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August 30, 2022  

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EU to Ramp Up Arms Production, Eyes Ukraine Army Training
PRAGUE --- European Union ministers on Tuesday debated ways to ramp up weapons production, boost military training for the Ukrainian armed forces and inflict heavier costs on Russia, with no end in si

Pentagon Awards $503M Order for 12 MH-60R Naval Helicopters for Australian Navy
Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a $503,718,672 firm-fixed-price order (N0001922F2291) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0017). This order provides f

Russian Efforts to Raise Troop Numbers Unlikely to Succeed: Pentagon Official
Russia is desperately trying to fill its ranks depleted by its poor showing in its unprovoked war on Ukraine, a senior defense official said speaking on background today. Russia is seeking to incre

 


As it switches from the European-made NH90 helicopter to the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk as its main battlefield support helicopter, Australia is also buying additional MH-60R anti-submarine helicopters for its navy; this latest batch will be delivered in 2026. (LM photo)


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EU to Ramp Up Arms Production, Eyes Ukraine Army Training
PRAGUE --- European Union ministers on Tuesday debated ways to ramp up weapons production, boost military training for the Ukrainian armed forces and inflict heavier costs on Russia, with no end in si...

Pentagon Awards $503M Order for 12 MH-60R Naval Helicopters for Australian Navy
Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a $503,718,672 firm-fixed-price order (N0001922F2291) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0017). This order provides f...

Russian Efforts to Raise Troop Numbers Unlikely to Succeed: Pentagon Official
Russia is desperately trying to fill its ranks depleted by its poor showing in its unprovoked war on Ukraine, a senior defense official said speaking on background today. Russia is seeking to incre...

Pentagon Concerned As Ukraine War Depletes US Ammunition Stockpiles
WASHINGTON --- The war in Ukraine has depleted American stocks of some types of ammunition and the Pentagon has been slow to replenish its arsenal, sparking concerns among U.S. officials that American...

Australia’s Troubled Future Frigate Program Starts Turnaround: Report
Senior Defence officials have downplayed the possibility of acquiring new Spanish built destroyers, as the shipbuilder behind the troubled $45 billion future frigate project says it has clawed back a ...

Northrop Surprises Pentagon As B-21 Bomber Program is Under Budget
Northrop Grumman Corp.’s cost estimate for developing the new B-21 stealth bomber has come in lower than the US Air Force’s $25.1 billion projection, according to the service’s chief weapons buyer, a ...

South Korea Seeks 4.6% Hike in Defense Budget
SEOUL --- The South Korean government announced a plan Tuesday for a 4.6 percent on-year increase in its defense budget for next year, with a focus on bolstering a key deterrence system to counter Nor...

Thailand to Produce Paramount Mbombe 4 Armored Vehicle
BANGKOK --- Coinciding with Thai Defence & Security 2022, Paramount Group has announced a partnership with the Defence Technology Institute (DTI), Thailand’s defence research and development (R&D) age...

Taiwan Prepares Record $19.4 Bn Defense Budget for 2023
With China continuing to ramp up coercion operations in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2, the government of Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, has proposed a 13...

Sweden Pledges Additional $100M Aid Package for Ukraine
On Monday 29 August, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson received Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba to discuss additional Swedish support for Ukraine. At the joint press conferenc...

Latvia Has Provided €300M Military Support to Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense informs that since February 24, the military support provided by the Latvian government to Ukraine in the fight against the Russian attack has already amounted to approximately...

Pentagon Wants to Increase MLRS, HIMARS Production
Lockheed Martin facilities in Camden, Arkansas are part of a critical regional aerospace and defense ecosystem throughout Southern Arkansas. William LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for Acquisit...

Saab Gripen E Fighter Launches Meteor Missile for First Time
Saab recently conducted the first test firing with the advanced Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on Gripen E with a successful end-to-end result on the target. The Meteor miss...

Ukraine Defense Contact Group to Meet Sept. 8
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany --- Ramstein Air Base will host its second Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting next week, Air Force officials said Monday. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has invited ...

Sweden, Finland Hold Joint Exercise in Finnish Lapland
On location in Finnish Lapland, Finnish and Swedish army units will practice together during the coming week. A total of approximately 800 Swedish soldiers are placed under Finnish command together wi...

Aero Vodochody, LOTN to Cooperate on L-39NG Production
MALACKY, Slovakia --- Czech company Aero Vodochody Aerospace (Aero) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement to produce the L-39NG trainer aircraft with the Slovak company Letecké opravovne Trenčí...

Argentina Launches Ten-Year Ammunition Acquisition Plan
The Minister of Defense, Jorge Taiana, has ordered the implementation of a ten-year Ammunition Acquisition Plan for the Military, which will allow the recovery of the operational reserves of the weapo...

Rockwell Collins Wins $177M for HF Global Comms System
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Collins Aerospace-Mission Aerospace, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a $176,979,374 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for High Frequency G...

B-52s Come Under NATO Command for First Time
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- U.S. B-52s came under NATO command and control for the first time ever during a Bomber Task Force training mission over Romania working out offensive and defensive manoeuvres wit...

Chinese YU-20 Tanker Has Third Refueling Point: Report
The YU-20 aerial tanker has what seems to be a third refueling point at the tail of the aircraft in addition to the two under its wings, observers found in the aircraft's first public display at the o...

Pentagon Launches Innovative Manufacturing Pilot Program
The Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Policy Office has launched a pioneering manufacturing pilot program, through the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program, with the Austin Center for ...

UPS Purchases Eight Additional Boeing 767s
SEATTLE --- Boeing today announced an order from UPS for eight more 767 Freighters. The incremental order will increase UPS's 767 Freighter fleet to 108 airplanes, enabling the global carrier to furth...

Nammo Invests in New Primer Factory in Central Finland
Vihtavuori has since 1922 has been known for producing high quality propellants for both civilian and military needs, and became part of the Nammo group in 2014. At Vihtavouri’s recent 100th annivers...

US Air Force Begins Training with New EOD Robot
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- The 96th Test Wing’s explosive ordnance disposal flight recently received the newest EOD robotic system and began training with the equipment last week. The T7 robot, built by L...

Embraer Exhibits C-390 Transport at Austrian Airshow
ZELTWEG, AUSTRIA --- Embraer will showcase the C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft for the first time at the Austria's biggest airshow, the Air Power, to be held on September 2 and 3 in Zeltweg, A...


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