Americas
Collins Aerospace won a $34.7 million modification for B-52 aircraft wheels and brakes. The performance completion date is August 31, 2028. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2028 Air Force working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
Northrop Grumman has announced the full-scale static test fire of its newly-developed solid rocket motor. The trial is part of a campaign to develop and demonstrate advanced technologies that could soon be incorporated into space and defense programs. During the trial at a company facility in Utah, the motor fired for half a minute, enough for Northrop to declare success.
Middle East & Africa
Iran has reinforced its air defense capabilities by adding combat drones equipped with air-to-air missiles to its arsenal, state media reported on Sunday. “Dozens of Karrar drones armed with air-to-air missiles have been added for air defense in all border areas of the country,” the official IRNA news agency said. The drones, with an operational range of up to 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), were exhibited Sunday morning during a televised ceremony organized at a military academy in Tehran.
Europe
Boosting hypersonic research capabilities took center stage as the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) detachment, based in White Sands, New Mexico, successfully launched a new three-stage rocket configuration during a joint mission with the French military in Biscarrosse, France. The June 26 mission, known as FS-1, marked a significant achievement for both countries, particularly after the challenges faced during the previous mission (FS-0) where a power system failure impacted the rocket’s performance. The success of FS-1 validated the viability of the Terrier-Oriole-Oriole motor configuration and a separating shroud nose cone.
Lockheed Martin has introduced the first F-35A Lightning II stealth multirole aircraft for Belgium at the company’s manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas.The fighter jet is part of a $6.53-billion foreign military sale signed in 2018 to replace the Belgian Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcons. The contract ordered 34 conventional takeoff and landing F-35As, engines, and an airborne mission simulator platform.
Asia-Pacific
The Indian Navy has increased the lethality of its MiG-29 combat jets with the integration of Israeli-made Rampage missiles. As reported by The War Zone, the carrier-based fighter aircraft was seen carrying the precision-guided weapon under its wings. Another photo on social media showed some Indian Navy personnel examining a Rampage missile in a hangar with MiG-29s jets seen behind.
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