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THAAD Cost Debate Could Erode US-South Korea Alliance
WASHINGTON --- Amid the Trump administration’s conflicting signals on whether or not it will ask South Korea to pay more for a controversial American missile defense system, experts suggest restraint

Eucom Wants More European “Reassurance” Funding
WASHINGTON --- The European theater is critical to America's national interests and the NATO alliance is a key advantage for the United States, said Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, the commander of U

Russia’s T-50 to Test Next-Gen Engine, New Anti-Ship Missile
MOSCOW --- Flight tests of Russian newest PAK FA (T-50) fighter aircraft with a standard engine will start in the near future, General Designer of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Sergei Korotkov

Russia Works to Restore Positions In Drone Development
Unmanned aviation is a dynamically developing industry of modern aircraft construction. Technical and technological achievements boosted the design of new systems. At present drones are engaged by man...

THAAD Cost Debate Could Erode US-South Korea Alliance
WASHINGTON --- Amid the Trump administration’s conflicting signals on whether or not it will ask South Korea to pay more for a controversial American missile defense system, experts suggest restraint ...

Eucom Wants More European “Reassurance” Funding
WASHINGTON --- The European theater is critical to America's national interests and the NATO alliance is a key advantage for the United States, said Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, the commander of U...

Russia’s T-50 to Test Next-Gen Engine, New Anti-Ship Missile
MOSCOW --- Flight tests of Russian newest PAK FA (T-50) fighter aircraft with a standard engine will start in the near future, General Designer of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Sergei Korotkov...

DCNS Wins Upgrade Contract for French La Fayette-class Frigates
PARIS --- On 2 May 2017, the Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) awarded DCNS a contract for the modernization of three of the five La Fayette Frigates (FLF) serving in the French navy. This aw...

Canadian Minister Promises New Defense Policy
OTTAWA –-- Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan issued the following statement today after addressing the Conference of Defence Associations Institute on the state of Canada’s defence: “Over the last ...

China “Should Take Military Action” Against THAAD Deployment
China should take military countermeasures against THAAD deployment, a Chinese military expert said after the defense ministries of South Korea and the U.S. confirmed on May 2 that the Terminal High A...

Raytheon Begins Production of AN/SPY-6(V) Radar
TEWKSBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Company is being awarded a $327,146,998 Fixed Price Incentive (firm target) modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-5315 to exercise options for Air and M...

Boeing Wins $143M to Modify Saudi AH-64E Helicopters
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $143,414,164 modification (P00005) to foreign military sales (Saudi Arabia) contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 for a directed change for the Saudi Arabia National G...

India Launches Second Brahmos Block 3 Missile In A Row
South Western Command’s Corps ‘Strike One’ successfully carried out the firing of the advanced BRAHMOS Block III land attack cruise missile system in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on the 3rd of May 20...

US Firm In Iraq Ignores Smuggling, Security Risks for F-16s
WASHINGTON --- An American company that was paid nearly $700 million to secure an Iraqi base for F-16 fighter jets turned a blind eye to alcohol smuggling, theft, security violations, and allegations ...

Brazilian Submarines Work Up with New Torpedoes
Two of the five submarines in the Brazilian fleet have already been upgraded with new weapons and combat systems. /Diálogo | 3 May 2017 The Brazilian Navy (MB, per its Portuguese acronym) is pla...

US Air Force Tests Minuteman ICBM with Launch from Vandenberg
BARKSDALE AFB, La. -– A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic mi...

Darpa Looks to Combine Next-Gen Radio and IT
The physical sphere of computers, home appliances, vehicles, cameras, and the ever-growing menagerie of handheld devices has become increasingly intertwined—by way of wireless connections to the inter...

Work: Defense Innovation Maintains Military Overmatch
WASHINGTON --- Defense Department innovation leaders this morning described some of the most advanced capabilities fueling U.S. military technical dominance today and for the future during testimony b...

GKN Aerospace to Provide Fuel Systems for Predator-B UAVs
GKN Aerospace has signed a development agreement with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) covering the design, development and manufacture of fuel bladders for the MQ-9B Remotely Pilot...

Boeing No Longer Offering Harpoon to Arm LCS
WASHINGTON --- Boeing is no longer involved in the competition to provide an over-the-horizon (OTH) cruise missile for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and frigates. The company pulled ...

Australian Forensic Engineers Explore MRH90 Deck Ops
A team of forensic engineers from Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group is using unique forensic engineering techniques and highly complex computational fluid analyses of airflow to ensure the sa...

Israeli Air Force Prepares Shift to Single-Seat Fighters
Last week, the Ramat-David based “Valley” Squadron took a trip down south to “Hatzor” AFB for a training exercise in the Mission Training Center. The Squadron, which operates double seat “Barak” (F-16...

New Russian Missiles Send Political Signal
In March 2017 General Paul Selva, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated that Russia has deployed a battalion of land-based cruise missiles in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces ...

Finnish Third-Gen UAV Launchers for U.S. Army
Robonic Ltd Oy (a subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense) working with Kratos has delivered two of its third-generation Kontio (type MC2555LLR) pneumatic launchers to the U.S. Army Targets Managem...

First Combat Predator Wing Marks 10 Years at Creech
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- The 432nd Wing celebrated their 10th anniversary at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., as a combat remotely piloted aircraft wing May 1, 2017. In attendance was Gen. Mike Holmes, comman...

Rosoboronexport to Organize Russian Exhibit at IDEF’17
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will organize a joint Russian display at IDEF’17, International Defense Industry Fair, which will be held in Istanbul on May 9-12, 2017. R...

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Towards a New Defence Policy for Canada
Thank you, Mr. Battista and the whole CDA Institute team, for hosting today’s event. It’s a pleasure being here with you today. I understand the CDAI had a productive exchange with the Chief of De...