Israel Acquires Heavy-Duty Tank Trailers
Israel will acquire Heavy-Duty Tank Trailers with FMS for an estimated cost of $164.6 million. Deliveries should commence in 2027.
USA News
Logistics
Air
Romania to Acquire 32 F-35 Paying a total of $7.2 Billion
The State Department DSCA has approved selling 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter bomber jet to Romanian Air Force for an estimated cost of $7.2 billion.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Piasecki's ARES-DV VTOL Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight
ARES-DV tilt-fan VTOL cargo aircraft demonstrator performed its maiden flight on the 6th of September, 2024.
Weapon / Missile
USMC Integrates JASSM Cruise Missile on F/A-18 Hornets
An AGM-158A JASSM cruise missile was spotted with an F/A-18 Hornet as part of the capability upgrades.
Weapon / Missile
Anduril Introduces New Barracuda Attack Missiles Family
The American Anduril company presented a new family of Barracuda attack missiles, which consists of the Barracuda-100/250/500.
Weapon / Missile
Greece Pays Interests in Long-Range Missiles
Greek Army held talks with Lockheed Martin to negotiate to acquire long-range systems such as GMLRS and ATACMS or its successor, PrSM.
Air
Logistics
Lockheed Martin and Tata Cooperate on C-130J Aircraft
Lockheed Martin and Indian Tata Advanced Systems have agreed to expand cooperation on C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft.
Air
Boeing Offers CH-47F Block II helicopter to Poland
Following AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Poland, Boeing has announced the proposal for a CH-47F Block II heavy-lift helicopter sale to this country.
Weapon / Missile
The Netherlands Acquires AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II
The State Department approved a possible FMS to the Netherlands of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Missiles for an estimated cost of $691 million.
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Army Looks for a Medium Unmanned Logistics Vehicle
With two UGVs astronomically apart in weight classes, the U.S. Army is working on requirements for a middle-ground platform called MMET.
Weapon / Missile
Singapore Acquires 54 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Singapore of AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM with a projected cost of $133 million.
Ammunition
Weapon / Missile
Norway Acquires M107A1 Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifles
Norway will replace its ageing 12.7 mm M82 anti-materiel sniper rifles with the newer M107A1.
Land
Logistics
GDELS Wins Additional M3 Contract from Sweden
General Dynamics European Land Systems announced that it won from Sweden for the supply of M3 amphibious bridges.
Air
Romania Plans Acquiring 32 F-35As at a cost of $6.5 Billion
Romania has requested the Parliament to provide the necessary financing to begin negotiations to purchase 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo-Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI analyses Türkiye’s growing defence-industrial ambition - The U.S. Naval Institute’s USNI News published a field report and analysis on Türkiye’s expanding de...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Türkiye’s push to double defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after total...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense spotlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News highlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare vision centred on auto...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence coverage keeps focus on KAAN prototype timeline - International defence reporting circulated this month continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s tar...
- 09:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 09:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 09:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 09:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 09:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 09:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
