LM to Prepare Spanish Navy’s MH-60 Romeo Submarine Hunters
The Spanish Navy has ordered eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks for its anti-submarine (ASW) helicopter fleet. Lockheed Martin will manufacture helicopters.
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Air
Navy / Maritime
Air
Bilateral Relations
Denmark Receives U.S. Permission to Sell F-16s to Argentina
The U.S. Department of State has authorised the sale of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from Denmark to Argentina.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Greece Formally Applied for Black Hawk Helicopters
The Greek Land Forces are seeking to retire their ageing UH-1H Iroquois helicopters to get UH-60 Black Hawk. Greece made this request officially.
Communication
Space
U.S. Tests Military Version of Elon Musk’s ‘Starlink’
The U.S. Army has announced the successful trial of a military version of Elon Musk’s “Starlink” communications network.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Might Deploy Second Carrier Strike Group to Israel
U.S. has deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier (CVN 78) Strike Group to protect Israel, but another one might be on the way.
Ammunition
Northrop Grumman Develops Guided Ammunition
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop 57mm guided high explosive ammunition with the Mk110 Naval Gun Mount.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Lockheed Martin Prepares an Alternative to Aegis
U.S. Navy has awarded an initial $23 million contract to Lockheed Martin for an Integrated Combat System (ICS) common to the Navy and Coast Guard fleets.
Navy / Maritime
UK Launched the Detailed Design Phase of SSN-AUKUS
The British Defence Ministry, on October 1st, launched the detailed design phase by awarding three contracts to BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and Babcock.
Air
USAF Receives First Five T-7A Red Hawks for Test Flights
The US Air Force on September 14 received the first five Boeing T-7A Red Hawk aircraft to conduct test flights.
Bilateral Relations
U.S.’s Russia-Sanction-List includes 150 entities, five Turks
The U.S. imposes sanctions on a total of 150 entities linked to the Ukraine-Russia war. The list includes five Turkish companies and one Turkish citizen.
Air
Mysterious F-35B Crash: Answers Lead to More Questions
Marine Corps’ $ 120 million F-35B crashed recently, and answers about the incident led to new questions instead of solving the mystery.
Air
Missing F-35B’s Debris Found
USMC’s F-35B debris is found crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected.
Unmanned Systems
MQ-4C UAV Achieves IOC, Back for Second Deployment
U.S. Navy announced that the MQ-4C UAV achieved IOC. In May 2020, it was preceded by the declaration of Early Operational Capability.
Air
USMC’s F-35B Jet Missing After Pilot Ejects
A USMC F-35B is missing after its pilot ejected. The pilot is found while the U.S. asks locals for assistance tracking the aircraft.
