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Norway is to replace its 14 NH90 helicopters with six new MH-60Rs (pictured) to be procured from the US. (US Navy)
The United States has approved the sale to Norway of Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and search-and-rescue (SAR) rotorcraft for an estimated USD1 billion.
The State Department approval announced on 26 April covers six helicopters, as well as related equipment, spares, training, and support.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict delayed reinforcement of the unmanned aerial system capabilities of the Danish army’s 1st Brigade. (Danish MoD/Mads Rolf Ahrenskjær)
Acting Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen informed Denmark’s Defence Conciliation Circle parliamentary group on 25 April that seven procurement programmes of the country’s 2018–23 defence agreement will be delayed during the period it covers.
A file image of BRP
Jose Rizal
, the Philippine Navy’s first guided-missile frigate. The vessel took part in the country’s first joint sinking exercise with US military forces.
(Philippine Navy)
The US and Philippine military forces have conducted their first joint sinking exercise (SINKEX).
The activity was conducted against the Philippine Navy’s decommissioned Second World War-era PCE 827-class corvette, which was in service as BRP Pangasinan, on 26 April in the South China Sea (SCS).
South Korea approved the development of the L-SAM II and the M-SAM Block III. The M-SAM Block III will be an enhanced version of M-SAM’s earlier versions. The picture above shows the live-fire drill M-SAM Block I. (RoKAF)
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced the development of advanced missile interceptors.
The country’s Defense Project Promotion Committee (DPPC) approved the funding to develop the long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) II and the medium-range surface-to-air missile (M-SAM) Block III.
AeroVironment, a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems, has been awarded a $64.6m contract by the US Army to procure Switchblade 300 loitering missile systems. The contract includes foreign military sales to two allied nations, expanding AeroVironment’s international scope.
The US Army Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) project office awarded the additional funding on 24 March, bringing the total funded amount of Switchblade systems under the original US Army contract to $231,331,651.
It is widely believed that the world is on the brink of another military revolution. AI is about to transform the character of warfare, as gunpowder, tanks, aircraft, and the atomic bomb have in previous eras. Today, states are actively seeking to harness the power of AI for military advantage. China, for instance, has announced […]
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Earlier this year, a small drone flew over a Belarusian airfield, perched atop a Russian warplane, and blew up. The attack put out of action one of Russia’s last few A-50 radar aircraft, which helped hurl ballistic missiles towards Ukraine. Now Russia seems unable to replace the aircraft, because foreign suppliers don’t want to deal […]
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Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate whether the world is multipolar and discuss what the United States can do to win support for its preferred policies, particularly in the Global South. They disagree on multipolarity but agree that Washington must pay more attention to non-aligned countries in the months and years ahead. Chris gives a backhanded […]
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The deployment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s first Boeing P-8A on Fiji will bolster Wellington’s engagements with regional partners and associated islands in the South Pacific. (New Zealand Defence Force)
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF’s) first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft has been conducting operational trials from Fiji.
The operational trials began in the first week of April.