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N. Korea Unveils New ICBM At Parade
SEOUL --- North Korea on Saturday unveiled what appears to be its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), staging a large-scale military parade in Pyongyang amid increased military tensions on

First F-35As Arrive in Europe for Training Tour
LANGLEY, Va. --- This weekend’s deployment of an initial six F-35A Lightning II fighters and several hundred Airmen to Europe demonstrates the aircraft’s readiness to conduct operations with America’s

India Plans to Buy Three More Scorpene Submarines
NEW DELHI --- India and France will step up negotiations to expand the Scorpene submarine contract after the presidential elections in France in May. India will push for incorporating several upgrades

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N. Korea Unveils New ICBM At Parade
SEOUL --- North Korea on Saturday unveiled what appears to be its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), staging a large-scale military parade in Pyongyang amid increased military tensions on ...

First F-35As Arrive in Europe for Training Tour
LANGLEY, Va. --- This weekend’s deployment of an initial six F-35A Lightning II fighters and several hundred Airmen to Europe demonstrates the aircraft’s readiness to conduct operations with America’s...

India Plans to Buy Three More Scorpene Submarines
NEW DELHI --- India and France will step up negotiations to expand the Scorpene submarine contract after the presidential elections in France in May. India will push for incorporating several upgrades...

CH-53K Program Approved with 7% Cost Increase to $31 Billion
The Pentagon’s approval for the Marine Corps to start buying Lockheed Martin Corp.’s new heavy lift helicopter came with a hidden surprise: the projected total acquisition cost for the King Stallion p...

Germany Sells Arms to UAE Despite Yemen Conflict
Germany has approved more major weapons deals with the UAE, including deliveries of high-caliber ammunition. The UAE is involved in a conflict in Yemen that has caused famine and humanitarian disaster...

US Navy Returns T-45C to Flight with Restrictions
SAN DIEGO --- Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF), announced April 15 that the operational pause for the T-45C will be lifted on Monday, April 17. Flight operations are exp...

Silk Way Orders Ten Boeing 737 MAX 8s
BAKU, Azerbaijan --- Boeing and Silk Way today announced an order for 10 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The order, valued at $1.1 billion at current list prices, was previously attributed to an unidentified cus...

Korea Finalizes Development of Lower-Tier Missile Defense
South Korea is in the final phase of developing an indigenous low-tier missile defense system to better cope with North Korea's growing missile threats, a military official here said Sunday. All te...

Russia Continues Testing Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
MOSCOW --- Under development by Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyenia Corporation headquartered in the Moscow Region, the Tsirkon advanced hypersonic antiship missile has achieved Mach 8 at a recent test, TAS...

French MoD Comments Joint C-130 Unit with Germany
On Monday, 10 April, in Berlin, the German and French Defense Ministers signed an intergovernmental agreement providing for the creation of a tactical transport unit composed of French and German C130...

Fixes Needed As CVN 78 Ford Completes Builder’s Sea Trials
WASHINGTON --- The future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned from Builder's Sea Trials to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia on April 14 after seven days at sea. During this initial at-sea period, F...

Raytheon Wins $466M for Standard Missile Engineering Services
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $113,185,103 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-17-C-5410) for Standard Missile engineering and technical services for Navy, other gover...

To Save Millions, US Air Force Grounds Planes Worth Billions
The Air Force has grounded a big portion of its newly refurbished, multibillion-dollar fleet of C-5 Galaxy transport planes, just to avoid spending the relatively small amount of money it costs to fly...

Boeing Announces Plans to Lay Off Hundreds of Engineers
EVERETT, WA. --- The Boeing Co. continues slashing its workforce as it seeks to hold off market pressure and make good on promises to shareholders. The company told workers Monday that it plans to ...

Royal Navy Escorts Russian Warships Past UK Coastline
Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland is today escorting two Russian warships which are expected to sail through the English Channel overnight tonight. The Type 23 frigate located the two Russian ships...

Pentagon Begins Nuclear Posture Review
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following: In National Security Presidential Memorandum 1, dated Jan. 27, the president directed the secretary of defense to conduct a Nuclear...

US Navy Tests AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Navy successfully conducted a flight test March 15 with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) off the west coast of Hawaii. During a flight test designated Vi...

Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)
MOBILE, Ala. --- The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, April 10. Former U.S. Secretary of ...

ST Aerospace Wins New Contracts Worth S$1.1Bn
SINGAPORE --- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its aerospace arm, Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace), secured new contracts worth about S$1...

Canada Deploys Helicopter Squadron to Iraq
EDMONTON --- On Monday, April 17, approximately 60 members of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (THS), based at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base (3 CDSB) in Edmonton, A...

China Military Offers 2,000 Research Projects to Private Companies
China's military is offering to fund 2,000 projects to private Chinese firms and institutes for research on equipment and weapons, a move that experts said will further boost military-civilian integra...

Triumph Wins Follow-on Contract with Boeing for 787 Dreamliner
BERWYN, Pa. --- Triumph Group, Inc. was selected by Boeing to supply composite detail and assembly parts for the 787 Dreamliner. Under the contract, Triumph Precision Components – Composites Center of...

US Army to Consolidate Training Systems, Improve Content
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. --- An effort to streamline planning and conducting Army training recently received an important boost. In March, the Army awarded Program of Record status to the TRADOC Capa...

Kratos Converts Russian T-72 Tank to Unmanned Operation
SAN DEIGO --- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Micro Systems, Inc. business unit, part of the Kratos Unmanned Systems Division (USD), has successfully converted a Russi...

UK MoD Looks for Innovation in Battlefield Resupply
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin challenges industry and academia to design autonomous systems that can resupply our front-line troops. As part of the MOD’s Innovation Initiative, £3 million has b...

UK Personnel Depart for NATO Kosovo Role
A team of nearly 30 UK troops has left the UK for Southern Europe A team of nearly 30 UK troops has left the UK for Southern Europe to join NATO’s Kosovo Force, helping to maintain safety, security...

Pentagon Awards $163M in University Research Funding
The Department of Defense (DoD) will issue 23 awards totaling $163 million to academic institutions to perform multidisciplinary basic research. The awards are for a five year period, subject to satis...

Bell to Exhibit Future of Warfighting at Army Aviation Summit
FORT WORTH, TX --– Bell Helicopter announced its show plans for the 2017 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit in Nashville, Tenn., April 26-28, 2017. The company will display its full-size mockup of...

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