General Atomics Aeronautical Systems secured a nearly $2 billion deal for MQ-9B uncrewed aerial systems, while Raytheon’s counter-UAS system was secured for $1 billion.
An amendment to the Brazilian Constitution currently under discussion would permanently assign 2% of annual GDP to the defence budget, potentially cementing modernisation programmes for the country’s armed forces.
Further tests will be carried out on the existing fleet, ahead of the Royal Air Force’s anticipated transition from MQ-9A Reaper aircraft to the MQ-9B Protector by the end of 2025.
Multiple questions involving the largest US Foreign Military Sale in history remain unanswered.
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13th December 2016
Last month the GCC states of Qatar and Kuwait moved one step closer to completing one of the largest fast-jet programmes in recent years with …
12th December 2016
In addition to the joint procurement of new frigates and mine hunters under a letter of intent signed by Belgium and the Netherlands in Brussels …
12th December 2016
The US Coast Guard (USCG) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is expanding its relationship based on the entry into service of the new USCG Offshore Patrol …
12th December 2016
BAE Systems has awarded manufacturing equipment contracts to six more companies for Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme, bringing the total investment to date in the …
8th December 2016
The eighth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite was launched on the evening of 7 December and highlights an ongoing requirement for increased bandwidth. This latest WGS …
4th December 2016
South Korean defence companies exploded amongst the ranks of the top 100 global defence companies, according to data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research …
3rd December 2016
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) formally received six M21 patrol boats into service on 30 November. These will help replace ten aging patrol boats acquired …
2nd December 2016
The US has approved a foreign military sale to Poland valued at $200 million for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER), the Defense Security …
1st December 2016
Raytheon has called on the Royal Navy to consider adopting its SM-3 short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, on its future Type 31 …
30th November 2016
Too little too late There are some great recommendations from Sir John Parker in his independent report about the UK naval shipbuilding industry, all of …
29th November 2016
Australia's planned build of 12 OPVs with the Sea 1180 programme gathering momentum after a request for tender (RfT) was issued to three companies on …
28th November 2016
Diplomatic telephone lines between Singapore and China were glowing red after nine Singapore Army Terrex 8x8 infantry carrier vehicles (ICV) were impounded in Hong Kong …
25th November 2016
The indigenous defence manufacturing policy of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will delay the air force's acquisition of 66 advanced jet trainers (AJT) to replace the …
24th November 2016
The People’s Liberation Army, a military beholden to the Chinese Communist Party, has embarked upon the most serious restructuring since its founding in 1933. President …
24th November 2016
Neighbours Japan and South Korea signed a military intelligence-sharing agreement on 23 November. The impetus for this is North Korea’s belligerent ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programme. …
23rd November 2016
Belgium and the Netherlands plan to sign a letter of intent on the joint procurement of new frigates and mine hunters at the end of …
23rd November 2016
More prevalent on the world’s oceans than the sum total of all the frigates and destroyers combined, the ubiquitous OPV is the first port of …
23rd November 2016
A lavish military parade held in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashkhabad to celebrate the 25th anniversary of country’s independence has revealed the previous unimaginable scale of new …
22nd November 2016
After South Korea reneged on a contract with BAE Systems to upgrade its KF-16 fighter fleet, Seoul has now inked an alternative contract with Lockheed …
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