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Air Logistics

U.S. Approves CAD/PAD sale of Kuwait’s F/A-18 and KC-130J

15 Apr, 07:05
1 min read

The State Department has approved a possible FMS to Kuwait of additional Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) and support.

Ammunition Logistics Country

Pentagon’s 2024 Priority; Replacing Ammunition Stocks

13 Mar, 11:35
2 min read

U.S. President Joe Biden will present the U.S. defence budget on Thursday. The total amount of budget for next year could exceed $835 billion. This would become one of the enormous peacetime defence budgets. The current budget is $816 million, according to the official P-1 summary document obtained by Bloomberg News. The $170 billion procurement bid exceeds Congress’s budget for this fiscal year by $8 billion. The research and development requests are about $5 billion higher than Congress’s approval.

Logistics Country

Otokar Exports 4x4 Armoured Vehicles Worth 54 million USD

15 Feb, 01:08
1 min read

Otokar has signed an export contract amounting to approximately USD 54 million to sell 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicles, including their spare parts, maintenance, training services, and integrated logistics support services. Deliveries under the contract are planned to be completed in batches by the end of 2023.

Navy / Maritime Logistics

France’s Jacques Chevallier-class LSS completes the first sea trial

06 Feb, 06:29
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The French Navy’s future lead Jacques Chevallier-class LSS has completed the initial sea trial series, which took place between January 25 and 28, 2023.

Navy / Maritime Air Logistics

DARPA Selects Liberty Lifter X-Plane Performer Teams

04 Feb, 11:41
3 min read

Two teams will design DARPA’s Liberty Lifter Seaplane Wing-in-Ground Effect full-scale demonstrator.

Air Logistics

SAF Leap of Voyager

21 Nov, 01:57
2 min read

Aviation, especially military aviation, is almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels. The RAF Voyager and Airbus completed a significant leap in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Royal Air Force (RAF) and Airbus have recently announced their work on SAF. According to the released information, RAF Voyager multirole tanker aircraft conducted a test flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

Air Logistics Modernisation

Third Locally Retrofitted A400M for Turkiye

28 Oct, 09:30
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Turkish Air Force continues to sustainment efforts. The third retrofitted A400M has been delivered to the Turkish Force.

Air Logistics

Modernised KC-135R Returned to the Turkish Air Force

18 Oct, 01:58
1 min read

Turkish Air Force continues to modernisation efforts. In this line, another aircraft was re-joined to inventory.

Weapon / Missile Logistics

Explosions damaged Russia’s key bridge linking Crimea

08 Oct, 10:57
2 min read

The Crimean Bridge, also called Kerch Bridge, which Russia built the bridge after it annexed Crimea was partly destroyed by the explosions.

Logistics Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Expo and Air Show

MİLSOFT and BİTES Sign Defence Co-operation Agreement

05 Oct, 02:44
2 min read

At the Military Logistics and Support Summit, BİTES and MilSOFT signed an agreement in the Augmented Reality Based Maintenance System Integration field.

Air Logistics

ROK Frustrated by Operating F-35

05 Oct, 11:12
2 min read

ROK is frustrated due to the low operational capability of Lockheed Martin's F-35A fighters.

Air Bilateral Relations Logistics

Pakistan Receives Support for F-16s

12 Sep, 04:01
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The U.S. State Department announced the possible FMS to Pakistan as it approves the $450 million Pakistan F-16 fleet support program.

Land Logistics

Czech Republic Buys Tatra 815-7 6X6 Truck

10 Sep, 02:48
1 min read

Czech Republic signed a contract to acquire 209 Tatra 815-7 heavy-duty trucks for a total value of over 1.9 billion CZK, (77.5 $ million ) on 30 August 2022.