Yearly Archive: 2022

WASHINGTON —- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of various rounds of non-standard ammunition for an estimated cost of $165 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notif…

STRATFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Marine Corps declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, validating the platform’s operational readiness to forward deploy Marines and equipment across the globe.

Sikorsky designed and manufactures the CH-53K, which enables th…

SEOUL — North Korea displayed its largest-known ballistic missiles and other advanced weapons at a nighttime military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, the country’s state media reported Tuesday.

At the parade in central Pyongyang late Monday, Kim vowed to strengthen his country’s nuclear …

MOSCOW — Russia’s newest missile air defense system S-500 Prometheus, developed by the Almaz-Antey concern, has begun to be batch-produced and will be provided for the armed forces within the deadlines established under the state defense order, the company’s CEO, Yan Novikov, has said.

“At the …

Norway will contribute to a fund that will coordinate the purchase of military equipment for Ukraine. The fund is led by the United Kingdom, which will coordinate the purchase and transport of defense equipment that Ukraine needs.

“Under British coordination and in close contact with Ukraine, we …

PHOENIX, Ariz. —- A variety of Honeywell engine and power systems technology has been selected by Sikorsky-Boeing for its Defiant X helicopter, currently a contender to win the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. Team Defiant selected Honeywell’s GTCP 36-150 auxilia…