Unmanned UH-72 Helicopter as The Flying Mule of USMC
Airbus has performed the cargo bay loading test for the upcoming unmanned version of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter for the USMC.
USA News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Japan to Acquire 212 RAM Block 2B with $360 Million Budget
The State Department approved a FMS to Japan, for RAM Block 2B and associated equipment, with an estimated value of $360 million.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
The U.S. Army Seeks Human-Machine Hybrid Squads
The U.S. Army will host an industry day at which various firms will display their solutions for human-machine teaming in formations.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Army Cancels Patriot PAC-3 AD Missile Replacement
The U.S. Army has abandoned its plans to replace the PAC-3 long-range air defence missile with the MIM-104 Patriot air defence system.
Weapon / Missile
Barett Unveils 30 mm Magazine-Fed Grenade Launcher
U.S.-based Barett has revealed its new SSRS 30x42 mm grenade launcher as an alternative to the legacy 40 mm revolving ones.
Air
Unmanned Systems
UH-60M Helicopter Set to Receive Autonomy Kit
DARPA has awarded a contract to Sikorsky for integrating the MATRIX autonomous flight kit on a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
U.S. Navy Tests VLS Reloading System at Sea
TRAM which will allow reloading warships' VLS cells with logistics ships on cruise was tested for the first time.
Analysis
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Regional / Strategy
NATO's Red Flag Against Russia: Ramstein Flag
The balances have changed after Russia’s attempt to invade Ukraine. NATO tries to respond with the Ramstein Flag Exercise.
Weapon / Missile
Saudi Arabia Acquires AGM-114R3 Hellfire II Missiles
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Saudi Arabia of AGM-114R3 Hellfire II Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $655 million.
Navy / Maritime
Faulty Welds on New USN Ships Might be Intentional
The U.S. Department of Justice has been notified that the flawed welds recently found on USN submarines and aircraft carriers are likely intentional.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
India Acquires MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedo
US State Department approved a possible FMS to India of MK 54 Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $175 million.
Air
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Interview / Exclusive File
U.S.: The Threshold on S-400 is the NDAA and CAATSA, not IAB
Deploying S-400 at IAB won’t solve the problem. The threshold is not about easing U.S. concerns. It is about meeting the NDAA and CAATSA demands.”
Ammunition
Boeing Gets Contract for JDAM Sale to Turkiye
The U.S. DoD has awarded Boeing a contract for JDAM guidance kits within the scope of foreign military sales customers, including Turkiye.
Sensors
Saudi Arabia Receives THAAD Air Defence Radar
Saudi Arabia has received the first of seven AN/TPY-2 air defence radars to be used in THAAD, which it ordered as part of a $2.3 billion deal with the US.
