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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.**

Media: CPK a solution to the deficiency of logist...

defence24.pl 2 years ago The Polish CPK will improve military logistics in Central Europe in a situation where, according to erstwhile US army commander in Europe, Gen. Ben Hodges, “there is simply a deficiency of transport capacity and infrastructure that would let NATO ...

Lockheed Martin With fresh Export Successes in Ra...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 17 and 18, Lockheed Martin corp and the United States Department of defence announced fresh successes of the American maker in the export section of sales of radio stations.

Another contract under the ACV program

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 16, the United States Marine Corps Systems Command entered into another contract with BAE Systems as part of the 8×8 ACV wheeled floating combat vehicles program. It is about another executive agreement under the framework agreement M6785...

IBCS fresh Capability Tests

defence24.pl 2 years ago **Northrop Grumman present announced a number of tests of fresh capabilities of the IBCS air defence management strategy as part of the U.S. Army's task Convergence 22 exercise.**

UH-72B Lakota went to another user

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 16, the U.S. Department of defence reported 2 major events related to the Airbus UH-72 Lakota program — the continuation of deliveries of already contracted machines and the expansion of the logistics support agreement.

U.S. military in partner networks. That's how ...

cyberdefence24.pl 2 years ago The U.S. military has conducted more than 20 operations in partner nation networks in the last 4 years. Activities were carried out, among others in Ukraine. Effect? More than 90 malware samples have been made available and the level...

U.S. Department of defence orders another UH-60M ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 15, the U.S. Department of defence announced the signing of an annex to a long-term agreement concluded with Lockheed Martin on the order of further UH-60M Black Hawk multirole helicopters.

Second prototype KF-21 Boramae flown

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 10, the second prototype of the KAI KF-21 Boramae multirole combat aircraft was flown at Sacheon, Republic of Korea. The first flight lasted 35 mines and initiated the process of flight trials.

New underwater vehicle in the Remus family

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 7, Mission Technologies, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, owned by HII (Huntington Ingalls Idustries), unveiled the latest Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) classified as Remus 620.

US Army tests unmanned sapper vehicles

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 3, fresh information was published in the US media regarding the program of construction and investigating of M1150 ABV (Assault Breacher Vehicle) robotic sapper tanks carried out by the US Army. During the tests conducted on the occasi...

First S-MET 'vermin' for US Army

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 6, General Dynamics Land Systems announced the transportation of the first 16 S-MET unmanned transport vehicles to the U.S. Army. This is the first tranche of vehicles ordered in 2020. GDLS delivers under the contract concluded in the S-...

British E-7 Wedgetails are taking shape

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 4, Northrop Grumman corp made public a photograph of the assembly of the MESA radar station on a Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Mk1 early informing and command aircraft intended for the Royal Air Force.

Indonesia upgrades its C-130H Hercules

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 3, Collins Aerospace announced that it had signed an agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) to cooperate in the modernization of the Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules average transport aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force.

Firehawks to hit firefighters in Orange County

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 4, U.S. media reported that on October 27, the board of emergency services of California's Orange region approved the acquisition of 2 multi-role S-70i Firehawk fire helicopters.

The next E-2D Hawkeye will undergo the process of ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 4, the U.S. Department of defence announced the signing of an agreement with the Northrop Grumman corp on the continuation of the process of modifying the fuel strategy of the E-2D Hawkeye on-board early informing and command aircraf...

The first missions of the autonomous Black Hawk

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 2, at the US Army Yuma Proving Ground, located about 48 km north-east of Yuma, Arizona, the usage of the UH-60A Black Hawk multirole chopper adapted for autonomous flights was presented for the first time. The show was made by...

USD Billion for F414 Engine Service

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 31, the United States Department of defence announced the signing of a (multi-year) framework agreement with General electrical for the implementation of the service support contract for the F414 household engines operated by the naval ...

Oshkosh defence Offer in OMFV Program

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 1, US company Oshkosh defence announced that it had submitted its bid in consequence to the U.S. Army's RFP for Phases 3 and 4 of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program, the successor to the Bradley Infantry Combat Vehicl...

Green light on sales of fresh C-130J-30 Super Her...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 2, the U.S. Department of State announced approval for the possible sale of fresh Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules average transport aircraft to Australia. Interestingly, the decision of the American side was made a day after t...

Last Viper delivered to Marines

defence24.pl 2 years ago The last AH-1Z Viper combat chopper produced for the Marine Corps left the Bell plant in Amarillo. This marks the end of the H-1 tandem chopper program (UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper transport helicopters) for the Marines, and the...

Another remote-controlled Kongsberg weapon station...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 31, Kongsberg defence & Aerospace announced the conclusion of a framework agreement with the US Army for the supply of remotely controlled weapon stations for combat vehicles. This is an IDIQ (Indefinite transportation Indefinite Qua...

