AMARILLO, Texas — Bell Textron Inc. has started production of the first AH-1Z Viper for the Czech Republic at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center. The production of the Viper joins UH-1Y production as part of the Czech Republic Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of mixed fleet aircraft.

“Bell understand…

The US$ 375 million BrahMos deal between India and the Philippines signed on 28 January 2022 is not just a one-off arms deal, but a milestone in India’s relations with the Indo-Pacific region. The deal posits a complex geopolitical picture in the region.

For the Philippines, the missile batter…

To meet the challenges of expanding high-end military capabilities in the region and the need to significantly increase the Australian Defence Force’s deterrent capabilities, the Australian government should up-end one of the traditional ways it has approached regional defence.

By moving the ar…

Diehl Defence is enhancing its established Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) System IRIS-T SLM by adding optional passive radar capabilities in order to increase the system’s overall reconnaissance capacity.

Diehl Defence has selected Hensoldt’s Twinvis for this purpose. Hensoldt will support the…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Global engineering and defense technologies provider HII announced that the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division ceremonially has authenticated the keel of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Harrisburg (LPD 30).

The ship’s sponsor, Alexandra Curry, a resid…

Saab Inc., East Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $15,137,282 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the All-Digital Radar Technology Advanced Technology Demonstrator.

This contract provides for demonstrating the all-digital radar design and its performance in a relevant maritime contested environmen…