U.S. Coast Guard buys four MQ-9B long-range unmanned aircraft from General Atomics
The U.S. Coast Guard is buying four MQ-9B long-range unmanned aircraft systems from General Atomics in an order worth $247.8 million.
L3Harris opens engineering office in Netherlands to support FOXTROT and European customers
L3Harris Technologies has opened an engineering support office in the Netherlands to support the country’s 15-year FOXTROT program and customers across Central Europe.
USS Abraham Lincoln air wing delivers 1,499 precision weapons during 38-day Operation Epic Fury campaign
Its combat operations included a 38-day campaign during Operation Epic Fury, when it expended 1,499 precision weapons against U.S. Central Command priority targets.
L3Harris completes 60 Wolf Pack flight tests spanning strike and electronic warfare capabilities
L3Harris Technologies said its Wolf Pack launched-effects vehicles completed their 60th flight test earlier this year.
BlackSky wins six-figure pilot to give foreign intelligence agency on-demand 35-centimeter imagery
BlackSky Technology Inc. has picked up a new international intelligence customer, winning a six-figure pilot contract to supply an unnamed agency with very high-resolution satellite imagery.
HMS Dragon back in Portsmouth after 214 days, sent from dry dock to shield Cyprus bases under attack
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon is back in Portsmouth after 214 days away, a deployment that began with the defence of British bases in Cyprus and later took it east of Suez.
Greece agrees to $4 billion in U.S. deals to upgrade more F-16s and arm future F-35s as Portugal weighs its own F-35 buy
Greece has agreed to spend about $4 billion on U.S. weapons and equipment, a package that would bring another 37 of its F-16 fighters up to the Block 70 standard and pay for weapons its future F-35As can also carry.
First national GCAP site opens in Turin, with plans for 1,000 staff to support Italy–Japan–UK fighter programme
The first national site for the Global Combat Air Programme has opened in Turin to coordinate Italy’s contribution to the fighter being developed with Japan and the United Kingdom.
U.S. Navy advances nuclear cruise missile program with five prototype awards and a 2032 limited deployment deadline
The U.S. Navy has awarded five agreements worth $743.6 million for prototype work on the SLCM-N nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.
Ukraine reports strikes on Russian S-400 launchers, command posts and depots in September
Ukrainian forces hit more than 40 Russian command posts and over 50 logistics and support sites in September, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence said.
Romania orders 12 Airbus H225M helicopters to replace Pumas under EU defence financing plan
Romania has ordered 12 Airbus H225M military helicopters to begin replacing its Puma fleet for conventional and special operations.
F-117A Nighthawk ‘The Overachiever,’ veteran of four conflicts, makes final flight to Smithsonian
The only F-117A Nighthawk to fly in all four major conflicts in which the stealth jet saw combat has taken to the air one last time, as cargo.