The UK Ministry of Defence has provided cost details for the British Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopter program in response to a parliamentary question. The figures reveal over £2.1 billion in procurement and long-term support costs for the advanced helicopters to date. According to Defence Procurement Minister James Cartlidge, the initial acquisition of 50 AH-64E […]
The joint UK-French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program has made significant strides recently, according to the British Ministry of Defence. Ministers provided progress updates in response to parliamentary questions on the advanced missile development effort. “The FC/ASW program is now in its third year of the assessment phase with joint Anglo-French teams designing novel technological […]
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar has completed delivery of 24 Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial systems to Poland, fulfilling a $270 million contract signed in 2021. The final batch was handed over in a ceremony on May 16th attended by officials from both nations. Under the deal, Poland procured a total of four TB2 systems, each […]
The U.S. Navy has tapped BAE Systems to develop the cutting edge Dual Band Decoy (DBD), one of the world’s most advanced airborne radio frequency (RF) countermeasure systems. DBD will provide advanced jamming capabilities to shield fighter jets from enemy radar and missile threats. Building on BAE’s proven AN/ALE-55 towed decoy, DBD consists of an […]
The United States and Japan have signed a formal agreement to jointly develop an advanced interceptor system designed to defeat hypersonic missile threats during the glide phase of flight. The Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) cooperative project arrangement was announced on May 15th by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Japanese Defense Ministry. According to the […]
Slovakia Debuts Rapid-Fire Mortar at Defense Show that can reportedly fire 20 rounds per minute, one of the highest rates of fire for a mortar system in Europe. The automatic mortar was presented by Defense Minister Robert Kalinak at the IDEB defense exhibition in Slovakia this week. The AM-120 is a collaborative program combining technology […]
