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Elbit Wins $120M Contract to Supply Hermes UAVs to Thai Navy

Elbit Wins $120M Contract to Supply Hermes UAVs to Thai Navy

HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at $120 million to supply Hermes 900 Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and training capabilities to the Royal Thai Navy. The contract will be performed over a three-year period.

Under the contract, …

India to Order 100 Additional K9 SP Guns, More to Follow

India to Order 100 Additional K9 SP Guns, More to Follow

NEW DELHI — Faced with a belligerent China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Army is set to order 100 more K9 Vajra Tracked Self-Propelled Howitzer from private defence major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) for their deployment at the northern borders.

The Army is also trying to fast-track the r…

US Approves $250M Sales of M-1 Tank Ammunition to Kuwait

US Approves $250M Sales of M-1 Tank Ammunition to Kuwait

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of M1A2K tank operational and training ammunition and related equipment for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the req…
Lockheed to Deliver Precision Strike Missiles to US Army

Lockheed to Deliver Precision Strike Missiles to US Army

DALLAS — The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $158 million contract to produce additional Early Operational Capability (EOC) Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). This is the second production contract received to date and follows a successful Manufacturing Readiness Assessment milestone visit …
New UK Prime Minister Faces Questions on Defence Priorities

New UK Prime Minister Faces Questions on Defence Priorities

The UK has a new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, who took on the role less than 48 hours before the Queen died, plunging the UK into mourning, and will face a challenging and complex policy inbox to handle, as she attempts to steer the nation in the months ahead.

The challenges she faces are many, ran…

US Army Testing Laser Weapon Fitted to Stryker Vehicle

US Army Testing Laser Weapon Fitted to Stryker Vehicle

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — No, the Army is not building the Death Star. Contrary to what is in the movies, directed energy does not emit a large red laser, nor does it make a loud noise, and if done right, the target will simply fall out of the sky, not explode in brilliant shards of light, set to a…
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