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US, Qatar Sign $12Bn F-15 Deal
Amid the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Qatar and a number of its Gulf neighbors, the US has agreed to sell $12 billion worth of American F-15 fighters to the country. "Secretary of Defense Jim

Saab’s Gripen-E Fighter Makes Maiden Flight
Defence and security company Saab today completed a successful first flight of the next generation smart fighter, Gripen E. At 10:32 on Thursday June 15, Gripen E took off on its maiden flight, fl

COMAC Wins Order for 30 C919, Backlog Rises to 600
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) signed a Framework Purchase Agreement of 30 C919 aircraft with EverBright Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in Beijing on June 13th, 2017. Thus, COMAC

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US, Qatar Sign $12Bn F-15 Deal
Amid the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Qatar and a number of its Gulf neighbors, the US has agreed to sell $12 billion worth of American F-15 fighters to the country. "Secretary of Defense Jim ...

Saab’s Gripen-E Fighter Makes Maiden Flight
Defence and security company Saab today completed a successful first flight of the next generation smart fighter, Gripen E. At 10:32 on Thursday June 15, Gripen E took off on its maiden flight, fl...

COMAC Wins Order for 30 C919, Backlog Rises to 600
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) signed a Framework Purchase Agreement of 30 C919 aircraft with EverBright Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in Beijing on June 13th, 2017. Thus, COMAC ...

German Arms Exports Dip, But Still Near Record Highs
Germany has claimed that its arms export policy is "responsible and restrictive" after a new export report shows a dip in sales. But one of the customers is Qatar, a country Donald Trump called a "fun...

Still No Reason Found for F-35 Hypoxia As USAF to Rule on Grounding
Luke Air Force Base officials expect to make a decision tomorrow about whether to resume F-35A flights next week. Service spokeswoman Maj. Rebecca Heyse told Inside Defense today flights could resu...

Japan Eyes Weapons Sales to S-E Asia to Counter Chinese Clout
Since taking office, PM Shinzo Abe has made no secret of his ambition to bolster the defense sector. Japanese arms makers presented this week their state-of-the-art wares at the nation's only dedicate...

Pakistan to Build Damen Multipurpose OPV
ISLAMABAD --- Pakistan on Monday signed a contract with Dutch firm to manufacture State of The Art multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vehicle (OPV) indigenously. A contract for indigenous construction of...

US Navy Hawks Still Grounded on Pilot Oxygen Problem
WASHINGTON, DC --- US Navy pilots flying T-45 Goshawk trainers and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets continue to struggle with oxygen problems, yet the service has found no root cause to date. The navy gro...

Pentagon Building Robotic Wingmen for Fighter Planes
A Pentagon effort to incubate businesses in Silicon Valley may be bearing some of its first fruit, as a San Diego company rolls out a set of new drones it says could accompany human-piloted fighters i...

Raytheon Wins $83M for AIM-9X Block II Missiles
Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded $82,818,665 for modification P00029 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-15-C-0092) for procurement of 1...

Trump Gives Pentagon Control of Afghanistan Troop Levels
Yesterday afternoon, the President directed the Department of Defense to set troop levels in Afghanistan. This will enable our military to have greater agility to conduct operations, recognizing our m...

What Went Wrong with Lockheed's F-35 Fighter?
The F-35 was billed as a fighter jet that could do almost everything the U.S. military desired, serving the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy — and even Britain’s Royal Air Force and Royal Navy — all i...

US Navy Account of F-35B Engine Change At Sea Is Fake News
U.S. Marines successfully removed and replaced an F-35B Lightning II LiftFan for the first time at sea aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing ...

35 Years On, Israeli AF Lauds Its F-15s As Its ‘Long Arm’
The "Tip of the Spear" Squadron hasn’t had a dull moment since it was established as the IAF's second "Baz" (F-15) Squadron. A short time after its establishment, it began taking off for operations at...

USAF Unit Field-Tests F-35A Ammunition Loader, and It Works
HILL AFB, Utah --- The 388th Fighter Wing, the Air Force’s first F-35 Lightning II operational wing, recently received five F-35A bulk ammunition loaders for field use. Airmen extensively tested on...

DARPA Creates Systems to Protect Data, Networks
WASHINGTON --- The internet is an infrastructure that supports all aspects of modern life, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is creating technology to protect U.S. data, networks and n...

CAE Supports RAAF’s Distributed Virtual Training Exercise
SILVERWATER, Australia --- CAE recently supported the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) participation in the Diamond Thunder distributed mission training exercise, which saw the RAAF network various s...

UAE and American Defense Industries to Increase Cooperation
The National Defense Companies Council (NDCC), a group created by Tawazun Economic Council with membership drawn from UAE private and public sectors, and the American Business Group of Abu Dhabi (AmCh...

1,500 British Troops Exercising with NATO Allies in Europe
The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has today visited some of the 1,500 British personnel currently exercising across five countries in Europe, joining NATO allies in a sign of solidarity against...

Marine Air Unit in Japan Works Up on Laser-Guided Rocket
USS BONHOMME RICHARD, Pacific Ocean --- Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 311, currently attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), conducted training with the Advanced Precision...

Argentina Completes First Modernized C-130 Transport
EL PALOMAR AIRBASE, Argentina --- During his visit to the El Palomar Airbase, President Mauricio Macri, Minister of Defense Julio Martinez, and Air Force Chief of Staff Brigadier General Enrique Amrei...

Irkut’s MC-21-300 Airlines Makes Second Test Flight
On June 14, 2017, the second flight of MC-21-300 commercial aircraft took place at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the affiliate of Irkut Corporation (a UAC member). The flight plan include...

Russian Army Introducing New Heavy Self-Propelled Gun
Dozens of self-propelled artillery Msta-S entered into service in the military units of the 1st tank army in the Moscow region. Servicemen of the artillery units of the Tamanskaya and Kantemirovska...

Northrop Says Latest Radar Showed “Exceptional” Performance in Flight Test
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight test of its innovative modular panel-based sensor. The open architecture, multi-function surveillance system repre...

Boeing Cuts Execs, Reorganizes As Defense Orders Drop
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Boeing is taking the next step in making its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) unit more globally competitive by eliminating a layer of executive oversight. "We need to be an agile...

L3 to Feature Two New Aircraft Paris Air Show
NEW YORK --- L3 Technologies announced today that it will exhibit two next-generation tactical aircraft from its expanding stable of multi-mission platforms at the International Paris Air Show as part...

Embraer Takes KC-390 Freighter, E195-E2 Regional Jet to Paris Air Show
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands --- Demonstrating the company’s unique position within the commercial, defense, and executive aircraft markets, three Embraer aircraft will have their Paris Air Show debut d...

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