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Berlin Fumes As Swiss Veto of Weapon Re-Exports to Ukraine

Berlin Fumes As Swiss Veto of Weapon Re-Exports to Ukraine

BERLIN — German politicians have called for an end to arms deals with Switzerland as a political dispute deepens over Bern’s refusal to allow arms to be shipped to Ukraine.

Swiss lawmakers responded on Monday with accusations — and thinly veiled references to the Second World War — that Germany…

Kongsberg Wins $1.5 Billion US Army Order for Weapon Stations

Kongsberg Wins $1.5 Billion US Army Order for Weapon Stations

The United States Army has awarded a 5-year IDIQ contract valued up to USD 1.498 Bn to Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS for the continued delivery of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS).

Between the M151 and M153 variants Kongsberg has delivered more than 18,000 systems to the U…

US Military Now Checking on Weapons Deliveries in Ukraine

US Military Now Checking on Weapons Deliveries in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — A small number of U.S. military forces inside Ukraine have recently begun doing onsite inspections to ensure that Ukrainian troops are properly accounting for the Western-provided weapons they receive, a senior U.S. defense official told Pentagon reporters Monday.

The official, who…

Lockheed Wins $1.2 Billion for Trident II D5 Missile Production

Lockheed Wins $1.2 Billion for Trident II D5 Missile Production

Lockheed Martin Space, Titusville, Florida, is being awarded a $581,181,943 fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (PZ0001) to previously awarded and announced un-price letter contract N0003022C0100 for Trident II (D5) missile production and deployed…
Only C-130J Can Meet Our Requirements, Australia Says

Only C-130J Can Meet Our Requirements, Australia Says

Defence is replacing and expanding its current medium air mobility fleet of 12 C-130J Hercules aircraft via Project AIR 7404 Phase 1.

The C-130J Hercules variant is a reliable and combat proven aircraft operated by the Royal Australian Air Force since 1999.

Defence has approached a number of a…

Some US Navy T-45 Aircraft Resume Flying

Some US Navy T-45 Aircraft Resume Flying

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) has resumed T-45C Goshawk aircraft flight operations today.

The Navy and Marine Corps’ fleet of T-45Cs have been on a safety pause since Oct. 14 following the discovery of an engine blade failure. Engineering analysis has revealed that…


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