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November 30, 2021  

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Israel Approves $2.4Bn Procurement of 10 CH-53K Heavy Helicopters
Israel’s Ministerial committee that oversees defense procurement approved the Defense Ministry’s recommendation to purchase 10 new helicopters for USD $2.4 billion. The committee approved the Defe

Biden Approves Pentagon Call for Expending Forces in Australia, Guam to Face China
WASHINGTON — More American military resources should be dedicated to Guam and Australia as the United States tries to keep pace with the Chinese military in the Indo-Pacific region, the Pentagon annou

How Western Countries Secretly Helped Taiwan Develop Its Own Submarine
For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat – invasion by China. There were no takers. The United States, Taiwan’s mai

 


Israel has been operating the Sikorsky CH-53 three-engined heavy lift helicopter for decades, and has now approved the purchase of the latest, “K” King Stallion variant despite a very hefty price tag of about $240 million each. (Sikorsky photo)


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Israel Approves $2.4Bn Procurement of 10 CH-53K Heavy Helicopters
Israel’s Ministerial committee that oversees defense procurement approved the Defense Ministry’s recommendation to purchase 10 new helicopters for USD $2.4 billion. The committee approved the Defe...

Biden Approves Pentagon Call for Expending Forces in Australia, Guam to Face China
WASHINGTON — More American military resources should be dedicated to Guam and Australia as the United States tries to keep pace with the Chinese military in the Indo-Pacific region, the Pentagon annou...

How Western Countries Secretly Helped Taiwan Develop Its Own Submarine
For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat – invasion by China. There were no takers. The United States, Taiwan’s mai...

S. Korea in Talks with Egypt to Export K-9 Self-Propelled Guns
CAIRO/SEOUL --- South Korea is in talks with Egypt to export K-9 self-propelled howitzers, industry officials said Tuesday, raising the prospects for the artillery system's first entry into the Middle...

Leaked Video Shows F-35 Losing Power Before Dropping Off British Carrier
An F-35 jet “toppled off the end” of the ramp on a Royal Navy aircraft carrier and crashed into the sea, a video posted online shows. It is understood that the wreckage of the £120 million F-35B Li...

US Navy Rehearses Maritime Strikes in the Pacific
IWAKUNI, Japan --- U.S. forces with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet conducted a joint rehearsal of tactics and simulated strikes on naval targets off the coast of Okinawa, Japan...

Germany to Operate Armed UAVs: Too Little Too Late?
Germany’s new government has endorsed the arming of uninhabited aerial vehicles in its coalition agreement. The decision should only be seen as a first step in the acquisition of additional UAV strike...

Pentagon Concludes 2021 Global Posture Review
Following several months of analysis and close coordination across the U.S. government, the Department of Defense released the results of the Global Posture Review (GPR) today. The conclusion of th...

Sikorsky to Modify VH-92A Presidential Helo for Shipboard Ops
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded an $11,775,696 modification (P00003) to a cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001921F0109) against a previously issued basic...

Third Chinese Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Goes to Sea
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's third Type 075 amphibious assault ship recently embarked on what appears to have been its maiden voyage, media reports said on Sunday. Analysts said o...

Russia’s New-Build Tu-160M Bomber to Fly by Year-end
MOSCOW --- A completely new Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber nicknamed the ‘White Swan’ by Russian military pilots will make its debut run along the runway of the Kazan Aviation Enter...

Lockheed Wins $125M to Produce More Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $124,902,953 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00007) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0004 for Lot Fou...

Northrop to Upgrade HARM Anti-Radar Missiles for Germany
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector, Northridge, California, is awarded a $46,161,550 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to a p...

Spanish Minister Monitors Progress of VCR Combat Vehicle
Minister of Defense Margarita Robles this morning attended a demonstration of the capabilities of the new 8x8 'Dragon' Wheeled Combat Vehicle (VCR), during a visit to monitor the evolution of the prog...

Russian Frigate Again Tests Zircon Hypersonic Missile
The crew of the frigate of the Northern Fleet Admiral Gorshkov, as part of the completion of the test cycle of hypersonic missile weapons, fired another Zircon missile. The shooting was carried out...

GA Wins $10M to Modify MQ-9 Reaper Drone for Netherlands
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $10,377,842 modification (P00012) to previously awarded delivery order (FA8620-15-G-4040, FA8620-19-F-2310) for the Net...

India MoD Says Kaveri Engine Needs Upgrade to Power LCA Fighter
Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) sanctioned Kaveri Engine project in 1989. The following milestones were achieved: --9 Full prototype engines and 4 core engines built -- 3217 hours of engine te...

Russia Touts Anti-Drone Capabilities of Upgraded Pantsyr GBAD
MOSCOW --- The upgraded Pantsyr-S1M surface-to-air missile/gun system is capable of fighting all types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including strike drones, Industrial Director of the Armaments...

UK Awards Contracts for Upgrade of Bases Used by US Military
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has recently awarded three new contracts to support infrastructure upgrades at UK armed forces bases used by the United States Visiting Forces (USVF). ...

French Air Force Runs Combat Exercises with Indian Air Force
On November 14, the French Forces stationed in the United Arab Emirates (FFEAU) carried out a deployment and deep strike exercise. The forces participating in the “Air Raid” exercise were able to t...

Polish Soldiers Train for M-1 Operations in Idaho
GOWEN FIELD, ID --- Polish soldiers attended Idaho National Guard M1 Abrams tank training in October and November to observe best practices as Polish Land Forces seek to develop their own training cap...

Slow Recovery Continues as UK Aerospace Industry Awaits Lift Off
-- October 2021 sees dip in aircraft orders, with 32 placed during the month. -- Delivery rates also dipped with 63 aircraft delivered, the lowest figure for October in more than a decade. -- Orders...

Oshkosh Details Latest $591M Order for JLTV
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) announced that it has awarded Oshkosh Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, a $591.6 Million order ...

New Zealand Commits to Ban and Regulate Killer Robots
Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Phil Twyford announced today that New Zealand will push for new international law to ban and regulate autonomous weapons systems (AWS), which once activated ca...

Australia Retires F-18C Hornets After 35 Years of Service
Air Force has farewelled the F/A-18A/B Hornets after more than 35 years of service, with an end of era event at RAAF Base Williamtown on November 29. In a fitting tribute to the jet, a solo flying ...

L3Harris Completes Sale of its ESSCO Business
MELBOURNE, Fla. --- L3Harris Technologies has completed the sale of its ESSCO business to Communications & Power Industries (CPI). ESSCO was part of L3Harris’ Aviation Systems segment and produces ...


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