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US Approves $2.6Bn Sale of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters to Egypt
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated

EU Adopts €924M European Defense Fund for 2022
BRUSSELS --- Today, the Commission announced the adoption of the second annual work programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF). The EDF 2022 work programme will allocate up to a total of €924 millio

Poland Signs LoR for 500 HIMARS Launchers in Unprecedented Boost to its Artillery
WARSAW --- Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak announced by Twitter about sending a Letter of Request (LOR) to the United States regarding the acquisition by Poland of "over 80" M142

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US Approves $2.6Bn Sale of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters to Egypt
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated ...

EU Adopts €924M European Defense Fund for 2022
BRUSSELS --- Today, the Commission announced the adoption of the second annual work programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF). The EDF 2022 work programme will allocate up to a total of €924 millio...

Poland Signs LoR for 500 HIMARS Launchers in Unprecedented Boost to its Artillery
WARSAW --- Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak announced by Twitter about sending a Letter of Request (LOR) to the United States regarding the acquisition by Poland of "over 80" M142...

Pentagon Sees Only Incremental Russian Progress in Ukraine
Despite an enormous advantage in numbers, Russian forces attacking the Donbas region of Ukraine have made only "incremental progress," a senior defense official said today. Russia has deployed 110 ...

Greek Defense Minister Meets with F-35 Delegation
The Minister of National Defence Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos had a meeting on Tuesday, 24 May 22, with a cadre of the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office (JSF PO) regarding the fighter aircraft F-35....

US Approves $358M Sale of HIMARS Launchers to Australia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of HIMARS Launchers and related equipment for an estimated cost o...

US Approves $117M Sale of AIM-9X Block II Missiles to Netherlands
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of AIM-9X Block II Missiles and related equipment for an es...

Russia's Air War in Ukraine Is a Total Failure, New Data Show
Russia has fired more missiles in the Ukraine war than have been fired by any country in any other conflict since World War II—a record, according to air-warfare experts and new data obtained exclusiv...

GD Wins $324M National Defense Space Architecture Contract
General Dynamics Mission Systems, Fairfax, Virginia, is awarded a contract in the amount of $324,516,613, including a base amount of $162,954,122 and $161,562,491 in options, to establish the ground O...

Pratt & Whitney wins $408M for F-35 Engine Sustainment
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $408,399,834 modification (P00018) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-pri...

Lockheed Wins $97M for F-35 Block 4 Special Tooling
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $97,469,822 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00015) to a previously awarded contract (N0001919C0074). Th...

Boeing Starts New A-10 Wing Deliveries to US Air Force
OGDEN, Utah --- Boeing in partnership with Korean Aerospace Industries and other key suppliers, has delivered the first new wing set for the A-10 Thunderbolt II fleet to the U.S. Air Force. The wing s...

Brazilian Air Force Launches First Satellites of Lessonia Project
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) launched, this Wednesday (25/05), the first satellites of the Lessonia Project - 1. The two Remote Sensing Radar (SRR) satellites called Carcará I and Carcará II were lau...

Loads Calibration Test Confirms Northrop’s Confidence in B-21 Digital Models
In early May, Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first — and most critical — loads calibration test of the first B-21 aircraft. The recent test is one of three major conditions the aircraft w...

Rheinmetall Supplies Light Artillery Cannon to U.S. Army
Rheinmetall’s subsidiary American Rheinmetall Munition (Stafford, VA) has been awarded a $2.5M contract from the U.S. Army for the delivery of a shorter and lighter artillery weapon system in support ...

Luxembourg Joins NATO’s Program for AWACS Replacement
On 25 May 2022, Luxembourg declared its intent to provide around 5M EUR between 2023 and 2025 to help accelerate the development of NATO’s first multi-domain surveillance capability, known as the Alli...

UK MoD Calls for Ideas for Next-Gen Satcom Programs
Ministry of Defence SKYNET Enduring Capability (SKEC), the next generation of solutions for satellite communication programmes. SKYNET is a family of military communications satellites, currently o...

Austal Australia Delivers 15th Guardian Class Patrol Boat
Austal Limited (Austal) is pleased to announce Austal Australia has delivered the 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, Te Kukupa II, was then ...

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