https://www.alojapan.com/1289479/vendors-line-up-to-fill-japans-f-35-pilot-training-gap/ Vendors line up to fill Japan’s F-35 pilot training gap #boeing #CirculatedDefenseNews #DefenseNews #DnDnr #DseiJapan #F35 #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #leonardo #news #TrainerAircraft TOKYO — As Japanese defense officials move to upgrade a military training infrastructure hard-pressed to produce F-35 pilots, vendors are proposing new planes to fill a gap. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or JASDF, has made small steps to begin turning aro…

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https://www.alojapan.com/1229828/italy-looks-to-fighter-friend-japan-for-a-new-maritime-patrol-plane/ Italy looks to fighter friend Japan for a new maritime-patrol plane #boeing #CirculatedDefenseNews #DefenseNews #DnDnr #Italy #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #Kawasaki #news ROME — Italy is considering buying the Japanese Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft to tackle hostile submarines in the Mediterranean, a move which would break an Italian tradition of U.S. aircraft purchases and strengthen ties with Tokyo. “The P-1 is is one o…

https://www.alojapan.com/1228550/first-batch-of-marine-amphibious-combat-vehicles-arrive-in-okinawa/ First batch of Marine amphibious combat vehicles arrive in Okinawa #4thMarineRegiment #AmphibiousCombatVehicle #AssaultAmphibiousVehicle #CampSchwabOkinawa #CirculatedDefenseNews #CirculatedMarineCorpsTimes #CirculatedMilitaryTimes #DnDnr #IIIMarineExpeditionaryForce #MarineCombatVehicles #MarineCorpsTimes #MarineShipToShoreConnectors #MarinesBeachLandings #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #沖縄 Marines on Okinawa, Japan, have received their first batch…

ISTANBUL — The Baykar TB-3 combat drone landed and took off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Anadolu for the first time this week, a demonstration that officials called a milestone for Turkey’s military capabilities.

Turkish drone maker Bayraktar publicized the Nov. 19 event on social media and shared videos of the flight. The tests were conducted off Aksaz Naval Base in the Mediterranean Sea.

The TB-3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is specially developed for use onboard the Anadolu. The drone is 8.35 meters long and has 14 meter folding wings. It weighs in at 1,600 kilograms, with a payload capacity of 280 kilograms. The aircraft has a 125 knots cruise speed, and it is constructed with six hardpoints from which to hang ammunitions.

According to information shared by the company, the second prototype of TB3 took off from the runway of TCG Anadolu, which has a 12-degree inclined ramp. The UCAV landed after a 46 minute flight back on the ship without the need for any landing support equipment.

The TB-3 is powered by Tusas Engine Industries’ PD-170 engine. The takeoff and landing on the carrier followed more than 700 hours of test flight conducted on land.#dn-dnr #turkey #baykar-tb-3 #bayraktar #strike-drone #ucav #unmanned-warfare #circulated-defense-news #circulated-c4isrnet
Turkish strike drone completes first carrier landing, takeoff

JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, accumulating a 5.2% increase in its order backlog, to $2.2 billion, a trend in line with other local defense companies supplying weapons for Israel’s war against Hamas and Hezbollah.

The Israeli company booked fresh deals recently, including a $127 million contract to supply Iron Fist active protection systems for U.S. Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and a $335 million contract to supply PULS rocket launchers and Hermes 900 drones to a European country that company officials did not to name.

According to Elbit’s report, the company’s quarterly revenue increased by 14.4% compared to the corresponding quarter last year, reaching $1.71 billion. The company attributes most of the rise to the continued increase in orders from the Israeli Ministry of Defense for the armed forces.

The figures show a 7% increase in aircraft sales, 13% in information technology and cyber sales - mainly radio and control systems, 13% in intelligence and electronic warfare, and 24% in land sales.

Geographically, 29% of Elbit’s sales in the third quarter were to Israel, 25% to Europe, 22.5% to North America, 18.3% to Asia Pacific, 2.2% to Latin America and 3% to the rest of the world.

Elbit mentions in its report that its revenues from sales to America increased by 17% compared to the corresponding quarter last year due to the increase in sales of night-vision systems and medical instrumentation sales.

In Europe, on the other hand, sales decreased by 3.2% after two strong years due to the arming of European countries amid the war in Ukraine.

Another Israeli company that benefited from the “Iron Swords” War is IAI, whose backlog of orders rose to $25 billion, of which $2 billion resulted from orders from the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

The company’s revenue grew by 16% compared to the corresponding quarter last year and stood at approximately $1.54 billion, with the increase being shown in all of the company’s operational divisions and in each of the geographies in which it is active.

The missile and space systems division made up the bulk of its quarterly sales and accounted for 42% of them.

A spokeswoman said the results mark IAI’s “most profitable period in the company’s history.”#dn-dnr #israel #hamas #hezbollah #elbit #iai #circulated-defense-news
Elbit, IAI report major sales upticks amid Israeli war