President Donald Trump plans to sell U.S.-made weapons to Israel in a deal valued at approximately $6 billion, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the possible transaction. The potential deal includes several major defense items, such as 30 AH-64 Apache helicopters and 3,250 infantry assault vehicles. However, one...
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AeroVironment, Taiwan’s NCSIST Partner on Unmanned Systems Sustainment, Development
The Taiwanese government and U.S. defense contractor AeroVironment have strengthened their defense technology ties with a new agreement to bolster Taiwan’s unmanned systems capabilities. At the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition 2025, AV signed a memorandum of understanding with the state-run National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to support the sustainment and life...
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Lockheed to Upgrade South Korea’s F-16 Simulators to Viper Standard
Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to modernize the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-16 Block 52 flight simulators, upgrading them to the advanced Viper configuration. The contract involves updating nine simulators located at Seosan and Chungju air bases with new equipment and systems, supported by six years of contractor logistics services. “Maximum accuracy and...
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Belgium Cleared for $568M AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile Sale to Boost F-35 Fleet
Belgium is set to receive AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles under a possible $567.8 million foreign military sale approved by the U.S. Department of State, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Monday. RTX will serve as the principal contractor. The package includes 320 AIM-9X Block II and 258 AIM-9X Block II+ tactical missiles, along with 50 Block...
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Czech Republic to Modernize Tank Fleet With $1.6B KNDS Leopard 2A8 Deal
The Czech Ministry of Defense has signed a $1.57 billion contract to acquire Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from KNDS Deutschland, with deliveries set to begin in 2028. The agreement, concluded through Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, covers 44 new tanks and includes options for an additional 14. It...
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Japan to Build $875M Multi-Domain Coastal Defense Drone Network
Japan has unveiled a new $875 million multi-layered littoral defense initiative that uses drones to counter amphibious invasions. The Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense program, part of a nearly $60 billion fiscal 2026 defense budget request that the government released on Aug. 29, will knit together unmanned aerial, surface, land and undersea vehicles...
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Lockheed Secures $98M Contract to Support SKorea’s F-16 Training Simulators Program
Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business unit has been awarded a $98 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide technological support to the Republic of Korea Air Force F-16 Block 52 training simulators program. The Foreign Military Sales award requires the procurement, delivery and integration of hardware and software for the ROK Air Force’s...
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NZ Readies Hercules Aircraft Training Simulator for 2026 Launch
New Zealand’s Ministry of Defence expects to initiate operations in 2026 for a full-motion flight simulator designed to train crews of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s new fleet of five Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft. The delivery of parts for the simulator is currently underway. The ministry is leading an integrated project team collaborating with...
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Lockheed to Tap Local Talent in Philippine Multi-Role Fighter Program
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Dallas-based Southern Methodist University to tap the support of academia and industry in the Philippines for the country’s F-16 Block 70 multi-role fighter program. The collaboration will allow Filipino professionals access to SMU tools and equipment for developing solutions and prototypes for the program and establish an advanced research laboratory...
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Spain Shelves F-35 Plans, Bets on European Fighters
Spain has decided against purchasing the American-made F-35 fighter jet, choosing instead to focus on the Eurofighter Typhoon and the next-generation Future Combat Air System, according to a Wednesday report from Breaking Defense. “[T]he Spanish option involves the current Eurofighter and the FCAS in the future,” a Spanish Ministry of Defense spokesperson told the publication....