01 August 2023
by Meredith Roaten
The Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer (RVCT) should be in the hands of US Army soldiers in March–April 2024, officials said on 24 July.
Soldiers will participate in a final soldier touchpoint in August 2023 before an operational demonstration of the trainer in February 2024, said Major Brandon Dotson, assistant product manager for the RVCT, to reporters at the Pentagon on 24 July.
After a successful demonstration, the first systems will be fielded at Fort Novosel, Alabama; Fort Moore, Georgia; and Fort Cavazos, Texas, said Colonel Nick Kioutas, project manager for Synthetic Environment, on 24 July.
16 May 2024
by Gareth Jennings
One of the last C-130Js in RAF service made its farewell flypast in June 2023. The MoD is continuing its search to find buyers for this and 14 other surplus airframes. (Crown Copyright)
The UK is continuing its search to find buyers for its fleet of retired Lockheed Martin C-130J/C-130J-30 Hercules airlifters, with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) telling Janes that it has identified several potential buyers.
16 May 2024
by Gareth Jennings
Currently scheduled to be retired in 2040, the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 could serve the UK as a force multiplier to its higher-end F-35 and Tempest aircraft well beyond that date, BAE Systems says. (Crown Copyright)
BAE Systems has touted the continued relevance of the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 to the UK, saying the ‘fourth-generation' combat aircraft can provide much-needed mass and resilience beyond its projected out-of-service date (OSD).
16 May 2024
by Kapil Kajal
The Fatah-II rocket is initially propelled using a single-stage dual-thrust solid rocket motor, which then disengages and glides to supersonic speeds to engage the target. (Janes)
The Pakistan Army has initiated inducting the Fatah-II multiple rocket launcher (MRL), the Pakistan Armed Forces' Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) agency said on 15 May.
“Fatah-II is being inducted in Pakistan's Artillery Divisions for stand-off [capability] and to engage the targets with precision,” ISPR said.
The rocket system will enhance the “reach and lethality of [the] Pakistan Army's conventional arsenal”, ISPR added.
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