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Rheinmetall has announced the start of assembly work on equipment for the future production of centre fuselage sections for the F-35A Lightning II fighter jet.
The Israeli Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars with Sikorsky to equip 12 CH-53K “Pere” helicopters with Israeli mission systems.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has confirmed that Berlin remains fully committed to purchasing Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multirole combat aircraft.
On 2 March, the Australian Department of Defence confirmed the arrival of the first M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from the United States.
Lockheed Martin, which previously developed the F-22 and F-35 fighters, expressed disappointment at not being selected for the NGAD programme.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has successfully conducted a live firing of the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), marking a significant upgrade in Australia’s maritime strike capability.
The U.S. Army has conducted another successful flight test of its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 1 on 19 March at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Canadian Armed Forces are progressing with plans to acquire the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) from the United States.
A U.S. Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from the 126th Air Refuelling Wing successfully refuelled a Polish F-35A Lightning II for the first time on 6 March.
Lockheed Martin has addressed recent speculation suggesting that the United States could remotely control or disable F-35 fighter jets operated by allied nations.
Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated its AN/TPQ-53 multi-mission radar (MMR) with the Joint Task Force – Southern Border (JTF-SB) command and control systems.
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a USD 213 million contract for the production and delivery of AN/MPQ-64A4 Sentinel radar systems.
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