Change is sweeping through the hangars of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England. The reason? The wing’s fleet of F-15E Strike Eagles is undergoing a major upgrade, transitioning from the legacy APG-70 radar system to the advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, the APG-82(V)1. As part of the transition, the Enhanced Aircraft Radar Test Station (EARTS) of the APG-70 is being phased out, marking the end of an era for the Wing’s radar maintenance procedures.
Saab, the Swedish defense and aerospace giant, has announced plans to construct a new manufacturing facility in the United States dedicated to munitions production. This move signifies a significant expansion of Saab’s presence within the U.S. defense industrial base.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Damyon Knerr, a combat engineer with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security with an M3A1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System during exercise Bougainville II at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. 3d MLR interdicted a notional adversary maritime surface platform to set conditions for joint force follow on actions. BVII is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLR’s ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. 3d MLR’s Bougainville II is integrated into the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation 23-01 that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increase readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. This rotation of JPRMC includes participants from all U.S joint services as well as active participants from Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen signed a letter of intent with his Argentinian counterpart, Luis Alfonso Petri, in Buenos Aires on Mar. 26. This letter paves the way for the potential sale of 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark to Argentina.
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter assigned to 4-6 Assault Cavalry Squadron (ACS), 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, sustained a crash landing at the property of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington State on Mar. 27. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. during a routine training exercise.
Boeing Australia is taking a significant step forward in its commitment to the country’s defense industry with the construction of a dedicated production facility for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).
