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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18th October 2016
The design for the planned 4,000t Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (FTI) for the Marine Nationale was unveiled at Euronaval on Tuesday, the latest and expected …
18th October 2016
After recent events in the Middle East that has seen an increase in the use of anti-ship missiles by militant groups, missile specialists MBDA is …
18th October 2016
Swedish company Saab is at the forefront of producing the next-generation of submarines, with the A26 currently in development for Sweden's navy. Saab's Robert Edlund …
18th October 2016
The first lot of Taurus KEPD 350K stand–off missiles have been handed over to the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) by MBDA Deutschland-Saab Dynamics …
17th October 2016
Editor Richard Thomas runs through some of the key technologies that are likely to influence naval operations now and in the future. These technologies include …
16th October 2016
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced that a new agency will be created in 2017 to integrate private sector and military research and development …
16th October 2016
Thales and the French DCI have concluded two partnership agreements relating to undersea warfare and electronic warfare systems. In an announcement on Friday, Thales revealed …
15th October 2016
The Norwegian government this week followed up from June’s long term defence plan with a 2017-budget that involves an increase in the funding level for …
14th October 2016
A new Russian Army formation will be established in the country’s Southern Military District, close to the border with Ukraine. Valery Gerasmiov, chief of the …
13th October 2016
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential Foreign Military Sale of AC-208 Combat Caravan light attack aircraft, and related support, training …
12th October 2016
Diesel engine manufacturing and design firm Cox Powertrain will preview its CXO300 outboard engine at the Euronaval show from 17-21 October near Paris. A full …
12th October 2016
Atlas Elektronik Finland (AEFI) has handed over the minelayer Pansio to the Finnish Navy this month following a full refit carried out with Uki Workboat …
12th October 2016
Engineering services and support prime Babcock International say they will be pushing the concept of in-country partnerships being used to boost maritime capability at the …
12th October 2016
Digital ship design is bringing a range of benefits to upcoming programmes such as the Type 26 global combat ship and River class OPVs, say …
6th October 2016
Throughout the Cold War era, several sub-Saharan African countries turned to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to procure equipment for their armed forces. With …
5th October 2016
Tony Skinner and Tim Fish discuss the key US Army trends and hot topics for this year's AUSA in Washington DC.
4th October 2016
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) had finished modernising two 3,000t Naresuan-class frigates after 22 years of service. This upgrade that took five years gave HTMS …
3rd October 2016
The Philippine Navy (PN) is undergoing a period of modernisation quite unlike anything it has previously experienced thanks to the arrival of new vessels in …
30th September 2016
Propmech Corporation, a Philippines company, is helping provide three new Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (MPAC) for the Philippine Navy (PN) under a PHP269 million ($5.56 million) …
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