Hutington Ingalls Industries announced the transportation of the guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to the US Navy.

First C-130 Hercules of Indonesia flown

defence24.pl 2 years ago The first of 5 C-130J-30s ordered by Lockheed Martin for the Indonesian Air Force has conducted its first test flight, the aircraft is being prepared for transportation in 2023.

Americans present B-21A Raider

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 2, at the Northrop Grumman plant in Palmdale, California, the ceremony of presenting the first copy of the B-21A Raider strategical bomber took place. It is the first plan of this class developed in the United States in over 30 years.

BAE Systems presents fresh IFV in OMFV programme

defence24.pl 2 years ago BAE Systems on November 30 unveiled a 3D model of its proposal in the program of the fresh infantry fighting vehicle OMFV (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle), which is part of the wider NGCV (Next Generation Combat Vehicle) program, which...

Will the Greeks buy the UH-60M Black Hawk?

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 28, Greek media revealed that the General Staff of the Greek Armed Forces approved an application for the acquisition of 38 Lockheed Martin UH-60M Black Hawk multirole transport helicopters. The machines are to play an crucial function ...

Austria will usage option for additional AW169

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 28 November, Austrian media reported that the government in Vienna had decided to usage the contract option to order a further eighteen multi-role Leonardo AW169 helicopters.

China claims to have driven off US ship in South C...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Chinese army announced Tuesday that it had driven off a US rocket cruiser that had “illegally intruded” into waters close the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Beijing considers most of this sea as its own territory...

Thailand is considering the acquisition of F-35.....

defence24.pl 2 years ago Thailand is seriously considering buying U.S. F-35 multirole combat aircraft, continuing earlier talks with the U.S., but only 2 for financial reasons, according to Thai PBS World, who interviewed Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Commander-in-Chief Air C...

Defense Department's 5th Negative Audit

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 22, the American political portal “The Hill” reported the results of the yearly Pentagon audit. Like the erstwhile four, the 1 for last year was negative. The cost of the audit, which de facto failed, was $218 million. Portal “The...

Facebook information operation. Meta: The US Army ...

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago Meta (Facebook) in its latest study confirmed that 1 of the information operations in social media was the US military. People associated with the US military created 39 fake Facebook accounts, 16 pages, 2 groups and 26 fake Instagram...

Patriot "freed" from... own radar

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Northrop Grumman present announced tests of the IBCS integrated Patriot air defence system, which did not usage the standard Patriot fire control radar at all.**