The Russia-Ukraine war has prompted the Bundeswehr to replace its ammunition stocks and Rheinmetall will supply its needs.
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A model of the FFX-III frigate on display at Hanwha Ocean’s exhibition stand during MADEX 2023. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has emerged as the preferred bidder in a programme to supply the country with two more Chungnam (FFX-III)-class frigates, the company confirmed to Janes on 17 July.
The UK has awarded a GBP20 million contract to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for Trophy-MV APSs for testing on the Challenger 3, a prototype of which is shown at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2021 show, fitted with a mock-up of the system. (Janes/Riccardo Cociani)
The UK has awarded a GBP20 million (over USD26 million) contract to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for the Trophy active protection system (APS) for testing on the Challenger 3 main battle tank, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in a press release on 13 July.
Aerospace and defence patents have fallen steadily in the past quarter, the industry has reached its lowest patent count since Covid-19.
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In June 2023, Russia’s expert community descended into a public debate about the wisdom of preemptive nuclear use. The exchange occurred against the backdrop of Ukraine’s counteroffensive and betrayed a fear that Russia might lose the war — if not imminently, then over time. The debate about nuclear use marked a qualitative shift compared to previous Russian debates in that select voices flirted expressly with nuclear strikes against European countries, expressing considerable confidence that the United States would not retaliate in kind.
American power and prosperity are destined to decline unless Washington can reverse the decline of U.S. manufacturing capacity and the toxic effects of decades of defense consolidation. In 2022, the Defense Department assessed that it was “increasingly reliant on a small number of contractors for critical defense capabilities” and that current policies and investments were not supportive of a defense ecosystem built for peer conflict.
We’ve talked before about the Gloster Meteor, the only Allied jet fighter of World War II. Because Britain couldn’t risk the jets falling into enemy hands, they served only on the home front and mostly defended against flying bombs. But the British worked to get ahead of the rest of the world in the jet age, so they experimented with designs.
One wonky design, aimed at reducing G forces on pilots and friction on the plane, called for pilots to fight from their bellies in fast-moving jets.
Specialist Salvatore Giunta served in the Army until June 2011. He was presented with a Medal of Honor of November 16, 2010. Giunta was the first living soldier to receive the honor since Vietnam. He served with Company B, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.
Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta was born on January 21, 1985, in Clinton, Iowa. He attended high school in Cedar Rapids and, upon graduating in 2003, joined the United States Army. He was deployed to Afghanistan numerous times during the War on Terrorism.
Aircraft are insanely useful. They bring the BRRRTTTT, they fire rockets, they allow aircrews to conduct reconnaissance. If you’re in a shady situation or an all-out firefight, you want a bunch of friends in the sky, pronto. But they’re also quite fragile, typically breaking apart after a few solid hits. But there are some aircraft and crews who manage to keep going after damage that would normally turn it into a fireball.
Here are 5 aircraft that have stuck with us
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The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, first commissioned in 1977, were fully decommissioned in 2015. Five years later, the Navy awarded a new guided-missile frigate contract to Fincantieri Marinette Marine. In tribute to the Navy’s first frigates, the new ship class and its lead ship were named Constellation.
A painting of the original USS Constellation (Rear Admiral John W. Schmidt, USN, Retired/U.S. Navy)
Formed in 1775, the Continental Navy that fought in the American Revolution was disbanded in 1785.