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During floods in September 2024, Polish Black Hawk® helicopters flew equipment and personnel into the affected region and evacuated over 100 people. In July, production began in Mielec on Europe’s first S-70 Firehawk helicopters that will go to the Czech Republic. Twelve European countries now operate some version of the Black Hawk for mission sets as diverse as the nations who fly them.  In a time of geopolitical tension along NATO’s eastern flank, an armed kit can now turn trusty Black Hawk helicopters into attack Hawks – in a matter of hours and at a fraction of the cost of…

The FMS is aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s ability to defend against current and future threats. Credit: Beautiful landscape/Shutterstock.com. The US Department of State has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine for advanced air defence upgrades valued at an estimated $2.68bn.   The proposed package includes a range of missiles, air defence systems, support equipment, and related services intended to strengthen Ukraine’s ability to counter current and future security threats.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Under the proposal, Ukraine seeks to procure…

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is traveling to the United States on September 21 to attend the U.N. General Assembly meeting. Since February, when the Bangladesh Nationalist Party came to power, Rahman has visited Malaysia and China. This is his third international visit as prime minister. Meanwhile, he didn’t join the BRICS summit in New Delhi. Officials said that Rahman was invited as BIMSTEC chair, not as prime minister of Bangladesh. As a result, he avoided the BRICS event. U.S. President Donald Trump praised Rahman recently and thanked him for buying 25 Boeing aircraft. “Boeing will not let you down,…

A group of ⁠indigenous ⁠and civil society organizations ⁠in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province has filed a class-action ​lawsuit against the country’s government, accusing it of failing to prevent and handle the wildfires currently raging across the region. The class action lawsuit was filed on September 17 at the Pontianak District Court by a coalition of civil groups known as Nafas Kalimantan Barat, which translates as “the breath of West Kalimantan,” Tempo reported. The plaintiffs include the West Kalimantan chapter of the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago, the environmental group Laman Puyung Indonesia, and the leadership of the West Kalimantan…

Officials at the signing of the MoU. Credit: © Babcock International Group. Babcock International has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Digital Concepts Engineering (DCE) aimed at advancing the development and support of uncrewed ground systems for both UK and international defence customers.  The agreement will see Babcock, a provider of defence engineering services, and DCE, a specialist in robotic control systems and uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs), combine expertise in the design, manufacture, integration, and through-life support of these technologies.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading…

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United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor fighter aircraft. Credit: Ryan Fletcher/Shutterstock.com. The US Department of War (DoW) has reached a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin to increase manufacturing capacity for the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), a next generation air-to-air missile.   The deal, announced on 17 September, aims to address growing demand for advanced munitions by strengthening the industry supply chain and supporting significant investments in production infrastructure and workforce development.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more According to the…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—As Air Force leaders prepare to hand AI more decision-making power in the years ahead, they’re also working to get airmen comfortable with that.  “A little bit scary, but we need to lean into it,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said at the Air and Space Association’s Air, Space & Cyber conference this week. “Autonomy is one of, if not the key technology enabling cost-effective combat power.”Although Meink didn’t say so explicitly, “leaning in” will require new thinking on building trust between human airmen and the AI assistants, chatbots, and autonomous drones that will surround them. But other parts…

On August 31, India commissioned INS Nipun, the second dedicated Diving Support Vessel (DSV) that serves as the mothership for the two Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRVs) in service. With this, the Indian Navy crossed a threshold in a critical operational capability – submarine rescue – that has a bearing not just for India but for the entire region. Submarines are some of the most complex machines in existence and their operation is highly specialized. Submarine rescue takes that to another level and is a forte of a very small group of countries. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan’s remarks…

On September 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act with a 262 to 159 vote. The U.S. Senate had passed the legislation on August 7 with an overwhelming majority, which means that the bill now awaits only presidential approval. Named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of Ukraine, who spearheaded negotiations on the bill with the White House, the bill effectively allows President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on exports to the U.S. from the top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural…