Bell Textron has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) on April 28 to explore solutions based on the MV-75 for the Republic of Koreas High Speed Medium Utility Helicopter (HSMUH) program. This cooperative effort between Bell and KAI reflects our shared vision of next generation vertical lift based on the MV-75, delivering the peak performance and capabilities through significantly enhanced speed, range, and maneuverability that a tiltrotor can offer, Bell said in a press release
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)are considering the rapid deployment of a unified early warning system against ballistic missile threats during their consultative summit held in Jeddah on Tuesday. No details have been given as to how the unified early warning system will work
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), announced April 23 the delivery of the BARAK MX air defense system to the Slovak Air Force worth Euro 530 milliion. The delivery of the system includes the transfer of training and operational know-how
Naval Group and Greek firm M Technologies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Thursday to explore future collaboration in the field of submarine and surface ship projects. This MoU marks a further step in strengthening an already established partnership, positioning M Technologies, a part of METLEN as a strategic partner within Naval Groups supply chain
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is awarded a $177,493,428 modification contract to provide all touch labor and reach-back engineering required to build three fighter jets- F-35A, F35B and F35-C flight science aircraft. The three newer F-35 series will replace the aging original flight science aircraft in support of preventing a capability gap for flight test and allow for future, holistic testing of Block Four capabilities and other future capabilities for the Joint Strike Fighter program
Turkish Defense firm, ASELSAN, today signed signed a Teaming Agreement with BOUSTEAD, a leading Malaysian defense conglomerate at DSA 2026, covering the Satellite Communication Solutions, establishing a formal framework for the joint pursuit of this strategic program. The Teaming Agreement reflects a joint intent to explore the development of SATCOM capabilities across ground and space segments, including Malaysias potential GEO satellite
The "logistics fleet" (Flotlog) program reached a major milestone in April 2026 with the launching of the force supply vessel (BRF), Émile Bertin with a view to delivery to the French Navy in 2027. The BRF ships which were ordered in 2019 from a consortium (GME) composed of Chantiers de l'Atlantique and Naval Group
Bell Textron announced its formation of a subsidiary in Ukraine that will support Bells planned and future activities in Ukraine focused on helicopter assembly, maintenance, and repair. The announcement follows the signing of Letters of Intent in October between Bell Textron and Ukraines Ministry of Economy, Ecology and Agriculture to explore areas of cooperation, a Bell release said Friday
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Japan on Saturday signed an agreement with Australia to supply the first three of a planned fleet of 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates to the Australian Navy, marking the largest defense export contract in Japans history. Signed in Melbourne by Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, the deal whose value was not specified, but estimated at $10-$15 billion