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PARIS --- In late August, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri published its consolidated financial results for the 1st half of 2022, with one noteworthy figure: the return of net losses, estimated at €234... Latest Press Releases Boeing Awarded $5 Bn Ground-Based Midcourse Missile Defense Contract
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum dollar amount of $5,021,000,000. Under this new contract, the system integr... Slovakia Orders 76 Patria AMV Armored Vehicles in Government-to-Government Deal
Minister of Defense of the Slovak Republic Jaroslav Naď and Finnish Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen completed the process of an important modernization project for the Armed Forces of the Slovak R... US Navy Stops Iranian Attempt to Capture Unmanned Vessel
MANAMA, Bahrain --- The U.S. Navy prevented a support ship from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Ar... EU Ministers Mull Military Training Mission for Ukraine
The EU will work to “define the parameters” of a collective mission to help train the Ukrainian army in fighting Russia’s invasion, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said. The US, UK, and several EU ... China Air Lines to Buy 16 Boeing 787-9 Passenger Aircraft
TAIPEI --- Taiwan's flagship carrier China Airlines (CAL) on Tuesday announced the purchase of 16 Boeing 787-9 passenger jets to meet demand in an anticipated post-pandemic boom. The aircraft, the ... Poland Short-Lists Apache, Viper for Attack Helicopter Program: Report
WARSAW --- The problem of how to replace the old Mi-24D / W helicopters of the Land Forces’ Aviation, which are today practically useless, seems to be close to a happy ending. In the Kruk attack helic... Raytheon Wins $972M Order for Upgraded AMRAAM Missiles
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $972,184,161 non-competitive, firm-fixed-price incentive modification (P00022) to previously awarded contract FA8675-21-C-0034 for Ad... US Grounds Its Entire Fleet of Chinook Helicopters Due to Fire Risk: WSJ
ANKARA --- The US Army Materiel Command has grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters manufactured by Boeing due to a risk of engine fires, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. US offic... Germany Has Approved Arms Exports Worth €5.1Bn This Year
MESEBERG, Germany --- The ‘traffic light’ coalition government has approved arms exports worth almost 5.1 billion euros this year, based on information from the Federal Ministry of Economics. In the s... Australians to Train on UK Nuclear Subs Under Landmark Pact
SYDNEY --- Australian naval officers will be allowed to train inside Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines for the first time to ensure they are prepared for the eventual arrival of the highly prized t... Bayraktar Exhibits New UCAV Set to Be Manufactured in Ukraine
Baykar Makina, a Turkish manufacturer of combat drones, presented at the TEKNOFEST KARADENİZ exhibition in Samsun on August 30 a prototype of the Bayraktar Kızılelma (Red Apple) unmanned aerial [strik... Thailand Installs Terma Scanter Coastal Surveillance Radars
BANGKOK --- Across the Asia Pacific region, nations are investing heavily in coastal surveillance and capabilities to protect their people, assets and interests. Surveillance and patrolling capabiliti... Portugal Acquires Six Black Hawk Fire-Fighting Helicopters
The Air Force acquired six medium bomber helicopters, Sikorski UH-60 Black Hawk, through the public tender authorized by Council of Ministers Resolution on fighting rural fires. The contract for th... Chemring Wins $225M Pentagon Contract for IR Flares
Kilgore Flares Co. LLC, doing business as Chemring Countermeasures, Toone, Tennessee (N00104-22-D-ZU01); and Armtec Countermeasures Co., Coachella, California (N00104-22-D-ZV01), are awarded a $225,00... CACI-led Team Wins $5.7 Billion IT Services Contract
CACI NSS LLC, Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded a $5,712,635,494 blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for Enterprise Information Technology as a Service (EITaaS) Wave 1. This BPA provides enterprise I... India May Replace UK Parts from Jet Fighter to Win Argentine Order
On Monday's article on the visit of Indian External Affairs minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to Buenos Aires, we reported the interest of Argentina to strengthen bilateral defense links and cooperation, and... Northrop Australia Demos Joint Air Battle Management System
CANBERRA --- Northrop Grumman Australia successfully completed a demonstration of a sovereign, fifth-generation Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) proposed solution supporting the Australian D... Singapore Takes Part in Air Combat Exercise in Australia
The Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) fighter aircraft (centre) flying alongside the Royal Australian Air Force's EA-18G Growler (bottom) and Japan Air Self-Defence Force's F-2 fighter aircraft... New York Guard Trains with Brazilian Military
One hundred New York National Guard airmen, including 80 from the 106th Rescue Wing, are participating in exercises with their Brazilian air force counterparts through Aug. 31. The U.S. airmen ar... Norway Officially Commissions New Rheinmetall MAN Logistic Vehicles
On 23 August 2022, in the presence of company officials from Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles, the Norwegian military procurement agency, NDMA, formally transferred over a hundred new HX and TGS-mil ... USAF Launches T-38 Talon Repair and Maintenance Program
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- The T-38 Talon will undergo Talon Repair Inspection and Maintenance, or TRIM, modification to perform localized, depot-level maintenance to replace or repair key parts to keep t... Pentagon Looks to Improve Battlefield Survivability
Tactical Combat Casualty Care, which implements the best medical practices in battlefield trauma care, is now replacing Self-Aid Buddy Care techniques for providing basic care to wounded airmen before... Austal USA and Saildrone Team to Develop Unmanned Surface Vessels
MOBILE, Ala. --- Austal USA and Saildrone, Inc. are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to build cutting-edge, autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles. This new partnership combines Saildrone’... | 