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16 December

Americas

Textron Systems’s Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle for deploying Mine Sweeping payloads.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Navy Buys Textron Minesweeper System

The US Navy has awarded Textron Systems a contract of up to $106 million for Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems.

16 December

Air

The A400M transport aircraft for Kazakhstan

Christine Casimiro

Kazakhstan Receives First of Two A400M Transport Aircraft

The Republic of Kazakhstan has taken delivery of its first of two A400M military transport aircraft from Airbus in a handover ceremony held in Almaty.

16 December

Europe

Nave Trieste makes its first logistics stop in the port of Augusta, Sicily

Christine Casimiro

Italian Navy Welcomes Largest Amphibious Warship Since World War 2

The Italian Navy has commissioned a multipurpose amphibious assault ship that was built by Fincantieri, the “Trieste.”

16 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Paramilitary Drone Attack Kills 38 People: Activists

A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitaries has killed at least 38 people in the western Darfur region, local activists said, revising earlier death tolls.

16 December

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Sutton, an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat team, 11th Airborne Division, releases a Black Hornet 3 drone at a remote fighting position during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, April 3, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

Rojoef Manuel

New Zealand Army Starts Training With New Aerial Drone Fleet

The New Zealand Army has begun training to operate its recently received unmanned aerial systems for tactical and humanitarian applications.

16 December

Air

An F-16 fires an AIM-120D-3 in the final required flight test for the missile variant, developed under the Form, Fit, Function Refresh, known as F3R. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)

Rojoef Manuel

Romania Accepts Three More Ex-Norwegian F-16s

The Romanian Air Force has taken delivery of three more F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as part of an ongoing acquisition program with Norway.

16 December

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

Multinational Military Cyber Fund for Ukraine Raised $500M in 2024

Estonia and Luxembourg have revealed they have raised $525.4 million this year to improve Ukraine’s defense-related cyber capabilities.

16 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Portugal Approves Purchase of Embraer’s A-29N Super Tucano

Portugal has approved the acquisition of 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft from Embraer as part of its plan released in June to expand its military’s ground attack capabilities.

16 December

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

First Abrams Tanks Reach Taiwan

The first batch of 38 of a planned 108 M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks procured by Taipei from the US has arrived in Taiwan.

16 December

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Leonardo UK to Provide Missile-Luring EW Decoys for US F-35s

The US Navy has awarded Leonardo UK a $33-million contract to supply its BriteCloud 218 Active Expendable Decoys (AEDs) for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.

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