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The US Air Force has redeployed B-52H Stratofortress nuclear bombers to the island of Guam. This was announced by the command of Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
Boeing's P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft will soon carry AGM-158C-3 long-range anti-ship missiles. The US Navy has begun flight tests.
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with BAE Systems to produce advanced Block 4-level electronic warfare systems for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The deal was valued at $491 million.
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a new contract with Lockheed Martin. The additional funding will enable the company to maintain and support its fleet of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets.
The Spanish Navy's Isaac Peral S-81 submarine dived for the first time. The test took place at La Algameca base La Algameca.
Lockheed Martin has signed a multi-year contract to produce the AGM-114 Hellfire and AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The agreement runs for four years.
The Netherlands is going to buy long-range cruise missiles from the US.
Ukraine has signed a contract with Australia's Electro Optic Systems to buy Remote Weapon Systems (RWS).
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has discovered a photograph of a thermonuclear bomb with a warped rear end and damaged fuselage. This may be the first case of damage to a nuclear weapon that has been made publicly known. But for now, it's too early to be frightened.
The Missile Defence Agency (MDA) and the US Navy have successfully tested the upgraded Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) interceptor. The test took place on 30 March 2023.
The British Royal Air Force announced the participation of its Eurofighter Typhoon fighters in a joint NATO-Finnish exercise. The event took place in the Baltic region.
The US Navy has signed a contract with Ingalls Shipbuilding to design and build the San Antonio-class LPD-32 amphibious transport dock. This comes a few weeks after the Marine Corps and the US Navy began debating the cost.
The head of the Polish President's International Policy Office said so during an interview on RMF FM. It is about the first batch of four planes.
At the end of March, we wrote that the US Air Force would send A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft to the Middle East. The first plane has already arrived at its destination.
The problem of so-called "harmonic resonance", which blocks the fuel supply to the F135 engine, has bypassed all F-35A Lightning II aircraft of the 388th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the US Air Force. This was reported by Colonel Craig Andrle.