President Biden: U.S. troops will be in Poland for...

defence24.pl 2 years ago U.S. troops in Poland and another NATO countries will stay there for a long time, president Joe Biden said Wednesday. Earlier, the White home said an additional 20,000 U.S. troops in Europe would stay there "for the foreseeable future."

Falcon dense took first government payload into o...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 1, a Falcon dense launch rocket owned by SpaceX launched from the spaceflight center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Its intent was to bring cargo belonging to the US Space Force and commercial customers into Earth orbit.

Greeks buy utilized UH-60 Black Hawk in place of ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 2, Greek media reported that the country's Ministry of defence had prepared a proposal to modernize the aviation of the Greek army in the section of multirole helicopters.

Sweden replaces NH90 with Black Hawks

defence24.pl 2 years ago According to the fresh acquisition plan, announced on November 1, 2022, Sweden plans to retreat NH90 helicopters and replace them as multirole machines with another UH-60M Black Hawk. As for the naval version, a successor has not yet been...

Gdynia and Gdańsk almost like US Navy bases [PHOTO...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Ships of the US Navy and Military Sealift Command in 2022 very frequently enter the ports of Gdynia and Gdansk. Of course, this has a close relation with Russian aggression into Ukraine and the beginning of a virtually permanent...

Australia bets on C-130J Super Hercules

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On November 1, the Australian Department of Defence announced that as part of the marketplace analysis process related to the Air 7404 Phase 1 program, which would search successors for the presently operating fleet of C-130J Super Hercules medium...

Lockheed Martin finalizes the first 2 offset proj...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Lockheed Martin and Polish defence companies have late completed offset requirements for the first 2 projects included in the first phase of the Wisła Programme Offset Agreement signed with the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland.

First offset agreements for the Vistula completed

defence24.pl 2 years ago Lockheed Martin and Polish defence companies have late fulfilled offset requirements for the first 2 projects included in the first phase of the Wisła Programme Offset Agreement signed with the Polish State Treasury.

Americans are investigating fresh capabilities o...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 26, the press department of the US Air Force reported that during the Emerald Flag exercise, held in Florida from October 17-20, peculiar forces tested the fresh operational capabilities of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles.

USNS Leroy Grumman again in Poland

zbiam.pl 2 years ago This year is definitely 1 of the most active in terms of American ships in the Baltic Sea. Therefore, it is not amazing that the frequent presence of US Navy units besides in Polish ports.

Apparent targets for frigates

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 26 October, the Armament Agency announced the launch of a tender procedure for the acquisition of a fresh batch of Rheinmetall Bullfighter or equivalent mark targets for launchers mounted on Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided rocket frigates.

DESA will sale British C-130J Super Hercules

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 26, the UK Ministry of Defence announced that DESA (Defence Equipment Sales Authority) will deal with the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules average transport aircraft belonging to the Royal Air Force.

Rust on ships: a symbol of neglect or a reason to ...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Photos of American ships with visible traces of rust are systematically utilized to make the incorrect opinion that the US Navy is in mediocre condition. However, what for any is simply a symbol of negligence may in fact be evidence...

New Hellfire rocket with 3 times the range

defence24.pl 2 years ago The unmanned MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 fired an AGM-114 Hellfire rocket during the test, which hit the mark at a scope 3 times greater than standard rockets of this type. This was part of attempts to at least double...

Americans make MQ-1C grey Eagle

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 18, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced the first flight of the MQ-1C grey Eagle ER (Extended Range) unmanned aircraft utilizing the fresh MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach) steering terminal developed for the US Army.

Black Hawk and Apache. A harmonious duo on the bat...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Black Hawk and Apache helicopters have not without reason become a showcase of US Army aviation. This is simply a duet without which it is hard to imagine its operation. They accompany the soldiers almost all the time. On the...

US Army Trains the large War of the Future [VIDEO...

defence24.pl 2 years ago Project Convergence is an effort to prepare the US Army for the conflicts of the coming future, in which fresh challenges and fresh technologies will arise. Currently, the Americans decided to increase the scale of the tests, implementing into...

Third tranche of S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 23, Philippine president Ferdinand R. Marcos reported, during a press conference, the issue of expanding the capacity of the armed forces transport chopper fleet. His statements propose that the successors for the Mi-17 will be another...

Progress in the construction of American ships in ...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 21, at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, California, 2 crucial ceremonies related to the implementation of programs for the construction of fresh American support ships took place.

Lockheed Martin to deliver 3 more Orions

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 20, Lockheed Martin announced that it had signed a contract with NASA for the construction and transportation of the next batch of 3 Orion spacecraft to be utilized for the Artemis mission.

Americans order fresh flying targets

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 21, the United States Department of defence announced that it had signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman corp to acquisition another batch of GQM-163A Coyote flying targets.

Fourth Heritage cutter under construction

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On October 17, at the east Shipbuilding Group shipyard in Panama City, Florida, a ceremony was held to initiate the sheet metallic cutting process for the construction of the 4th Heritage cutter to be built at the facility under order of the U.S. ...