Weapons Tester Cites Further F-35 Challenges (excerpt)
The Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has sent fresh shockwaves through the F-35 community. His memo to senior leaders says…
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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…
Three UV Stimulators Ordered
Ian Will, Manager of Electro-optic EW Systems at Tenix Defence Systems, confirmed today that a foreign customer has placed an order for three…
Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project
The French, German, and Spanish defense ministries have committed to the next stage of the tri-national Future Combat Air System. Their signature on…
US Software Stranglehold Threatens F-35 Foreign Operations
The F-35 is entirely dependent on the ALIS system for its maintenance, and on US-based software laboratories for its mission data loads, so…
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US Approves $75 Million Sale of Javelin Missiles to Kosovo
The United States okayed the largest single arms deal in Kosovo’s short history. Pristina can now order 246 Javelin FGM-148F missiles plus 24…
Ahead of Modi Visit, US Approves Sale of 22 Guardian Drones to India
The United States has cleared the sale of twenty-two MQ-9B Guardian unmanned aircraft to India, opening a path for New Delhi to field…
Tenix Signs Phase 2 EW Contract
Tenix Defence Systems has signed the follow-on contract that moves its Radio-Frequency Photonic Link research into full pre-production. The award covers “Phase 2…
KAI Completes Deliveries of MUH-1 Helicopters to Korean Marine Corps
The Republic of Korea Marine Corps now holds the last MUH-1 Marineon helicopter in its hands. KAI moved the final airframe out of…
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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…
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Weapons Tester Cites Further F-35 Challenges (excerpt)
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Milestone for AIR 5391
The Systems Division of Tenix Defence Systems today closed the Critical Design Review for the…
Raytheon Secures $250 Million ESSM Block 2 Production Deal with Japan’s MELCO
Raytheon, an RTX business, has clinched a $250 million direct-commercial-sale contract with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.…
Bell Textron Delivers First MV-75 FLRAA Virtual Prototype to U.S. Army for Early Testing
Bell Textron has handed the first MV-75 virtual prototype to the U.S. Army, marking a…
How US Defense Contractors Can Win Big in Europe’s €800 Billion Spending Surge
European governments just backed the most aggressive defense-spending target in NATO history. NATO leaders left…
Denmark and Sweden Join NATO’s A330 MRTT Pool in 12-Jet Fleet Expansion
The Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) just secured two more Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports. The…
UK Commits to Purchase 12 F-35A Fighters for NATO Nuclear Sharing Mission
The United Kingdom confirmed it will acquire at least twelve F-35A Lightning II fighters, adding…