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.…
2013-10-19 The Integrated Test Force operates F-35B test aircraft aboard the USS Wasp at twilight in August 2013. The tests were a part of Developmental Test Phase Two for the F-35B STOVL variant. According to Lt. Col. Gillette, currently the X0 of the Squadron and in transition with the jet…
The Scan Eagle has been used by U.S. and allied forces aboard ships as well as in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a very flexible asset, and requires a small crew to operate and can focus on a targeted area of interest. Its recovery system makes it ideal…
2013-10-18 According to Israeli sources, Israel will build helmets for the F-35 program. An Israeli company has been selected to take part in manufacturing hi-tech helmets for pilots of the US F-35 stealth fighter, Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said. He said in a statement that Elbit Systems and its…
2013-10-18 Magellan Aerospace announced today (October 16, 2013), that the first complete ship set of F-35A Lightning II horizontal tail assemblies produced at its Winnipeg manufacturing division was successfully installed onto the aircraft at Lockheed Martin's final assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas. This successful installation of Magellan's horizontal tail…
2013-10-18 In an earlier discussion with Col. Orr, we focused on the process of the maturation of the Osprey which can be seen in the video excerpt above. In this interview, we had a chance to talk with Commander of VMX-22 about the Osprey exercise, which focused on executing a TRAP…
2013-10-17 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The P-8 is a new maritime surveillance platform built around an open architecture. It is also going into service in the Indian and American navies at roughly the same time. This makes it a unique event for the two navies where a shared 21st…
