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US Army Building Prototypes of Next-Gen 155mm Tube Artillery

US Army Building Prototypes of Next-Gen 155mm Tube Artillery

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ. — Inside a section of a cavernous building in use to assemble a complex and sophisticated military vehicle, a stripped-down chassis awaits a series of extensive modifications and upgrades.

Just outside the building, punctuating its presence with a diesel engine rumble, is…

China Touts YU-20 Tanker Aircraft Capabilities

China Touts YU-20 Tanker Aircraft Capabilities

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Thursday published for the first time a video showing a YU-20 tanker aircraft hosting aerial refueling exercises for two J-20 stealth fighter jets, displaying the YU-20’s high flexibility and the increasing number of J-20s in active service, an…
Raytheon to Upgrade Korean Navy’s Phalanx CIWS

Raytheon to Upgrade Korean Navy’s Phalanx CIWS

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $49,046,788 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-21-C-5406) for the procurement of four MK-15 Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) Block 0 to Block 1B Baseline 2 Upgrade and Conversion and related equipment for the …
Lockheed Wins $152M to Introduce F-35’s New IT Backbone

Lockheed Wins $152M to Introduce F-35’s New IT Backbone

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $152,329,105 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

This contract provides for the production of the F-35 Logistics Information Systems to include …

Taiwan Navy Commissions Its First LPD, Yushan

Taiwan Navy Commissions Its First LPD, Yushan

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — President Tsai Ing-wen, commander of the armed forces, presided over the delivery ceremony of the Yushan warship of the Navy today. President Tsai said that the delivery of the Yushan warship has witnessed the achievements of the country’s shipbuilding and the energy of Taiwan’…
US, Finland Open Negotiations on Defence Cooperation Agreement

US, Finland Open Negotiations on Defence Cooperation Agreement

The United States and Finland will open negotiations on a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) this autumn. The agreement will provide a framework and a legal basis for regular defence cooperation between Finland and the United States. It would also create conditions for closer cooperation if the sec…
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