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Philippines Scraps $227M Russian Helicopter Deal

Philippines Scraps $227M Russian Helicopter Deal

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has scrapped a deal to purchase 16 Russian military transport helicopters due to fears of possible U.S. sanctions, Philippine officials said.

Former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday night he canceled the 12.7-billion-peso ($227 mill…

Poland’s Massive South Korean Arms Deal Valued at $15 Billion

Poland’s Massive South Korean Arms Deal Valued at $15 Billion

In an effort to accelerate its broad military modernization initiative the government of Poland has reached an agreement with South Korea for the supply of self-propelled howitzers (SPHs), main battle tanks and light combat aircraft.

The massive arms agreement carries an estimated price tag of $…

Berlin Details Military Assistance Provided to Ukraine

Berlin Details Military Assistance Provided to Ukraine

BERLIN — This list provides an overview of German lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine. It includes deliveries from Bundeswehr stocks as well as deliveries by industry financed from funds from the Federal Government’s upgrading initiative.

As part of the 2022 budget process, the…

MPs Call on UK to ‘Act Now to Prepare Nation’s Defenses’

MPs Call on UK to ‘Act Now to Prepare Nation’s Defenses’

Today, the Defence Committee publishes its report “The Integrated Review, Defence in a Competitive Age and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy”.

Increased number of challenges

The Committee finds that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) faces a number of challenges following decisio…

POGO: Discounting F-35 Performance Instead of Price

POGO: Discounting F-35 Performance Instead of Price

Low-balling a Pentagon contract used to be all the rage. That’s where a contractor — with a wink and a nod from its Defense Department allies — would submit a ridiculously low bid to land a lucrative contract. Then, of course, you could count on that rosy bottom line ballooning over time, forcing th…
Lockheed Wins $213M to Upgrade F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory

Lockheed Wins $213M to Upgrade F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory

Lockheed Martin Corp., a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $213,303,095, cost-plus-incentive-fee undefinitized contract.

This contract provides engineering, maintenance, logistics, and material support, in support of Phase 2 upgrade of the Australia C…


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