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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12th June 2018
Ongoing tensions between America and its closest allies over tariffs and other issues have not soured military-to-military relationships, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on …
12th June 2018
The US will stop holding military exercises on the Korean peninsula, President Donald Trump said Tuesday after his summit with the North's leader Kim Jong …
12th June 2018
The Central African Republic (CAR) has asked the UN Security Council to approve deliveries of Chinese-made armoured vehicles, machine guns, tear gas grenades and other …
12th June 2018
Australia’s M1 CubeSat satellite is going through its final testing phase at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space Centre before its planned …
11th June 2018
Australia's former spy chief is to conduct the third inquiry into the nation's special forces in two years, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) confirmed on …
11th June 2018
Overbudget, under resourced and torn between maintaining a home industrial base or being able to afford equipment in plentiful amounts. That seems to be the …
11th June 2018
The annual five-month Jeanne d’Arc deployment by the French Navy is on its last leg following series of drills and operations in Africa and Southeast …
9th June 2018
With the UK government seeking to obtain a ‘standing invitation’ to contribute with the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), officials have said that …
8th June 2018
Belgium and the Netherlands have agreed to buy 16 military ships jointly for an estimated cost of around €4 billion euros ($4.7 billion), reports said. …
8th June 2018
The nine member countries on NATO's eastern flank want an 'increased presence' by the alliance in their region, Polish president Andrzej Duda said after a …
8th June 2018
As Navantia awaits a bid to be opened for four landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships, the Spanish company showcased its indigenously manufactured Juan Carlos 1 …
7th June 2018
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg hailed on 7 June German plans to increase defence spending by 80% by 2024 as 'a step in the right direction' …
7th June 2018
Known as The Dambusters, no 617 Sqn delivered the first four F-35B Lightning II to RAF Marham, Norfolk on the evening of 6 June.Their arrival from Marine …
7th June 2018
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) has developed a new prototype system, the MK29 Mixed Gas Rebreather, to support the navy’s diving community.The technology …
7th June 2018
The second in class of the Gerald R Ford nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), is likely to exceed its $11.4 billion cost estimate. …
7th June 2018
The Thai junta is seeking a new $10 billion defence and security budget, in what may be its final opportunity to allocate funds to the …
7th June 2018
A keel laying ceremony has recently been held for the Vietnam People’s Navy’s first submarine rescue vessel. The ceremony for the 4,000t ship took place …
7th June 2018
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on 6 June that he was battling to stop the increasingly bitter row between Europe and the US spilling over …
6th June 2018
Within days of each other, two seismic political events occurred in the Middle East in May that have the potential to significantly worsen an already …
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