Naval
U.S. Approves Sale of Phalanx CIWS Systems for ROK Navy’s First KDX-III Batch II Destroyer
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of two MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS)
Air
DE&S Signs £2.6M Maintenance Contract for Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has signed a £2.6 million maintenance contract with Boeing
Land
U.S. Approves Possible Sale of Up To 300 Humvees to Lebanon
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of up to 300 M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled
Space
China’s Chang’e 5 Mission to Return Moon Samples
China has launched its Chang’e 5 mission to collect and return samples from the moon marking the country’s first attempt
Politics
U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in Peter the Great Bay Challenging Russian Claims
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP)
Missiles
MBDA Completes Qualification Firing Trials of Sea Venom/ANL Anti-Ship Missile
The Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile has completed its qualification firings trials, with a successful final firing at the French Armament
Industry
CAE to Acquire TRU Simulation + Training Canada Inc from Textron
CAE announced that it has concluded a conditional agreement with Textron to acquire TRU Simulation + Training Canada Inc. (TRU
HLS
Brazil’s Federal Highway Police Orders Six Leonardo AW119Kx Helicopters
Brazil’s Federal Highway Police (Polícia Rodoviária Federal, PRF) has ordered six Leonardo AW119Kx single-engine helicopters, the company announced today. The
Technology
U.S., Australia Partner to Develop Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Australian Department of Defence announced a bilateral effort to advance the development of
C4ISR
Rosoboronexport Offers Prima Mobile Radar for Export
Rosoboronexport, part of Russia’s Rostec State Corporation, has begun to promote the highly mobile two-coordinate reconnaissance and target designation radar
Cyber
NSPA Enhances Luxembourg’s Cyber Defence Capabilities
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) will deliver a cyber range to the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence, allowing the
