2024 - Weeklydefencenews

December 26, 2024
Admin
Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

U.S. Army Orders C100 Small Drones from PDW

Performance Drone Works (PDW), an Alabama-based company, has secured over $15.3 million in contracts from the US Army for its exclusive C100 small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). These drones...

December 23, 2024
Admin
Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

The Russian Federation’s Ministry of Defense has received the new Su-57 and Su-34 from UAC.

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has received the next tactical aircraft from the United Aircraft Corporation. Under the state defense procurement program, the new Su-57 and...

December 23, 2024
Admin
Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

US Navy Receives Future USS Iowa

The future USS Iowa (SSN 797), the newest attack submarine in the U.S. Navy Submarine Force, was given to the Navy on December 22, 2024. It is the 12th...

December 23, 2024
Admin
Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Italy Orders Up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon Jets

In Rome, the heads of Eurofighter and NETMA (the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) signed the agreement today for a maximum of 24 Italian Air Force Eurofighters. The...

December 23, 2024
Admin
Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Spain Orders 25 More Eurofighter Aircraft

The Spanish government has agreed to purchase 25 Eurofighter planes from the Munich-based, Germany, NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA). The order, which is known as the Halcon...

December 23, 2024
Admin
Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

IAF, DRDO Modify Su-30 MKIs to Test Indigenous Astra Missile

In a significant move to bolster its air combat capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF), in partnership with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has launched a project...

December 23, 2024
Admin
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

The Future of Armor: M1A2 SEP and the Rise of the Digital Abrams

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded an $18.9 million contract modification to provide technical support for the Abrams tank system. The work will be performed in Sterling Heights,...

December 20, 2024
Admin
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Lithuania acquires LEOPARD 2 A8 main battle tanks from KNDS.

KNDS Germany and the Lithuanian Defense Materiel Agency have agreed to provide the Lithuanian Army with 44 LEOPARD 2 A8 tanks. Lithuania is now the 23rd LEOPARD 2 user...

German Armed Forces Commission Rheinmetall and KNDS for Large-Scale Vehicle Radio Modernization

The ArGe D-LBO (Working Group for the Digitalization of Land-Based Operations), a joint venture between KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall, has secured a significant EUR 1.98 billion contract from Germany’s...

December 20, 2024
Admin
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Leopard 2A8 MBTs Headed to Lithuania in New Defense Deal

Lithuania’s Defence Materiel Agency (DMA), operating under the Ministry of National Defence, has finalized a significant EUR 950 million contract with Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology,...