2013-10-29 In a July 23, 2013, press release from Northrop Grumman, the delivery of the first NG fuselage to Italy was highlighted. Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered the center fuselage for Italy's first F-35 Lightning II to the newly commissioned Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility at Italy's Cameri Air…
2013-10-29 In a Northrop Grumman news release, the role of a key plant in producing the center fuselage's for the F-35 is discussed. Northrop Grumman Corporation's F-35 Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) was named "Assembly Plant of the Year" by Assembly Magazine in recognition for the facility's world-class processes to reduce…
2013-10-29 By Guy Martin DefenceWeb The US military’s Africa Command (Africom) has cautioned that a military approach by itself will not solve Africa’s challenges as economic, social and political development is also needed. “The solution to terrorism in the region is a long-term, broad, whole-of-government approach by all our partners…
2013-10-26 Kazakhstan is the first member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to buy the Airbus Military C-295s. CIS fleets are stocked with Ukrainian and Russian airlifters, so this is unusual. Recently, Kazakhstan announced that they would buy additional C-295s, which was already envisioned in the original agreement signed…
2013-10-26 by Richard Weitz Any genuine reconciliation between Iran and the United States would be welcome, but the recent focus on the nuclear issue obscures other sources of tension between the two governments, including the South Caucasus. Iran and the United States have been competing for influence in the region with…
10/25/2013: Located on an Italian Air Force base used for logistics, the Italian government under the management of Alenia Aermacchi (AAeM) has built a 22 building facility to support the F-35 program. The support comes in three parts. First, there is a Final Check Out and Assembly facility, for assembling Italy’s…
2013-10-25 by Oscar Nkala DefenceWeb 23 October 2013 The United States Africa Command (Africom) has awarded five major contracts for the supply and delivery of military equipment to Africa, including vehicles, tunnel detection systems and base infrastructure. Africom has awarded Bukkehave Inc of Fort Lauderdale a contract for the supply…
2013-10-25 The Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour is the newest Italian carrier. It has been born in the age of significant evolution of carrier aviation, weaponization and the evolution of ISR systems. Its role is being shaped in part, by the dynamics of change in all of these core areas.…
