The U.S. Air Force has awarded GE Aerospace a Foreign Military Sales contract worth a potential $5 billion to deliver F110-GE-129 engines for allies’ F-15 and F-16 fleet. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers FMS to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bulgaria and other potential buyers with letters of offer and acceptance, according to the Pentagon’s daily brief of...
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Sweden Strengthens Ukraine Defense Aid With $295M Allocation
Sweden said it has allocated $295 million to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, boosting the defense aid it extends to Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defence, the 18th military package covers the delivery of 18 ARCHER artillery units and five Arthur counter-battery fire radar units and financial support to improve the Ukrainian defense industry....
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Thales Delivers First Mine-Hunting Unmanned System to UK Navy
French multinational Thales’ U.K. subsidiary has delivered the first of several autonomous mine-hunting systems to the Royal Navy under a $239.3 million contract with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence. The deal also forms part of a $468.2 million joint U.K.-France initiative managed by the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation. Delivered under the Defence Equipment...
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Oracle Launches AI Center of Excellence in Singapore
Oracle has established an artificial intelligence center of excellence in Singapore to accelerate AI adoption and innovation across Southeast Asia. Part of the Oracle Solution Center, the Oracle AI Centre of Excellence seeks to bring together stakeholders to help organizations leverage advancements in AI. The company said the new facility will provide a digital and...
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UK Allocates Additional Funding to Boost Defense Exports
Rachel Reeves, the United Kingdom’s chancellor of the exchequer, has unveiled a $2.6 billion boost to UK Export Finance’s Direct Lending program, which will support efforts to improve the nation’s defense exports. According to a statement from His Majesty’s Treasury issued Friday, UKEF, with $13 billion in total funding, will help the country’s defense sector...
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US Navy Orders Triton Drone Spare Parts for Australia Under $267M Modification
Defense and aerospace company Northrop Grumman has secured a $267.2 million modification from the U.S. Department of Defense exercising an option to acquire two new Navy MQ-4C Triton unmanned air systems, a Navy main operating base and MQ-4C spare parts for Australia’s fleet. The new deal, a modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, fixed-price...
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US, Japan Conduct First Fast Reactor Fuel Safety Test in Decades
The Idaho National Laboratory has conducted the first safety test on high-burnup fast reactor fuel in over two decades. The test, performed at INL’s Transient Reactor Test facility, is part of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency to advance fast reactor fuel development. According to DOE, the...
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US Space Command Convenes NATO Leaders to Strengthen Space Cooperation
The U.S. Space Command recently hosted Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of the NATO Military Committee, and other NATO representatives at its headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base to strengthen the alliance’s understanding of and enhance cooperation in space. During their March 6 visit, the NATO delegates received briefings on the command’s mission and operational...
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BAE Systems to Supply Naval Gun System for Colombian Navy Frigate
Damen Naval has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system for the Colombian Navy’s new Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie frigate. The British defense firm said the gun system will be used for both anti-aircraft and anti-surface operations. The system uses programmable 40 mm Bofors 3P ammunition, which can...
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Saab, Ukraine’s Radionix Partner on Sensors, Defense Electronics
Saab and Ukrainian defense company Radionix have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sensors and defense electronics, aiming to boost Kyiv’s defense capabilities. The partnership will concentrate on the development and maintenance of sensors and defense electronics across all domains, leveraging Radionix’s expertise in radar and optical targeting equipment and Saab’s defense industry...