General Atomics’ unmanned fighter jet test platform crashed after takeoff in California; test flights were temporarily suspended. Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH) ordered three H225 helicopters from Airbus. Elbit Systems signed a $750 million PULS multi-barreled rocket system supply agreement with Greece. Sweden announced that it will supply air defense systems to Ukraine. RTX signed a $709 million contract with the US Department of Defense for the production of guided munitions.
FIDAE International Aviation and Space Fair was held in Santiago. The Netherlands signed a $627 million contract with Raytheon for Patriot air defense system components. Estonia signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of three HIMARS multiple rocket launcher systems. BAE Systems successfully test-fired low-cost precision munitions from the Eurofighter Typhoon. Damen launched its multi-purpose ship developed for the Portuguese Navy.
The US Army has initiated the $547 million procurement process for the XM30 infantry fighting vehicle. The US Air Force began implementing remote-controlled weapon system training for the first time at Incirlik Air Base. A consortium led by Kongsberg has been awarded a contract for the design of multi-mission vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard. The French Navy ordered 5 unmanned aerial systems developed by Schiebel.
The US War Department signed a $4.7 billion contract with Lockheed Martin covering the production of air defense missiles. The USA has given approval for the integration of air-to-air missiles into warplanes that will enter the Polish Air Force inventory. Lockheed Martin invested more than 7 billion dollars to increase its air defense and precision munitions production capacity.
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