Americas The US will accelerate the time it takes to ship Abrams tanks to Ukraine by sending older M1-A1 models of America’s main battle tank instead of the more modern version of the tank, according to two US officials. The switch will allow the tanks to arrive as...
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Sikorsky Tapped For H-53 Support | Greece Considers Partnering With Lockheed For SSI Infrastructure Programs For F-35s | DoS Approved Hellfire Sale To Poland
Americas Sikorsky won a $120 million deal to provide logistics, engineering and modification install support for the H-53 helicopter for the Marine Corps, Navy, and Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut; and various...
Lockheed Won A Tomahawk TTWCS Deal | USN Demonstrated Reaper And Hawkeye Long-Range Missile Strikes | DoS Approve AAV Sale To Greece
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $99 million modification, which increases the ceiling to provide continued management and maintenance of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS) software product baseline and required system and software documentation....
NG Submitted Mercury Bid | EU Agrees On Ammo Procurement For Ukraine | US Sells 220 Tomahawks To Australia
Americas Northrop Grumman has submitted a bid for the US Navy’s E-6B Mercury command, control, and communications aircraft replacement program. The US defense giant is offering its “weapons system integration and battle management leadership” for the E-6...
Boeing Won $1B For Apache | Bahrain Gets 3 Jet Ranger X Helicopters | Slovakia Sends Mig-29 To Ukraine
Americas Boeing won a $1 billion modification for the Apache AH-64E full-rate production. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of December 31, 2027. The Apache attack...
AH-64E Apache Block III: Evolving Battlefield Roles
AH-64 in Afghanistan (click to view full) The AH-64 Apache will remain the US Army's primary armed helicopter for several more decades, thanks to the collapse of the RAH-66 Comanche program, and the retirement sans replacement of the US Army's Armed Reconnaissance...
Airfields Afloat: The USA’s New Gerald Ford Class Super-Carriers
USA's Nimitz Class & UK's Invincible Class (click to view full) Some nations have aircraft carriers. The USA has super-carriers. The French Charles De Gaulle Class nuclear carriers displace about 43,000t. India's new Vikramaditya/ Admiral Gorshkov Class will have...
USAF Will Not Buy Hypersonic Missiles In FY2024 | IAI Inked A Defense System MoU With Australia | Swedish FMV Demonstrated New BMS
Americas General Dynamics won a $9 million modification to exercise options on previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-4413 for the USS Arlington (LPD 24) fiscal 2023 docking selected restricted availability. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia, and is...
LPD-17 San Antonio Class: The USA’s New Amphibious Ships
LPD-17 cutaway (click to view full) LPD-17 San Antonio class amphibious assault support vessels are just entering service with the US Navy, and 11 ships of this class are eventually slated to replace up to 41 previous ships. Much like their smaller predecessors, their...