The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) signed a new deal on 10 June 2025. It is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $429 million with Integration Innovation Inc. (i3). The Huntsville firm must collect missile-test data, check its quality, and turn the results into clear reports for program leaders.
MDA Awards $429M Contract to i3 for Advanced Missile Defense Data Evaluation Read More »
The Pentagon just raised the F-35 bill again. Numbers inside its fresh acquisition report point to $438 billion for development plus production. Last year they put the figure at $412 billion. Now planners must live with extra $26 billion—they said inflation and stretched schedules forced the jump.
The F-35 Fighter Jet, The World’s Costliest Weapons Program, Just Got More Expensive Read More »
The B-2 Spirit edges into a new era. Air Force engineers push the bomber toward a fresh role—striking vehicles that refuse to sit still. The project looks dry on paper, yet it shifts how commanders think about fast raids. Crews on the flight line watch small changes pile up; each tweak nudges the jet away from its 1990s roots.
Northrop Grumman Adding Mobile Targets to B-2 Bomber Capabilities Read More »
Moscow sells the R-168 as proof its army can talk under fire without outside help. Documents and captured sets prove many key chips ship in from abroad. That clash between message and material defines its whole tale.
R-168: The Russian Military Radio That’s Not So Russian Read More »
The Army pushed a dusty run at Townsville this week, hooking a Chinook’s fuel lines straight into three Abrams. Blades kept spinning, hoses hissed, and heavy armor rolled off topped up. Roads in those scrub ridges stay rough, so air-pump beats truck every time trucks bog.
Australian Chinook Helicopter Refuels Abrams Tanks Read More »
The Indian Navy has fought hard to keep its carrier aviation alive after retiring the Sea Harrier. MiG-29K fighters now fill that hole on INS Vikramaditya and the soon-to-sail INS Vikrant. Admiral Sunil Lanba told reporters on the eve of Navy Day that the spares drought and maintenance snags dogging the fleet are “behind us for good.” He stressed that every outstanding invoice with Russian suppliers has a clear payment path despite U.S. sanctions.
All Issues Pertaining to Serviceability of MiG-29K Sorted Out – Indian Navy Read More »
Slovakia has reached the point of decision after more than a decade of debate over its MiG-29 replacement. Formal offers now sit on the defence minister’s desk from two camps: Lockheed Martin with the F-16V Block 70/72 and Sweden’s Saab with the Gripen C/D. The ministry aims to brief the cabinet by 29 June and secure approval before Parliament rises for its summer recess.
Lockheed F-16V, Saab Gripen Compete for Slovakian Order Read More »
Paris—At Eurosatory 2012 Russia’s state arms trader Rosoboronexport and France’s Thales Optronics signed a licence that lets the Vologda Optical-Mechanical Plant build Catherine XP thermal imagers inside Russia.
Russia Will Produce French New Generation Thermal Imagers Read More »
FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. government has released an initial $213 million so Lockheed Martin can begin long-lead work on 20 Advanced Block 52 F-16s for the Egyptian Air Force. A Letter of Offer and Acceptance under the Foreign Military Sales program covers the first engineering and parts orders and sets the production line in motion.
Lockheed Martin Receives $213 Million Contract for 20 New F-16s for Egypt Read More »
