The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a 10-year, sole-source, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $1.9 billion to continue the C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS) program
A mock-up of a wide-body long-range airliner, the Tupolov Tu-454, was unveiled at the Russian Venture Forum held in the Russian city of Kazan today. The Tu-454's takeoff weight will be 200-220 tons, and two advanced PD-26 engines, developed as an intermediate link between the PD-14 and PD-35, will provide a thrust of 52 tons
A Chinese-owned sanctioned tanker, Rich Starry, passed through the Strait of Hormuz following the US military's naval blockade announced by US President Donald Trump, as per data from Marine Traffic service. The tanker, flying the flag of Malawi passed through the Strait of Hormuz on the morning of April 14
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to travel to Moscow this week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono described the forthcoming visit as a strategic agenda ,
The Australian Navy has created the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), to accelerate the development of maritime autonomous systems for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike missions. The unit will operate multiple complementary capabilities, including the Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XL-UUV), Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and the Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vehicle (LUUV)
Russias Rostec State Corporation specialists have developed a technology for the group deployment of attack drones. Combat drones in this system automatically exchange target data with each other
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The decommissioned Swedish signals intelligence ship HMS Orion will be refitted as a platform for experimentally driven capability development with a focus on monitoring critical underwater infrastructure and the ability to create redundancy in seaborne signals intelligence. The vessel is currently undergoing a comprehensive overhaul to become seaworthy again
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of President Yoweri Museveni, has demanded $1 billion and the "most beautiful woman in the country" as his wife. Earlier in 2022, In 2022, Kainerugaba had demanded the hand of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni in marriage
GE Aerospace today announced a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to establish an in-country depot facility for the F404 -IN20 engines that power IAFs Light Combat Aircraft Tejas fleet. The facility will be set up by the IAF with technical inputs from GE Aerospace and is expected to help Indias indigenous defense sustainment effort