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Northrop Grumman has increased production of engin...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 9, Northrop Grumman released a press release about its facilities reaching readiness to produce rocket engines up to 227 mm guided “ground-to-ground” guided guided missiles of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket strategy series, abbreviate...

Northrop Grumman will support the operation of E-1...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 10, the United States Department of defence announced the signing of an agreement with the Northrop Grumman corp on the implementation of operational support services and assistance in the construction of infrastructure in 1 of the air ...

Northrop Grumman confirms work on AN/APG-85 statio...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 11, Northrop Grumman confirmed the information appearing for respective days about the work on a fresh AN/APG-85 radar station, which is to replace the presently delivered AN/APG-81 in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multirole com...

Parts for emergency braking equipment

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 9 January, the 3rd Regional Logistics Base from Krakow announced the signing of agreements with MMC Consulting Sp. z o.o. on the supply of spare parts intended for emergency braking devices utilized at Polish military airports.

What's next for the F-117 Nighthawk?

defence24.pl 2 years ago The officially retired F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft will fly until at least 2034. This is according to a paper issued by the US Air Force, writes the portal msn.com.

First flight of the F-35A Lightning II in TR-3 con...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 10, the U.S. Department of defence announced that the first flight of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multirole combat aircraft in the TR-3 configuration was made at the Edwards test facility in California.

Aegis strategy - support and improvement contra...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Last December's tip for the Lockheed Martin corporation, more specifically its Rotary and Mission Systems division based in Moorestown, fresh Jersey, proved highly beneficial. 2 annexes to the contracts were concluded, as well as 1 fresh one. T...

Canada bought F-35

defence24.pl 2 years ago Canada has yet signed a contract for the acquisition of 88 5th generation F-35A multirole aircraft, the authorities of this country officially announced. Thus, the acquisition of the device selected in March 2022 was yet sealed. What features w...

Spaniards curious in a fresh transporter for the...

defence24.pl 2 years ago At the end of December, Spanish media reported the desire of the navy there to get fresh floating armored personnel carriers to replace the tracked AAV-7A1 utilized in the number of 19 units.

Canada orders Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 9, the Canadian government announced the finalization of an agreement for the acquisition of 88 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multirole combat aircraft. This is the consequence of the selection of the American offer, which was annou...

Chilean Marines Will Get Tactical Vehicles From Ko...

defence24.pl 2 years ago In early December, a transport of KIA KLTV 181 light multirole vehicles intended for Chilean Marine Corps units was landed at the DP planet San Antonio port terminal in the Valparaíso region.

Political correctness enters the realm of naming i...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago The United States Department of defence began implementing the recommendations of the Naming Commission. They relate to name changes honoring the Confederacy of the United States of America. On January 5, Under Secretary of defence William A. LaPla...

ICEX: how Americans defend the Arctic

defence24.pl 2 years ago For any time, the Arctic area has again become a field of rivalry between respective powers and another countries in the world. The hitherto almost neutral, vast spaces are slow being re-militarized, as the political and economical importance of...

Purchase of F-35 merged Germany and Poland [OPINIO...

defence24.pl 2 years ago **In the past year, Germany has joined users of the F-35 fighter jet, which will replace Tornado aircraft in the NATO atomic Sharing system. This is the first major project, financed by a peculiar fund of the Bundeswehr. Interestingly,...

The first American support unit in the Polish port...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 6, the American transport ship USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) of the Bob Hope class moored at the Oliwa Quay in Gdańsk's Nowy Port. The intent of this year's first visit of US Navy ships is to collect American military technology from a Polish...

General Atomics strengthens foothold in India

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On January 3, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Bharat Forge Ltd. to cooperate in the production of components for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles.

New radar for the F-35 Lightning II?

zbiam.pl 2 years ago Everything indicates that Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft will shortly receive fresh radar stations. The manufacture media have been talking about this fact for a long time, but now we have confirmation of the modernization of a key component of th...

ORP “Gen. T. Kościuszko” for the first time in the...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On 4 January, in the War Port of Gdynia, a farewell ceremony took place for the ORP Gen. T. Kościuszko (273) Oliver Hazard Perry rocket frigate, which joined the NATO-WSK-based SNMG-1 team. At 11:25 the last moors were thrown and the frigate began i...

The F-35 will have a fresh radar. Polish too?

defence24.pl 2 years ago Last year, the first information emerged that the F-35 5th generation multirole aircraft will receive a fresh radar operator in its mark optimized version. This was a surprise, considering that Northrop Grumman's AN/APG-81 radar was specially desig...

Turkish Aerospace Industries begins transportation...

zbiam.pl 2 years ago On December 30, at the plants of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), 2 ceremonies were held to hand over the first serial multi-role T-70 Black Hawk helicopters.

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.