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US contracts Black Hawk helos for Greece, Sweden
The US government has contracted Lockheed Martin to build UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for Greece and Sweden.Full story -
TASL, Airbus set up C295 final assembly line in India
Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have inaugurated a final assembly line (FAL) complex in India to support the production of C295 transport aircraft...Full story -
UK awards Saab contract extension to support British Army live training in Oman
The United Kingdom has awarded Saab a GBP20 million (USD26 million) amendment to the Instrumented Live Training-Direct (ILT-D) contract signed in April by the Ministry...Full story -
Israel attacks Iranian missile production, air-defence sites
Israel carried out a more extensive attack in retaliation for Iran's 1 October ballistic missile attack than it did after the Iranian attack in April, when it knocked...Full story -
NATO receives first Final Lifetime Extension Programme-upgraded AWACS
NATO has received back the first of its Boeing E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet to go through the Final Lifetime Extension Programme (FLEP).Full story -
US approves air-defence, radar deals for Taiwan
The US Department of State has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of equipment including the Kongsberg/Raytheon National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems...Full story -
Thailand wins First Win deal from Pakistan
Thailand has signed an agreement with Pakistan to supply the Pakistan Army with 100 Chaiseri First Win 4×4 armoured vehicles.Full story -
SDA's HALO initiative casts wide net for future satellite development
The Pentagon's Space Development Agency (SDA) has opened its doors to “non-traditional” space development companies to assist the agency in prototype development of new...Full story -
AUKUS partners test unmanned maritime systems, associated technologies
The militaries of Australia, the UK, and the US have experimented with different unmanned maritime systems in Jervis Bay in Australia's New South Wales as part of...Full story -
New Zealand weighs up Otago class as replacement for sunken ship
Wellington is weighing up the possibility of activating one of its Otago-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to temporarily take on roles previously shouldered by its...Full story -
Czechs finalise KC/C-390 buy
The Czech Republic has finalised its contract with Embraer for the procurement of two KC/C-390 Millennium tanker-transport aircraft, the Brazilian manufacturer announced...Full story -
Finland to acquire AARGM-ER for F-35s
Finland is to acquire the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile to equip its future fleet of Lockheed...Full story -
New Boeing CEO outlines priorities as challenges continue
Boeing continues to face headwinds as it works to address production and safety issues. A difficult third quarter included the effects of previously announced charges on...Full story -
Robotic technology promises to speed shipbuilding and repair work
Technology that mates robotics, sensors, and artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to speed repairs and new construction work on aircraft carriers, submarines, and...Full story -
China expands DF-26 launcher inventory
Umbra synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery captured at 1045L on 9 September 2024 shows that 59 DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)...Full story -
Germany and UK expand co-operation from Boxer to gun barrel production and BMD
The Trinity House Agreement signed by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey in London on 23 October expands...Full story -
US destroyer fires first Naval Strike Missile, US Navy confirms
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) was able to conduct the first demonstration firing of a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a US Navy (USN)...Full story -
Chinese company unveils 'large' cargo UAV
A Chinese aviation startup has announced the roll-out of a new cargo-carrying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which the company describes as the largest transport UAV in...Full story -
Bulgaria's first F-16 makes maiden flight
Lockheed Martin has flown the first F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon aircraft for Bulgaria at its Greenville facility in South Carolina.Full story -
US approves Polish F-16 upgrade
The US government has approved the upgrade of Poland's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft for an estimated USD7.3 billion.Full story