Israel to Form a New Squadron with F-35I Adir
Israel officially submitted to buy an additional 25 F-35I Adir fighters, reaching 75 jets. The U.S. will give this aircraft as a grant.
USA News
Air
Engine and Transmission
Bilateral Relations
The U.S. Supplies AIM-9M to Ukraine
The U.S. will send AIM-9M Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles to the Ukrainian Air Force. These missiles are known for their performance at dogfight.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Weapon / Missile
US Destroyer Zumwalt to Integrate Hypersonic Missiles
The US Navy awarded HII a contract modification valued at $154.8 million for modernising the Zumwalt (DDG 1000) destroyer.
Weapon / Missile
Japan to Acquire JASSM-ER for F-15Js
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Japan of Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missiles with Extended Range for an estimated cost of $104 million.
Air
The NAF to Acquire 18 Attack Helicopters
The Nigerian Air Force will be equipped with 18 attack helicopters from the United States and Turkiye.
Unmanned Systems
Netherlands Doubles MQ-9A Order from GA-ASI
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) doubles its MQ-9A UAV order from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).
Navy / Maritime
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Selçuk Bayraktar Visited US Navy‘s Largest Aircraft Carrier
Chairman of Baykar Selçuk Bayraktar visited the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, upon the invitation of the U.S.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. and Japan Cooperate to Intercept Hypersonic Missiles
U.S. Department of Defence stated that Japan and the U.S. will start to work on a hypersonic missile interceptor project.
Bilateral Relations
US Lifts Defence Restrictions on Greek Cyprus for 2024
US State Secretary approved lifting defence trade restrictions to Greek Cyprus for one year. The permission will be valid for 2024.
Weapon / Missile
Air
Poland Buys $12 Billion Worth AH-64E Apache Helicopter
The State Department has approved a potential FMS to Poland of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment worth $12 billion.
Air
Indonesia Secures Boeing’s F-15 IDN Fighter Jets
Indonesia agreed to purchase 24 F-15 IDN fighter jets from Boeing. The deal follows Rafale’s commitments by 18 examples to 24 aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Iranian Navy Intercepts two U.S. warships At Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Navy conducts swarm operations with drones and speedboats on two U.S. Navy ships near the Persian Gulf.
Weapon / Missile
Australia Secures 200 Tomahawk Missiles from U.S.
Australia buys a $1.7 billion worth AUKUS weapons package as The Albanese government secures acquiring 200 Tomahawk Missiles from the U.S.
Weapon / Missile
Australia Gets $975 million worth HIMARS
U.S. will sell $975 million worth of HIMARS to Australia as the State Department gives the green light. Defence Security Cooperation Agency announced.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO allies launch joint Triton surveillance drone programme - Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway signed a letter of intent to procure up to five MQ-4C Triton hi...
- 09:00 NATO begins negotiations for up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft - NATO has launched negotiations with Saab for up to 10 GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft to r...
- 09:00 Lockheed and Rheinmetall bring ATACMS production to Europe - Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall agreed to establish ATACMS missile production in Germany, marking th...
- 09:00 Canada confirms TKMS as preferred submarine supplier - Canada selected Germany's TKMS as the preferred supplier for up to 12 submarines, deepening defence...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems broaden infrastructure protection role - Navies are increasing deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
