India Buys 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAVs
India approved the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the U.S. for an estimated value of USD 3 billion.
USA News
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Engine and Transmission
Logistics
TEI and GE Aerospace Sign F110 Engine MRO Service Agreement
GE extends TEI’s license to conduct F110 Depot Level Maintenance services for F-16 and F-15 fighter jets. The agreement is signed at the Paris Air Show.
Air
Thailand Prefers Gripen Over F-16
Rejected by the US to buy F-35s, Thailand prefers Swedish Gripen fighter jets over U.S. F-16s.
Air
Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk Gets Certified
Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer received MFR certification from the USAF. The certification is a green light for T-7A’s first flight with a military pilot.
Unmanned Systems
The Netherlands Gets MQ-9A UAV
The U.S. approved selling MQ-9A Block 5 aircraft to the Netherlands with an estimated cost of $611 million. DSCA announced the FMS to the country.
Ammunition
Spain Acquires Excalibur Projectiles
The U.S. has decided to sell Excalibur Projectiles to Spain with an estimated cost of $48.2 million.
Engine and Transmission
$588.4 Million Worth Life Kiss for F-35’s F135 Engine
The US's House Armed Services Committee wants to restore funding for the next-gen fighter’s F135 engine with a $588.4 million price tag rather than the AETP.
Air
Weapon / Missile
AFRL Completes Flight Tests for Laser Beam Director
The AFRL completed a flight-test campaign for a new beam director concept with directed energy laser systems integrated onto Falcon 10 aircraft.
Bilateral Relations
Air
U.S. Approves; Norway Sells F-16 fighters to Romania
Following U.S. approval, Norway sold 32 F-16 to Romania. Romanian will have 49 fighter in total. Norway's Premier Store ruled out cancelling the deal.
Bilateral Relations
Greek Diaspora to Intercept Turkish F-16 Programme
Greek diaspora sent a letter to US Secretary of State in order to prevent this country from modernising Turkish Air Force.
Bilateral Relations
Turkish-US Relations Enters “La Détente” Era
U.S. will not apply CAATSA to Professor Haluk Görgün, SSB’S newly appointed President. This policy allows CAATSA to become inactive as management changes.
Air
Modernisation
U.S. Navy Receives First Modified E-6B Mercury Aircraft
Northrop Grumman announced the successful delivery of the first E-6B Mercury Aircraft under the IMMC to the United States Navy.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Ukraine might get F/A-18 Hornet from RAAF
Australia, the United States and Ukraine are reportedly discussing the delivery of the Australian Air Force’s F/A-18 Hornet fighters.
Bilateral Relations
The Test of Relations with USA: CAATSA and Görgün
The U.S. imposed CAATSA on Turkiye on December 2020. The change of administration in SSB will be a test of bilateral relations between the U.S. and Turkiye.
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...
