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Sikorsky to modernise the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters for $43 million

Arnold Pinto 31/08/2025

Involving airframe upgrades Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division has been awarded a $43 million contract by the US Army to begin work on a major modernisation programme for the Black Hawk helicopter, a key asset in global military operations, including across the Middle East and Africa. The

Defence & Security

US Army tank crew wins global competition

News Desk 24/02/2025

Outbidding 4 other nations A four-person tank crew from the US Army’s 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division, has made history by becoming the first American team to win the prestigious US Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge. The victory, which took place in Grafenwoehr, Germany, saw the team […]

Defence & Security

Rheinmetall demonstrates ultra-short-range drone defence

Arnold Pinto 20/12/2024

At Red Sands III Exercise A Rheinmetall system designed to combat drones at ultra-close range has proven effective during a joint exercise with the US Army Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. The Red Sands III exercise, held in September 2024 at the Shamal 2 firing range in northeastern Saudi Arabia, focused on […]

Defence & Security

How the US Army’s AH-64 Apaches are ever mission-ready

PR News Desk 03/03/2024

The attack helicopter is the ideal tank hunter Few tools are as valuable as the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter for US Army forces in Europe. Part scout, part flying tank, the Apache’s job is to fly low and fast, sneak behind enemy lines and use a combination of advanced sensors and bruising firepower to foil […]