U.S. President Joe Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at Camp David on Friday for a trilateral summit, marking the three countries’ increased security, technology and economic cooperation. According to the White House, the summit highlighted the leaders’ commitment to promoting security and prosperity in the...
Amentum Services has received a potential $591.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide life cycle and systems upgrades and integration, and training support for naval vessels and systems under the Foreign Military Sales program. Under the five-year agreement, the company will perform the required services to support the transfer, acquisition, operation and...
BAE Systems Australia worked with the Australian government to stand up a new aircraft coating facility at its Williamtown aerospace site in Newcastle, New South Wales. According to the company, the government-funded facility will support the future sustainment requirements of the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35 fleet. The service currently operates 63 F-35As and plans...
Israel’s UVision recently conducted a series of flight missions in the Artic to test the capabilities of its Hero-120 loitering munition under extreme weather conditions. The demonstration involved several flights at night time and saw the system carrying photographic sensors and infrared cameras as payloads, a company spokesperson told Defense News. According to UVision, the...
The U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System is attracting interest from other countries due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to IBCS manufacturer Northrop Grumman. The company developed the system for the Army to control its air and missile defense system and later sought to expand its design to connect other sensors and shooters...
The United States and Japan are looking to develop a new missile that can intercept hypersonic weapons that could launch from China, Russia, or North Korea, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Citing unidentified government officials, the report said Washington and Tokyo will finalize the agreement when Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida travels to Washington, D.C., for...
The Lebanese navy is set to receive three Protector-class patrol boats from the United States on Aug. 21, a spokesperson for the Department of State confirmed. The delivery is part of a Foreign Military Sales agreement with Lebanon and includes maintenance and training support for the Lebanese armed forces, the official said, adding that crew...
Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has signed three contracts with companies from the Polish Armaments Group to acquire modern light reconnaissance vehicles, heavy infantry combat vehicles and armored personnel carriers. The first deal, worth $290 million, involves the supply of approximately 400 light reconnaissance vehicles to the Polish Army, according to Breaking Defense. PGZ and...
The United States needs to establish a multilateral supply chain and customs agreement to stop bad actors or countries of concern from accessing critical technologies such as semiconductor chips, according to Nicholas Henderson, a research associate at the U.S. Naval War College. Henderson, who specializes in Chinese international economic policy, wrote in a post on...
Romania’s Ministry of National Defence is looking to receive parliamentary approval of its $6.5 billion proposal to purchase F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. The ministry submitted its request following the decision by the Supreme Council on National Defense, the country’s autonomous administrative authority, on April 11 to allow the aircraft acquisition, Defense...
