The deal calls for two SeaGuardians long-range drones — the modernized variant of the remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper — to be delivered in 2028 and the other two in 2029.


The deal calls for two SeaGuardians long-range drones — the modernized variant of the remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper — to be delivered in 2028 and the other two in 2029.

The contract, awarded Sept. 24 before the beginning of the new fiscal year, uses up to $735 million to secure six long-range C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

Sweden’s government said it will buy U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers for striking targets at longer distances, as NATO’s newest member moves to rapidly strengthen its firepower amid heightened security concerns in Europe.

A joint statement issued at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva came hours before North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its eastern coast and about a month after China tested a nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile in the South Pacific.
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