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S. Korea Lukewarm on Sending Tanks, Jets to Ukraine

S. Korea Lukewarm on Sending Tanks, Jets to Ukraine

SEOUL — The head of South Korea’s state arms procurement agency said Wednesday that it may be of “little use” to send tanks and fighters to Ukraine as its troops need months of training to use new weapons systems.

Kang Eun-ho, the minister of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA…

US Approves $42M Radio Sale to Australia

US Approves $42M Radio Sale to Australia

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Defense Articles Related to Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $42 millio…
Sig-Sauer Wins US Army’s Next Gen Squad Weapon Contract

Sig-Sauer Wins US Army’s Next Gen Squad Weapon Contract

WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Army announced the award of a 10-year firm-fixed-price follow-on production contract to Sig Sauer, Inc for the manufacture and delivery of two Next Generation Squad Weapon variations (the XM5 Rifle and the XM250 Automatic Rifle) and the 6.8 Common Cartridge Family of Ammuniti…
Northrop to Develop Next-Gen Relay Ground Station for US Navy

Northrop to Develop Next-Gen Relay Ground Station for US Navy

BOULDER, Colo. — Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a $99.6 million contract by U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific to provide mission-critical capabilities for Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A). Northrop Grumman will design, develop, integrate, test and deliver the first of…
Portuguese F-16M Aircraft Complete 100,000 Flight Hours

Portuguese F-16M Aircraft Complete 100,000 Flight Hours

The Air Force’s fleet of F-16M aircraft has reached the historic record of 100,000 flight hours in service with the Air Force. This milestone was marked, on April 18, in a formation flight with F-16M aircraft, carried out by Squadrons 201 – “Falcons” and 301 – “Jaguares”, from Air Base No. 5, in Mon…
Australia Approves $381M Upgrade for Collins-class Subs

Australia Approves $381M Upgrade for Collins-class Subs

The Defence Minister has conceded compensation negotiations with a French company over the dumped future submarine project are likely to drag well into the next financial year.

In September, the Morrison government announced it had scrapped the $90 billion Attack-class program being run by Naval …

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