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…