Defense Brief Editorial
V-200 VTOL UAV selected for Dutch-Belgian mine countermeasure ship fleet
France's ECA Group has selected the SKELDAR V-200 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as a system of choice for the fleet of 12...
German Air Force orders two A321 aircraft for medevac missions
The German Air Force has awarded Airbus a contract for the delivery of two A321-200NX passenger aircraft that will be modified for...
Jordan cleared to buy one VIP Black Hawk helicopter
The US State Department has approved the possible of a single UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter to Jordan.
The potential...
GA-ASI to fly SeaGuardian RPAS demos for Japan Coast Guard
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced it is partnering with Asia Air Survey (AAS) to hold a series of validation flights for the...
USS Harry S. Truman arrives at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for overhaul
Coming off a seven-month deployment, Truman now joins USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the second carrier on the shipyard's waterfront.
US Coast Guard names 11th NSC after famous WWII code-breaker
During the war, Elizebeth Smith Friedman was part of the team that broke the codes generated by the Enigma-machine used by the Germans
US Air Force places initial order for Northrop Grumman’s LITENING targeting...
The US Air Force has placed an initial order for Northrop Grumman's LITENING advanced targeting pods with full-color digital video capability and...
Gripen production begins in Brazil
Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM), the first aerostructures plant of Swedish defense technology company Saab outside of Sweden has started building parts for...
Australia contracts Lockheed for tactical air defense radar system upkeep
The Australian government has signed a new five year contract with Lockheed Martin Australia for ongoing sustainment of the tactical air defense...
US approves over $7bn in weapons sales in single day
The sales would include E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, infantry carrier vehicles (ICV), UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, and fuel.
