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Aeronautica Militare has received its first maritime patrol aircraft P-72A

As Aeronautica Militare was about to receive its first Gulfsteam G-550 CAEW airplane, December 19, 2016, a few days earlier, on December 13, Aeronautica Militare received its first patrol aircraft Maritime P-72A.
Indeed, according to the press release published by Leonardo (formerly Finmeccanica), the first P-72A ordered by Italy in 2014 was delivered at a ceremony held at the exit of assembly lines Of the manufacturer.
On the spot, Mauro Moretti, Managing Director and CEO of Leonardo, said that "safety and environmental protection are two sectors that are of vital importance to the economy of our country. Both for international trade and for our maritime space, we must remain vigilant with regard to traffic flows and illegal migration ".
"Therefore, in order to protect our economy and strengthen national security, we have provided the ATR-72MP, which is equipped with the latest monitoring systems through Leonardo," he added.
If delays do not occur during production, the second, third, and fourth and last P-72A, should be delivered by Leonardo in the course of 2017.
Ultimately, these aircraft are intended to replace the aging sixteen P-1150A Atlantic, in service within 41 ° Stormo, and stationed at the Sigonella air base in Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea.

These maritime patrol aircraft, known as ATR-72MP by the manufacturer and P-72A by the Aeronautica Militare, are developed from the civilian airliner ATR-72-600 and the version ATR-72ASM Used by the Turkish Navy.
Equipped with two PW100 turboprop aircraft from Pratt & Whitney Canada, the P-72A are capable of maritime patrol, surface vessel and anti-submarine warfare, Search And Rescue SAR, Search and Rescue), and to collect information in the fight against maritime piracy, drug trafficking, illegal immigration, etc.
To respond to this set of missions, the ATR-72MP have a communication system that transfers the data collected in-flight to a command center (onshore, at sea, or in the air) To ensure better coordination in air operations.
Militarized, these devices integrate satellite, radio (VHF), and data link (L16, Link 11) systems, and have a modern avionics made up of tactile screens.
They are also equipped, among others, with the Star Safire HD electro-optic turret, the Selex ES Seaspray 7300 AESA surveillance and research radar, and a self-protection system identical to that used in transport aircraft C-27J Spartan.
The latter includes infrared and electromagnetic decoys, as well as missile and laser illumination detectors.
The aircraft are capable of carrying out missions within a radius of 370km from their departure base, while being capable of operating for six hours.

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Polish Air Force receives first US cruise missiles for its F-16 fighter jets
The Polish Air Force has received first new US cruise and air-to-surface missiles for its F-16 fighter jets fleet.

The first units of the American precision cruise missile JASSM Extended Range class “air-to-surface” arrived at the Polish airbase Krzesiny. That was reported by “

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According to Polish Vice Admiral Marek Toczek, Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor in the $225 million deal, which stipulates that the American aerospace company supply 70 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) missiles for Polish F-16 fighter jets.

JASSM is a long-range, conventional, air-to-ground, precision standoff missile for the U.S. and allied forces. Designed to destroy high-value, well-defended, fixed and relocatable targets, JASSM’s significant standoff range keeps aircrews well out of danger from hostile air defense systems.

The JASSM-ER is an advanced version of the AGM-158A cruise missile. The JASSM-ER has 70% hardware commonality and 95% software commonality with the original AGM-158 JASSM.

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An Austrian Assault Weapon Positioned as a Possible Successor of the German G36 Rifle

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Belarus to donate MiG-29 to Serbia

Belarus has agreed to donate eight surplus MiG-29 Fulcrum combat aircraft to al Serbia. The two countries signed a military-technical agreement on the grant on 26 January in Minsk. In parallel, two Buk-MB air defense missile systems (SAM) will also be transferred.
Serbian Defense Minister Zoran Djordjevic said the equipment will be donated free of charge. But that Serbia will pay for the general overhaul and upgrading of the MiG-29 equipment in Belarus. Air defense systems and systems are expected to join the Serbian army in 2018.
The eight MiG-29S "Fulcrum-C" type 9.13 combat aircraft will be revised and upgraded by the Aircraft Repair Plant 558 in Baranovichi.

The MiG-29S "Fulcrum-C" 9.13:
The MiG-29S "Fulcrum-C" modernized version of the standard "9.13" with a military load increased to 4 tons. The aircraft has an improved Topaz N019M Topaz radar with improved ECM resistance, new software and a more advanced integrated monitoring system. A new Ts101M computer eliminates N019 processor overhead problems, doubling the capacity to 400,000 operations per second. The N019M allows two targets to be activated simultaneously by active radar missiles. The aircraft can carry R-77, R-27ER and R-27ET air-to-air missiles as well as conventional bombs and rockets.

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Serbian Defense Ministry to Receive Six MiG-29 Jets From Russia by May

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