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Sep- 2024 -

24 September

Air

RNZAF Boeing lands at Pegasus Airfield on the Ross Ice Shelf during it's maiden flight to Antarctica.

New Zealand Starts Market Research for Boeing 757 Military Airlifter Replacement

New Zealand has begun coordinating with the defense industry in its plans to replace the air force’s Boeing 757 transport aircraft.

24 September

Sea

Le BRF Jacques Chevallier vu depuis l'hélicoptère PUMA SA330 de l'armée de l'air et de l'espace basé en guyane, pendant un photex. Dimanche 12 novembre en océan atlantique. Du 28 septembre 2023 au 2 février 2024, le BRF Jacques Chevallier effectue son déploiement longue durée (DLD) en Atlantique, en Méditerranée et en zone Indopacifique afin de vérifier les caractéristiques militaires (VCM) du bâtiment, en vue de son admission au service actif.

Rojoef Manuel

Chantiers de l’Atlantique Launches Second French Navy Logistics Support Ship

Chantiers de l’Atlantique has launched the French Navy’s second Logistics Support Ship, the Jacques Stosskopf, in Saint-Nazaire.

18 September

Land

Joe Saballa

Supacat Unveils Low-Cost Medium Utility Vehicle With 3.5T Capacity

British vehicle manufacturer Supacat has introduced its newest innovation: a low-cost medium utility vehicle with a 3.5-ton payload capacity.

9 September

Sea

The Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) arrives for a port visit to Naval Station Mayport. Spearhead is scheduled to support future Southern Partnership Station missions in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. The new class of high speed vessels are capable of transporting approximately 600 tons of equipment and military personnel 1,200 miles at an average speed of 35 knots. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Lays Keel of US Navy’s 16th Spearhead Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship

Austal has laid the keel of the US Navy’s 16th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship in Mobile, Alabama.

5 September

Sea

Launch of USNS Point Loma (EPF 15) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel. Photo: Austal

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Launches 15th US Navy Spearhead Logistics Ship

Austal has launched the US Navy’s 15th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel in Mobile, Alabama.

Aug- 2024 -

5 August

Air

An Army AH-64 Apache helicopter is unloaded from an Air Mobility Command C-5M Galaxy

Rojoef Manuel

DEFCON AI Delivers Logistics Planning System to US Air Force

DEFCON AI has delivered a modeling, simulation, and analysis system to the US Air Force to amplify its logistics planning capabilities.

Jul- 2024 -

19 July

Air

A UC-35D wings along over the North Carolina countryside during a maintenance flight in March 2011. The UC-35 is one of several aircraft operated by Marine Transport Squadron 1 in recent years in support of its worldwide transport missions. In late December 2017, VMR-1 will transfer from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., to its new base of operations in Fort Worth, Texas, under the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. The squadron turned its UC-35 transport mission over to Cherry Point's Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron in November 2017.

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum to Modernize US Marine Corps Citation Encore Fleet

Amentum has received a $145-million contract to upgrade and maintain the US Marine Corps UC-35D Citation Encore transport aircraft fleet.

3 July

Air

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, delivers pallet drops over a designated landing zone near Yeoju, Republic of Korea, June 25, 2024. The Republic of Korea is a critical ally to the United States in the Indo-Pacific region and is key to peace and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ericka McCammon)

Rojoef Manuel

US, South Korean Air Forces Train Mass Airdrop Resupply

The US and Republic of Korea Air Forces have conducted a mass airdrop resupply training to bolster cooperation in tactical airlift operations.

Jun- 2024 -

28 June

Air

Juster Domingo

Portugal Receives Second KC-390 Millennium Aircraft From Embraer

The Portuguese Air Force has received its second KC-390 multi-mission aircraft from aerospace giant Embraer.

May- 2024 -

30 May

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Canada Purchases $10B in Aircraft, Logistics Vehicles

The Canadian government is investing $10 billion to provide new aircraft and military trucks for the armed forces.

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