International
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InternationalAustralian Minister Hopes AUKUS Will Create Seamless Industrial Base
Australia’s defense minister this week said he hopes the AUKUS agreement will help break barriers to create a “seamless” defense industrial base among the U.S., U.K. and Australia as they […]
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InternationalU.S. Approves $500 Million HIMARS Sale With Estonia, $950 Million AMRAAM Missile Deal With Norway
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $500 million sale of six M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers to Estonia as well as a $950 million deal […]
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CongressHouse Adopts FY ‘23 NDAA Amendment Restricting Sale Of F-16s To Turkey
The House on Thursday voted in favor of adopting an amendment to the next defense policy bill that places restrictions on the U.S.’ ability to export new F-16 fighter jets […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFuture Warfighting Concepts, Lessons from Ukraine to Figure in Air and Space Chiefs’ Discussion
The Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference this week in London will delve into future warfighting concepts harnessing artificial intelligence/machine learning for kinetic and command and control purposes; quantum computing; […]
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InternationalU.S.’ New $400 Million Weapons Aid For Ukraine Includes More HIMARS, Precision Artillery Ammo
The U.S. has approved another $400 million weapons package for Ukraine, including delivery of additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and a more precise type of 155mm artillery […]
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Navy/USMCFormer BIW President Lesko Appointed President of Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding
Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc. said on July 5 that former former head of General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) [GD] Dirk Lesko was appointed president of the company. Lesko abruptly […]
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Business/FinancialSafran Acquires PNT Solutions Provider Orolia
France’s Safran Group last Friday said it has acquired Orolia, a provider of resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solutions for aerospace, defense, space and various other critical infrastructure markets. […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Takes Minority Stake In German Laser Communications Company Mynaric
Germany’s Mynaric [MYNA] on Wednesday said that L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has invested $11.6 million for a 7.2 percent stake in the company and makes Mynaric a preferred supplier of laser […]
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InternationalU.S.’ New $820 Million Weapons Package For Ukraine Includes NASAMS Air Defense Systems
The U.S. has approved another $820 million weapons package for Ukraine, including delivery of two NASAMS air defense systems built by Norway’s Kongsberg and Raytheon Technologies [RTX]. The latest deal […]
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InternationalNavantia F-110 Frigates Pass Spain Critical Design Review
The Spanish government concluded the Navantia F-110 frigate passed the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase, making it ready for full production, the company said on June 24. This CDR means […]
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