A dozen industrialists from the French Land and Air-Land Defense and Security Industries Group (GICAT) were in Ukraine the past week to work setting up maintenance centers for equipment already delivered to Ukraine. As part of the second (French) defense industry forum in Kyiv, they discussed developing local production of equipment
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)
The Philippines and South Korea have signed six new agreements, including deals on maritime cooperation and a feasibility study for rehabilitating the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. The signing, witnessed by Philippine President Ferdinand R
Otokar, a Turkish defense manufacturer, announced it has won a 32 billion lira tender (more than $930 million) for the export of COBRA II 4×4 Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles to Romania. The tender, launched by CN Romtehnica SA, a company under the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, aims to procure 1,059 COBRA II armored vehicles and includes integrated logistics support services
Joint-stock company "Ukrainian Defense Industry" has reached cooperation agreements with four Western arms companies during the second International Forum of Defense Industries. The event, attended by representatives of approximately 300 companies from over 30 countries, highlighted Ukraine's expanding role in global arms production
Pratt & Whitney has opened a new 845,000-square-foot facility in Oklahoma City in a $255 million investment to produce engines, including the F135 used to power the F-35 jet. The Oklahoma City site currently employs over 500 full-time staff, supplemented by an additional 500 contract and partner employees
The Danish government is establishing a defense industrial hub at its embassy in Kyiv in collaboration with Danish Industry. This initiative is aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation between Denmark and Ukraine in the defense sector, while supporting Danish defense and dual-use companies interested in expanding production or forming partnerships in Ukraine
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with Altera, a subsidiary of Intel, conducted a flight demonstration of the 12th Generation (Gen12) Electronic Warfare (EW) transceiver using Alteras Agilex 9 Direct RF FPGA. The project, known as SWIFT (SHIP-enabled Wideband Transceiver Integrated Flight Test), aimed to test the transceiver aboard a Group 2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) within a 12-month timeframe
Northrop Grumman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lithuanias Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Finance to collaborate on the production of medium-caliber ammunition for Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) in Lithuania, as well as for Ukraine. "This project will be another important step forward in the development of Lithuania's defense industry
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