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Americas
Sikorsky Aircraft won a $64 million order, which provides for updated logistics analysis and products required to support configuration changes on the CH-53K as well as provides for development and delivery of new intermediate and depot component repair capability for the Navy and Marine Corps. Work is expected to be completed in January 2030. Fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $64,881,720 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace have procured three De Havilland Dash 8-400 regional airliners for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program. Upon arrival, the planes will have their cabins reconfigured and fitted with solutions to be used for Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator and Air Combat Systems Officer courses. The selection of the locally-built systems was driven by the Dash family of aircraft’s proven performance under the Canadian Air Force, particularly the older Dash 8-100 models, the consortium explained.
Middle East & Africa
Plasan Sasa, an Israeli manufacturer specializing in survivability solutions for land, air, and naval platforms in the defense and military markets, has announced the signing of a new contract with Hanwha Aerospace to deliver protection kits for howitzers intended for a country in Eastern Europe. Based on our assessment, the contract likely involves the supply of protection kits for 54 K9 self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and 36 K10 ammunition resupply vehicles (ARVs) purchased by Romania from the South Korean company in mid-2024. This procurement, part of a deal estimated at approximately $1 billion, reflects growing defense cooperation between the parties involved.
Europe
Greece has commissioned four Island-class coastal patrol boats as part of an approximately $44.1-million acquisition from the US Coast Guard’s excess supply. The vessels were renamed after notable figures in the Hellenic Navy, namely Mantouvalos Ioannis (P197), HS Galanis Georgios (P198), HS Liaskos Antonios (P288), and HS Gialopsos Ektoras (P289) at an induction and naming ceremony held at Salamis Shipyards.
Asia-Pacific
North Korea has test-fired sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA reported Sunday, adding that the weapons “precisely” hit their targets. “The war deterrence means of the armed forces of the DPRK are being perfected more thoroughly,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said as he oversaw Saturday’s test, the agency reported. The missiles hit their marks after traveling along the 1,500-kilometre (930-mile) elliptical and figure-eight orbits, the report said, adding that there was “no negative impact on the security of neighboring countries.”
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