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France Orders First Griffon, Jaguar Next-Generation Armored Vehicles
In line with the development of the Jaguar and Griffon vehicles ordered in December 2014, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) today awarded Nexter Systems, Renault Trucks Defense and Thales a c

German Minister Vows 'Fair Contract' for New Warships
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Friday to press a consortium led by Luerssen Werft of Bremen for a "fair contract" for five new warships, saying the group's initial bid was too h

China's Home-Built Carrier Ready for Launch
TOKYO --- China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier will soon launch at Dalian for drills and trial voyages, putting to the test proprietary technology meant to further Beijing's expansion in

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France Orders First Griffon, Jaguar Next-Generation Armored Vehicles
In line with the development of the Jaguar and Griffon vehicles ordered in December 2014, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) today awarded Nexter Systems, Renault Trucks Defense and Thales a c...

German Minister Vows 'Fair Contract' for New Warships
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Friday to press a consortium led by Luerssen Werft of Bremen for a "fair contract" for five new warships, saying the group's initial bid was too h...

China's Home-Built Carrier Ready for Launch
TOKYO --- China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier will soon launch at Dalian for drills and trial voyages, putting to the test proprietary technology meant to further Beijing's expansion in ...

Iranian RGC Navy Equipped with New Anti-Ship Missiles
TEHRAN --- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) equipped its Navy with a new anti-ship cruise missile. The cruise missile dubbed as Nasir was handed over by the Iranian Defense Ministry to th...

Defense Spending Increases in West, Drops In Oil-Exporting Countries
According to the latest report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), countries around the world are spending ever more money on weapons. Diplomacy, it seems, is in...

Taliban Attack Targets Afghan Government Personnel
WASHINGTON --- A Taliban attack on a mosque and a dining facility today at Camp Shaheen outside Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan has killed "probably more than 50" friendly Afghan forces and civilians, a...

PLA Navy Expands Mission, Protects Interest in Open Seas
The Chinese navy has expanded its capability to not only safeguard the country's coastal areas, but also to secure China's interests in the open seas, 68 years after the establishment of the People's ...

MBDA Wins £323M British Order for CAMM Air-Defense Missiles
MBDA has a secured a £323 million deal for the next batch of cutting-edge air defence missiles for the British Army and Royal Navy. The next-generation Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) is des...

MBDA Wins Royal Navy Sea Viper Support Contract
MBDA has received a £175 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for further In-Service Support to the Sea Viper weapon system, securing a key capability of the Type 45 fleet. Called...

UK Contract Advances Meteor Integration On F-35
The United Kingdom (MOD) has today awarded MBDA a contract to pave the way for the integration of the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on its new F-35 stealth fighters. Today’...

Ariane 6 Qualification Models Cleared for Production
With “Maturity Gate 6.1”, Airbus Safran Launchers and its industrial partners have passed a major milestone in the development of Ariane 6, under contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). The rev...

DCNS Welcomes Intermediate Frigate Contract
PARIS --- The French Defence Ministry today announced the attribution to DCNS of a contract for the development and construction of five intermediate-size frigates (FTIs) intended for the French Navy....

US Navy F-18E Pilot Ejects Safely At Sea
USS CARL VINSON --- A pilot safely ejected and was quickly recovered by a helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while conducting routine flight operat...

Australian Air Warfare Destroyer Program Advances
The project to supply new destroyers for the Royal Australian Navy continues in earnest with the delivery of the Hobart Class Command Team Trainer and the Aegis block of the future HMAS Sydney now in ...

Construction Begins on Fifth OPV for Royal Navy
BAE Systems welcomed Mr Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support, to its Govan shipyard in Glasgow today to cut the first metal and begin construction of SPEY, the fifth ...

Germany Orders Additional Spike Missiles
On 31 March the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed two contracts with EuroSpike GmbH to procure an additional 1,000 guided missiles ...

Electric Boat Wins $95M for Tactical Missile Tubes for Columbia SSBNs
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $95,550,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-2128) for the manufacturing of 17 tactical missi...

India, Korea to Cooperate In Naval Shipbuilding
India and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed an Inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Defence Industry Co-operation in Shipbuilding here today. The MoU was signed by Secretary (Defe...

Three More F-35I Fighter Jets Land in Israel
Three additional “Adir” (F-35I) stealth fighters landed in Nevatim AFB today (23/4/17) and joined the two other jets, which arrived in December 2016. “The integration of the additional three jets is a...

F-35 Fires MBDA’s ASRAAM Air-to-Air Missile
While the F-35 Lightning II visited Australian shores for the first time at AVALON 2017, the MBDA Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) in service with the RAAF has been successfully fired ...

UK Maritime Forces Visit Vietnam with French Naval Group
Around 60 Royal Navy and Royal Marines are currently taking part in a five-month French naval deployment to the Indian Ocean and Far East, aboard French assault ship FS Mistral. The arrival of UK m...

US Navy Uses WW2 Test Tunnel to Develop Laser Weapons
DAHLGREN, Va. --- The Navy's top laser experts transformed a tunnel crucial to gun range operations during World War II into a vital new capability for testing laser technologies, Naval Surface Warfar...

US Navy Accepts Delivery of 8th EPF Transport, USNS Yuma
MOBILE, Ala. --- The Navy accepted delivery of its eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Yuma (EPF 8), April 21. EPFs are shallow draft, all aluminum, commercial-based catamarans c...

DCNS Shows Further Support for Australian Industry
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today welcomed the signing of DCNS Australian industry participation agreement. Minister Pyne said the agreement with Defence Materials T...

KAI to Provide Embraer with Aerostructure Components
BRASILIA --- Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has signed an agreement with Embraer to provide aerostructure components for both civil and military aircraft. No official announcement has been made yet,...

Turboprop Engine to be Demo’d on TigerShark UAV
MIAMI --- Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) and UAV Turbines Inc. (UAVT) have announced plans for a joint flight demonstration of NASC's TigerShark aircraft with a UAVT micro-turboprop propul...

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