FGS
Lübeck
, the eighth and final Bremen-class frigate, was formally decommissioned on 15 December.
(Guy Toremons)
The German Navy has decommissioned its final Bremen (Type 122)-class frigate.
FGS
Lübeck
(F 214), the eighth ship of the Bremen class, was officially retired from service during a ceremony held at Wilhelmshaven Naval Base on 15 December.
Lübeck
completed its final deployment on 16 June 2022.
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Tucked into the text of the 4,408-page National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2023 is a provision that would mandate multiple federal spy organizations to assess what the intelligence community might gain from establishing its own “ICWERX” innovation arm.
This envisioned technology incubator would be modeled after the Air Force’s premier innovation-driver, AFWERX — and other Pentagon-led organizations inspired by it, including SPACEWERX and DISAWERX.
Specifically, Section 6722 of the legislation would require the U.S.
The Biden administration is assessing Ukraine’s air defense needs amid an onslaught of drone attacks by Russia, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby told reporters Tuesday.
On Monday, dozens of loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, hit targets in and around Kyiv, according to Reuters. Iran has been supplying Moscow with these types of weapons.
Three THeMIS UGVs pictured at the Lehnin Training Area, Germany during the fifth iMUGS demonstration. (Milrem Robotics/Sami Laaksonen)
Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS), the European Union’s (EU’s) programme for a common unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), concluded its fifth and final demonstration on 15 December.
The Royal Netherlands Army’s 11 Airmobile Brigade is to receive 41 VECTOR 4×4 vehicles starting in mid-2023. (Dutch MoD)
The Royal Netherlands Army’s 11 Airmobile Brigade is to receive Versatile Expeditionary Commando Tactical Off-Road (VECTOR) 4×4 vehicles, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the vehicle’s producer, Defenture, announced on 19 December.
The MoD’s Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) ordered 41 VECTORs from Defenture earlier the same day, with an option for more vehicles. Deliveries of the 41 vehicles are scheduled from mid-2023 to mid-2024.
Sweden, Germany, and the UK are jointly procuring BvS10 ATVs from BAE Systems Hägglunds (left to right: troop transport, medical evacuation, logistics, command-and-control, and recovery versions). (BAE Systems Hägglunds)
Sweden, Germany, and the UK announced in mid-December that they are jointly procuring BvS10 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
Safran will supply more than a hundred JIM Compact long-range binocular systems (pictured) to the ADF as part of Project Land 159 Tranche 1. (Safran)
Safran Electronics & Defense has secured a contract to supply its jumelle infrarouge multifonction (JIM) Compact long-range binocular system to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to enhance the surveillance capabilities of snipers.
Concepts such as Boeing’s Blended Wing Body could be explored as part of the UK’s effort to determine its fixed-wing aircraft requirements of the future. (Boeing)
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an effort designed to address its future military fixed-wing aircraft needs.
Published by the MoD on 19 December, the Fixed-Wing Concepts and Technology project will be led by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and will aim to address the requirements and technologies needed of the UK military’s future fixed-wing aircraft programmes.
In the past three decades, four militaries and insurgent groups bracket fired American forces deployed abroad. In three cases, this ended badly for the attacker. The Islamic State, the Taliban, and the Wagner Group all suffered from devastating airstrikes in response, punishing those that chose to open fire on American positions. The fourth military, however, […]
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