Sonny Butterworth

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DARPA selects Bell Helicopters as second competitor in Phase 1B of SPRINT programme

May 30, 2024 | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg |Sam Wise |Sonny Butterworth

by Zach Rosenberg Bell Helicopters' entry for DARPA's SPRINT contest. (Bell Helicopters)The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected a second competitor for Phase 1B of its Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) programme, the agency announced on 28 May. Phase 1B is intended to mature Bell Helicopters' design through preliminary design review (PDR).
Canada awards SkyAlyne CAD11.2 billion Future Aircrew Training contract

May 29, 2024 | janes.com | Zach Rosenberg |Kapil Kajal |Sonny Butterworth

by Zach Rosenberg The Beechcraft CT-156 Harvard II, better known as the T-6A Texan II, that the Royal Canadian Air Force uses for some of its pilot training. The Texans will be replaced by Pilatus PC-9s under the new FAcT deal.
BSDA 2024: ROMARM Develops New Family Of Drone-dropped Munitions

May 27, 2024 | zephyrnet.com | Sonny Butterworth

27 May 2024by Sonny ButterworthThe complete family of Carfil's drone-dropped munitions (from left to right: 60 mm, 81 mm, 82 mm, and 120 mm), showing the polymer stabilising fins that have been used to reduce weight. (Janes/Sonny Butterworth)Carfil, a subsidiary of Romania's state-owned ROMARM holding company, displayed a family of drone-dropped munitions at the Black Sea Defense and Aerospace (BSDA) 2024 exhibition held in Bucharest from 22 to 24 May.
BSDA 2024: ROMARM develops new family of drone-dropped munitions

May 27, 2024 | janes.com | Sonny Butterworth

BSDA 2024: ROMARM develops new family of drone-dropped munitions 27 May 2024 by Sonny Butterworth The complete family of Carfil's drone-dropped munitions (from left to right: 60 mm, 81 mm, 82 mm, and 120 mm), showing the polymer stabilising fins that have been used to reduce weight.
BSDA 2024: ROMARM displays new NATO-calibre assault rifle

May 26, 2024 | janes.com | Sonny Butterworth

BSDA 2024: ROMARM displays new NATO-calibre assault rifle 27 May 2024 by Sonny Butterworth Two configurations of the CN-22 were displayed on ROMARM's stand at BSDA 2024 – a medium version with a shorter 13.5 inch barrel (top) and a standard version with a 16 inch barrel (bottom).
BSDA 2024: Hanwha to set up Chunmoo user club and integrate new munitions into its launcher

May 26, 2024 | janes.com | Sonny Butterworth

BSDA 2024: Hanwha to set up Chunmoo user club and integrate new munitions into its launcher 27 May 2024 by Sonny Butterworth Hanwha hopes to set up a new user club for its Chunmoo MRL, seen here as a scale model at BSDA 2024, suggesting that it expects the customer base for the system to grow. This will be aided by the integration of new munitions into the system, including the GLSDB.
BAE Systems To Pitch AMPV, CV90, And Archer To Romania

May 24, 2024 | zephyrnet.com | Sonny Butterworth

24 May 2024by Sonny ButterworthThe AMPV (seen here in the M1284 Medical Evacuation variant) made its international debut at DSEI in September 2023. Following this, it is planned to be offered to the Romanian army as a potential candidate for an upcoming IFV procurement programme.
BSDA 2024: BAE Systems to pitch AMPV, CV90, and Archer to Romania

May 24, 2024 | janes.com | Sonny Butterworth

by Sonny Butterworth The AMPV (seen here in the M1284 Medical Evacuation variant) made its international debut at DSEI in September 2023. Following this, it is planned to be offered to the Romanian army as a potential candidate for an upcoming IFV procurement programme.
BSDA 2024: UMB unveils TR-85 M1R MBT

May 24, 2024 | janes.com | Sonny Butterworth

BSDA 2024: UMB unveils TR-85 M1R MBT 24 May 2024 by Sonny Butterworth The TR-85 M1R was publicly exhibited for the first time at BSDA in May 2024. Externally, many of the modifications to this variant are hard to spot, with the new laser and radar warning system on the turret corners being the most prominent change.
BSDA 2024: Romanian Piranha 5 programme progresses

May 23, 2024 | janes.com | Sonny Butterworth

BSDA 2024: Romanian Piranha 5 programme progresses 24 May 2024 by Sonny Butterworth Three Piranha 5 IFVs were displayed at BSDA, including this one perched atop a section of the GDELS M3 amphibious bridge. (Janes/Sonny Butterworth)Janes has learnt that 47 Romanian-produced Piranha 5 8×8 armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) have been completed by armaments factory and state-owned ROMARM subsidiary Uzina Mecanică București (UMB), with a further 68 in various stages of production.