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The United States Air Force has signed a contract with Persistent Systems to provide perimeter security for silos housing intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
Oshkosh, as expected, has begun to sue the Pentagon after the light armoured vehicle contract was awarded to AM General. A decision will be made shortly.
The United States is actively working on hypersonic weapons for the Navy, Air Force and Army. President Joe Biden has signed a presidential decree that will accelerate the transition to the next level of jet technology.
The US company Lockheed Martin has finally resumed the inspection and acceptance flights of its fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. The planes have been in the hangar for almost three months.
The Royal Danish Air Force has begun preparations for the arrival of US fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. The planes will be stationed at Fighter Wing Skrydstrup Air Base.
The other day we wrote that the UK had decided to double the number of Challenger 2 tanks to be transferred to Ukraine. As it turned out, the UK government has also decided to supply the Ukrainian armed forces with more AS-90 tanks.
The Spanish Air Force could receive more Eurofighter Typhoon fighters. But that depends on whether the current order is fulfilled on time.
Saudi Arabia has signed a declaration of intent to join the sixth generation fighter programme. The information was commented on by the British Ministry of Defence.
Lockheed Martin has become a new investor in the young company H3X Technologies. The start-up develops electric aircraft engines and has 17 employees.
Artificial intelligence will play a major role in future military conflicts. Chinese experts are already working on an invincible neural network that will control aircraft.
An E-3 Sentry inspection has brought Boeing's legendary long-range radar detection aircraft to a halt. Their tails may be falling off.
Germany's Rheinmetall is in talks to set up a plant to produce tanks in Ukraine.
The United States continues to help Ukraine by announcing a new military aid package for the Armed Forces.
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney are to upgrade the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets within three months. It is part of an effort to fix an engine problem that halted deliveries of the aircraft nearly three months ago.
US defence contractor Raytheon will help the United States Space Forces develop a new hypersonic missile tracking system. The company has already received a quarter of a billion dollars to develop the satellites.
