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Rheinmetall’s new factory in Lithuania will produce hundreds of thousands of artillery shells and operations will begin in 2026. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) gave several companies a contract to establish the usefulness of additive manufacturing for defence equipment ...
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Work begins on Type 26 frigate HMS Sheffield | Shephard
1 天前 — Steel cutting has begun on the fifth of eight vessels in the UK’s Type 26 frigate fleet. HMS Sheffield – the second of Batch 2 of the Type 26 City-class frigates set to begin duty after 2030 – joined HMS Glasgow, HMS Cardiff, HMS Belfast, and HMS Birmingham as a work in progress at the BAE Systems Govan shipyard on 28 November.. All eight vessels in …
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The Romanian government has formalised a deal to purchase 32 F-35A aircraft from the US. The jets will not be expected to be operational in Romania until 2030. At the G20 summit in Brazil, the three countries reaffirmed their commitment to the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), with a ...
US Army gets first Global 6500 aircraft for HADES programme
3 天之前 — The Global 6500 fixed-wing platform will help the US Army modernise its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) fleet by 2030. Bombardier Defense has confirmed the delivery of the first Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft to the US Army. It will be used in support of its High Accuracy ...
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Land Warfare Red Cat to begin Black Widow sUAS production in early 2025. Red Cat, recently selected for the US Army’s ambitious SRR programme to supply warfighters with the next-generation Black Widow sUAS, will begin production on the uncrewed platform in early 2025.
Taiwan reinvigorates its asymmetrical approach to naval warfare
2024年11月22日 — Taiwan faces an existential threat from China as People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and warships harass the island on a daily basis. The Republic of China Navy (ROCN) is confronting both grey-zone tactics and the threat of a …
L3 Harris completes review of satellite communications payloads
4 天之前 — L3Harris has completed the critical design review of major payloads it is designing, developing and producing in support of Lockheed Martin Space’s Tranche 2 (T2) Transport Layer Beta contract. The payloads are 45 mission payload (MPL) radios and 40 CXK-1000 radios. Lockheed Martin is providing ...
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Air Warfare Analysis: UK government goes on decommissioning spree to balance defence budget. UK defence secretary John Healey has announced the cancellation and decommissioning of naval and air force platforms to enable the government to “re-invest money in the armed forces” ahead of the upcoming Strategic Defence Review.
Lockheed Martin takes financial hit amid ongoing F35 troubles
2024年10月24日 — Lockheed Martin’s overall Q3 results saw a small amount of growth for the manufacturer compared to 2023 at US$17.1 billion, but a dip in its Aeronautics business which reported $6.5 billion in sales – a decline of 3% – primarily driven by lower F …