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February 2024 news
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In a tweet posted on February 5, General Onno Eichelsheim, from the Netherlands' Ministry of Defense, wrote that the Netherlands has stopped discussions about the possible sale of 6 F-16 fighter aircraft which will then be donated for Ukrainian pilots’ training.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully conducting an in-flight release of its Advanced Air-Launched Effects (A2LE) platform from within the internal weapons bay of the GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). This groundbreaking demonstration occurred on November 28, 2023, over Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, marking the culmination of extensive efforts involving manufacturing, structural testing, and flight demonstrations.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on February 2 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of Hellfire Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $150 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this sale.
The US.S. Department of Defense on February 2 announced that Raytheon Missile Systems was awarded a $68,420,396 modification to a firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement. This modification exercising an option for the production and delivery of 50 Joint StandOff Weapon Air-To-Ground Missiles (AGM-154 Block III C) for the government of Taiwan.
BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Malloy Aeronautics, a renowned company specializing in cutting-edge heavy-lift drones and aeronautical technologies.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on February 1 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.99 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this sale.
Leonardo DRS has announced a significant milestone with the delivery of its 1,000th Solaris ruggedized laser system, a critical component of Northrop Grumman's Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system. This advanced technology is designed to enhance the protection of rotary wing, tilt-rotor, and small fixed-wing aircraft utilized by various branches of the U.S. armed services against a variety of missile threats.
On January 26, 2024, the US State Department approved a potential massive Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Türkiye for F-16 aircraft acquisition and modernization, along with related equipment, at an estimated cost of $23.0 billion. It is noteworthy that this Foreign Military Sale (FMS) was announced on the same day as the sale of 8 UH-60Ms to Croatia and the sale of 40 F-35As to Greece.
