Military Aviation Works in Łódź (Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze nr 1 S.A. – WZL1) – subsydiary of Polish Armament Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa – PGZ) has launched production for the first, test suborbital rocket.
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Elbit Systems Awarded a $300 Million Contract to Supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems to a Country in Asia
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $300 million contract by a country in Asia to provide HermesTM 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”). The contract will be performed over a period of five years.
F-35Bs Begin Sea Trials Aboard Italian Navy Aircraft Carrier
Two F-35B Lighting II jets landed aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) this afternoon. Test pilots flew the specially instrumented U.S. F-35Bs from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, to the Italian Navy flagship, which got underway Sunday, February 28. The F-35B is the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the F-35.
Boeing Loyal Wingman Uncrewed Aircraft Completes First Flight
Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully completed the first test flight of the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft.
Israel to launch the air force equipment purchase
On the 22nd and 25th of February the Israel Ministry of Defense announced the first decisions concerning the new Air Force technology modernisation plan for the country. The key feature was to approve the financial and planning papers by the government.
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail replaces E-3 Sentry in USAF?
On the 24th of February general Kenneth S. Wilsbach, United States Air Force commander, told the journalists that he had issued the request concerning the purchase of an unspecified number of early warning and control aircrafts Boeing E-7 Wedgetail.
Next batch of CMV-22B for US Navy
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $309,584,074 modification (P00038) to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-17-C-0015 for the production and delivery of four CMV-22B variation in quantity aircraft for the Navy.
Leonardo signs 150 million euro contract to provide surveillance and protection systems for the Italian Navy’s new submarines
Leonardo has signed a contract with Fincantieri worth approximately 150 million euro to provide equipment for the initial two U212 Near Future Submarines (NFS), the first of which is due to join the Italian Navy fleet in 2027. This strategic equipment will enhance the surveillance and protection capabilities of the Italian Navy as they carry out operations beneath the waves in Italian and international waters.
The fifth tug has been delivered to the Polish Navy
On the 24th of February the Polish Ministry of Defense informed that H-3 Leszko has been received. It is the fifth unit of B860 type built by the Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. shipyard in Gdańsk.
The Polish Minister of Defense on the Navy purchases
On the 22nd of February the Polish Minister of Defense Mr Mariusz Błaszczak announced via social media details on the Navy vessels purchase.