International
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Air Force
First MQ-9B for Belgian Air Force Has Debut Flight
The first of four General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones ordered by the Belgian Air Force arrived at Florennes Air Base last month and had its debut flight on Tuesday, according […]
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International
Poland Conducts Successful IBCS Operational Demo As It Nears FOC Milestone
Poland has conducted a successful operational demonstration with the Northrop Grumman [NOC]-developed Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS). The U.S. Army said the test was a “significant milestone” toward Poland achieving […]
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Business/Financial
RTX Contracts With Avio For Further Engineering Of Second Stage Motor For Standard Missiles
The U.S.-based business of Italy’s Avio has received a potential $26 million order from Raytheon to continue engineering work on the Mk 104 solid rocket motor (SRM) as a potential […]
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International
U.S. OKs Potential $780 Million Javelin Missile Deal With Poland
The State Department has approved a potential $780 million deal with Poland for the sale of over 2,500 Javelin anti-armor missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on […]
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International
AMRAAM Sales To Netherlands, Torpedoes To Norway Okayed By State Department
The State Department on Tuesday approved a potential $570 million foreign military sale (FMS) of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to the Netherlands. The sale includes 232 of […]
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International
Kratos Adapting MQM-178 Firejet for Use by Taiwan
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIS) are collaborating on the Mighty Hornet IV attack drone, “a revolutionary transformation of the […]
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Unmanned Systems
State Department Will Review UAS Export Requests As It Does Manned Fighters
The State Department on Monday evening said that it has updated U.S. export policy so that review of requests to sell unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for military use on international […]
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Air Force
‘Longest Known’ AMRAAM Shot Last Year, Production Increase of Nearly 50 Percent, Raytheon Says
RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon said on Tuesday that an F-22 Raptor by Lockheed Martin conducted the “longest known” advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) shot by a 5th generation fighter in […]
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Business/Financial
Ukraine Drone Autonomy Firm Swarmer Raises $15 Million From U.S. Investors
A small Ukrainian-based firm developing and providing autonomy software for combat drones has received $15 million in a funding round led by U.S. investors that will help Swarmer add talent, […]
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International
Peruvian Air Force to Get 14 Block 70 F-16s, Related Equipment for $3.42 Billion
The Peruvian Air Force is to receive 10 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16C Block 70 fighters, two F-16D Block 70s, and related equipment under a $3.42 billion foreign military sale approved […]