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Kongsberg to Set Up New F-35 Maintenance Depot in Norway

July 6, 2023 @ 05:50 AM

KONGSBERG, together with the Norwegian Armed Forces, will build a new depot in Rygge, Norway for the maintenance of airframes on the Norwegian F-35 combat aircraft. KONGSBERG is investing about NOK 500 million ($47 million) in the new depot, which will be part of the global maintenance solution and contribute to strengthened national capabilities and increased operational availability of the Norwegian F-35 fleet, when the depot is completed in the second half of 2025
Rheinmetall's F-35 Fuselage Factory- Germany's Gain is Turkey's Loss

July 5, 2023 @ 02:08 PM

German defense firm Rheinmetalls announcement of a brand-new factory to build some 400 fuselage sections of the F-35 fighter jet is bringing back to Europe what was lost when Washington ejected Turkey from the stealth jet program. Turkish Aerospace and other companies manufactured some 937 parts for the F-35 though not the full fuselage, and were to benefit to the tune of $9 billion over the course of the program
MQ-9A Flies with REAP Pod which Provides Communications Infrastructure during Natural Disasters...

July 1, 2023 @ 04:58 AM

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) completed a flight demonstration of the Rosetta Echo Advanced Payloads (REAP) Pod on an MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
France Tests VMaX Hypersonic Glide Vehicle

June 28, 2023 @ 09:20 AM

The French defense procurement agency (DGA) conducted the first ever test of the new Véhicule Manœuvrant Expérimental (VMaX) hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) demonstrator. The test was conducted on June 26 from the DGA missile test site in Biscarrose, South-western France
Taiwan’s Military to Receive 1,000+ Domestically-made Missiles in 2024

June 27, 2023 @ 02:22 PM

Taiwans National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) will produce over 1,000 missiles for the countrys armed forces in 2024. The Sea-Air Combat Power Improvement Plan with a budget of NT$228
Taiwan Navy to Receive Second ‘Aircraft Carrier Killer’ Ship Soon

June 26, 2023 @ 12:02 PM

Taiwans Navy is expected to take delivery of the second Tuo Chiang-class guided missile corvette, also known as an “aircraft carrier killer,” very soon. The Fu Chiang has been sailing since September 2022, with Lungteh Shipbuilding judging tests to have been successful, local news outlet
European Defence Agency to Identify Smart and Adaptive Materials to enhance Camouflage...

June 23, 2023 @ 05:16 AM

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new project to improve new armament-related capabilities by enhancing camouflage and decreasing the signature of ground systems. The Advanced Solutions for Camouflage of Land Systems using smart and adaptive materials (ASCALS) - project aims at finding new materials and their application processes for active and adaptive camouflage in the visible, infrared and radar ranges
DARPA Develops Tech to Enable Secure Communications between U.S., Allies

June 23, 2023 @ 05:00 AM

DARPAs Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) program developed and integrated software and networking technologies to enable secure and resilient information sharing between U.S
U.A.E.’s EDGE, Brazilian Navy to Jointly Develop Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles...

June 21, 2023 @ 09:19 AM

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France Tests High-Energy Anti-drone Laser Weapon from Frigate

June 21, 2023 @ 09:02 AM

The French defense ministry said it conducted live tests of the High Energy Laser with Multiple Applications - Power (HELMA-P) aboard the Navys Horizon-class air defense frigate, Forbin (D620). The test was conducted between June 12-14 in the Mediterranean sea by the Directorate General for Armaments (DGA), the French Navy and the CILAS company

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