HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries have agreed to explore collaboration on defense and commercial shipbuilding projects. HII Executive Vice President Brian Blanchette and HHI’s Won-ho Joo signed the memorandum of understanding at the Sea Air Space 2025 expo in Maryland on Monday. According to HII, the partnership seeks to enhance technological innovation and production...
The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group have agreed to synthesize their capabilities in modular technology to jointly develop advanced subsystems for weapons at reduced costs. Under the partnership, the two organizations will integrate Dstl’s Modular Weapons Testbed concept with the plug-and-launch modular technology of DSTG’s SHARKTOOTH small...
The United States and three other countries have announced a joint cybersecurity advisory on a cyberthreat called “fast flux” that hides malicious actors by rapidly changing IP addresses. The National Security Agency partnered with the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the cybersecurity agencies of Canada, Australia and New Zealand to publish the...
EDGE Group has signed a letter of intent with the Brazilian Navy to jointly develop advanced anti-drone systems, the Abu Dhabi-based company announced at LAAD Defence & Security 2025 in Rio de Janeiro. The partnership, formalized through the Brazilian naval service’s Weapons Systems Directorate, will establish a joint working group of technical experts from both...
Hanwha Aerospace has signed a $253 million contract to deliver 100 additional K9 self-propelled howitzers to India. According to a report from The Korea Herald, Hanwha will provide components to Indian multinational Larsen & Toubro for local production of the Vajra-T variant, following the completion of an initial 100-unit order in 2020. Under the new...
Six Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from the British Royal Air Force have joined Gripen jet fighters from the Swedish Air Force for their first NATO enhanced air policing mission since Sweden joined the alliance in 2024. The U.K. government said the RAF jets arrived in Poland on Wednesday to team up with their Swedish counterparts in...
French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said France wants a new iteration of the European Union’s Act in Support of Ammunition Production, Defense News reported. The European Commission provided $540 million in funding ASAP to boost the supply of defense material among European allies. Lecornu disclosed Paris’ call for a new ASAP-like program in a...
Lockheed Martin has delivered the final two F-35A aircraft ordered by the Royal Norwegian Air Force, part of a total of 52 planes. This makes Norway the first partner nation to complete its F-35 program of record. According to the aerospace manufacturer, the new fleet will enhance Norway’s national defense and collaboration with allies, particularly...
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced Sweden’s order of four C-390 Millennium aircraft. This followed Stockholm’s signing a memorandum of understanding Friday with the Netherlands and Austria to join the military transport plane’s production program. Per-Unit Cost According to a Breaking Defense report, an initial Dutch-Austrian MOU for a joint purchase of nine C-390s under the program was signed...
The United States has approved the possible sale of F-16 aircraft to the Philippines. Lockheed Martin will be the principal contractor under the potential Foreign Military Sales deal worth up to $5.6 billion. The potential FMS transaction covers the purchase of 16 F-16C Block 70/72 aircraft and four F-16D Block 70/72 aircraft and the delivery...
