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Navy Awards $18.3 Million Deal For MV-22 Repairs and Upgrades | NATO Launched Anti Sub Exercise | Hanwha Dropped K9A3 Visuals
Americas
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office in Amarillo, Texas, has received an $18.3 million contract change to support additional repairs and upgrades for the Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey aircraft. The work is part of a program to modernize and maintain the aircraft’s readiness. Repairs will be carried out in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, and are expected to finish by July 2026. The funding includes money from both the Navy’s 2024 and 2025 aircraft procurement and operations budgets. A total of $226,800 from this year’s budget will expire if not used by the end of the fiscal year. The contract was awarded without competition by the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland.
The US Army will deploy 3D-printed drones in a military exercise in Poland next month to test their ability to detect potential threats beyond soldiers’ capabilities. Troops from the 2nd Multi-Domain Effects Battalion based in Germany plan to use up to two 3D-printed small drones to look for cell phones, routers, WiFi, radars, and other electromagnetic signatures that cannot be detected with a camera alone. The drones are equipped with sophisticated sensors to scan the electromagnetic spectrum, mapping out invisible signals and identifying possible sources of hostile activity.
Middle East & Africa
The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it had foiled a weapons shipment intended for the Sudanese army, which has accused the Gulf state of backing rival paramilitaries in the country’s two-year war. The announcement comes just days before the International Court of Justice is slated to issue a ruling in a case Khartoum filed against the UAE accusing it of complicity in genocide by supporting the RSF. “The security services succeeded in preventing the transfer of a quantity of military equipment to the Sudanese Armed Forces following the arrest of members of a cell involved in unauthorized mediation, brokering and illicit trafficking of military equipment,” UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said, according to official news agency WAM.
Europe
NATO has launched its annual anti-submarine warfare exercise, Dynamic Mongoose 25, in the North Atlantic, with operations in and around Icelandic waters. The Icelandic Coast Guard hosts the exercise and is coordinated by NATO’s Allied Maritime Command. This year’s edition involves naval and air assets from several NATO members, including Canada, Denmark, Germany, and Iceland.
Asia-Pacific
Hanwha Aerospace has dropped the first high-fidelity visual of its K9A3 unmanned howitzer — a cinematic rendering providing the most detailed glimpse yet of the futuristic artillery weapon. An evolved version of the widely adopted K9 Thunder, the K9A3 introduces a leap in capability with its autonomous and unmanned modes aimed at keeping crews out of danger while boosting battlefield flexibility.
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