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China Steals More Pentagon Secrets
Chinese spies repeatedly infiltrated U.S. national security agencies, including official email accounts, and stole U.S. secrets on Pentagon war plans for a future conflict with China, according to a f

Lockheed May Modify F-35’s ALIS Software to Allay Sovereignty Concerns
WASHINGTON, DC. --- Lockheed Martin will begin studying options for adding a software filter to the system that tracks maintenance and training data for the F-35 fighter as part of an effort to limit

US Secretly Expands Drone Bases to North Africa
The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases­ to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neigh

Eastern Europe's Defense Industry: From Boom to Bang?
Eastern Europe's defense industry prospects have rarely looked better, as NATO puts its military money where its mouth was. But could upping the alliance's presence in the region set off a new arms ra...

China Steals More Pentagon Secrets
Chinese spies repeatedly infiltrated U.S. national security agencies, including official email accounts, and stole U.S. secrets on Pentagon war plans for a future conflict with China, according to a f...

Lockheed May Modify F-35’s ALIS Software to Allay Sovereignty Concerns
WASHINGTON, DC. --- Lockheed Martin will begin studying options for adding a software filter to the system that tracks maintenance and training data for the F-35 fighter as part of an effort to limit ...

US Secretly Expands Drone Bases to North Africa
The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases­ to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neigh...

Germany to Send Tanks to Russian Border
Germany has confirmed it is sending Leopard 2 tanks to Lithuania as part of NATO plans to reinforce the Baltic states. But the presence is largely symbolic, since Russia is still militarily superior i...

New Indian Blacklisting Policy Opens Doors to Finmeccanica
NEW DELHI --- As the Central Bureau of Investigation looks into how kickbacks were routed when India purchased three Embraer jets from Brazil at a cost of $208 million, the Ministry of Defence is all ...

UPS Orders 14 Boeing 747-8 Freighters
EVERETT, Wash. --- Boeing and UPS today announced an order for 14 747-8 Freighters. The agreement also includes an option to purchase an additional 14 of the cargo airplanes. “These aircraft are ...

5-Year Support Contract Reprieves RAF’s Sentinel Aircraft
Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin announces £131.5 million support contract for RAF’s Sentinel surveillance aircraft. The Minister also visited Kent Periscopes in St Asaph to view ...

RAF Typhoons Train with Japanese F-2s
Royal Air Force fighter jets have stormed the skies of Northern Japan this week in the first military exercise of its kind with the country’s defence forces. RAF Typhoons of 2 (Army Cooperation) Sq...

Leonardo to Produce Airbus A321 Front Fuselages
Today in Toulouse Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Airbus have agreed to the commercial conditions regarding the production of the front fuselage, section 14A, for the new ACF (aircraft cabin flex) configura...

China to Unveil J-20 Stealth Fighter At Zhuhai Air Show
BEIJING --- China will unveil its new generation J-20 stealth fighter jet at an air show next week, the air force said on Friday, the first public showing of a warplane China hopes will narrow the mil...

Germany Orders Additional Leopard 2 Bridge-layers
MUNICH/KOBLENZ, Germany --- The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment (BAAINBw) and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have signed an agreement on the procurement of seven Leguan bridge laying...

Saab Combat System for New Australian Replenishment Ships
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia for the delivery of an integrated combat system for the two new Royal Australian Navy replenishment ships. The...

Rafale and M88 Gaining Traction On the Export Market
From Bleriot’s cross-channel flight to the Concorde’s cross-Atlantic dash, the French have long been at the forefront of aviation. Indeed, the Montgolfier brothers were the first to fly into the heave...

More on Brazil’s First Naval H225M Helicopter
ITAJUBÁ, Brazil --- Helibras and Airbus Helicopters have opened a new chapter in the history of the H225M multirole utility helicopter with the official presentation of the first aircraft in naval com...

Australia Awards A$307M Order for Next-Gen NVGs
The Australian Defence Force will have the most up to date night fighting equipment available after the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and the Minister for Defence, Senator...

Saab Signs Support Contract for Airborne Surveillance Systems
The defence and security company Saab has signed a support contract for airborne surveillance systems. The contract is valid for 2016-2017 and the order is valued at MSEK 200. The industry’s nature...

BAE Ramps Up for Virginia-Class SSN Launch Tube Production
BAE Systems has received a contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to begin work associated with the production of Virginia Payload Module (VPM) tubes for Block V Virginia-class (SSN 774) submari...

BAE Wins $146M to Modernize US Army Ammunition Plant
BAE Systems has been awarded a U.S. Army contract modification valued at $146.5 million to construct and commission a new facility that will increase the capacity for producing insensitive munitions a...

Chinese Media Laud Red Arrows In Run-up to Zhuhai Show
BEIJING --- Complete synchronicity - down to every breath. That's the key to the stunning aerial displays put on by the Britain's legendary Red Arrows - officially known as the Royal Air Force (RAF) A...

US Strikes In Afghanistan Target Senior Al-Qaida Leaders
WASHINGTON --- Precision U.S. strikes conducted Oct. 23 targeted two of al-Qaida's most senior leaders in Afghanistan, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook announced last night. In a statement, Cook...

Magellan to Produce F-35 Horizontal Tail Assemblies
TORONTO --- Magellan Aerospace will be producing F-35 Lightning II horizontal tail assemblies under an agreement with BAE Systems, Magellan announced in an Oct. 27 release. The agreement is the contin...

GE Raises Offer for Arcam, Buys Stake In German Company
BOSTON, MA --- GE today announced that it has changed the terms of its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Arcam AB of Sweden, and has extended the acceptance period through 5 p.m. CET o...

DCNS Exhibits at IndoDefence Show in Indonesia
For the second time, DCNS will participate in IndoDefence. The seventh edition of this International Defence exhibition will be held at Jakarta in Indonesia from 2 to 5 November 2016. DCNS booth’s ...

Saab to Focus on Gripen, GBAD at Indo Defence 2016 Show
Defence and security company Saab will exhibit at the Indo Defence 2016 Expo and Forum, in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 2 to 5 November. Please visit us at Stand D 095. Indo Defence is a focal point fo...

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