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May 2, 2025
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Air Platforms

Two Airbus H225M multipurpose helicopters arrived in Iraq.

Iraq has taken delivery of two H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters from Airbus under a 14-aircraft agreement finalized last year. The helicopters arrived in Baghdad and were transferred to the...

May 1, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

US Marines Get MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has supplied the US Marine Corps with an MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) unmanned aircraft system. The system boosts the Corps’ operational range...

May 1, 2025
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The last CV-22 Osprey aircraft will be delivered to the US Air Force by Bell and Boeing.

Bell and Boeing have confirmed that the last CV-22 Osprey military transport and cargo aircraft has entered production, signaling the imminent completion of the program’s official production run. The...

March 24, 2025
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Land Platforms

U.S. delivers first HIMARS rocket system to Australia.

The Australian Defence Force has officially received its first M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) through a foreign military sale agreement with the United States. This delivery supports...

March 24, 2025
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Bell and Boeing to supply more V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to U.S. Navy.

The US Department of Defense has awarded a $590 million contract to the Bell Boeing Joint Program Office for the production and delivery of five CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft...

March 24, 2025
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Land Platforms

Australian Army receives long-range precision missiles from U.S. stockpile.

The Australian Army has received its first shipment of the HIMARS mobile long-range rocket system, hailed as a “game changer” in modern warfare. The acquisition was fast-tracked following the...

March 22, 2025
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Air Platforms

Trump announces Boeing wins contract for future-generation F-47 fighter jet.

Donald Trump has revealed that Boeing has secured the contract to develop the Air Force’s next-generation stealth fighter jet, which he announced will be designated the F-47. “Nothing in...

March 20, 2025
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Air Platforms

KBR wins $229 million contract for CH-47 Chinook modernization support.

KBR has secured a $229-million contract to explore and develop potential enhancements for the CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter. The Houston-based company will conduct research, analysis, and assessments to propose...

March 20, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Bollinger Shipyards delivers the 59th Sentinel-class cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The US Coast Guard has received its 59th Sentinel-class fast response cutter from Bollinger Shipyards in Florida. This delivery is part of a 2008 initiative to modernize the fleet...

March 20, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Thales to install advanced sonar systems on Dutch Navy’s future Orka-class submarines.

Thales has partnered with Naval Group to deliver advanced sonar systems for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s upcoming Orka-class submarines, which will succeed the current Walrus-class fleet. The sonar suite...