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26 November

Elbit America to Upgrade USAF F-16 Block 40/42 ‘Head-Up’ Display

The US Air Force has contracted Elbit Systems of America to supply F-16 Block 40/42 Wide-Angle Conventional Head-Up Display replacements.

25 November

Joe Saballa

Boeing Clinches Another $2.4B KC-46A Tanker Aircraft Deal With US Air Force

Boeing has secured a $2.4-billion contract to supply the US Air Force with 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft.

25 November

Rojoef Manuel

HII Lays Keel of US Navy’s 83rd Arleigh Burke Destroyer

HII Ingalls Shipbuilding has laid the keel of the US Navy’s 83rd Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in Mississippi.

25 November

Inder Singh Bisht

US to Deploy Missiles on Japanese Island Bases for Taiwan Conflict

The US will set up temporary military bases in Japan’s Nansei island chain to deploy missile units in the event of a Taiwan contingency, Kyodo News reported.

25 November

Christine Casimiro

Vietnam Welcomes First US Military Aircraft Since 1975

The Vietnam Air Defence Air Force has taken delivery of its first batch of T-6C Texan II aircraft ordered from the US, a first since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.

25 November

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines Multi-Caliber Sniper Rifle is Fully Operational

The US Marine Corps has reached full operational capability for the MK 22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle, a year ahead of schedule.

25 November

Inder Singh Bisht

Canada Delivers Delayed NASAMS Air Defense System to Ukraine

A National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System donated by Canada has arrived in Ukraine, Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair announced on Friday.

25 November

Rojoef Manuel

Gulfstream to Provide Logistics Support for US Military’s C-20, C-37 Special Airlifters

Gulfstream Aerospace has signed a $991-million deal to provide logistics support for the US armed forces’ C-20 and C-37 special transport mission fleets.

25 November