U.S. Provides emergency FMS HIMARS to Ukraine
Ukraine, funded by Germany, acquires three HIMARS under emergency Foreign Military Sale for an estimated cost of $30 million.
USA News
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
U.S. Marine Corps Retires AV-8B
The U.S. Marine Corps demonstrated AV-8B Harrier II for the final time on May 11 and 12, 2024, before switching to F-35B jets.
Weapon / Missile
Romania Acquires AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Romania of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Missiles for an estimated cost of $340.8 million.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
The U.S. and Japan Cooperate on Hypersonic Missile Defence
This week, the U.S. and Japan signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of a hypersonic missile interceptor.
Air
The U.S. Trains F-35 Pilots on Maintenance
The U.S. will train its F-35 fighter pilots on basic level aircraft maintenance to enhance the deployability of the fighters.
Air
The U.S. Presents Stealth Tanker Aircraft Concept
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has revealed a concept for stealthy tanker aircraft to solve the issue of survivable tankers in the future.
Navy / Maritime
Air
U.S. SOCOM Wants an Amphibious Cargo Aircraft
During the SOF WEEK 2024 conference, the U.S. Special Operations Command presented a concept for amphibious MC-130J cargo aircraft.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Germany Prefers the U.S. F-35A Production Line to Italian One
Germany has announced that the F-35A Lightning II jets it will acquire will be manufactured at the U.S. production line, not from the Italian production line.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
AFRICOM Might Settle in Morocco
In light of regular joint exercises, the possibility of U.S. Army AFRICOM settling in Morocco, a West African country, is on the table.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Greek Americans Want to End the Arms Embargo on Greek Cyprus
Greek American Senators submitted a bipartisan bill to Congress to lift the arms embargo in the Greek Cyprus part of the island.
Weapon / Missile
Modernisation
The UAE Modernises HARM Systems
The U.S. has approved a potential sale of HARM Control Section Modification Upgrade and related equipment to UAE for an estimated cost of $144 million.
Air
Boeing F-15EX, the third competitor in Saudi Arabia
Boeing offers F-15EX to Saudi Arabia, competing with Rafale from France and Typhoon from the Eurofighter consortium.
Regional / Strategy
The U.S. is Repositioning its Military Assets in the Middle East
Sky News Arabia analyses U.S. mobility in the Middle East Gulf region. The publication claims that the U.S. is repositioning its regional military assets.
Air
Logistics
Northrop Grumman Set to Sustain B-2 Spirit Bombers
A deal worth $7 billion was inked by Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force for B-2 Spirit bombers’ maintenance, upgrades, and logistic services.
