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NZ Frigate Sails Home After Eight Year Refit in Canada

NZ Frigate Sails Home After Eight Year Refit in Canada

The second of the country’s two naval frigates is due to leave Canada, eight years after an upgrade project began. The costs to upgrade the ship Te Mana, and before it Te Kaha, have blown out to between NZ$600 million and NZ$700m, due in part to project management mistakes.

Main contractor Lockhe…

Iran Inaugurates Drone-Manufacturing Plant in Tajikistan

Iran Inaugurates Drone-Manufacturing Plant in Tajikistan

TEHRAN — Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and Tajik Defense Minister General Sherali Mirzo inaugurated a plant in Tajikistan to manufacture Iran-made Ababil 2 drones in the Central Asian country.

The Ababil 2 UAV production plant was inaugurated i…

NSPA Signs Contract to Support Patriot Air Defence Systems

NSPA Signs Contract to Support Patriot Air Defence Systems

LUXEMBOURG — On 16 May 2022, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded an Outline Agreement to COMLOG for the provision of depot level maintenance support for PATRIOT surface-to-air guided missile systems deployed in Europe.

The contract will be running for the next five years and …

General Atomics Steps Up UAV Marketing Efforts in Canada

General Atomics Steps Up UAV Marketing Efforts in Canada

SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft, announced today that they have opened a new office near Confederation Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In a related move, GA-ASI is proud to announce it has appointed Michel Lalumiere as…
Bell Announces S. Korean Order for Bell 505 Training Helicopters

Bell Announces S. Korean Order for Bell 505 Training Helicopters

SINGAPORE — Bell Textron Inc. announced the selection of the Bell 505 as the new Republic of Korea military helicopter trainer. The new Bell 505 helicopters will be used by both the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to train their next generation of helicopter pilots….
Australia Orders Additional Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft

Australia Orders Additional Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft

The Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Combat capability will be bolstered with the addition of uncrewed autonomous systems as part of the Government’s additional investment of $454 million in the Loyal Wingman Program.

Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, said the investment will deliver seven uncr…

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