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Carl-Gustaf man-portable shoulder-fired weapon Saab has signed a multi-year framework contract with the U.S. Army for the latest version of the Carl-Gustaf multi-role, man-portable shoulder-fired weapon, known as the M3E1 in U.S. Army service and M4 globally. Saab has been awarded an $87...

Following a competitive selection process, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded the RUAG Defence France and AGUERIS consortium the SERKET tender for the development, production, commissioning and support of cabin simulators with a realistic and kinetic environment for tactical...

Naval Group Australia has launched an initial ‘local manufacturing package’ to support local industry’s involvement in the project to build 12 Attack-class submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The launch of a series of expressions of interest (EoIs) for local companies coincided with...

Seven years ago in 2013, EMBRAER concluded the upgrade of 46 F-5E/F for the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB, Brazilian Ar Force). The so-called F-5BR programme was contracted in 2000. Many changes were implemented like a glass cockpit, a Grifo F radar, hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS)...

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Very busy Mediterranean Sea This morning the eastern Mediterranean is busy again. Also today we are tracking a Turkish Air Force C-130B (61-0963) that has left the Al-Wuttiyah AB, western Libya, to return to Turkey, at the Kayseri AB. At the same time an Hellenic Air Force Embraer EMB-145...

Famed Hummer maker, AM General has unveiled its new version of the legendary HMMWV or Humvee tactical vehicle at the Association of the U.S. Army’s (AUSA) annual exhibition. The automaker has demonstrated a new light tactical vehicle with MRAP-level protection, called the NXT 360. As noted by...

Germany and France plan to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) program in 2021 to develop a new generation of combat vehicles. The Forces Operations Blog has reported that France and Germany are looking to spend €200 million for the benefit of the MGCS...

FLIR Systems announced it has been awarded a $26 million contract modification in support of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) program for the U.S. Army. The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement was awarded through the Joint...

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant coaxial helicopter on 12 October reached 211 kt in straight and level flight and 232 kt in a descent with about two-thirds propeller torque and engine power, the companies announced during the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA’s) annual trade show...

AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) upgrades continue for Guard, reserve and active-duty fighters The U.S. Air Force has met Full Operational Capability (FOC) readiness for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) AN/APG-83 SABR active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on Air...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has transferred the recently christened Virginia-class submarine Montana (SSN 794) to the floating dry dock at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division in preparation for the ship’s launch...

The step is in accordance with India's vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and commitment to building capacities, self-reliance in the neighbouring countries. A Kilo-class submarine of the Indian Navy (Representational image) | Commons New Delhi: India will be...

On October 15, 2020, Arquus handed over to the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) the last P4 VIPAIR vehicle, in accordance with contractual commitments. Initiated in 2016, the VIPAIR program aimed to transform a batch of 19 P4 ASPIC vehicles of the Air Force into...

Iceland is to upgrade its chain of long-range air surveillance radars, with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announcing a multimillion dollar contract on 14 October. Iceland Air Defence System’s AN/FPS-117 long-range air surveillance radars are to receive an upgrade managed by...

Japan's newest submarine “Taigei” (previously known as 29SS) was launched today at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipyard in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Taigei means “Great Whale” in Japanese and was once used as the name of a submarine tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Japan...