Egypt to Acquire 12 New CH-47F Chinooks
The United States Army has awarded Boeing a contract to build 12 new CH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Egyptian Air Force.
USA News
Air
Weapon / Missile
CANiK Unveiled its new Gun SFx RIVAL-S
Samsun Yurt Savunma’s (SYS) trademark CANiK unveiled its new gun. The company presents the SFx RIVAL-S as “Forged for superiority.”
Unmanned Systems
More XQ-58A Orders from the U.S.
Interest in loyal-wingman-type Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the United States is increasing. The U.S. Department of Defence ordered additional XQ-8A Valkyre.
Navy / Maritime
Air
The US Navy Approves Full-Rate Production of the CH-53K
The US Navy has approved full-rate production (FRP) of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, which will produce more than 20 units per year.
Air
Country
Sikorsky Protests US Army’s FLRAA Decision at GAO
Sikorsky has filed a formal protest with the GAO, requesting that the US Army reconsider its decision to award the FLRAA contract to Bell-Textron.
Land
GDLS to Deliver the Latest version of 8X8 ARV to the USMC
GDLS stated that the company would be delivering the latest version of its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) to the US Marine Corps (USMC).
Land
Bilateral Relations
The U.S. Agrees to Deliver 37 Cougar MRAPs to Ukraine
Pentagon published on December 21, 2022, a new list of military equipment in the form of weapons and combat vehicles to be delivered to Ukraine.
Air
Country
Boeing to Upgrade F-18 and EA-18Gs for $2.1 Billion
Pentagon announced that Boeing was awarded two contracts worth over $2.1 billion to upgrade the F-18 Hornet and EA-18G combat aircraft.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Canada Officially Orders 88 F-35A Lightning II Jets
Canada officially delivered an acquisition request to procure the first batch of Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II fighters for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Space
Bilateral Relations
US Space Force Launches First Foreign Command in ROK
The US military activated its first Space Force Command on foreign soil on 14 December in the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Space
Investment
L3Harris Technologies Acquires Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
Aerojet Rocketdyne and L3Harris Technologies announced the signing of a definitive agreement for L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $58.
Unmanned Systems
United Kingdom to Acquire Mini Drones
The United Kingdom continues to UAV investments. The country will procure more than 250 mini drones. The deal was secured with Lockheed Martin UK.
Air
F-35B Crash Landing
F-35B Lightning II aircraft crash-landed during hover at NAS JRB Fort Worth in Texas. Video shared on social media.
Defence Politics
US Senate Passes Record $858 Billion Military Spending Bill
The United States Senate passed a bill on Thursday authorising a record $858 billion in military spending next year.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 NATO pushes higher air and missile defence capacity targets - NATO members are under growing pressure to expand air and missile defence inventories, command netwo...
- 15:00 US Army deepens integrated air defence networking efforts - The US Army continues integrating radars, launchers and command systems into common battle networks...
- 15:00 Europe expands ammunition and missile production capacity - European governments are increasingly funding new ammunition and missile production lines to rebuild...
- 15:00 China strengthens multi-domain reconnaissance architecture - China is continuing to link satellites, drones, maritime patrol assets and ground-based sensors into...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardening and dispersal of military infrastructure - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, dispersed ammunition storage and rapid reinforcement logi...
- 15:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward affordable layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly prioritising combinations of jamming, interceptor drones, gu...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater vehicles gain prominence in seabed security - Navies are expanding the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine countermeasure...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence drives demand for persistent tracking networks - Defence agencies are accelerating work on layered radar and satellite tracking architectures designe...
- 15:00 Military space resilience shifts toward proliferated constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring larger constellations of smaller satellites rather than a fe...
- 15:00 Industrial surge capacity becomes a core defence benchmark - Governments are placing greater emphasis on production scalability, secure supply chains and the abi...
- 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...
