Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a $29.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the long-term maintenance of the Royal Saudi Air Force’s King Air 350ER aircraft. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded the firm-fixed-price contract on Friday. It involves foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia and covers the provision of field...
Foreign demand for South Korean weapons is anticipated to increase as global defense spending continues to rise due to the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, industry analysts told The Korea Economic Daily. A separate CNBC report in December highlighted that the lower cost of Korean arms is also contributing to this high...
The Japan Self-Defense Forces have ordered 17 Boeing CH-47JA Block II Chinooks Extended Range helicopters to modernize its fleet. Boeing said the new Chinooks will replace older CH-47JA models and maintain Japan’s advanced heavy-lift capabilities. According to a Janes report, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries $11.1 million in contracts to...
Austal Australasia has secured a contract worth approximately $171.1 million from Gotlandsbolaget of Sweden to design and construct Horizon X, a 130-meter, hydrogen-ready, high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry. The catamaran, part of Gotlandsbolaget’s Horizon program, will be Austal’s largest vessel ever, with a capacity of 1,500 passengers, 400 vehicles and cargo. It will feature a unique combined...
French company Safran Electronics & Defense and Bharat Electronics Ltd, an Indian government-owned company, have announced a joint venture to manufacture Safran’s smart precision-guided air-to-ground weapon in India. According to their memorandum of understanding announced Tuesday, the partnership will cover the sale, maintenance and customization of the French firm’s HAMMER weapon. HAMMER, which stands for Highly...
Elbit Systems has secured contracts worth approximately $100 million to set up a Joint National Digital Fires Command Center for an unnamed European customer. Under this deal, the Israeli manufacturer will integrate the country’s strategic and tactical firing platforms into a centralized command system. According to Elbit, JNDFC is designed to enhance real-time command capabilities...
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...
Japan has proposed a new bill that would authorize its police and military to disable enemy servers in the event of a cyberattack on critical infrastructure. According to Kyodo News, the proposed legislation, which the government submitted to parliament on Friday, aims to enhance Japan’s cybersecurity and align its capabilities with those of the United...
The U.S. Department of State has approved two potential foreign military sales to Israel, amounting to over $7.4 billion. The first sale, valued at $6.75 billion, includes munitions, guidance kits, fuzes and related equipment. The second sale involves AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and equipment worth $660 million. The larger sale includes 2,166 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, 2,800...
Mistral and Zoltix have won the top prizes in a joint challenge by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit and the Singapore Ministry of Defence. The startups won a combined $150,000 in awards from the initiative that aims to develop advanced drone communications and counter-drone technologies for both nations’ militaries. The challenge comprised two parts: one...
