The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential $180 million foreign military sale of Eitan powerpack engines to Israel. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the new possible deal expands on a previously approved $85.5 million agreement that fell below the congressional reporting threshold. On top of additional Eitan 8V199TE21-D powerpack engines and...
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Taiwan Advocates for More Realistic Combat Training Exercises
Taiwan’s latest Quadrennial Defense Review emphasizes the need for enhanced training for its military forces in preparation for a potential Chinese invasion. The initiative comes in response to opinions from U.S. observers and advisers who believe that current Taiwanese defense training is insufficient and lacks battlefield realism, Defense News reported. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, a defense and...
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US Approves $1B AMRAAM Missiles Sale to Australia
The United States has approved a potential $1.04 billion sale of AIM-120C and AIM 120-D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said ithe planned acquisition under the Foreign Military Sales program includes up to 200 missiles of each variant, containers, accessories, spare parts, software, classified documentation,...
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US OKs FMS to Upgrade, Recertify Kuwaiti Patriot Missiles
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale to upgrade Kuwait’s Patriot missiles and supply related equipment and support services. Valued an estimated $400 million, the request involves the upgrade and recertification for the Patriot PAC-2 Guidance Enhancement Missiles and recertification for the Patriot Guidance Enhancement Missiles-Tactical. According to the Defense...
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US OKs $5.6B Sale of F-16 Fighter Jets to the Philippines
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...
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L3Harris to Supply Netherlands With Advanced Radios
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to deliver advanced Falcon IV radios for its FOXTROT program. The deal, a Foreign Military Sales transaction with a maximum value of $1.1 billion, is part of Amsterdam’s efforts to improve interoperability with partners and allies worldwide. It gained U.S. government approval in...
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Northrop Grumman Secures Modified RAAF Radio Frequency Countermeasure System
Northrop Grumman has received a $175.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver a modified AN/ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasure system for the Royal Australian Air Force under a Foreign Military Sales transaction with Australia. Under the sole-source award, Northrop will take over several initiatives for RAAF’s C-130J-30 program, including design, production and...
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US Approves Potential $2B Sale of MQ-9B Drones to Qatar
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale of MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and related equipment to Qatar for an estimated $1.96 billion. Qatar requested eight MQ-9B drones, along with a comprehensive package of munitions, including Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits, general-purpose bombs, Paveway II guidance kits, Hellfire missiles and training...
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Lockheed Martin Unit to Modify Israeli CH-53K Helicopters
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin business, has secured a contract from Israel’s Ministry of Defense to modify 12 CH-53K Pere helicopters, integrating systems used by the Israeli Air Force. Once completed and delivered, the aircraft will replace the nation’s Yas’ur heavy transport fleet. According to the ministry, the CH-53Ks are already at Sikorsky’s Stratford, Connecticut, facility....
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GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Belgium’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has completed the first flight of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft destined for Belgium‘s Ministry of Defence. The flight, conducted on Feb. 20 at GA-ASI’s facility in El Mirage, California, validated the aircraft’s controllability and safe landing capabilities. According to the company, the initial flight is part of a...