Japan and US agree to expand cooperation on missiles, military drills
Tokyo and Washington agreed Friday to boost joint production of defence equipment including missiles, and expand their military presence in waters southwest of mainland Japan, as China ramps up pressure…
US sells $700m NASAMS missile system to Taiwan
The United States has announced the sale of an advanced missile system worth almost $700m, which has been battle-tested in Ukraine, its second weapons package in a week, bringing the…
US clears $93 million sale of Javelin anti-tank system, Excalibur projectiles to India
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of Javelin anti-tank missile system and Excalibur guided artillery munitions worth $93 million to India, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)…
F-35, Abrams tank sales part of new US-Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement
As part of a newly signed Strategic Defense Agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia, Washington has greenlit the sale of F-35 fighters and 300 Abrams tanks to the Middle East ally,…
China’s presence is growing in the Middle East, but it’s not a security challenge to US — yet
Riad Kahwaji wrote in “Breaking Defense”: China’s security relations with Middle Eastern countries have improved in recent years, capitalizing on a gap in the domestic defense requirements caused by strict…
US Army Taps GA-ASI To Add MOSA-EW Capability Onto Gray Eagle UAS
The U.S. Army has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) a new contract to add a C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS)-compliant open architecture Electronic Warfare (EW) capability…
Boeing lands $173M contract for 8 more MH-139A helicopters for US Air Force
Boeing has announced plans to manufacture eight additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the US Air Force, in a deal worth more than $173 million. This latest order follows a…
US State Department approves additional Australian HIMARS purchase
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related equipment, the US Defense Security Cooperation…
US clears “AIM-9X Sidewinder” Missile Sale to Belgium
The US State Department has approved the potential $567.8-million sale of RTX’s AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to Belgium. Brussels’ requested package includes 320 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical missiles; 258…
Can data be shared among US, Chinese and Russian aircraft? Sudan did it.
Sudan has been flying military aircraft of Russian and Chinese origin alongside American fighter jets — and sharing data among them, according to the chief of staff of the Sudanese…