Lockheed Martin Extents its C-130J-30 Super Hercules fleet
Philippines will acquire 3 C-130J-30 Super Hercules military transport aircraft from LM according to Department of National Defence (DND).
USA News
Air
Navy / Maritime
Air
Modernisation
Boeing Upgrades the P-8A's ASW capabilities
The Pentagon awarded Boeing over a $50 million contract for an upgrade to test the feasibility of acquiring eight P-8A Increment 3 retrofit A-kits.
Air
Indonesia Receives first C-130J-30 Super Hercules
Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara /TNI AU) has taken delivery of the first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters.
Navy / Maritime
Space
Bilateral Relations
Sensors
China Constructs Secret Facility for Military Vessels
Virginia-based geospatial intelligence company BlackSky claimed the construction of a secret naval facility for military vessels on the coast of Cambodia.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Boeing Offers T-7A Trainer Jet to RAAF
Boeing offered an announced T-7A trainer to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at Avalon 2023 Australian International Airshow.
Air
Modernisation
Engine and Transmission
Rolls-Royce Tests B-52 Stratofortresses New Turbofans
Rolls-Royce North America conducted engine tests with F130 engines that will power 76 B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers in the future.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
UK to Purchase Javelin ATGMs
The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Kingdom of Javelin Missiles for an estimated cost of $125.13 million.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Japan to Acquire 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Japan has revealed that it wants to acquire 400 Tomahawk cruise. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, "We plan to acquire 400 missiles"
Air
Boeing to Stop the Production of Hornets in 2025
Boeing stops its F/A-18 Super Hornet jet production line following delivery of the final U.S. Navy fighters.
Air
Singapore Adds Eight F-35B to RSAF Fleet, Making 12
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said that they decided to purchase eight F-35B fighter aircraft from the U.S.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Netherlands to Acquire HIMARS
The State Department approved a possible FMS to the Netherlands of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers for an estimated $670 million.
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Sidewinder Missed the Target on the First Attempt
The first missile fired by a US F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet over Lake Huron on Sunday at an unidentified flying object missed the target.
Air
Space
Homeland Security
USA to Investigate UFOs
In the last two weeks, more and more news about unidentified aerial objects has been seen in the Latin and North American continents.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
Lockheed Martin's F-35A makes debut at Aero India 2023
U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft attends the 14th edition of Aero India 2023 at the Air Force Station at Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru.
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...
