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April 1, 2025
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Airbus Delivers First Two H145M Helicopters to Cyprus Military

The first two Airbus-made H145M multirole helicopters have been delivered to Cyprus in accordance with a deal that has been signed. The modernization of the rotary-wing aircraft fleet includes...

April 1, 2025
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With the United States, Poland signs a $2 billion agreement for air defense.

Amidst the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Poland has strengthened its position on NATO’s eastern front by signing a roughly $2 billion air defense deal with the United...

March 24, 2025
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The first HIMARS for Australia is delivered by the US

As part of a foreign military sale agreement with the US, the Australian Defence Force has taken delivery of its first M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The...

March 24, 2025
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Bell and Boeing to Provide More Ospreys to US Navy

Bell Boeing’s Joint Program Office has been awarded a $590 million contract by the US Department of Defense to supply the navy with CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor planes.The main operations...

March 24, 2025
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The US Long-Range Missiles Are Battle-Tested in the Australian Army

Following a 2023 defense strategic review, Australia’s army expedited the acquisition of the HIMARS system, a “game changer” mobile long-range US rocket system that Ukraine utilized with devastating effect...

March 22, 2025
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Trump Claims Boeing Has Won the Contract for the Next-Generation F-47 Fighter Jet

The 47th US president, Donald Trump, stated that Boeing has been given the contract for the Air Force’s next-generation stealth fighter jet, which he predicted will be called the...

March 20, 2025
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Thales Will Outfit the Dutch Orka-Class Submarines With Cutting-Edge Sonar Systems

The Royal Netherlands Navy’s future class of submarines will be equipped with high-performance sonar systems provided by Thales under an agreement with Naval Group.They will be used to outfit...

March 20, 2025
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$229 million contract for support for the upgrade of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter awarded to KBR

The $229 million contract that KBR has won calls for the company to find and create possible upgrades for the CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter. The agreement requires the Houston-based...

March 20, 2025
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US Coast Guard receives 59th Sentinel cutter from Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards in Florida has delivered the US Coast Guard’s 59th Sentinel-class fast response boat. The milestone corresponds with a 2008 initiative to replace the service’s old patrol boats,...

PM Carney of Canada Announces Agreement With Australia to Improve Arctic Radar

Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that Canada must assume greater responsibility for its own defense as US priorities change and announced a $6 billion Canadian dollar ($4.2 billion) agreement...