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Sea Platforms
RFA Stirling Castle delivered to the Royal Navy
The UK Ministry of Defence's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation has successfully delivered a former specialist offshore support vessel, the RFA Stirling Castle, to the Royal Navy.
This 6,000-tonne vessel has been equipped with...
Air Platforms
Boeing secures contract to supply additional Chinooks for US special operations
The US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a contract worth $271 million to produce six remanufactured MH-47G Block II helicopters. This is part of the US Army's modernization efforts and...
Naval Systems
Saab to deliver Double Eagle SAROV to Kuwait
Saab has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to deliver a Double Eagle Semi-Autonomous Remotely Operated Vehicle (SAROV) to the Kuwait Naval Force.
The Double Eagle family of undersea vehicles is a...
Air Weapons
Lockheed Martin successfully test-fires Spike NLOS from Apache
Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted a live-fire test of eight Spike NLOS all-up rounds (AURs) from the AH-64E Apache V6 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.
The test which was conducted over five consecutive days...
Land Platforms
US Marine Corps places order for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles
BAE Systems has been awarded a $211 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract by the US Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate...
Land Platforms
Hungary takes delivery of first Leopard 2A7HU MBT
Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced that the first of 44 Leopard 2A7HU main battle tanks (MBTs) for the Hungarian Ground Forces arrived in Hungary on 5 December and will shortly be integrated into...
Air Platforms
Airbus to equip German Eurofighters for electronic warfare
After receiving approval from the German budget committee, Airbus will be upgrading 15 German Eurofighter Typhoons with electronic combat capabilities.
The upgrades will include a transmitter location and self-protection system from Saab, as well...
Air Platforms
Embraer’s C-390 Millennium selected by South Korea
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced Embraer's C-390 Millennium as the winner of the Large Transport Aircraft (LTA) II public tender to provide the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) with...