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Netherlands to Buy 5 Embraer KC-390 Tanker Transport Aircraft

Netherlands to Buy 5 Embraer KC-390 Tanker Transport Aircraft

Defense has found a successor for the C-130H Hercules in the C-390M of the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. The aim is for the first new transport aircraft to arrive in the Netherlands in 2026. State Secretary Christophe van der Maat wrote this to the House of Representatives today.

Defence’s four…

China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier

China Launches Third Aircraft Carrier

SHANGHAI — China launched its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, in Shanghai on Friday. The carrier, named after Fujian Province, was completely designed and built by China.

The new carrier was put into the water at a launch ceremony that started at about 11 a.m. Xu Qiliang, a member of the Po…

HII Wins $1.56 Bn Order for LPD 32 Amphibious Ship

HII Wins $1.56 Bn Order for LPD 32 Amphibious Ship

Huntington-Ingalls Industries – Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded a $240,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-2406 for the long-lead-time-material with an option for the detailed design and construction of LPD 32.

Work will b…

NATO Defense Ministers Set Stage for Decisions at Madrid Summit

NATO Defense Ministers Set Stage for Decisions at Madrid Summit

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III joined 29 other NATO defense ministers in Brussels to set the stage for the alliance’s Madrid Summit that will start June 29.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the Madrid Summit of NATO heads of state and government will be a transformative eve…

Italian MoD Awards Contract for Next-Gen Sicral 3 Satcom System

Italian MoD Awards Contract for Next-Gen Sicral 3 Satcom System

ROME — Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo 33%), and Telespazio, the joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), have signed a follow-on contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense, for the SICRAL 3 secure satellite communications system and its gr…
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