Defence`s Feeds

Americas Canada has awarded GM Defense a contract to deliver 90 Light Tactical Vehicles (LTVs) for the army. The $25.9 million deal covers 54 personnel and 36 cargo variants of the LTV. It will also supply training, logistics support, technical manuals, and spare parts sourced from other local companies. Additionally, this agreement offers an option for up to 18 more LTVs depending on the army’s requirements in the future. The first five systems are expected to arrive in Canada this month. The US Air Force has conducted the final flight of the T-1 Jayhawk medium-range trainer jet, marking the aircraft’s retirement after three decades. The aircraft flew from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas to Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona for the ceremony. Since its induction in the early 1990s, the Jayhawk has served as a pilot and aircrew training capability at multiple US military sites and covered thousands of preparations for platforms such as the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker, and the C-130 Hercules. Middle East & Africa Israel Aerospace Industries announced a new air-to-surface cruise missile dubbed Wind Demon, what the company says is a lightweight, reasonably priced munition. The weapon is “a new generation of air-to-surface cruise missile, combining new […]

Acting as a partner, or even a buyer, rather than a simple supplier: Palantir's new approach on the Ukrainian market is reflected in the prospecting currently carried out by its American competitors, Google and Microsoft. The US data analytics firm has since 3

Paris: Armed forces ministry eyes cyber-electronic warfare support systemsThe French armed forces ministry has issued a call for tenders for

A Greek-owned investment firm that has been in talks with the Bulgarian government and Lukoil about purchasing a key strategic

Ecuador's Ministry of National Defense has turned to Florida-based Matrix Aviation to help implement the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement

She may have pursued a conventional career path as a senior civil servant at Paris City Hall since 2020, but

On 11 July, the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) officially gave its consent for the former UK chief of

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The Working Sub Group on Planning of Military Cooperation of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) held its 3rd Meeting on 23-24 July, 2024 at New Delhi

Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, signed a joint declaration with German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, on 24 July, 2024.

Americas Northrop Grumman has received a $1.5-billion contract to deliver E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the US Navy and Japan. A recent US Department of Defense announcement states that the company will produce nine new Hawkeyes – four for the navy and five for Tokyo. It will also provide associated support services to both customers. Most work for the contract will be performed in Florida, with an estimated completion date of March 2029. Bollinger Shipyards announced that its Pascagoula Mississippi shipyard now exceeds 1,000 employees, touting the milestone as it gears up to make the first heavy icebreaker in the US in more than 50 years – vessels Washington is keen to produce more of as it partners with Canada and Finland in a pact to bolster icebreaker fleets. The three countries announced the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, in a joint statement during the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday. The trilateral agreement aims to build “best-in-class Arctic and polar icebreakers and other Arctic and polar capabilities in each of our respective countries by sharing expertise, information, and capabilities.” Middle East & Africa Turkiye and Niger agreed to boost cooperation on energy, mining, intelligence and defense, after the […]

The appointment of Varun Chandra as special adviser on business and investment to the new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a fitting conclusion to Hakluyt's months-long campaign to realign itself with Britain's new political order.Chandra, who resigned as managing

Crimson Phoenix, from its office in Reston, Virginia, has in recent months been beefing up its team with former Pentagon

"An inadmissible sign of vulnerability" was how the French interior ministry described an officer's "direct, regular, non-fortuitous and private dealings

The US National Intelligence Council (NIC), which produces the most authoriative analysis on national security issues, has been tasked with

London - Charles River Associates reshuffleEkaterina Tomashchuk (IO, 23/10/23), a former long-standing managing director of Mintz Group's London office, left

When reading the programme and list of participants of back-to-back conferences run by the French ministry of armed forces' procurement

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