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April 2021 news
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The administration of US President Joe Biden has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23bn in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment, congressional aides said on April 14.
With anticipated cuts in Force size, the Pentagon must optimize investments in technology to avoid compromising national security and troop safety. To meet these operational needs, Citadel Defense has integrated CUAS training into their latest software update now available to over 300 fielded systems. Citadel’s software provides guidance and increased situational awareness, helping operators make more informed decisions. Titan reduces an operator’s cognitive load autonomously, transparently, and safely, freeing them to focus on the mission.
Elbit Systems will supply an additional J- MUSIC DIRCM (Direct Infrared Countermeasures) self-protection system to the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF). This time for the ninth Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, the last addition of the fleet, to be equipped with Elbit Systems’ J-MUSIC DIRCM system.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force’s is looking for a Light Combat Aircraft, and for now, three candidates seem to be considered by Malaysia.
Procurement Operations for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden, Utah, awarded a $2.6 million engineering services order to Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Feb. 11. This service order expands NGMS support to the Air Force’s B-1 System Program Office located at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.
Insitu Pacific and Boeing Australia’s Detect and Avoid (DAA) capability is now ready to field in real-world operations after test flights demonstrated enhanced detection ranges between an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and other airspace users. The technology is designed to advance the ability to safely integrate UAS into different classes of airspace.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a $447,230,778 firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement. This order provides for the production and delivery of 12 MH-60R aircraft for the government of the Republic of Korea.
The US Navy recently awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $115 million production contract for US Department of the Navy’s Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (DoN LAIRCM) systems. Northrop Grumman was also awarded additional contracts recently including integration, sustainment and support of the DoN LAIRCM systems.
New arms and hardware, including Russian Su-30SM fighter jets will be delivered to the Belarussian armed forces in 2021, First Deputy Air Force Commander Andrey Gurtsevich said.
The first P-8A Poseidon fuselage for Norway arrived on April 12 at Boeing facilities in Renton, Washington, from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, marking a major milestone in the production of the first of five Poseidons for the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
An Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 P-8A Poseidon successfully completed an airworthiness test of a pod-mounted radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) prototype at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Atlantic Test Ranges, March 12.
The exercise known as Exercise Point Blank is a regular quarterly exercise conducted by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force based in the UK, but for this exercise, US aircraft from other European air bases and the Royal Netherlands Air Force are also taking part.
MiG-35 fighter jet will be equipped with artificial intelligence elements to assist the pilot in decision-making, MiG Corporation said.
In its biennial report for acquisition, the US Air Force has published a concept art for the Next Generation Air Dominance.
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Thailand has received three Russian-made Mil Mi-17V-5 (NATO reporting name: Hip-H) utility rotorcraft, according to the Russian embassy in the Asian country.
South Korea has officially unveiled a prototype of its indigenously-built KF-X fighter during a ceremony held at the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) manufacturing plant in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province.
The Romanian Border Police operates the CAMCOPTER S-100 for maritime surveillance purposes. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is delivered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and is also extended to Bulgaria.
Chinese company Zhongtian Feilong recently conducted a test flight for its newly developed airborne swarm carrier, an unmanned aerial mother ship that can carry multiple smaller drones and release them in the air for missions like reconnaissance and attack. Liu Xuanzun reports on Global Times.
Russia is ready for any scenario over the prospects of the Open Skies Treaty, Head of the Russian delegation at Vienna talks on military security and arms control Konstantin Gavrilov told TASS on April 7.
MiG-31BM fighter jets have received a new navigational system for Arctic missions, the United Aircraft Corporation said.
