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- American Subs To Be Armed With Tomahawks | DoS Approves FMS To UAE | Indonesia...by Emily Erhold on December 8, 2023 at 4:00 am
Americas Lockheed won a $13 million modification, which dds scope to provide reach back support for sustainment of all Norway and Italy Reprogramming Laboratory systems, as well as associated consumables and spare material/tooling support in support of the F-35 program for non-US Department of […]
- Tomahawk’s Chops: xGM-109 Block IV Cruise Missilesby Joe Katzman on December 8, 2023 at 3:58 am
Block IV Cutaway (click to view full) Block IV Tomahawk is the current generation of the Tomahawk family of cruise missiles. The BGM-109 Tomahawk family began life in the 1980s as sub-sonic, low-flying nuclear strike weapons, before being developed into long-range RGM/UGM-109 conventional attack […]
- CH-53K: The U.S. Marines’ HLR Helicopter Programby Joe Katzman on December 8, 2023 at 3:58 am
CH-53K concept (click to view full) The U.S. Marines have a problem. They rely on their CH-53E Super Stallion medium-heavy lift helicopters to move troops, vehicles, and supplies off of their ships. But the helicopters are wearing out. Fast. The pace demanded by the Global War on Terror is […]
- Raytheon Tapped For Procurement and Supply Delivery Simulator | DoS Appoved...by Emily Erhold on December 7, 2023 at 4:00 am
Americas Airbus Defence and Space has recently concluded a successful two-week flight-test campaign for its A400M Roll-on/Roll-off firefighting prototype kit. The campaign, conducted in south-western and central Spain, showcased the prototype’s ability to drop 20,000 liters of retardant, creating […]
- F-35 Lightning: The Joint Strike Fighter Programby Padraig McCarrick on December 7, 2023 at 3:58 am
F-35B: off probation (click to view full) The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history. This major multinational program is intended to produce an “affordably stealthy” multi-role fighter that will have 3 variants: the F-35A […]
- Embraer Delivers C-390 Planes To South Korea | Spain’s S-80 Commissioned Into...by Emily Erhold on December 6, 2023 at 4:00 am
Americas Kratos won a $23 million modification, which adds scope to provide continued non-recurring engineering in support for the XQ-58A Unmanned Aerial Systems mission systems and subsystems integration for the Marine Corps. Additionally, this modification provides for flight test and […]
- Embraer’s Multinational KC-390 Tactical Air Transport Programby Joe Katzman on December 6, 2023 at 3:58 am
KC-390 refuels AMXs (click to view full) Global competition in the 20-ton air transport segment continues to intensify, with Brazil’s launch of its KC-390 program. Embraer figures reportedly place the global C-130 replacement market at around 700 aircraft. In response, it will develop a […]
- HII Ingalls Christens Bougainville | Poland Ordered 152 Self-Propelled...by Emily Erhold on December 5, 2023 at 4:00 am
Americas General Atomics Aeronautical Systems won a $389 million deal by the US Army for the purchase of MQ-1C-25M Gray Eagle Modernized Extended Range systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated […]
- ER/MP Gray Eagle: Enhanced MQ-1C Predators for the Armyby Joe Katzman on December 5, 2023 at 3:58 am
ER/MP, armed (click to view full) Its initial battles were fought within the Pentagon, but the US Army’s high-end UAV has made its transition to the battlefield. The ER/MP program was part of the US Army’s reinvestment of dollars from the canceled RAH-66 Comanche helicopter program, and […]
- Canada To Procure Poseidons | Israel Ordered JLTVs | Philippines, France Deepen...by Emily Erhold on December 4, 2023 at 4:00 am
Americas Mercury Mission Systems won a $16.8 million modification, which exercises an option to procure 48 data transfer units and 121 high-definition video recorders for retrofit on F/A-18C-F Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircrafts in support of Small Business Innovation Research Phase III topic […]
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- Netanyahu tells Biden Israel will act militarily against Yemen's Houthis if US...on December 9, 2023 at 8:45 pm
A report claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly told President Biden that Israel will act militarily against Yemen's Houthi movement if the US fails to do so
- Turkey's Erdogan slams UN Security Council as 'Israel Protection Council'on December 9, 2023 at 7:24 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted the UN Security Council as the "Israel protection council," after the U.S. vetoed a cease-fire resolution in Gaza.
- Russia warns Israel that Hamas tunnel plan would amount to 'war crime' if...on December 9, 2023 at 6:14 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a rare letter to the Security Council over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urging the group to pursue an immediate cease-fire.
- Hamas brutality on Oct 7 'can never justify' the 'humanitarian catastrophe' in...on December 9, 2023 at 3:19 pm
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that the "brutality" and "sexual violence" of the October 7 attacks do not justify continued attacks.
- Hong Kong to cull 900 pigs in wake of deadly swine fever outbreakon December 9, 2023 at 2:22 pm
Hong Kong authorities have ordered more than 900 pigs to be culled after the presence of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) was found at a licensed farm in New Territories.
- Cop commandeers civilian’s bike, tackles drug dealer in wild street chase:...on December 9, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Wild police footage out of the United Kingdom shows an officer commandeering a civilian's bike to track down a drug dealer and arrest him.
- Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have same endgame: 'destroy' Israel, expert...on December 9, 2023 at 12:00 pm
As President Biden pushes for a future Gaza with the Palestinian Authority, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ultimately, the authority shares the same ideology as Hamas: the destruction of the State of Israel.
- Squatter who won battle over dead woman’s home sells it for huge profiton December 9, 2023 at 9:00 am
A British man who took over a retiree's family home and won legal ownership of the property, has now sold the house for a profit, local media reports show.
- Warning for Biden admin as Europe swings to the right and unfettered migration...on December 9, 2023 at 9:00 am
Experts warn illegal immigration could hurt Biden's re-election efforts and say he should look to Europe's rightward tilt, where many voters have seemingly had enough of unfettered migration.
- 11 dead in clash between criminal gang and villagers in central Mexicoon December 9, 2023 at 1:28 am
A criminal gang, suspected to be the Familia Michoacana, is believed to have clashed with local residents in a small farming village south of the capital, Mexico City.