The U.S. Department of State has authorized the potential foreign military sale of anti-submarine warfare sonobuoys and related equipment to India. The proposed FMS, valued at $52.8 million, includes the procurement of AN/SSQ-53G, AN/SSQ-62F and AN/SSQ-36 high-altitude anti-submarine warfare sonobuoys, U.S. government and contractor engineering and technical support, and other related logistics and program services...
The Department of State has approved a possible sale of AH-64E Apache sustainment support services and related equipment to Australia for an estimated cost of $300 million. The Albanese government requested engineering, technical, program, and logistics support, technical data, and personnel training for its attack helicopter fleet. In 2022, it announced its intention to purchase...
The United States has listed the energy, health, and transportation and logistics industries and as critical sectors and semiconductors, aerospace components and nuclear energy materials as key goods for potential cooperation under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity supply chain agreement. Under the IPEF agreement, all parties committed to creating such a list to be...
The Australian government has appointed Abigail Bradshaw as the new director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate. According to Defence Australia, Bradshaw brings experience in cybersecurity, intelligence and national security to her new role. She has been serving as deputy director-general of the ASD and head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre since March 2020, helping...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s Cabinet has approved a record-high $20.29 billion for its 2025 defense budget, with an allocation of $4.66 billion for arms procurement, including payments for U.S. military equipment purchases. According to a Defense News report, the budget ratification comes as Chinese intrusions into Taiwanese air space hit an annual record of 1,739...
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman a $200 million contract to develop the second of the three Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability sites. The project for the second site involves site design, integration and testing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in collaboration with the U.K. government. The work is expected to...
Hanwha Defence Australia, a subsidiary of South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace, has inaugurated an armored vehicle manufacturing facility in Geelong, Victoria. The Hanwha Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence, or H-ACE, supports the production and sustainment of tracked armored vehicles through various facilities, including several assembly lines, a test track and obstacle course, a deep-water test...
The U.S. Department of State has cleared a Norwegian government request to purchase Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles–Extended Range and related equipment for $405 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. RTX will be the principal contractor for the potential foreign military sale of 100 AMRAAM-ER units, four AMRAAM AIM-120C-8 guidance sections, weapons software,...
The United Kingdom has appointed Stephen Lovegrove as an adviser to the government, focusing on the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the U.K., and the United States. As AUKUS adviser, Lovegrove will work with partners from the three countries and help the British government harness the partnership’s defense and economic benefits. By the end of...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has awarded orbital debris removal solutions provider Astroscale Japan a contract for Phase II of the Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration program. The two organizations began their collaboration with Phase I, where Astroscale’s ADRAS-J conducted a controlled fly-around observation of the debris. Under the new deal, the company will showcase...
