Thomas Newdick, The War Zone
Manufacturing issues and uncertainties over production quantities explain why the Air Force has only received two of the jets to date.
Author: Michael
Steve Beynon, Military.
Stars & Str.
Legislation drafted by a group of U.S.
Stephen Tupper, RCDefense
Norway will acquire nearly 300 TG3 MIL 8×8 military trucks from German defence prime Rheinmetall in a deal worth in excess of €150m ($162m), with deliveries beginning form late 2026.
In terms of volume, it is the largest single call-off of trucks to date under the framework contract concluded between Rheinmetall, Norway, and Sweden. Earmarked for the Norwegian Armed Forces, the package encompasses multiple vehicle variants, including hook loader trucks, special vehicles with crane and hook loader systems as well as trailers and flatracks.
The RNoN Ula-class submarine, HNoMS
Utsira
(foreground), and Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS
Otto Sverdrup
operate together during NATO’s ‘Dynamic Mongoose’ anti-submarine warfare exercise in the North Atlantic in 2020. Under the defence chief’s recommendations, Norway could expand both its submarine and surface fleets.
A model of the Surion MCH displayed at MADEX 2023. (Janes/Chinmay Kohad)
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and BAE Systems signed a contract agreement on 8 June to support delivery of the UK company’s Archerfish Mine Neutralisation System (AMNS) for integration onto the KAI KUH-1 Surion mine-countermeasures helicopter (MCH).
The total number of AMNS units to be delivered to KAI under the agreement, which was signed at the MADEX 2023 exhibition held in Busan, is unknown. However, KAI intends to fit the MCH with four Archerfish systems and an associated launcher.
A new study by the European Defence Agency and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, published 8 June, provides scientific evidence to support the development of national strategies to prepare the armed forces for climate change impacts.
The report finds that the defence sector has been proven to be vulnerable to the effects of weather-related natural disasters, as evidenced by past events.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) lacks the comprehensive guidance for sustaining missile defence system components, such as missile interceptors, sensors and communications, according to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The GAO identified two fundamental issues: first, there is no entity assigned to oversee sustainment; second, there is no approach for prioritising efforts to address sustainment challenges.
Lacking an accountable entity leads to a severe lack of visibility for the missile defence system needs.
The 4GD stand at DSET 2023 – one of the members of the Alliance team headed by Lockheed Martin UK that is competing for the MoD STP CTTP contract. (Janes/James Rands)
The competition for the Strategic Training Partner (STP) under the British Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP) has been delayed, Janes learnt at the 2023 Defence Simulation Education & Training (DSET) exhibition, held in Bristol from June 5 to 8.
Initially, the competition was scheduled to be announced in January 2023, but it was then delayed until April, and is now expected in September.