The U.S. Air Force is set to begin repair work on the grounded F-35 fighter jets after the service withdrew 15 F-35s from the U.S. and Norwegian fleet due to insulation issues in the fuel tank’s avionics cooling lines, DoD Buzz reported Tuesday. Oriana Pawlyk writes the Air Force ordered the repairs for …
Read More »CSIS: NATO Needs ‘Federated Approach’ to Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability Devt Against Russia’s Undersea Challenge
A Center for Strategic and International Studies report says the U.S. and other NATO member countries should adopt a “federated approach” to anti-submarine warfare capability development in order to counter the challenge posed by Russia’s undersea assets in Northern Europe. CSIS said in the July report that such a federated …
Read More »Poland, Germany to Form Joint Submarine Command
Germany and Poland have agreed to set up a joint operating authority over both countries’ submarines, Defense News reported Wednesday. Lars Hoffmann writes Vice Adm. Andreas Krause, German navy’s inspector, and his Polish counterpart Rear Adm. Miroslaw Mordel signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the establishment of the joint …
Read More »Report: Australia, Norway Ink Fighter Missile Tech Collaboration Pact
Australia and Norway signed a partnership agreement last week to build and embed a radio frequency seeker technology in Norwegian-made joint strike missiles designed to integrate with the F-35 aircraft, Defense News reported Monday. Lara Seligman writes Australia agreed to fund the project and chose BAE Systems‘ Australian arm to …
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