China unveils export version of attack helicopter

China unveils export version of attack helicopter

SINGAPORE — China this week unveiled the export version of the signature attack helicopter by the People’s Liberation Army at the Singapore Airshow here. Though China has participated in the biennial airshow in previous years, this marks the first time Chinese state-owned companies displayed a military aircraft in an airshow outside the country. China unveiled … Read more

US Navy updating tactics for sensors, weapons based on Houthi attacks

US Navy updating tactics for sensors, weapons based on Houthi attacks

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy is incorporating lessons learned from its Red Sea engagements with Houthi missiles and drones, and are using them to improve tactics for seeing and eliminating threats, service leaders said Tuesday. Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, the commander of Naval Surface Forces, said U.S. ships in the Red Sea are sending … Read more

Space Force may launch GPS demonstration satellites to test new tech

Space Force may launch GPS demonstration satellites to test new tech

The Space Force is exploring options for expanding the capabilities of its GPS satellites and is asking companies to propose ideas for delivering low-cost demonstration spacecraft to help test new technologies. Space Systems Command, the service’s primary acquisition organization, said in a Feb. 5 notice it is conducting market research to refine its concept for … Read more

France buys 42 Rafale jets for more than $5.5 billion

France buys 42 Rafale jets for more than $5.5 billion

PARIS — France has ordered 42 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation in a deal worth more than €5 billion (U.S. $5.5 billion), the Armed Forces Ministry announced Friday. The purchase comes as French lawmakers express concerns about the Franco-German project to develop a successor to the Rafale. The Future Combat Air System, as it’s … Read more

European nations team up to buy Patriot missiles in $5.5 billion deal

European nations team up to buy Patriot missiles in $5.5 billion deal

MILAN — A coalition of European states have jointly ordered up to 1,000 Patriot air defense missiles amid a renewed wave of Russian airstrikes against major Ukrainian cities. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency is supporting the purchase, which involves Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Romania. The agency awarded a $5.5 billion production and delivery … Read more

Norway to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine

Norway to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine

PARIS — Norway will donate more National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, better known as NASAMS, to Ukraine, this time with a value of 335 million kroner (U.S. $31 million), the government said in a statement Wednesday. Air defense is vital to Ukraine, and the country is asking for more systems to fend off Russian attacks, according to … Read more

Hermeus’ Quarterhorse to test hypersonics for Defense Innovation Unit

Hermeus’ Quarterhorse to test hypersonics for Defense Innovation Unit

WASHINGTON — Hypersonic technology company Hermeus is partnering with the Defense Innovation Unit to demonstrate high-speed capabilities through its commercial prototype aircraft, Quarterhorse. The Atlanta-based company announced the multiyear contract Nov. 13. While a spokesperson declined to disclose the length of the deal, the company told C4ISRNET it received a $23 million contract for the … Read more