March 16, 2024 | International, Naval
France’s Naval Group wins $6 billion Dutch submarine project
The Dutch are slated to get a conventionally powered version of the French Barracuda submarine, offering shallow-water maneuvering and long reach.
January 15, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
SYDNEY—Nine Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft that Japan plans to buy over the coming five fiscal years will cost an average of ¥26.2 billion ($242 million) each, the defense ministry estimates.
The figure compares with the $223 million that the U.S. Navy paid for each of five E-2Ds ordered in fiscal 2018.
Four Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tankers will cost an average of ¥24.9 billion ($229 million) each, the ministry said in a document summarizing the expense of equipment included in an acquisition plan for fiscal 2019-23. The U.S. Air Force is paying a unit price of $201 million for Pegasus tankers in fiscal 2019.
Full article: http://aviationweek.com/defense/japan-details-2019-23-defense-plan-costs
March 16, 2024 | International, Naval
The Dutch are slated to get a conventionally powered version of the French Barracuda submarine, offering shallow-water maneuvering and long reach.
May 12, 2024 | International, Security
North Korean hackers have unleashed a new Golang malware called "Durian" in targeted attacks against South Korean crypto firms.
August 17, 2022 | International, C4ISR
The Pentagon's 2020 ICAM strategy acknowledged failures to 'maximize the strategic, operational, and tactical benefits of information sharing.'