"Our goal is for Poland to be among the top three NATO countries in terms of operational capabilities," said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense.
The Swiss government says it is still committed to buying the F-35 stealth fighter, though Defense Minister Martin Pfister reportedly said that Bern may end up buying fewer of the jets due to a cost increase.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
A Lockheed Martin executive previously told Breaking Defense that the F-35 was Madrid's only real option to replace aging Harrier jets for ship-based operations.
The range achieved from the live fire exercise and any targets hit were not disclosed, but Rheinmetall company literature states that GMARS can aid “fire support missions up to a range of 400+ km.”
Both companies told Breaking Defense that they have responded to the service's recent “request for solutions brief” but remain tightlipped on the path forward.
The carrier-capable F-35C crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California Wednesday evening, according to a US Navy spokesperson.
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Lockheed incurred a $950 million loss on a classified fixed-priced aeronautics program, as well as other loss on foreign helicopter projects.
Michael Williamson, president of Lockheed Martin International, said non-operators of the F-35 have inquired about building "facilities and repair parts so another F-35 can land at their air bases, be repaired, and fly out.”
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Greg Masiello will now head the massive F-35 enterprise as outgoing program chief Air Force Lt. Gen. Mike Schmidt retires.
A spokesperson for Space Operations Command (SpOC) explained that government-led testing now will commence, but that an updated operational acceptance date "is not yet available."
Oslo’s purchase of the HH-60W could help extend the helicopter’s production line after the US Air Force moved to end procurement of the platform in 2022.
In a first, France and the UK, Europe's only nuclear powers, also signed a declaration today stating that “the respective deterrents of both countries are independent but can be co-ordinated and that there is no extreme threat to Europe that would not prompt a response by both nations."
On episode 24 of The Weekly Break Out, editors Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran talk Golden Dome and plenty of silver.
"The future of maritime warfare is autonomous, and the MUSV is at the forefront of this revolution," said Paul Lwin, CEO at HavocAI.