Canada Decides to Acquire Lockheed Martin’s F-35
Canada has picked LM to supply 88 new fighter jets. Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi said that the U.S. company is set to win a multibillion-dollar contract.
USA News
Air
Air
Weapon / Missile
Germany to Acquire Missile Defence Shield from the US
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stated that Germany is considering purchasing anti-missile defence systems in reaction to Russia.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Bahrain to Upgrade M270 MLRS
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Bahrain of M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) Upgrade and related equipment.
Space
Turkey Carrying Its Power in Space to Washington
TUSAŞ, together with Türksat and Profen companies, will participate in the world's largest satellite fair, Satellite 2022, held in Washington D.C.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Biden Orders Military aid to Ukraine for Urban Warfare
Biden ordered the shipment of 800 Stinger, 2,000 Javelin missiles, 1,000 light anti-armour weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-tank missiles to Ukraine.
Unmanned Systems
ASDF Receives first RQ-4B Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman announced that the company delivered the first of Japan’s three RQ-4B Global Hawks to Japan, Misawa Air Base, Misawa.
Air
US Approves Possible Sale of MH-60R Helicopters to Spain
The State Department approved a potential FMS to Spain of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters for an estimated $950 million.
Air
Japan and the U.S. Hold F-35 Joint Drill For the First Time
The Japan Air Self-Defence Force announced that it had undertaken its first joint exercise with the USAF, employing their respective F-35A fighters.
Bilateral Relations
Biden Approves $13.6 billion aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden signed a bill to fund the government through September and deliver $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Air
F-35C Reached the Seashore
The US Navy's F-35C Lightning II fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea on January 24, 2022, landing on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) aircraft carrier.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Congress settles on $782.5B national defence budget
A bipartisan agreement among Congressional appropriators has brought the US closer to passing a fiscal 2022 budget that includes $782 billion for defence.
Ammunition
Sensors
The US Introduces New Radar Seeker Kit Against Naval Targets
The US Air Force introduced a new kit for general-purpose bombs to sink enemy vessels by employing a seeker-fitted Joint Direct Attack Munition, QUICKSINK.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Biden Administration’s Strategic Mediterranean Tour
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has started her Mediterranean Countries Tour, including Turkey, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt.
Air
U.S. Navy Recovered F-35C from the South China Sea
The U.S. Navy said Thursday that it had retrieved the F-35C fighter jet that had crashed while landing on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in late January.
