Canberra Secures 400 Advanced AMRAAM Missiles in $1.39 Billion Air Defense Deal
Australia has confirmed a 2.12 billion-dollar Australian investment – about $1.39 billion U.S. – to secure the newest AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air…
Defense Industry
Pentagon Contract Announcement
L-3 Communications, Platform Integration Division, Waco, Texas, received a not-to-exceed $41.5 million undefinitized contract action to supply four intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)…
Sierra Space Opens $45M Power Station Tech Center in Colorado to Scale Defense Solar Production
Sierra Space has placed its new “Power Station” technology center into full production. The site, located in Broomfield, Colorado, brings automated solar-array manufacturing…
Contract Award for the Next Phase of the NGWS/FCAS Project
MADRID – France, Germany, and Spain signed a trilateral contract on December 15 that launches Phase 1B of the New-Generation Weapon System/Future Combat…
Arquus and Daimler Truck Launch Joint Bid to Modernize French Military Truck Fleet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – French armored-vehicle specialist Arquus and German commercial-vehicle giant Daimler Truck have formed a new partnership that aims to replace…
Platforms & Systems
Aerostat Lifts Singapore’s Watch Over Sky and Sea
Singapore has picked a plain yet clever tool to guard its narrow air lanes and busy strait. A tethered, helium-filled aerostat now hangs…
Italian Navy Landing Helicopter Dock Trieste Nears Full Service
Trieste — The Italian Navy’s new landing helicopter dock Trieste is finishing fit-out work in its namesake port. Crews install last cables, test…
Eaton Wins Hydraulic System Contract For A380 – $200 Million Potential For U.S. Company
Airbus has chosen the diversified power-management company Eaton Corporation to develop and build the hydraulic power-generation system for its new A380 wide-body jetliner.…
Swedish FMV Awards Saab £70m Order for 22 Next-Gen CB90 Combat Boats
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Saab a contract for 22 additional CB90 fast assault boats, placing a fresh £70 million…
Regions & Conflicts
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 to Dec. 1 under NATO command. The mission’s single goal is to keep the air route open for trucks, trains, and aircraft carrying weapons and spare parts to Ukraine. The…
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 King Air TC-90 maritime surveillance aircraft. Philippine Navy chief Vice Adm. Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta says discussions started after Japan signaled its plan to retire the 35-year-old ships.
Chancellor Merz Appeals to Trump for Quick Delivery of Patriots to Ukraine
BERLIN – Friedrich Merz picked up the phone on Thursday and asked U.S. President Donald Trump for one thing: more Patriot air-defense systems for Kyiv. The conversation lasted roughly twenty minutes and focused on securing additional batteries against a backdrop of tightened U.S. stockpiles.
Weapons & Technologies
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…
Will the U.S. Retrofit Older F-35s to Fight or Buy New?
The Pentagon owns many early-lot F-35s that cannot meet full combat standards. Commanders now stand at a fork in the road: pour money…
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…
Accelerating 5th Generation Airpower: Bringing Capability and Capacity to the Merge
The Mitchell Institute today rolled out a 72-page policy paper that warns of a shrinking, aging U.S. fighter force and calls for an…
Aircraft
Rafale in Combat: “War for Dummies”
Pilots walk to their jets before sunrise, climb the ladder, key the INS, and watch the route and target files flow in by…
Hybrid Base Station Sniper Pod Upgrade Enables F-35 to Share Sensor Data with 4th-Gen Aircraft
The Defense-Aerospace editorial team has confirmed that Lockheed Martin is pressing ahead with the Hybrid Base Station upgrade for its Sniper Advanced Targeting…
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 a land-based nuclear mission to the Royal Air…
The F-35 Fighter Jet, The World’s Costliest Weapons Program, Just Got More Expensive
The Pentagon just raised the F-35 bill again. Numbers inside its fresh acquisition report point to $438 billion for development plus production. Last…
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Canberra Secures 400 Advanced AMRAAM Missiles in $1.39 Billion Air Defense Deal
Australia has confirmed a 2.12 billion-dollar Australian investment – about $1.39 billion U.S. – to…
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…
Swedish FMV Awards Saab £70m Order for 22 Next-Gen CB90 Combat Boats
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Saab a contract for 22 additional CB90…
France Demands 80% of FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Workshare, Straining German Partnership
The Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System, better known as FCAS, now faces its toughest moment.…
U.S. Space Force Selects Boeing for $2.8B Secure Strategic Communications Program
The U.S. Space Force has selected Boeing to build the first two satellites of the…