Boeing said it delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), concluding the countrys latest fleet update. The Netherlands is one of eight NATO countries to operate the Chinook and has fielded the aircraft continuously since receiving its first CH-47D models in 1995
Polands multi-billion dollar contracts for South Korean tanks and aircraft pushed Seouls exports to $13 billion in the first nine months of this year. In his report to President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said defense exports so far this year have created an overall economic effect worth 38 trillion won ($26 billion)
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Rheinmetall has delivered additional rounds of its 120mm practice ammunition for main battle tanks to the German Bundeswehr. The contract encompasses 10,715 DM98 cartridges and 10,000 DM88 cartridges
France has reportedly offered the Philippines two diesel-electric submarines in exchange for permission to explore the Southeast Asian nations “sovereign waters.” The submarines will be based on the design and standard of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as per multiple reports published Tuesday
Saab said it has made the first deliveries of the new lightweight torpedo to Swedens defence procurement agency FMV. Saab Lightweight Torpedo, named Torped 47 by the Swedish Armed Forces, is intended primarily for Swedish submarines and Visby corvettes, but it is also prepared for integration on helicopters
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Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued $504 million to deliver a dozen MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to Australia. Work is expected to be completed in October 2026
The Russian Black Sea Fleet has put to service a captured Ukrainian Navy armored boat. The Ukrainian boat currently in Russian control is an Ackerman (P174) Project 58155 Gyurza-M boat captured in Mariupol,
The Z-15 (AC352) medium-sized, multipurpose helicopter developed by France-based Airbus and Chinas AVIC, has received a qualification certificate, making it eligible to enter China's civilian market. The certificate was awarded by Civil Aviation Administration of China