Yearly Archive: 2022

Czech Defense Ministry Details Planned 2023 Expenditure

Czech Defense Ministry Details Planned 2023 Expenditure

In these days, the Chamber of Deputies will approve the draft budget of Chapter 307, i.e. the Ministry of Defense and the Army of the Czech Republic. Compared to last year, the budget should increase by a quarter next year. The amount of CZK 111.8 billion was approved today by the Parliamentary Defe…
Norwegian Minister of Defense Takes Chair of Nordic Council

Norwegian Minister of Defense Takes Chair of Nordic Council

“Russia is waging a brutal war in Ukraine, and the security situation in the Nordics has changed permanently,” says Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram. Norway has held the chairmanship of the Nordic defense cooperation NORDEFCO in 2022, on 2 November he held a briefing for the Nordic Council.

“It …

Bell Delivers Final Production AH-1Z to US Marine Corps

Bell Delivers Final Production AH-1Z to US Marine Corps

AMARILLO, Texas — In a ceremony at the Amarillo Assembly Center, Bell Textron Inc. celebrated the delivery of the 189th AH-1Z Viper to the U.S. Marine Corps, completing the Program of Record (POR) for the latest version of the storied H-1 platform. Bell completed the UH-1Y POR of 160 aircraft in 2…
BAE Wins £80M Typhoon Avionics Support Contracts

BAE Wins £80M Typhoon Avionics Support Contracts

BAE Systems will continue to service and support the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft’s avionics for the platform’s founding nations’ air forces in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, for the next five years.

The agreements, worth £80 million, secure ongoing service and repairs for key av…

Australia’s Quickstep Wins Additional F-35 Production Work

Australia’s Quickstep Wins Additional F-35 Production Work

CANBERRA, Australia –-– Northrop Grumman Corporation signed a six-year agreement with Quickstep Holdings Limited for the supply of components to support the global aerospace program. The order was signed under an existing Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian-owned and operated company, wi…
Australia Orders Additional Guardian-Class Patrol Boat

Australia Orders Additional Guardian-Class Patrol Boat

Austal Limited is pleased to announce that the Australian Government has ordered an additional Guardian-class Patrol Boat from Austal Australia for A$15.2 million.

The 39.5 metre steel hull patrol boat, to be constructed in Western Australia and delivered in September 2024, is in addition to the …

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