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1 November

Inder Singh Bisht

Taiwan Moves to Buy 1,000 Attack Drones From US

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense has signed a formal agreement with the US for the purchase of nearly 1,000 attack drones.

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31 October

Christine Casimiro

Kraus Hamdani Secures $20M Deal to Produce Drones for US Army

The US has awarded California-based Kraus Hamdani Aerospace a $20 million contract to produce and deliver unmanned aerial systems.

31 October

Lockheed Martin Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP)

Christine Casimiro

Japan to Be First International Customer of Lockheed’s SEWIP

Lockheed Martin will provide a full-rate production of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program to the US and Japan.

31 October

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Demos Maiden Naval Strike Missile Launch From Destroyer

The US Navy demonstrated firing a Naval Strike Missile from a destroyer for the first time earlier this year.

31 October

A T-54 multi-engine aircraft sits on the flightline of Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, April 18. The arrival of the T-54A heralds a new generation of Naval Aviators who will use the trainer to earn their wings of gold as they prepare to fly such aircraft as the P-8A Poseidon, E-2D Hawkeye, and C-130 Herculese. The T-54A recplaces the T-44C Pegasus, an aircraft that has been in naval service since 1977. (U.S. Navy Photo by Anne Owens/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Amentum to Support US Navy T-54A Trainer Fleet Management

Amentum has secured a $490-million deal to provide contractor logistics support for the US Navy’s T-54A Multi-Engine Training Systems.

31 October

Rojoef Manuel

QinetiQ to Provide Target Drones for US Army Training, Tests

QinetiQ has received a contract to supply its Aerial Target Systems 3 for US Army’s Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Program Office.

31 October

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) refuel an AV-8B Harrier II Plus aircraft during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at Laguna Army Airfield in Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Oct. 7, 2019. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Rojoef Manuel

US Wraps Up Maintenance for Marine Corps Harrier II Fighter Jets

Fleet Readiness Center East has completed final sustainment for the US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II two years before the fleet’s retirement.

30 October

Canada delivered a batch of Armored Combat Support Vehicles (ASCV) in their ambulance variant to Ukraine.

Giulia Bernacchi

Canada Delivers Armored Combat Support Vehicles to Ukraine

Canada has delivered a batch of Armored Combat Support Vehicles in their ambulance variant to Ukraine.

30 October

Staff Writer With AFP

American Strikes Killed Up to 35 Jihadists in Syria: US Military

American air strikes killed up to 35 Islamic State group members in Syria earlier this week, the US military said.

30 October

Cadet coordinates an attack plan through his Field Radio Backpack during a Field Training Exercise at Fort Knox

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Orders Portable SATCOM Terminals From Israeli Firm

Gilat Satellite Networks has received a $4-million contract to deliver portable SATCOM terminals for the US Department of Defense.

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