Wednesday 16 April, 2025

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First Spanish Airbus A330 MRTT becomes operational

The first Spanish Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) has been commissioned into service with the 45th Wing of the Spanish Air and Space Force. The aircraft is the...

Babcock awarded Capability Insertion Period contract for Royal Navy Type 31 frigates

Babcock have secured a contract valued at approximately GBP 65 million aimed at providing the Capability Insertion Period (CIP) for the Type 31 frigates currently under construction for the...

US transfers 2nd THAAD battery to Israel amid rising regional tensions

The Saudi Al-Hadath channel has reported that the United States has dispatched a second THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) battery to Israel in response to escalating tensions regarding...

BAE Systems awarded contract for future Virginia Payload Module missile tubes

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth USD 70 million by General Dynamics Electric Boat to manufacture missile tubes for the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) intended for Block...

Oshkosh Defense awarded US Army FHTV V order

Oshkosh Defense has announced that the US Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) has issued a USD 95 million order under the Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle (FHTV)...

Mehler Protection to supply protective vests to German special forces

Mehler Protection, part of Mehler Systems, has been awarded a follow-up contract by Bundeswehr Bekleidungsmanagement GmbH to supply the German Army’s Special Forces with the “Schutzweste SpezKr modular” protective vest system and...