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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20th April 2021
The latest two-year contract option for Switchblade also includes the first approved FMS export of Switchblade 300 to a US ally.
20th April 2021
Acoustic minesweeping equipment will be installed on Norwegian vessels.
20th April 2021
Huntington Ingalls Industries has received an advance procurement contract modification from the USN for LHA 9.
20th April 2021
Some €600 million is being spent in Germany on a range of defence procurement initiatives.
20th April 2021
Design research work is underway in Russia on a new ICBM to replace the RS-24 Yars.
20th April 2021
DARPA is working with industry on 'unburdening the warfighter' by developing advanced and ultra-lightweight personal protective equipment. Its Personalized Protective Biosystems programme pre-dates COVID-19, but it arguably assumes even greater importance for defence procurement in the context of the pandemic.
20th April 2021
Singapore's fleet of aerial refuelling tankers is up and running, although the RSAF continues to improve the autonomy of its tanking missions.
20th April 2021
Work on latest Aegis FMS contract modification for Lockheed Martin is to be completed by the end of 2022.
19th April 2021
Alsace is the first of the two air defence frigates to be delivered to the French Navy under the FREMM programme.
19th April 2021
Littoral Combat Ship USS Oakland is newly commissioned into the USN.
19th April 2021
BAE Systems has finished construction of the bow of HMS Glasgow for the UK RN.
19th April 2021
MBDA will provide its Sea Ceptor air defence system for new Canadian frigates.
19th April 2021
The planned class of warship will have an ASW capability in addition to acting as a mothership for autonomous MCM systems.
19th April 2021
Interceptor used in March test was the first series-production Barak ER missile, with the IDF the most likely launch customer. The extended-range Barak variant will slot into the existing Israeli air defence umbrella of systems.
19th April 2021
Modification to FMS for France includes procurement of long-lead items for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
16th April 2021
The Indian Ocean region is hotting up as an arena for great power competition, as China boosts its presence there.
16th April 2021
DARPA programme seeks to create an advanced networked sensor to detect and identify biological weapons of mass destruction.
16th April 2021
Five second-hand C-130Hs will be supplied to Poland by mid-2024.
16th April 2021
A new unmanned combat aircraft from Baykar Makina is earmarked to embark on the Turkish amphibious landing ship Anadolu — once certain design modifications are made to the vessel, which is still under construction.
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