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It’s been more than a week since a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia downed a Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast with an AIM-9X missile, and some of you are still sharing photos of an alleged aerial victory marking across the side of the purported jet that made the kill.
Aerojet Rocketdyne has recorded sales of $2.23bn for the full year that ended on 31 December, an increase of 2.3% compared to $2.18bn in 2021.
The company has attributed the increase to growth in the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) programme, which was partly offset by a drop in RS-25 programme sales.
During the year, the company had 53 operational weeks and the extra week accounted for additional net sales of $42.3m.
Net income for the full year was $74m, a decrease from $146.6m in 2021. Adjusted EBITDAP margins excluding changes in contract estimates was 12.1%.
The UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace returned from Italy with commitments to further strengthen Anglo-Italian defence cooperation efforts.
Ben Wallace and his counterpart Guido Crosetto signed a joint statement of intent on joint defence cooperation, particularly in the space and cyber domains.
They also agreed to enhance the ability of the UK and Italian armed forces to operate together and develop shared capabilities as a way of minimising costs.
K50 Kraken on display at Euronaval 2022 in Paris. (KTG)
Kraken Technology Group (KTG) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Leonardo to integrate its Black Scorpion mini-torpedo into the K50 Kraken precision-engagement craft to enhance its subsurface capability.
Under the MOU, announced by KTG on 14 February,the two companies will also explore opportunities to integrate a broader range of Leonardo systems, including the Lionfish family of remote-controlled naval gun turrets, into future Kraken platforms.
German Army Gepard anti-aircraft system during an exercise in 2010. (Bundeswehr/Marcus Rott)
Countries supplying Ukraine with military equipment are taking measures to prevent Kyiv from running low on ammunition. Meetings of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and NATO defence ministers in Brussels on 14–15 February addressed the issue.
In a pre-ministerial press conference on 13 February, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, “It is clear that we are in a race of logistics.
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As Washington looks for new ways to fund the war in Ukraine, the U.S. Army has begun assessing the possibility of sending thousands of Iranian weapons and more than a million rounds of ammunition to Kyiv.
According to anonymous U.S. and European officials, the weapons and ammo to be turned over to Ukraine would include more than 5,000 assault rifles, 1.
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Two members of the Tennessee National Guard died instantly when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were flying crashed Wednesday afternoon near Highway 53 in Huntsville, Alabama.
Tennessee’s Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Warner Ross, said in a statement, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of two Tennessee National Guardsmen, and our prayers are with their families during this heartbreaking tragedy.
Tennessee Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopters sit on the flight line at sunrise during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 24, 2019. (Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/U.S. Air National Guard).
The next few days or weeks likely will not be easy for aviators in the Tennessee Army National Guard as the service begins analyzing what led to an accident that killed two National Guardsmen when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training sortie over Huntsville, Alabama on Wednesday afternoon.
The Teevra Drushti electro-optical/infrared system was displayed at Aero India 2023. (Janes/Kasthurica Panigrahy)
Indian firm Alpha-Elsec Defence & Aerospace Systems has supplied 60 Teevra Drushti long-range reconnaissance and observation systemsto the Indian Army, the company told Janes at the Aero India 2023 show, held in Bangalore from 13 to 17 February.
The Teevra Drushti electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) system is deployed along India’s borders for long-range reconnaissance and target acquisition operations, the company said.
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