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December 16, 2024
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

GA-ASI to provide Poland with three MQ-9B SkyGuardians

The sale of three MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems to the Polish Ministry of Defense is announced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). As the most...

December 16, 2024
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For $1.5 billion, India places an order for twelve domestically produced Su-30MKI aircraft.

State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been awarded a 135-billion rupee ($1.5 billion) contract by the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) to manufacture 12 Su-30MKI fighter planes for the...

December 16, 2024
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For American F-35s, Leonardo UK will provide EW decoy missiles that attract and distract incoming missiles.

Leonardo UK was given a $33 million contract by the US Navy to provide its BriteCloud 218 Active Expendable Decoys (AEDs) for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Following...

December 16, 2024
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Norway sends F-35s and NASAMS to Poland.

Norway has deployed F-35 multi-role fighter jets and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Poland to secure the airspace above Rzeszów Airport. This airport serves as a critical...

December 16, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
Financial Announcements, Procurement & Contracts

Poland buys General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian for $310 million.

Poland has finalized a $310 million agreement with General Atomics for the acquisition of MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, marking its first formal purchase of this variant. The contract was signed...

December 16, 2024
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Missile and Missile Defense
Financial Announcements, Procurement & Contracts

Trident II D5 Missile: Evolving to Meet Modern Strategic Challenges

Systems Planning and Analysis has received a $7 million contract modification to exercise fiscal year 2025 options for supporting the Trident II Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapons System. Under...

December 16, 2024
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Missile and Missile Defense
Mergers & JV

BrahMos Aerospace Revisits BrahMos-2K Hypersonic Missile Design Following Feedback

BrahMos Aerospace, in partnership with Russia, is reevaluating the technical specifications and pricing of the BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile following a lukewarm response from potential stakeholders. Feedback highlighted concerns...

December 16, 2024
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Air Platforms
New Product Launches

Embraer Pitches Weaponized C-390M for Indian Air Force Transport Requirement

Embraer has proposed an innovative solution to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) tender, which seeks 60 new transport aircraft. The company introduced an...

December 14, 2024
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Mergers & JV

The Next-Gen Fighter Jet to be Developed by the UK, Italy, and Japan

In a joint effort to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon with a supersonic next-generation fighter jet by 2035, the UK, Italy, and Japan established a joint venture on Friday. With...

December 13, 2024
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For the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters, Sikorsky Gets Full $376 Million in Funding

Sikorsky has received a total of $376 million in funding from the US Army to continue producing and delivering UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The army already has...