The Australian defense industry is already experiencing gains from the reforms introduced by the AUKUS trilateral security partnership, just six months after its ratification, the Albanese government said in a press release on Monday. One significant reform under AUKUS allows local businesses to export most military and dual-use goods to the United Kingdom and the...
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France Delivers First Batch of Fighter Jets to Ukraine
France has delivered the initial batch of its promised Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine, expanding Kyiv’s defense capabilities in its war with Russia. French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed the delivery of three aircraft via a post on the social platform X on Thursday. French President Emmanuel Macron disclosed the government’s plans to...
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Israel Defense Force Completes Counter-UAS Solutions Testing
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has completed testing various counter-unmanned aerial system solutions, expanding the nation’s capability to address unmanned aerial threats. The ministry said it conducted the latest round of tests with nine local companies, focusing on battling smaller unmanned aerial vehicles. Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries demonstrated how to detect drones and...
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Canada Seeks to Train Indo-Pacific Allies Under New Defense Pact With Manila
Canada is in the final stages of negotiating a defense cooperation agreement with the Philippines to expand opportunities to hold military exercises and other defense-related collaborations. Speaking before Philippine national officials, foreign ambassadors and defense attachés on Friday, Canadian Ambassador David Hartman said the potential visiting forces agreement allows Ottawa to play a bigger role...
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Motorola Solutions Installs New Radio Communication System in German Frigate
Motorola Solutions has completed deploying the DIMETRA X Core Deployable digital radio communications system on the F124 Sachsen frigate, equipping the German Navy vessel with a secure voice and data communication solution to support operational readiness. The mobile network solutions provider designed the new radio technology to meet the needs demanded by military, defense and...
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UK Awards Serco With New Recruitment Service Deal
British multinational company Serco has been awarded the Armed Forces Recruitment Service contract by the U.K. Ministry of Defence. The contract aims to create a comprehensive enlistment system for the nation’s armed forces, benefitting the Royal Navy, the British Army, the Royal Air Force and Strategic Command. The new service will use Serco’s expertise, experience...
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RTX Business to Deliver FLIR HD Turret Spares Under FMS Transaction
RTX business Raytheon has secured a $52.2 million firm-fixed-price delivery order from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command to deliver 18 forward-looking infrared high-definition turret assembly spares for foreign governments-owned MH-60 aircraft. The Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission helicopter derived from the UH-60 Black Hawk. The Foreign Military Sale transaction with...
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UK Taps Leidos for Geospatial Intelligence Support
Leidos has secured a seven-year contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to provide meteorological and oceanographic data information and services to support the National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence. The award covers the delivery of THOR, a scalable data and services capability that would provide the MoD with enhanced environmental insights. THOR will succeed...
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Valero Secures $200M DLA Contract to Deliver Diesel, Jet Fuel to Israel
Valero Marketing and Supply, a subsidiary of Texas-based petroleum refiner Valero Energy, has secured a potential $200 million contract from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to deliver EN590 diesel and JP8 jet fuel to Israel. The Israeli military uses EN590 diesel fuel in its trucks and other equipment while the kerosene-based jet propulsion fuel JP-8...
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Collins Aerospace Division Secures Navy’s $65M E-2D Training Platform for France
Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions, a Collins Aerospace division, has received a $65 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division to deliver a weapons system training platform for France’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft fleet. The sole-source award, a foreign military sale to France, also covers related technical data and...