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Fincantieri Launches Fourth Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship for Italian Navy

February 16, 2022 @ 03:12 AM

The technical launch of the fourth Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente dAltura) “Giovanni delle Bande Nere” built for the Italian Navy took place at Fincantieris shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Genoa) recently. This PPA, to be delivered in 2024, is the first in “full” version, which means equipped for a complete defence ability, and the first to be supplied with generator sets by Isotta Fraschini Motori, a Fincantieri subsidiary specialized in the production of diesel engines
Romania to Buy F-35 Jets: President Iohannis

February 4, 2022 @ 02:01 PM

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced plans to purchase Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters as part of its Air Force modernization program. "The new types of aircraft that are in the endowment of the Army, especially the F-16 aircraft, allow the execution with high efficiency of all specific missions
Nammo Wins $500M for Full Rate Production of M72 Anti-Armor Weapons

January 21, 2022 @ 09:12 AM

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Philippines to Buy 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters

January 17, 2022 @ 10:50 AM

Philippine Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana has announced that the country will order 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for more than $620 million. The government last year completed an order of 16 S-70i helicopters to replace the Air Force's fleet of Bell UH-1Hs, commonly known as the Huey, after fatal accidents
Rheinmetall Bags German Police's Anti-riot Vehicle Contract

January 13, 2022 @ 01:34 PM

Rheinmetall will be equipping the German Federal Police and State-level public order police units with new special response vehicle, the ‘Survivor R.” In a statement Thursday, Rheinmetall said the procurement agency of Germanys Federal Interior Ministry contracted with the Düsseldorf-based technology group to supply a fleet of new all-terrain, protected multipurpose Survivor R special response vehicles, to be known as the “Sonderwagen 5”
Bell Boeing Wins $1.64B for Osprey Aircraft Components

January 7, 2022 @ 06:00 AM

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Kongsberg to Maintain Norway’s Fleet of AW101 SAR Helicopters

January 6, 2022 @ 05:26 AM

Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) signed an agreement with Leonardo to provide maintenance services for the Norwegian fleet of SAR Queen / AW101 Search & Rescue helicopters. The contract will be performed in the period 2022-2026
Israel Signs $3B Deal for CH-53K Helicopters, KC-46 Tankers

January 1, 2022 @ 08:15 AM

The Israel Ministry of Defense signed an agreement estimated to be worth $3 billion with the United States for CH-53K helicopters and KC-46 refueling aircraft. On Friday, the ministry said in a statement that it is ordering 12 helicopters built by Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, as well as two tanker aircraft
S.Korea Begins Construction of 2nd Changbogo-III Batch-II Submarine

December 30, 2021 @ 09:25 AM

South Korea has started building the second 3,600-ton Changbogo-III (KSS-III) Batch-II class submarine with improved ballistic missile capabilities for the Navy. This 89-meter-long and 9
Lockheed Martin Awarded $847M for F-35 Fighters

December 30, 2021 @ 04:36 AM

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