The US State Department signed off on arms sales to Kuwait worth over USD 4 billion that include eight Apache AH-64E helicopters, along with equipment upgrade of 16 older Apaches, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), announced on Tuesday. […]
The U.S. Navy awarded a $198 million contract modification to Boeing for the combination of a floor management station that gives command and management functionality in help of the MQ-25 carrier-based tanker drone. In line […]
The 2021 edition of the Leonardo Drone Contest will be a “drone game” in which new technologies and functions will be applied in a new arena. Much like the formula in the first edition, the […]
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Linda Reynolds, CSC, and Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price MP, today declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for Australia’s F-35As, making Australia the seventh country to declare IOC for its F-35 fleet. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: […]
The Dutch and German armed forces are further strengthening the ties. State Secretary Barbara Visser and her German counterpart Benedikt Zimmer signed four agreements yesterday. Frigates For example, they will join force to replace the […]
The U.S. Navy has given General Electric Co., the world’s largest aircraft engine maker, a contract modification F414 engines, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. General Electric was awarded a $219,9 million […]
Leonardo, a company specialising in aerospace, defence and security, has delivered the first two M-345 jet trainer aircraft to the Italian Air Force. The new training aircraft is set to replace the older fleet of […]
The Qatar Emiri Air Force’s NH90 helicopter programme marked a major milestone last week with first flights performed in Italy and France. The first NH90 NATO frigate helicopter (NFH), assembled at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera facility, […]
On December 18, 2020, Nexter, Thales and Arquus, as part of the temporary grouping of companies (GME) EBMR (Engins Blindés Multi-Rôles), presented the 128th GRIFFON planned for 2020 to the French Delegation for Armaments (DGA). […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi appointed, on Wednesday, Major-General Mohamed Hegazy Abdel-Mawgoud as the new Commander of the Air Defense Forces, Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady announced in a statement, Daily News Egypt reported. Former Commander […]
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