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  Lockheed Martin, Owego, New York, has been awarded a $64,266,809 supply contract for F-16 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mission planning.   This contract provides for the development, integration, test and delivery of the Joint Mission Planning System Unique Planning Component/Mission Planning Environment software updates.  Work will be performed in Owego, New York, and is expected to be completed by January 2029.  This contract involves FMS to Slovakia, Bulgaria, Taiwan, Morocco, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia and Thailand.   This award is the result of a directed-source acquisition.  FMS funds in the amount of $17,172,548 are being obligated at the time of award.  Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8730-21-C-0001). from As...

  The country's second missile frigate, the prospective BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), was approved for delivery and acceptance by a joint Department of National Defense (DND) and Philippine Navy (PN) inspection team on Friday."A joint DND and PN inspection team has approved for delivery and acceptance the future BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), the country's second new-built missile frigate. The first frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), was delivered and commissioned in July 2020," said Navy public affairs office chief, Commander Benjo Negranza, in a message. He added that the joint DND-PN inspection team and the head of the DND defense procurement service director Leodegario dela Paz found shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) compliant with all "contractual deliverables and obligations" after the conduct of harbor/sea trials from January 25 to 29."For technical matters and ship performance, PN inspectors led by Rear Admiral Alberto Carlos, the Chairman...

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According to a statement published by the United Kingdom government on January 27, 2021, cutting-edge Spearfish and Sting Ray torpedoes carried by the British Royal Navy are receiving a £230 million maintenance uplift. Read full Naval News at this link ... A Spearfish torpedo being loaded into a British Royal Navy submarine. (Picture source British Navy) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3afxip0 via IFTTT

According to a press release published on January 25, 2021, DRDO (Indian Defense Research and Development Organization) conducted the successful maiden launch of Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile from Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha on 25 January 2021. Akash-NG is a new generation Surface to Air Missile meant for use by the Indian Air Force with an aim of intercepting high maneuvering low RCS (radar-cross-section) aerial threats. Read full Defense News at this link ... India has conducted a test-launch of the Akash-NG New Generation Missile. (Picture source DRDO) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3jaabAf via IFTTT

According to information published by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on January 29, 2021, the U.S. Navy’s second in class, Yard Tug (YT) 809 harbor tugboat completed Acceptance Trials at Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Washington, January 27, 2021. Read full Naval News at this link ... U.S. Navy Yard Tug (YT) 809 harbor tugboat. (Picture source NAVSEA) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2YuNsFz via IFTTT

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According to information published by the British Navy on January 29, 2021, the British Royal Navy is set to receive three SWEEO world-class autonomous minesweepers to work on mine disposal operations and reduce the risk to sailors on these dangerous missions. Thanks to its cutting-edge technology, the system, known as a Combined Influence Sweep (Sweep), can defeat modern digital sea mines which can pose risks by detecting and targeting passing ships and submarines. Read full Naval News at this link ... Each SWEEP system comprises an Autonomous Surface Vessel that tows a sensor unit behind it. (Picture source British Navy) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3osTYao via IFTTT

According to pictures released by the Chinese Ministry of Defense on January 28, 2021, the guided-missile frigate Changzhou (549) and the guided-missile destroyer Jinan (152) of the Chinese Navy attached to a destroyer flotilla of the Chinese Navy Eastern Theater Command, have conducted a maritime training exercise in waters of the East China Sea on January 20, 2021. Read full Naval News at this link ... The guided-missile frigate Changzhou (Hull 549) and the guided-missile destroyer Jinan (Hull 152) steam in formation in waters of the East China Sea during a maritime training exercise on January 20, 2021. (Picture source Chian MoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39xzoBt via IFTTT

According to information published by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on January 28, 2021, the U.S. Navy USS Wayne E. Meyer Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (DDG 108) departed for sea trials after completing Dry-docking. Read full Naval News at this link ... U.S. Navy USS Wayne E. Meyer Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer DDG 108 departed for sea trials after completing Dry-docking. (Picture source NAVSEA) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2MBP1iq via IFTTT

