Poland to Lease General Atomics’ MQ-9A UAVs
Poland will lease several MQ-9A unmanned air vehicles from General Atomics as an interim solution before it acquires the MQ-9B.
USA News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Air
Indonesia to Secure F-15 Deal This Week
Indonesia is close to acquiring F-15 Eagle jets. Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto will meet U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and CIA Director William Burns.
Air
Engine and Transmission
The U.S. Modernises its Polar Airlift Force
An LC-130 Hercules aircraft from ANG, has tested the new fuel-efficient NP2000 T56-15A turboprop engine and eight-blade propeller.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Vigor Launches MSV(L) Prototype for US Army
Vigor Shipbuilding unveiled a prototype Manoeuvre Support Vessel or MSV(L) for the US Army. The MSV(L) will replace the Landing Craft Mechanised-8 (LCM-8).
Air
An F-35 from the 388th Wing Crashed in Utah USA
An F-35A crashed at Hill Air Force Base near Salt Lake City, according to a statement on Twitter from the Air Force (USAF) 388th Fighter Wing.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
USAF to Deploy MQ-9 Reapers to Japan for the First Time
USAF will deploy eight unarmed MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's Kanoya Air Base in Kagoshima Prefecture on Kyushu.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Greece Received First Batch of Marder IFV
Greece and the U.S. have realised the swap agreement for Ukraine. Greece will deliver 40 BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine and receive a minimum of 40 Marder.
Air
Logistics
Modernised KC-135R Returned to the Turkish Air Force
Turkish Air Force continues to modernisation efforts. In this line, another aircraft was re-joined to inventory.
Air
Classified Composite Fabrication Centre of Boeing Revealed
Boeing opened a new production and development facility for advanced composite components for aviation. The centre is located in Mesa, Arizona.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Korean UGV on U.S. Army Trials
The U.S. Army, which conducted a series of trials about UGV solutions, picked another system of Korean origin for evaluation.
Space
Deflection of Asteroid’s Path is More than Expected
United States of America-based NASA tried to change the orbit of an asteroid in the last days of September. The results are better than expected.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Next-Gen Flight Computer of Grey Eagle UAV Passed Tests
General Atomics has passed another critical milestone for the MQ-1C Grey Eagle as the UAV has a new next-generation flight computer onboard.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Marder IFV to Greek Army
Greece is soon receiving the Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) for Hellenic Army according to Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos’ statement.
Land
Bilateral Relations
More Leopard Tanks to the Czech Army
Czechia continues to defence procurements. The country replaces old Soviet hardware with Western systems in exchange to support for Ukraine.
