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Under Shadow of Ukraine War, Rosoboronexport to Display 'Battle-Tested' Weapons at ARMY-2023
August 10, 2023 @ 02:24 PMA range of “battle-tested” weapons will be showcased by Russias Rosoboronexport at the upcoming VIII Army 2023 International Military-Technical Forum to be held from August 14-20 at the Patriot Exhibition and Convention Center. The company has allocated a dedicated section at its stand for weapons that have been “successful” against Western weapons, probably hinting at their performance in the Ukraine war
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Software Problem Delays U.S. F-35 Jet's TR-3 Upgrades
August 8, 2023 @ 10:09 AMThe Pentagon turned on a dime and withheld payments of the tune of $28 million to Lockheed Martin for first four F-35 Technology Refresh (TR-3) combat aircraft. These upgraded jets are currently placed in storage until testing shows its software delivers on new capabilities,
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Fincantieri-Leonardo JV Bags €925 Million Italian Offshore Patrol Vessel Contract
August 1, 2023 @ 10:04 AMOrizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo has won €925 million to build three next generation patrol vessels for the Italian Navy. The contract includes options for a further three units and infrastructural upgrades required for the naval bases in Augusta, Cagliari and Messina, where the vessels will be based
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Project to Modernize Turkish F-16 Jets Launched at IDEF 2023
July 26, 2023 @ 10:35 AMTurkey officially launched the ÖZGÜR-2 project to modernize the air forces F-16 Block 30, 40 and 50 aircraft. A relevant contract was signed between Turkeys Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) and Turkish Air Force (TAI) at IDEF-23 exhibition in Istanbul
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Leonardo to Upgrade Eurofighter Typhoon’s Defensive Aids Sub-System
July 15, 2023 @ 06:20 AMLeonardo, on behalf of the EuroDASS consortium (Leonardo, ELT Group, Indra and Hensoldt), has unveiled the next package of survivability upgrades to the Eurofighter Typhoons Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS). Designed to meet the requirements of Typhoon operators, the upgrades are being proposed for the Eurofighter four-nation Phase 4 Enhancement (P4E) package and will also be available for export customers
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Kongsberg to Set Up New F-35 Maintenance Depot in Norway
July 6, 2023 @ 05:50 AMKONGSBERG, 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
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Russian Jammers a ‘Threat’ to U.S.-made Guided Weapons: British Experts
July 4, 2023 @ 03:45 PMRussian electronic warfare (EW) may be having a ‘negative effect on U.S
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U.S. Oks $15B in Patriot and Missile Defense Upgrades for Poland
June 29, 2023 @ 05:02 AMThe U.S
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French and Italian Horizon Frigates to get Mid-Life Upgrades
June 28, 2023 @ 09:09 AMFrance and Italy representatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon Frigates of the French and Italian Navies at the Paris Airshow. Their modernization will be carried out by Naviris, the 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group and Eurosam, a consortium formed by MBDA and Thales
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Kongsberg to Upgrade Norwegian NASAMS Radars
June 24, 2023 @ 05:19 AMThe Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA) awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract to upgrade the radars on the NASAMS Air Defence System. Norway has for several years deployed the air defense system NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System), which consists of launch units with missiles, command and control stations, radars and electro-optical sensors
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