According to information published by the Chinese Ministry of Defense on January 29, 2021, the Chinese Navy sent the Type 272 icebreaker ship Haibing (Sea Ice, Hull 722) to the Bohai Sea and the northern waters of the Yellow Sea to perform the 84th ice survey mission on January 25, 2021. Read full Naval News at this link ... Chinese Navy Type 723 icebreaker ship Haibing. (Picture source China MoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39C780N via IFTTT

According to information published by the British Navy on January 27, 2021, the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft assumed the role of Fleet Flagship as the British Royal Navy moves closer to deploying the world’s most technologically advanced carrier strike group. Read full Naval News at this link ... The HMS Queen Elizabeth is the new Fleet Flagship of the British Navy, having taken from the HMS Albion Amphibious Assault Ship. (Picture source British Navy) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3oA0xYC via IFTTT

According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense on January 28, 2021, East Coast Repair and Fabrication LLC, Portsmouth, Virginia, is awarded a $12,131,903 firm-fixed-price contract for a 50-calendar day shipyard availability. The work to be performed provides services for the mid-term availability of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196). Read full Naval News at this link ... The U.S. Navy USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) replenishment oiler ship pulls alongside USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 for a Replenishment at Sea. (Picture source U.S. Navy) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3j3l1YP via IFTTT

According to a Tweet published on January 29, the official ceremony for the launching of the second Type 054A/P multirole frigate for the Pakistani Navy was held at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard, in China. Read full Naval News at this link ... The second Chinese-made Type 054A/P frigate for the Pakistani Navy. (Picture source Twiter PSF Air & OSINT Directorate) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3t9M9tQ via IFTTT

According to a Tweet published on January 27, 2021, the British Navy HMS Blyth minehunter ship conducts some training in the Firth of Clyde in preparation for her upcoming deployment with the NATO MARCOM, Allied Maritime Command. Read full Naval News at this link ... British Navy HMS Blyth conducts some training in the Firth of Clyde. (Picture source Twitter HMS Blyth) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3oxiqr6 via IFTTT

According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on January 29, 2021, Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded a $72,874,164 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00019-17-C-0081. This modification exercises an option to procure 33 production AE1107C V-22 Osprey engines; 14 for the Marine Corps and 19 for the Navy for production of MV-22 and CMV-22 tiltrotor aircraft. Read full Naval News at this link ... Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Lorenzo Moreno, assigned to the transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), signals to a CMV-22B Osprey, attached to the Blackjacks of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two One (HX-21), on the flight deck aboard New York, July 18, 2020. (Picture source U.S. DoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39usk8O via IFTTT

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According to a press release published on January 27, 2021, the launching ceremony for the 44-meter fast patrol vessel named “Tenente Petrucci” [Lieutenant Petrucci] built by the Effebi shipyard for the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian finance police, was held on January 26th, 2021. Read full Naval News at this link ... Effebi shipyard launches new patrol vessel “Tenente Petrucci” for the Italian finance police. (Picture source Effebi) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3iXsEji via IFTTT

In 2019, the Royal Thai Army launched a program to upgrade its Type-85 tracked vehicles to extend their service life beyond their current lifespan of about 35 years, Defense Studies reports. The improvement consisted namely in changing the original German-made Deutz engine. Read full news at this link... NORINCO Type 85 APC after improvement (Picture source: Royal Thai Army) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/36m7bLO via IFTTT

The U.S. Navy recently awarded a contract modification to General Dynamics Mission Systems that includes a broad scope of work for the Columbia and Dreadnought ballistic missile submarine class to support development, production, and installation requirements. This $43.2M award is comprised of development, production, installation, and deployed-systems support exclusively for the Columbia/Dreadnaught (CLB/UKD) class of U.S. and U.K. submarine strategic weapons systems and subsystems and coincides with one of the largest manufacturing floor expansions at the Pittsfield, Massachusetts facility. Read full news at this link... Production and development contract builds on more than 65 years of support to the U.S. and U.K.’s strategic deterrence efforts (Picture source: U.S. Navy) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3j2C9Of via IFTTT

Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, on January 29 signed a contract for the sale of 12 Rafale fighters with Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces. These aircraft will replace the 12 Rafales of the French Air and Space Force (FASF) sold to the Hellenic Air Force. Read full news at this link... Dassault Rafale (Picture source: Dassault Aviation) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2MgvT9B via IFTTT

The Kerch-based Zaliv shipyard has launched the fourth Project 22160 (Karakurt-class) corvette on January 29, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The ship is christened « Sergey Kotov ». Read full news at this link... Launching ceremony of the Project 22160 'Sergey Kotov' corvette at Zaliv Shipyard on January 29, 2021 (Picture source: Russian MoD) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39u1yxd via IFTTT

Missile brigades of the Russian Ground Forces will closely interact with the Navy from 2021. Iskander-M missile complexes will support naval operations at a distance of 500 km and precisely destroy adversary targets, such a coastal facilities and hardware, air bases, radars and command posts, the Izvestia daily writes. Read full news at this link... Iskander-M (Picture source: Vitaly Kuzmin) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/36F9Vo3 via IFTTT

Two long-range anti-submarine Tu-142МЗ planes of the Pacific Fleet performed a scheduled flight over the Bering and the Chukchi Seas, the press service of the Eastern Military District reported on Tuesday. The flight took more than 11 hours. Read full news at this link... The Tupolev-142M is a maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft derived from the Tu-95 turboprop strategic bomber (Picture source: Russianplanes.net) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2MBKI6J via IFTTT

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and Rafael Systems Global Sustainment (RSGS), a U.S. subsidiary of Rafael, demonstrated the Spike SR (Short Range) missile at the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) 2021 earlier this month. Read full news at this link... Spike SR, which is part of the Spike Family of anti-tank guided weapons, provides a light-weight (10 kg), shoulder-fired munition, with an enhanced range of 2,000 meters (Picture source: Rafael) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2NH7hHr via IFTTT

The Central Scientific Research Institute of Precise Mechanical Engineering of the State Corporation Rostec will hand over the 9x19 RG120 Aspid sports self-loading pistol and its RG120-1 modification for approbation to law enforcement agencies and shooting clubs. The feedback received will help to refine the weapon and successfully pass the tests. Read full news at this link... Rostec 9x19 RG120 Aspid pistols (Picture source: Rostec) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3ptrqis via IFTTT

Downer Defence Systems (DDS) has been awarded a $3 million contract through the Defence Innovation Hub to partner with several Australian companies to deliver the Muskito capability as the Prime Systems Integrator for the project. Read full news at this link... Muskito is an integrated Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) concept that will use autonomous systems and machine learning to detect threats above the ground and below the surface, and then flag them to an operator via a visual interface (Picture source: Downer Defence Systems) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3otoyk8 via IFTTT

From January 24 to 28, 2021, French airmen deployed as part of the Skyros mission stopped in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where the Air and SpaceForce is permanently stationed. During this stage, the crews had the opportunity to participate in an air exercise, focused on the Entry Force *, mobilizing 41 aircraft including ten French Rafales. Read full news at this link... Airbus A330 MRTT and Rafale fighters  (Picture source: French MoD) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2YpbUrV via IFTTT

China launched on Friday, January 29, 2021 its third Type 075 amphibious assault ship, a kind of vessel  often referred to as helicopter carrier with the ability to conduct amphibious landing missions. With the assistance from several tug boats, the amphibious assault ship was launched from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Yang Hui in Shanghai and Liu Xuanzun in Beijing report on Global Times. Read full news at this link... China's third Type 075 amphibious assault ship was launched from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on January 29, 2021 (Picture souce: Global Times/Yang Hui) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3iXTU15 via IFTTT

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  Singapore Navy Inaugurates Maritime Security and Response Flotilla to Strengthen Maritime Security Capabilities Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral Aaron Beng officiated at the inauguration ceremony of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s Maritime and Security Response Flotilla (MSRF) at RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base this morning. The new flotilla will add capacity and build capabilities to protect Singapore's territorial waters and respond to expanded maritime security threats. The MSRF will be equipped with new purpose-built ships. As a start, the flotilla will operate four Sentinel-class Maritime Security and Response Vessels (MSRVs) and two Maritime Security and Response Tugboats (MSRTs) to enable more calibrated responses. Commander of the MSRF, Lieutenant Colonel Lee Jun Meng, said, "The MSRF will strengthen Singapore's ability to deal with maritime security threats that have grown in scale and complexity through the years. The additional capabilities will...

