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ARES Shipyard Wins New Contract for Turkish Coast Guard
2022-12-25 Read More...
ARES Shipyard proudly announced a new contract, signed with Central Finance & Contracts Unit (CFCU) of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance for Coastal Patrol Boats to be deployed by the Turkish Coast

U.S. Department of Defense Exercises Option for 26 TH-73A “Thrasher” Helicopters
2022-12-25 Read More...
Leonardo welcomed the announcement made by the U.S. Department of Defense to award AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a 110.5 million USD firm-fixed price modification to the previously awarded contract for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Helicopter

Russia, China Launch Full Week Naval Drills
2022-12-22 Read More...
China and Russia launched joint naval exercises in the East China Sea on December 21, 2022. Beijing said the drill aims to strengthen the partnership between the two countries. The first joint China-Russia naval exercise was held in

US Secretary of Defense Receives Egyptian President at the Pentagon
2022-12-22 Read More...
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Pentagon on 14 December, saying Egypt is not only a leader in the Middle East and Africa, but on the world

US Space Force Launches First Foreign Command in South Korea
2022-12-22 Read More...
The US military activated its first Space Force Command on foreign soil on 14 December in South Korea, with the unit’s new Commander saying he is ready to face any threat in the

GA-ASI Flies New Multi-Use NATO Pod on MQ-9
2022-12-22 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the new NATO Pod for the first time on November 23, 2022. The NATO Pod is a joint development between GA-ASI and Sener Aeroespacial of Spain. The NATO Pod is built by Sener Aeroespacial in

Fincantieri, ONEX to Create Corvette Manufacturing & Maintenance Line in Greece
2022-12-20 Read More...
Fincantieri, together with ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group, signed an official agreement for the creation of a corvettes manufacturing line & their life-cycle support base, that will be located at Onex Naval and Maritime Elefsis

MBDA, BAE Systems Hägglunds Demonstrate AKERON and CV90 Firepower
2022-12-20 Read More...
MBDA’s AKERON MP missile has been fired from the BAE Systems Hägglunds CV90 infantry combat vehicle at a test range in Northern Sweden, in the presence of representatives of the Swedish Armed

Safran’s JIM Compact Multifunction Infrared Binoculars to Equip Australian Defence Force
2022-12-20 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has signed a contract with NIOA for the supply of more than one hundred JIM Compact’s for the LAND 159 Tranche 1 - ADF sniper system - to equip the Australian Defence

Leidos Awarded Air-Breathing Hypersonic System Contract
2022-12-20 Read More...
Leidos has been awarded a $334 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in developing an air-breathing hypersonic system. The Expendable Hypersonic Multi-mission ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and

L3Harris to Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne
2022-12-20 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. together announced the signing of a definitive agreement for L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $58 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.7 billion, inclusive of net

Oshkosh Defense Receives Order for More JLTVs as Follow-on Contract Award Nears
2022-12-20 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal has placed a $543 Million order for 1,681 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), 618 trailers (JLTV-T), and associated packaged

L3Harris to Provide Smart Bomb Release Units for Bahrain, Jordan & Morocco’s F-16s
2022-12-18 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies announced a $29 million contract to provide smart weapon release systems to three allied military forces in the Middle East and North Africa regions, enabling pilots to double the number of smart munitions their F-16s can

Japan to Double its Military Spending in the Next Five Years
2022-12-18 Read More...
Japan announced on Friday it will double its military spending in the next five years, citing threats posed by China and North Korea. It will also acquire the ability to strike enemy

Photonis to Acquire Xenics, a Leader in Infrared Imaging Solutions
2022-12-18 Read More...
Photonis a global leader of highly differentiated technology for defense and industrial markets, held by HLD since 2021, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Xenics, a specialist developer and manufacturer of leading-edge

Germany Orders 35 F-35 Lightning II Aircraft
2022-12-15 Read More...
The German Ministry of Defense announced it is procuring 35 Lockheed Martin 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II

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