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US Approves $21bn F-15 Sale to Qatar, $10bn F-18 Sale to Kuwait
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar for F-15QA aircraft with weapons and related support, equipment, and

Japan’s Peach Aviation Orders 13 Airbus A320s
Japan’s Peach Aviation has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 10 A320neo and three A320ceo. The order was announced at a signing ceremony in Tokyo today, attended by Shinichi Inoue,

Ariane 5 Launches Four Galileo Satellites
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher has begun its latest mission from the Spaceport, carrying four satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system. Lifting off at exactly 10:06:48 a.m. local time in

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US Approves $21bn F-15 Sale to Qatar, $10bn F-18 Sale to Kuwait
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar for F-15QA aircraft with weapons and related support, equipment, and ...

Japan’s Peach Aviation Orders 13 Airbus A320s
Japan’s Peach Aviation has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 10 A320neo and three A320ceo. The order was announced at a signing ceremony in Tokyo today, attended by Shinichi Inoue, ...

Ariane 5 Launches Four Galileo Satellites
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher has begun its latest mission from the Spaceport, carrying four satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system. Lifting off at exactly 10:06:48 a.m. local time in ...

France’s DGA Comments Missile Cooperation Deal with UK
The sixth Defense Conference organized by the Franco-British Council on 16 and 17 November 2016 was opened by Defense Ministers Jean-Yves le Drian and Michael Fallon. The two ministers took the opp...

Israel Faces Scandal About Planned Submarine Buy
Israel’s political leaders and defense establishment are currently roiled by revelations of alleged conflicts of interest regarding a huge military deal involving a German company represented in Israe...

No Decision Yet on Upgrading Russian Aircraft Carrier: TASS
MOSCOW --- No decision has been made yet as to when the Russian Navy’s only aircraft carrier, the Project 11435 (NATO reporting name: Kuznetsov-class) Admiral Kuznetsov operating in the Mediterranean ...

Embraer Wins Provisional Type Certificate for KC-390
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- Embraer has recently received the Provisional Type Certificate for the KC-390 Basic Vehicle, issued by the Instituto de Fomento e Coordenação Industrial – IFI (Industri...

Finnish Army Fires Bonus Rounds for First Time
In 2014 Finland’s Ministry of Defence authorized the Army to acquire 155 mm BONUS Mk II munitions that search for armored vehicles. The first BONUS rounds were fired at the beginning of this week in R...

C-27J Tours Canada In Bid for FWSAR Competition
OTTAWA --- Team Spartan, offering the C-27J for the Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program, have showcased yesterday a similar model C-27J at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport on Wednesday, ...

Russian Army to Receive New Koalitsiya-SV SP Gun
MOSCOW --- The Russian Land Force's artillery brigades will begin receiving state-of-the-art Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled guns in the near future, chief of missile and artillery troops Maj. Gen. Mikha...

GAO Wants Systems Engineering Check Before Development
GAO's analysis of nine case studies identified four factors that frame the challenge posed by a given weapon system's requirements: acquisition approach, technology status, design maturity, and system...

Safran Wins Export Deal for Sigma 30 Artillery Gunnery System
BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France --- Safran Electronics & Defense, the global benchmark for inertial reference systems, has won a new export contract to supply several dozen Sigma 30 systems for mobile co...

Chile’s ENAER, Airbus DS Sign MoU for Business Development
In the presence of the Minister of National Defense, José Antonio Gómez, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force, General Jorge Robles, an important collaboration agreement was signed betw...

Pulse Detonation Engine Wins Russian Innovation Competition
MOSCOW --- The design of a pulse detonation engine being developed by Russia’s United Engine-Manufacturing Corporation (UEC) has been recognized as the best innovation project in the sphere of critica...

RAF Typhoons Make First Visit to Brunei
Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have visited the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam for the first time. Four Typhoons and a Voyager tanker transport aircraft are currently returning to the UK after partic...

New LCS Operational Training Center Planned for Mayport
JACKSONVILLE, Florida --- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $25 million contract Nov. 15, to Sauer, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida, for the construction of a Littoral Co...

Rheinmetall Wins New Middle East Simulator Order
Rheinmetall’s Simulation and Training unit has won another important order in the Middle East-North Africa region. A customer country has contracted with the Düsseldorf-based high-tech Group to modern...

USAF Selects Holloman AFB for Interim F-16 Training Squadrons
WASHINGTON --- The Air Force selected Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, as the preferred alternative for the interim home for two F-16 Fighting Falcon training squadrons created to increase fighter...

Malaysia Begins Parts Manufacture for Malaysia Airlines’ A350
Manufacture of parts for the first of six new Airbus A350-900s for Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has begun around the world – including here in Malaysia. CTRM and Spirits Aerosystems, two of Airbu...

RAAF Looks at Hornet Maintenance in Middle East
Keeping Australian Hornets in Middle Eastern skies for Operation Okra requires a dedicated maintenance workforce, led by Squadron Leader Aleisha Broadhead. Normally serving as Senior Engineering Of...

DARPA Funds 2nd Tern Test Vehicle
Tern, a joint program between DARPA and the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), seeks to greatly increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates...

Russia Unveils PD-14 New Generation Civil Aero Engine in Iran
MOSCOW, Russia --- The Russian United Engine Corporation (UEC), the integrated structure uniting all major Russian gas turbine engine developers and manufacturers) is presenting the newest Russian civ...

Cooperation Between Intel, Defense Never Better, Work Says
WASHINGTON --- The intelligence community’s support to the Defense Department has never been better, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence here to...

Army Secretary: Capabilities More Important Than Numbers of Soldiers
WASHINGTON --- The Army needs to stop talking strictly about the numbers of its soldiers and focus on the capabilities the service needs, Army Secretary Eric Fanning said here today. Fanning discus...

Eurocontrol, European Defence Agency Consolidate Cooperation
BRUSSELS --- Following the agreement between EUROCONTROL and the European Defence Agency (EDA) signed in 2013, both organisations have started a close cooperation on the SESAR programme. In compliance...

DRDO to Deliver Four New Sonar Systems to Indian Navy
Four Naval Systems developed by DRDO will be handed over to the Indian Navy by the Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar at a function, here tomorrow. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba wil...

RusHelo Expands Cooperation with Iran’s IHSRC on After-Sales
MOSCOW --- Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, signed an agreement on control of certified repairs with Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) at the 8th International ...

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