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Boeing Confirms 80-Airplane Iran Order
SEATTLE --- Boeing and Iran Air announced an agreement today for 80 aircraft that includes 50 737 MAX 8s, 15 777-300ERs and 15 777-9s, valued at $16.6 billion at list prices. Based on its Memorandu

Weather Said to Delay Arrival of First F-35 Fighters in Israel
The arrival of the two F-35 stealth multirole fighter aircraft to Israel was delayed on Monday morning because of the weather conditions in Italy, where the planes landed for a stopover. "Due to we

Brazil Prosecutors Say Lula Acted for Saab to Win Gripen Order
Brazilian federal prosecutors on Friday formally accused former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of having interfered in a government tender to buy new fighter jets in favor of Swedish plane maker

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Boeing Confirms 80-Airplane Iran Order
SEATTLE --- Boeing and Iran Air announced an agreement today for 80 aircraft that includes 50 737 MAX 8s, 15 777-300ERs and 15 777-9s, valued at $16.6 billion at list prices. Based on its Memorandu...

Weather Said to Delay Arrival of First F-35 Fighters in Israel
The arrival of the two F-35 stealth multirole fighter aircraft to Israel was delayed on Monday morning because of the weather conditions in Italy, where the planes landed for a stopover. "Due to we...

Brazil Prosecutors Say Lula Acted for Saab to Win Gripen Order
Brazilian federal prosecutors on Friday formally accused former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of having interfered in a government tender to buy new fighter jets in favor of Swedish plane maker ...

US Congress Passes $618Bn Defense Bill
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a compromise version of an annual defense policy bill on Thursday without controversial provisions such as requiring women to register for the draf...

CBO: Replacing F-35 With Legacy Fighters Would Save $29Bn
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is the military’s largest aircraft development program. The F-35 is a stealthy aircraft—one that is difficult for adversaries to detect by radar and other a...

Carter: US Will Deploy More Troops to Syria to Combat ISIL
WASHINGTON --- The United States will deploy approximately 200 additional forces to combat Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces in Syria, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said during his speech tod...

Former Indian AF Chief Arrested on Dubious Bribery Charges
NEW DELHI --- In a sudden and first of its kind action, the CBI on Friday arrested former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi, his cousin Sanjeev, and a lawyer in the sensational Rs 450 crore bribery case in the...

Trump Slams ‘Out-on-Control’ F-35, Mulls Lifetime ‘Revolving Door’ Ban
Donald Trump left the collective defense community quaking in its boots last week after he threatened to cancel Boeing's new Air Force one. Now he's going after another massive aerospace firm, slammin...

DCNS Begins Final M51 Upgrade on French SSBN Fleet
As part of the IA M51 programme (ROH* / adaptation for the M51 missile), Le Téméraire, the last of the three French ballistic nuclear submarines (SSBN) to benefit from this upgrade, was transferred on...

ThyssenKrupp Delivers First Two Type 209 Subs to Egypt
The second HDW 209/1400mod class submarine (Yard No. 448) for the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt was named at the shipyard of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Kiel today. “S41”, the first submarine ...

Turkey Tests Medium-Range Air Defense System
ISTANBUL --- The Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık has reviewed a test for Turkey-made medium-altitude air defense missile Hisar-O which is expected to meet the needs of the Turkish Land Forces Comm...

Saab Looks for Potential Belgian Partnerships for Gripen Bid
Defence and security company Saab has just completed a successful two-day seminar in Brussels to explore potential co-operation and partnerships with Belgian companies active in the aeronautics sector...

US Delivers Final OH-58D Helicopters to Croatia
The Deputy Prime Minister and the Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Damir Krstičević and the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, General Šundov attended the presentation...

Indian Army Drops 5.56mm Calibre, Returns to 7.62mm
5.56 mm INSAS rifle was inducted into service in 1994. As its replacement, Request for Proposal (RFP) for procurement of New Generation Assault Rifle was issued on multi-vendor basis, in November 2011...

Final Malaysia A400M Delivery Postponed to Allow Upgrade
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will receive its fourth and last Airbus A400M aircraft before the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2017 (LIMA '17) to be held in March, sai...

Does Israel Need Three More German Submarines?
Thirty years ago, I led a joint Department of Defense/Israeli Navy (IN) team that evaluated Israel’s naval modernization program. Our agreed conclusion was that its two components, surface corvettes a...

Germany Delivers 16 Marder IFVs to Jordan; 34 to Follow
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has handed over 16 armored vehicles to Jordan. A further 34 vehicles will follow as part of a multi-million-euro defense aid package to help the country de...

Royal Navy Merlin Squadron Prepares for HMS Queen Elizabeth
Next year the squadron – known as the Flying Fish – will fly the first aircraft to land onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth as she sails from Rosyth to make her debut in her home port of Portsmouth. As wel...

Israeli Air Force Prepares for the F-35; First Delivery Due Today
Nevatim AFB’s ground control personnel, which will receive the “Adir” tomorrow, recently paid a visit to the IAF’s new Ground Control Simulator and practiced for the landing. They simulated the commun...

Rheinmetall to Upgrade German Fuchs Armoured Vehicles
The Düsseldorf-based tech enterprise Rheinmetall AG has won a major follow-on order from the German Bundeswehr. Under the contract, Rheinmetall will modernize ninety of the Bundeswehr's long-servin...

NATO Trains Iraqi Experts in Cyber Defence
Iraqi experts were trained on cyber defence at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey to improve their expertise and technical knowledge and to contribute to the strengthening o...

Second USAF Wing Upgrades F-15E with AESA Radar
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, N.C. --- The F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. With 30 years under its belt, the F-15E is receiving a R...

20-Year Old Predator Operator Recounts First Strike
CREECH AFB, Nev. ---The feelings experienced during combat missions can be intense for many aircrew members. For Airman 1st Class Matthew, a 20-year-old 15th Attack Squadron MQ-1 Predator sensor opera...

Pentagon Lawsuit Could Mean Billions for Small Businesses
PETALUMA, CA --- The San Francisco 9th Circuit of Appeals will hear the American Small Business League's (ASBL) Freedom Of Information Act case against the Pentagon on December 14, 2016. The trial is ...

Airbus Delivers China’s 100th Ecureuil Family Helicopter
BEIJING --- CMIG Leasing received a brand new H125 helicopter from Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, France, making it the 100th Ecureuil family helicopter to operate in China’s skies. This helicopt...

China Voices Strong Opposition to US Military Ties with Taiwan
China's Defense Ministry has expressed strong opposition to the United States Congress passing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which facilitates military exchanges between...

GA-ASI Wins $17M for MQ-9 Exportability Mods for France, Spain
-- General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $17,143,626 contract (0039) on previously awarded basic ordering agreement FA8620-15-G-4040 for MQ-9 Block 5 Expor...

Indian Minister Inaugurates HAL’s Civil Do-228 Assembly Line
BENGALURU, India --- The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mr. Jayant Sinha inaugurated Structural Assembly of HAL–Do-228 (Civil variant) at HAL’s Kanpur facility yesterday. “We are keen to take fo...

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