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Milestone for AIR 5391
The Systems Division of Tenix Defence Systems today closed the Critical Design Review for the ELTA EL/L-8222 electronic-countermeasures pod Software Support Facility. Built…
Russia’s Avangard Glide Weapon Reaches Mach 27, Kremlin Claims
Russia says its new Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle slices through air at Mach 27—about 33 000 km/h. Officers call it a “shift point”…
Tanks and Launchers from the United States for Poland
A heavy-lift vessel slipped into the port of Świnoujście late on 21 November. Its deck held twenty-six U.S.-made M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks,…
F-35 Engine Unit Costs Continue to Grow Even As Production Increases
Early F-135 advocates promised a smooth learning curve. They said each production lot would cost less than the one before. Fresh data show…
Press releases
The Netherlands Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Aircraft
The Dutch government has ordered nine more Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters, lifting the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) plan from 37…
Spacecom and Israel Aerospace Industries Signed a Purchase Agreement for Amos-6 Satellite; Deal Estimated at $195 Million
Israel Aerospace Industries President and Chief Executive Joseph Weiss sat beside Spacecom head David Pollack at Ben Gurion Airport yesterday and signed a…
Saudi Arabia – M1A1 and Upgrade of M1A2 to M1A2S Abrams Tanks
Washington has alerted Congress to a possible $2.9 billion Foreign Military Sale that bundles fresh M1A1 Abrams tanks with a fleet-wide rebuild for…
All Issues Pertaining to Serviceability of MiG-29K Sorted Out – Indian Navy
The Indian Navy has fought hard to keep its carrier aviation alive after retiring the Sea Harrier. MiG-29K fighters now fill that hole…
Editor’s choice
General Dynamics Electric Boat Secures $1.85 B Navy Contract for Virginia-Class Block VI Submarine Prep
According to industry sources, the U.S. Navy has added up to $1.85 billion to its multiyear Virginia-class attack-submarine contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat. The money covers early construction work and the purchase of long-lead components for the forthcoming Block VI boats. Defense officials confirm…
Thales Signs £700 Million Watchkeeper Contract with MoD
The Ministry of Defence has signed a £700 million agreement with Thales UK to develop, manufacture, and support the Watchkeeper unmanned system. The single signature secures every major phase of work, from completing design through initial sustainment, under one integrated schedule.
China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration
The first taxi runs of Jiutian’s SS-UAV “drone mothership” at a private airfield in Sichuan on 16 June reflect how far China’s unmanned programs have moved in a single decade. According to industry sources, technicians completed telemetry checks in less than six weeks, after the…
Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet
Three AH-64D Apache attack helicopters landed this morning at the 56th Air Base in Latkowo, near Inowrocław. They taxied to the ramp in quick succession, rotors still spinning while ground crews signaled them into place. Defense officials confirm these aircraft now belong to the 1st…
Latest articles
Dutch and Norwegian F-35s Deploy to Poland to Secure Ukraine Supply Lines
The Netherlands and Norway will send their F-35 fighter jets to Poland from Sept. 1…
How Revolver MP Stacks a Dozen Mark 58 CRAW Torpedoes in a Single Tube
Project Revolver has moved from lab study to fleet priority in less than three years.…
U.S. Defense Firms at Le Bourget Outline Step One Using NASAMS, THAAD for Golden Dome
The Paris Air Show gave America’s biggest defense suppliers a global stage to describe how…
Japan Negotiates Transfer of Abukuma-Class Destroyers and TC-90 Surveillance Aircraft to the Philippines
Tokyo and Manila are negotiating the transfer of six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts and additional Beechcraft…