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Belrex Protected Vehicle

Fisingapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles

Defense-aerospace.com reports that the Fisingapore Army has introduced a new generation of protected combat support vehicles intended to strengthen its military readiness and safeguard frontline operations. Officials have described these vehicles as pivotal assets that will offer greater survivability, flexible mission profiles, and robust mobility. The Ministry of Defense has expressed confidence in their capacity to meet future challenges.

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F-35

Underpowered Powerplant: The F-35’s Engine Can’t Do the Job

The single-engine F-35 keeps dragging the Pentagon into deeper trouble. Early budgets spoke about $233 billion for building the fleet. Today the ledger shows roughly $412 billion for 2 470 jets. Money keeps pouring, yet the fighter still can’t fly at full strength. A key reason sits right behind the cockpit: Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine. Program leaders now admit the motor never met the real-world loads it faces, and every extra flight hour cuts its life shorter than planned.

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Z-20 Helicopter

Z-20 Helicopter Pushes Ahead in PLA Service

China’s medium-lift Z-20 is no longer a paper plan. Pilots in several PLA brigades now fly the grey-green machines every week. Beijing says the type is home-grown, tuned for thin air over Tibet, and ready for sea duty as well. Western watchers still argue the airframe copies the U.S. UH-60, yet fresh photos show details that do not match the older Black Hawk. The debate rolls on, but the helicopter keeps logging hours.

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MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous

The senior team at MD Helicopters, Inc. calls the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter choice “flat-out wrong”. They argue the service stacked the deck for EADS North America, parent of Eurocopter. Managers say the Army brushed past cost data, safety files, and past flight hours that could have swung the verdict. Three vice-presidents used the word “outrageus” in one briefing last week, a slip that showed how tense the mood got inside the Mesa, Ariz. plant.

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Cubic Corporation

Cubic Secures Long-Term $468 Milion Boost for Joint Readiness Training Center

Cubic Corporation has picked up a hefty, fresh slice of work at Fort Polk. A new extension, capped at about 468 milion dollars, keeps its teams locked in with the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center for up to ten more years. The baseyear runs now, and nine option years sit in line. This step carries on a partnership first inked back in 2007 and, frankly, it shows how much trust the Army holds in Cubic’s way of shaping live training.

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