Sweden Buys 250 AMRAAM
Sweden buys AIM-120C-8 with a 160 km range from the U.S. The DSCA approved and delivered the $605 million cost request to Congress.
USA News
Engine and Transmission
Weapon / Missile
France Buys AGM-114R2 Hellfire Missiles from the U.S.
The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to France of AGM-114R2 Hellfire Missiles equipment for an estimated cost of $203 million.
Air
Israel to Acquire a Third Squadron of F-35s
Israel decided to purchase an additional 25 F-35I Adir units to build the third squadron of stealth fighter jets for $3 billion.
Air
Modernisation
U.S. to Modernise Romania’s Future F-16s
The U.S. gave the green light to modernise Romanian F-16s. DSCA notified Congress about the modernisation of 32 F-16 with an estimated cost of $105 million.
Air
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Czech Republic Gets Green Light for F-35A Lightning II
Czech Republic received permission to buy F-35A aircraft, AMRAAM missile, StormBreaker and 2000 lb ammunition for an estimated value of up to $5.62 billion.
Weapon / Missile
Investment
Country
Raytheon Asks Retirees to Restart Stinger Production
Raytheon will restart FIM-92 Stinger production, but the younger generation has to learn the production system from retired ones.
Land
Norway Orders Armoured Recovery Vehicles
Norway ordered seven armoured recovery vehicles (ARVs) from US Company Miller Industries Towing Equipment with a total value of 4.3 million Euros.
Weapon / Missile
Poland Goes for Record-Breaking Patriot Acquisition From US
Poland buys Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) from the U.S. with an estimated cost of $15 billion.
Ammunition
Norway Arms F-35 with GBU-53/B
The U.S. will sell Small Diameter Bomb II to Norway for an estimated cost of $293 million. Norway will use these bombs in its F-35A fleet.
Land
Poland Receives the First Batch of Second-Hand Abrams Tanks
Polish Defence Minister Błaszczak stated that Poland received the first shipment of US-made advanced Abrams tanks.
Weapon / Missile
Raytheon Receives $1.15 Billion Worth AIM-120 Order
Raytheon has announced a contract awarded by the U.S. government for manufacturing AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. The total contract worth is USD 1.15 billion.
Air
Navy / Maritime
Canada Buys 16 P-8A Aircraft
The U.S. approved a possible FMS sale of P-8A maritime aircraft to Canada for an estimated cost of $5.9 billion. DSCA announced the decision.
Land
The U.S. Army Picks Two Finalists to Replace Bradley
The U.S. Army awarded two contracts for the OMFV to replace the Bradley. The contracts will be worth around $1.6 billion, with a total value of $45 billion.
Engine and Transmission
Tejas secures flying with Hornet's engine GE F414
GE signed an MoU with HAL on 22 June 2023 for GE F414 jet engines which will be manufactured in India to power the HAL Tejas Mk2 light fighter jet.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
