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January 17, 2022  

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UAE to Buy South Korean M-SAM Missiles in $3.5Bn Deal
DUBAI --- South Korea signed a preliminary deal with the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to sell Seoul's mid-range surface-to-air missiles to the Gulf nation, in the latest sign of deepening defense co

Philippines Order Indian BrahMos Missiles for $375M, Deliveries to Begin This Year
MANILA –-- The delivery of the Indian-made medium-range ramjet supersonic Brahmos cruise missiles for the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile System Acquisition Project is expected to

Russia Preparing Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, Pentagon Says
Russia has deployed "a group of operatives" into Ukraine to foment a pretext for another invasion of that country, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news conference today. Kirby

 


The sale of M-SAM air-defense missiles to the United Arab Emirates, worth about $3.5 billion, is South Korea’s biggest arms export deal to date, and follows a growing number of similar deals that are turning the country into a major defense exporter. (MND photo)


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UAE to Buy South Korean M-SAM Missiles in $3.5Bn Deal
DUBAI --- South Korea signed a preliminary deal with the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to sell Seoul's mid-range surface-to-air missiles to the Gulf nation, in the latest sign of deepening defense co...

Philippines Order Indian BrahMos Missiles for $375M, Deliveries to Begin This Year
MANILA –-- The delivery of the Indian-made medium-range ramjet supersonic Brahmos cruise missiles for the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile System Acquisition Project is expected to...

Russia Preparing Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, Pentagon Says
Russia has deployed "a group of operatives" into Ukraine to foment a pretext for another invasion of that country, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news conference today. Kirby ...

N. Korea Launches More Ballistic Missiles
SEOUL --- North Korea tested a railway-borne missile in its firing drills on Friday, state media KCNA said on Saturday, amid a U.S. push for fresh sanctions against the isolated state following its re...

Philippines OK Purchase of 32 More Black Hawk Helicopters
MANILA --– It’s a go for the government procurement of 32 additional S-70i Black Hawk combat utility helicopters after the Notice of Award (NOA) was issued to PZL Mielec of Poland late last year, Defe...

Israel May Sign Deal to Purchase German Submarines This Week
A defense procurement committee made up of senior ministers convened on Sunday and discussed a deal to buy three submarines from Germany, a deal that is entangled in an investigation into alleged corr...

Dassault Wins 10-Year Support Contract for French AF Mirage 2000s
Sustainment, or “maintenance in operational condition” (MCO) as it is known in France, is one of the priorities of the Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly. Improving the availability of mi...

Possible Scenarios if Russia Invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON --- If peace talks fail, the Russian military has several options to advance into Ukraine through northern, central, and southern invasion routes. But a Russian attempt to seize and hold te...

Taiwan Navy Establishes First Minelaying Squadron
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan --- Taiwan's Navy on Friday established its first two minelaying squadrons consisting of one minelayer each at Kaohsiung's Zuoying naval base. "These are the first minelaying squa...

Pentagon Hires Booz Allen for $75M to Find Mission for LCS-class
Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Virginia, is awarded a $74,723,804 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for non-personal professional support services to support the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small C...

Taiwan Approves $8.5Bn Special Budget for Weapons Purchases
TAIPEI, Taiwan --- The Legislative Yuan has passed a special budget that will provide NT$236.95 billion (US$8.55 billion) in funding over the next five years to buy weapons aimed at improving Taiwan's...

Chinese J-20 Fighters Train for Night Combat
J-20 stealth fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently conducted a nocturnal battle exercise against other types of warplanes with experts saying on Sunday that the...

CRS Issues New Report on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program
The largest procurement program in the Department of Defense (DOD), the F-35 Lightning II is a strike fighter aircraft being procured in different versions for the United States Air Force, Marine Corp...

US Clears $300M Sale of MQ-9 Communications Pods to France
WASHINGTON ---- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of MQ-9 Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites and related e...

Ukraine Beefs Up Stocks of Unguided Aircraft Rockets
As part of the execution of the state defense order, a new contract has been signed between Artem State Joint-Stock Company, which is part of Ukroboronprom, and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for ...

Ultra, Mahindra Jointly Win Indian Navy Contract
Ultra is pleased to announce, in partnership with Mahindra Defence Systems Limited, the award of the Integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare Defence Suite (IADS) programme for selected frontline warships of...

US Marines Testing Polymer-Cased Ammunition
QUANTICO, Va. --- The Marine Corps is on a mission: get lighter, more mobile and more lethal. Marine Corps Systems Command plays a critical role in accomplishing this goal. The command’s Program Manag...

UK Defence Secretary Meets with Nordic Partners As Russia Builds Up Military
The Defence Secretary reaffirmed the UK’s determination to support European allies and uphold international stability on a three-day visit to Scandinavia this week. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace me...

China Develops World's Largest Quadruped Robot for Delivery, Reconnaissance
China has developed the world's largest electric-powered quadruped bionic robot, which is expected to join logistics delivery and reconnaissance missions in complex environments that have proven too c...

Rapid Reaction Corps France Takes Over as NATO Response Force
LILLE, France --- Rapid Reaction Corps France assumes responsibility as NATO Response Force (NRF) Land Component for all of 2022. The Rapid Reaction Corps France (RRC-FRA) took over the land responsib...

BAE Says It Contributed £10Bn to UK Economy in 2020
Research by Oxford Economics has revealed the extent to which BAE Systems contributes to the UK economy through jobs, research & development and national supply chains. In addition to developing sk...

Final Operational Flight of Canada’s CC-115 Buffalo Aircraft
OTTAWA --- The final operational flight for the CC-115 Buffalo aircraft was flown today by 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, based out of 19 Wing Comox, British Columbia. As they have done countle...


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