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Northrop Grumman has reached a major milestone in the future of Australia’s next-gen Air Force, initiating the build process for Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton, a game-changing unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. In a ceremony broadcast to a virtual...

A $193 million contract was awarded to Lockheed Martin on Oct. 26 by the Pentagon for the production and delivery of four MH-60R aircraft to Greece. Greece also exercise an option to buy three airborne low frequency sonars in this contract award. Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is...

On 27 October 2020, Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) F-35A Lightning II - serial F-013 - was delivered to Leeuwarden air base. Earlier this month we mentioned that the latest two Lightning IIs (F-013 and F-014) had some construction issues that had to be solved first...

Airbus Helicopters has delivered two H145s to the Ecuadorian Air Force, the first military customer in South America for this multi-purpose twin-engine helicopter. A total of six H145s will be delivered over the next year. The H145 helicopters, known as “Cobra” in the Ecuadorian Air Force, will...

According to information published by the malaysiaflyingherald blog on October 26, 2020, that Malaysian peacekeeping contingent deployed in Lebanon as a member of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has requested a new 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) to replace the old 4x4...

Sikorsky Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin company, is awarded a $550,372,323 modification to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive (firm target), firm-fixed-price contract N00019-16-C-0048. This modification is for Lot IV low rate initial production and delivery of six CH-53K King Stalion...

The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) will retain a number of its Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighters beyond their current planned 2026 retirement date, solidifying an earlier announced plan to make up an anticipated shortfall in Gripen E numbers. Having earlier announced it would like to retain a...

Greece is preparing to test its Russian-made S-300 air defence systems (ADS) installed on the island of Crete in response to Turkey’s test of its S-400 ADS last week. Satellite images by the Turkish military show that Athens has put into combat readiness S-300 missile systems and that the tests...

On 27 January 2020, the ministers of defence from Portugal and Romania formally signed the contract for the sale of five F-16s to the Fortele Aeriene ale Romaniei (FAR, Romanian Air Force) at a total value of 130 million euros. The deal also included the technical conversion of the aircraft to...

In November 2018, the Bulgarski Voenno Vzdushnu Sili (BVVS, Bulgarian Air Force) signed a USD 85.5 million contract for the major overhaul of fourteen Sukhoi Su-25 close air support aircraft by the 558th Aviation Repair Plant (558th ARP) at Baranovichi (Belarus). The contract was downgraded...

The construction of the third Jinnah class frigate will begin on Sunday in Karachi. Turkish Defense Minister will also join the ceremony

The Italian Air Force takes delivery of its most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon, which is core to the Italian and European sky protection system -An achievement made possible thanks to industrial and technological capabilities and professional skills in Italy -The Eurofighter Typhoon protects...

The new Iveco Superav Land armored vehicle, a non-amphibious variant of the 8x8 Super AV/ACV Amphibious Combat Vehicle starting to equip the U.S. Marine Corps - and future VBA Amphibious Armored Vehicle of the Italian armed forces – was unveiled on October 15, 2020, to the Armed Forces of Qatar...

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is ready to proceed with normalizing relations with Israel once a yet-to-be-formed transitional parliament has approved the step, two Sudanese government sources told Reuters on Thursday. The comments are the clearest sign that Hamdok, under pressure from...

Imagine not knowing the whereabouts and condition of your parents, children, brothers, sisters. For many Uyghurs abroad, that is the daily reality. “You don’t know how he died; you don’t know when he died. And you can’t even kiss him for one last time.” These are the words of Uyghur poet...

BAE Systems is remaining tight-lipped over whether it will compete in the US Army’s revamped M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle replacement competition, but told Janes a newly forged partnership with Elbit Systems could help it outfit such proposals with added capabilities. On 21 October, the two...

China laced a new order with JSC Russian Helicopters for additional rotorcraft, the aerospace group Rostec said in its newly released annual report. According to the company’s annual report, earlier in 2019, JSC Russian Helicopters, a Rostec subsidiary, signed a record contract for the supply...