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Greece to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles from Israel

Greece has recently finalized a deal with Israel to purchase anti-tank Spike missiles for its army and navy. The agreement, worth up to $400 million, is part of a series of defence procurement programmes...

Boeing to upgrade KC-46A Pegasus fleet

Boeing has won a $184 million contract from the USAF to upgrade the communication systems on the KC-46A. According to Boeing, the upgrades will include line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications technologies with anti-jamming and encryption...

Baykar unveils TB3 UCAV

Turkish defence company Baykar has unveiled its latest unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Bayraktar TB3, which is expected to enter service in 2024. The TB3 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UCAV that can carry...

Australia grounds MRH-90 Taipan helicopter fleet after crash

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has grounded its entire fleet of MRH-90 Taipan helicopters after one of them crashed into the sea near Jervis Bay on Wednesday night. The incident occurred during a counter-terrorism...

U.S. Air Force to receive 1,500 StormBreaker smart weapons

The Pentagon has recently awarded Raytheon Technologies a $320 million contract to produce and deliver 1,500 StormBreaker smart bombs, which are air-to-surface, network-enabled weapons that can engage moving targets in all weather conditions using...

NATO declares IOC for multinational tanker and transport fleet

NATO has achieved a significant milestone in its air power capabilities by declaring initial operating capability (IOC) for its Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) Unit (MMU) on 23 March. The MMU is a High...

Slovakia to receive AH-1Z helicopters after sending jets to Ukraine

The United States has made a generous offer to Slovakia: 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters at a huge discount, plus 500 AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles and training. The deal, worth more than $1...

US Air Force to buy JSM cruise missiles for F-35 jets

The US Air Force is planning to buy 48 JSM (Joint Strike Missile) cruise missiles for its F-35 Lightning II fighters, according to a budget request for the fiscal year 2024. The JSM is...