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"The fall of a Russian Pantsir-S1 air-defence gun-missile system into U.S. hands is terrible news and a negative fact for Russia, but it is not a tragedy". This statement is of the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences, Sergey Modestov, Bulgarian Military reports. Read full news at this link... The captured Pantsir-S1 in Libya before shipment to a U.S. military base in Germany (Picture source: Twitter account of Tango III's Military News @IiiTango) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39qOokz via IFTTT

Astrata, a provider of location-based solutions for the connected fleet, supply chain, government and aviation sectors, and Ilias Solutions, a company that empowers military logistics and operations with their defence software platform, have announced a partnership agreement. The partnership aims to deliver the next generation of military GSE management in support of air forces around the world. Read full news at this link... The partnership aims to deliver the next generation of military GSE management in support of air forces around the world (Picture source: Ilias/Astrata) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3t4OrdH via IFTTT

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Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded a consortium, or ARGE, consisting of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH a contract to fabricate, integrate and support testing of a laser weapon demonstrator in the maritime environment. The order value is in the low double-digit million euro range. Read full news at this link... F 219, an FGS Sachsen-class frigate. Trials of a laser weapon demonstrator onboard the German Navy frigate F-124 Sachsen are to take place in 2022 (Picture surce: Bundeswehr) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3iWHQ00 via IFTTT

Close-combat immersive specialist 4GD announces the launch of two new products Ecfectus and Acies, expanding their SmartFacility urban training solution. Read full news at this link... Ecfectus is a tactical performance data collection and analysis system that collates data from soldier and weapon and SmartFacility sensors (Picture source: 4GD) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/36lNmEt via IFTTT

Commander Pasmar 1 (Danpasmar 1) Brigadier General TNI (Mar) Hermanto, took part on January 27 to a technical discussion on the modernization of the PT-76 Tanks operated by the Indonesian Marine Corps (Marinir). This was at least partly an assessment of a modernization completed last year, as published by Army Recognition on May 23, 2020. Read full news at this link... Indonesian Marine Corps (Marinir) upgraded PT-76 light amphibious tanks (Picture source: PT Lumindo Artha Sejati) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2YA1OER via IFTTT

U.S. President Joe Biden has suspended the sale of F-35 jets (worth some USD 23 Bn) to the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg's defense reporter Anthony Capaccio said in a tweet on January 27. The sale of munitions to Saudi Arabia is also suspended for review. Read full news at this link... Hill Air Force Base F-35As fly in formation over the Utah Test and Training Range, March 30, 2017. (Picture souce: U.S. Air Force/R. Nial Bradshaw) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2YotT1M via IFTTT

Bird Aerosystems will customize its RCD (Radar Control and Display) system and MSIS mission management system to enable enhanced user capabilities tailored for the specific operational requirements of Hensoldt's PrecISR advanced multi-mode radar users. Read full news at this link... Bird Aerosystems will customize its RCD (Radar Control and Display) system and MSIS mission management system to enable enhanced user capabilities tailored for the specific operational requirements of Hensoldt's PrecISR advanced multi-mode radar users. (Picture source: Hensoldt) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3t6LVDB via IFTTT

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This batch of Rafale fighters is the third set of deliveries of the French-origin Dassault aircraft to the Indian Air Force which has ordered a total of 36 fighters (equivalent of two squadrons). With these Rafales no. 9 to 11, the Indian Air Force squadron now has 11 aircraft. The delivery of the remaining 25 fighters will take place later this year. Read full news at this link... With these Rafales no. 9 to 11, the Indian Air Force squadron now has 11 aircraft (Picture source: Twitter account of Indian Air Force) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3adbri9 via IFTTT