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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 Jinju on 28 June 2023. A quick hand-off sign-sheet, few salutes, then crews rolled the machine onto a low-loader.

December 29, 2023

AI & Autonomy

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 single document that binds both companies to deliver, launch, and operate the Amos-6 communications satellite for roughly $195 million.

November 13, 2012

AI & Autonomy

Lockheed Martin Receives $213 Million Contract for 20 New F-16s for Egypt

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

March 3, 2010

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Cost Surge Hits UK Protector Drone Plan

The United Kingdom faces fresh budget pain round its next-gen Protector RG Mk 1 drones. Latest figures show the bill jumping forty per cent above first plan. Ministers stay quiet on why the math went off, yet insiders point at fast-shifting specs

May 4, 2023

Electronic Warfare

Singapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles

Defense-aerospace.com reports that the Fisingapore Army has introduced a new generation of protected combat support vehicles intended to strengthen its military readiness and safeguard frontline operations. Officials have described these vehicles as pivotal assets that will offer greater survivability, flexible mission profiles,

September 15, 2024

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power

The Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle once showed up in the corner of BAE Systems’ Warton site, almost out of sight. At first glance the jet-black body looked like a sculpture more than a warplane. That day in 2010 set off fresh

August 9, 2023

AI & Autonomy

France Releases Initial Details About French-German MGCS Future Tank Program

France and Germany have released a revised outline for the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), the two-nation effort meant to retire the Leclerc and Leopard 2 fleets by the mid-2040s. Defense staff says the update locks roles, targets fresh trials, and places

February 27, 2025

AI & Autonomy

Z-20 Helicopter Pushes Ahead in PLA Service

China’s medium-lift Z-20 is no longer a paper plan. Pilots in several PLA brigades now fly the grey-green machines every week. Beijing says the type is home-grown, tuned for thin air over Tibet, and ready for sea duty as well. Western watchers

August 4, 2023

AI & Autonomy

Plane Insanity: Is the US Air Force too old and small to win?

July 5, 2023

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

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 Lightweight Command Launch Units, worth about $75 million. Officials in both capitals frame the move as key step in

January 12, 2024

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