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NATO’s biggest exercise since Cold War is to test alliance readiness and responsiveness
The world’s preeminent defensive alliance is readying to demonstrate its capabilities in its largest exercise since 2002, said Navy Adm. James Foggo, the commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command in Italy.
Foggo, who held a Pentagon news...
U.S. Air Force released details of historic deployment to Ukraine
According to the press service of the U.S. Air Force, Ukraine will host the Clear Sky 2018 joint and multinational exercise on October 8-19.Â
Clear Sky 2018 is a joint and multinational exercise that will involve approximately 950 personnel...
AXIX GP to showcase hybrid close-air support vehicle at AUSA 2018
The AXIX GP company will demonstrate, at at the upcoming Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference in Washington DC, the concept of hybrid quad-rotor close-air support vehicle.
The military and weaponized version of the drone quad-rotor vehicle has...
General Dynamics to unveil its latest armored and special vehicles at AUSA 2018
At the AUSA 2018 Annual Meeting & Exposition, General Dynamics will showcase innovation that ensures readiness for U.S. Army and U.S. ally requirements across all domains to move the mission forward.
According to the company's statement, General Dynamics will...
Italian Air Force completed operational testing of AARGM on their Tornado ECR aircraft
On 4 October, Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that the Italian Air Force completed operational testing of the company’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) on their Tornado Electronic Combat and Reconnaissance (ECR) aircraft at Naval Air Warfare...
Huntington Ingalls christened new DDG 121 guided missile destroyer
On Oct. 6, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the guided missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) with approximately 900 guests in attendance.
The ship is the 71st in the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class of destroyers and the...
Saab, Raytheon to demonstrate new Carl-Gustaf munition for the U.S. Army
Saab has, in collaboration with Raytheon, received a contract from the U.S. Army to demonstrate a guided munition for the Carl-Gustaf system, with three all-up-round test firings against threat-representative targets.
Raytheon said in a press release that there...
U.S. Air Force F-15C fighter jets arrive in Ukraine
The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-15C Eagle fighter jets to Starokostiantyniv Air Base in Ukraine, announced on official 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard Twitter account on 25 September.
The first Eagle was flown by Lt. Col....