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DoD Orders First Four MV-22 Tiltrotors for Japan In $544M Deal
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $544,668,978 modification to the previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm target, Lot 17-21 multi-year contract (N00019-12-C-

France Awards MLU Contract for Mirage 2000D Fleet
Following the decision by the Ministerial Investment Committee in late 2015, the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) has awarded Dassault Aviation and MBDA a contract for the mid-life upgrade of th

Lockheed Wins $242M for Obsolescent F-35 Electronics
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $241,765,645 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-13-C-0008) for procure

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DoD Orders First Four MV-22 Tiltrotors for Japan In $544M Deal
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $544,668,978 modification to the previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm target, Lot 17-21 multi-year contract (N00019-12-C-...

France Awards MLU Contract for Mirage 2000D Fleet
Following the decision by the Ministerial Investment Committee in late 2015, the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) has awarded Dassault Aviation and MBDA a contract for the mid-life upgrade of th...

Lockheed Wins $242M for Obsolescent F-35 Electronics
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $241,765,645 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-13-C-0008) for procure...

US Clears $785M Sale of Munitions to UAE
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates for munitions, sustainment, and support. The estimated cost is $785 ...

US Clears $821M Sale of SM-2 Missiles to Japan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for SM-2 Block IIIB Standard missiles, equipment, and support. The estimated cost is $8...

Boeing Wins Initial Order for Four P-8As for Australia
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $100,423,110 modification to a previously awarded firm-price-incentive-firm-target contract (N00019-14-C-0067). This modification provides ...

Carter Reaffirms US Support for Turkish Regime
WASHINGTON --- Speaking by telephone today with Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işik, Defense Secretary Ash Carter reiterated U.S. support for Turkey's democratically elected civilian government and th...

Russia’s UVZ Suspends Arms Supplies to Iraq Over Payments
MOSCOW --- Russian Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) scientific-research corporation ceased the deliveries of armoured vehicles to Iraq due to delayed payments last year, according to the UVZ`s 2015 annual report....

Boosting India’s Indigenous Defence Production
The Defence Production Policy promulgated by Government of India aims at achieving substantive self-reliance in the design, development and production of equipment, weapon systems, platforms required ...

Japan Says N. Korea Launched Two Ballistic Missiles
1. Today, it is estimated that North Korea launched two ballistic missiles in a northeasterly direction from proximity of Hwangju on the west coast of North Korea at approximately 5:44 a.m. and 6:36 a...

China Warns of Regular Patrols Over South China Sea
BEIJING --- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force conducted a combat air patrol in the South China Sea recently, which will become a "regular" practice in the future, said a military spokespers...

Marine F-35Bs Participate In Red Flag for First Time
NELLIS AFB, Nev. --- For the first time, the United States Marine Corps will be participating with their F-35B during the three-week Red Flag 16-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. With th...

Lockheed Says F-35 Deliveries On Track But Contracts and Cash Lag
Protracted contract talks between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Corp. over the next batch of F-35 combat jet planes are a drag on the military contractor's cash and could force it to take out extra...

New Zealand Navy Orders NZ$493M Enhanced Tanker
The Government has approved the purchase of a new naval tanker for the New Zealand Defence Force which will be ice-strengthened and winterised for operations in Antarctica, Defence Minister Gerry Brow...

Mi-28NM Prototype Delivered to Flight-Test Center Near Moscow
MOSCOW --- The prototype of the newest Mi-28NM (M stands for upgraded, Modernizirovanny) combat helicopter has been delivered to the Lyubertsy-based flight-test center of the Moscow Helicopter Plant n...

Battelle to Build Armored Trucks for US Special Forces
COLUMBUS, OH --- Building on the success of a previous contract to build Non Standard Commercial Vehicles (NSCVs), Battelle has been awarded a second contract worth $170 million. The U.S. Special O...

US Army Generals Call for Rethinking Cyber Defense
WASHINGTON --- "We must rethink how we defend ourselves from the increasingly sophisticated and capable enemy cyber advances," said Maj. Gen. Paul Nakasone. Nakasone, commander of the Cyber Nationa...

India’s Second Tejas Squadron Due In 2019
The first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas squadron has been formed on 1st July, 2016 with two LCA Initial Operation Configuration (IOC) Series Production Aircraft. Further, 18 more aircraft in IOC s...

US, Singapore Inaugurate CARAT Exercise
SINGAPORE --- The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Republic of Singapore Armed Forces held opening ceremonies at Cha...

USS Jackson (LCS 6) Completes Full Ship Shock Trials
In June, the Navy began conducting Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) for the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) off the coast of Florida. The purpose of FSST is to validate the ...

GD Wins US Navy Contract for Virginia Payload Module
GROTON, Conn. --- General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded an $18.9 million contract modification for the continued development of the Virginia Payload Module (VPM). Electric Boat is a wholly o...

New Main Processor Flight-tested on F-15E Strike Eagle
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- Boeing’s F-15 mission systems recorded its first flight with the Advanced Display Core Processor II at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on July 8. The flight was record...

Sizing Up Airbus’ New Beluga XL Transporter
With development of the new Beluga XL airlifter, Airbus is creating a platform tailored to meet its evolving transport needs in the decades to come – particularly to support future production ramp-ups...

US Army Research Lab, Raytheon to Develop Next-Gen Radar
TEWKSBURY, Mass. --- The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has entered into a collaborative alliance via a $1.1 million grant with Raytheon to develop Scalable, Agile, Multimode, Front End Technolog...

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