Textron Aviation Defense has delivered the eighth Beechcraft T-6C Texan II military training aircraft to the Tunisian Air Force under a Foreign Military Sales contract. The aircraft arrived at Sfax Air Base following a one-month training of Tunisian pilots on the T-6C Texan II in the United States. Participants learned about flight controls, general handling...
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...
Four Brazilian and two Saudi defense companies have signed a memorandum of understanding for potential joint ventures and technology-sharing agreements during an investment forum held in Sao Paulo on Aug. 1. The Brazilian signatories are rocket and missile maker Avibras, weapons manufacturer Taurus, aircraft battery producer Ocellott and aviation specialist Avionics Services, while on the...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has broadened third-party financing options under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program by allowing partner nations the use of letters of credit in their purchases. The new Bank Letter of Credit policy follows the Credit Assured Payment Schedules term of sale codified in January providing FMS partners with a standby...
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday authorizing the Department of the Treasury to regulate U.S. technology investments in China and other countries of concern. The regulatory measure covers three technological sectors sensitive to national security, namely: semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and artificial intelligence. The EO follows extensive and thorough consultations by...
Sweden has expressed its intent to participate in the NATO Innovation Fund, which will invest $1.1 billion in early-stage startups developing emerging and disruptive technologies that can address critical defense and security challenges. The country, which is on track to be the 32nd NATO ally, will officially join the alliance following accession talks. Pal Jonson,...
The United States has established a new mission partner environment in Australia, allowing allied countries to have access to all information they need to conduct operations in various domains. The Combined Joint Network Operations Security Center enabled sharing of communications, targeting and other data among military personnel from 13 Indo-Pacific countries that participated in the...
The U.K Ministry of Defence has selected Ultra Intelligence & Communications as a supplier for its Crown Commercial Service’s Network Services 3 framework, which allows the government to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring products and services. Under the agreement, the company will serve as the authorized distributor of the ORION radio family of systems...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has revealed his country’s plan to build up military forces at its western borders to counter the NATO threat. The defense minister expects the deployment of NATO forces and weaponry in Finland following the country’s recent admission as a member of the alliance. According to a Reuters report, Shoigu said...
A joint statement of the inaugural U.S.-Iraq Joint Security Cooperation Dialogue released Tuesday reaffirmed the two countries’ commitment to security cooperation and common interest in regional stability. Delegations from the Department of Defense and the Iraqi Ministry of Defense attended the dialogue in Washington, D.C. from Aug. 7 to 8. The dialogue discussed opportunities for...
