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BERLIN --- Germany has asked the U.S. military for classified data on two Boeing fighter jets as it looks to replace its ageing Tornado warplanes from 2025, giving a boost to the U.S. company locked i... Romania to Order Patriot, 36 Used F-16s from US By Year-End
BUCAREST --- The Romanian Army will procure by the end of the year the first Patriot missile system, our country requesting that the payment be allowed in installments and maintenance be carried out i... Arianespace Orders 10 Vega Launchers from Italy’s Avio
Arianespace and ELV/AVIO announced today the signature of a contract for Arianespace to order 10 Vega and Vega C launchers from the Italian manufacturer. The signing ceremony was attended by French... China Tests Radar Designed to Penetrate Stealth Coatings
China’s biggest arms manufacturer has tested a new instrument to detect stealth aircraft, technology that could be a military “game changer” if mounted on a satellite or plane, scientists say. Chin... Ariane 5 Orbits 2 Sats in 81st Successful Launch In A Row
Arianespace has successfully launched the Intelsat 37e communications satellite for the operator Intelsat, along with the BSAT-4a digital TV broadcast satellite for manufacturer SSL (Space Systems Lor... SpiceJet Orders 25+25 Bombardier Q400 Turboprops
TORONTO --- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft today announced that it has concluded a firm purchase agreement with SpiceJet Limited (SpiceJet) of Gurgaon, India for up to 50 Q400 turboprop airliners, mak... Embraer Supports WTO Panel to Analyze Bombardier Subsidies
SÃO PAULO, Brazil --- Embraer supports the establishment of the panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva to examine more than US$ 3 billion in subsidies Bombardier received from the Gover... Rostec to Upgrade 540 Russian Army BMD-2 and BMP-2s
The Russian Defence Ministry will have 540 BMP-3 (IFV) and BMD-2 (AAV) modernized by the Tula “Shcheglovsky val” enterprise. A respective contract has been signed today. According to the contract, ... Boeing Struggles to Fix Three New KC-46A Problems
Flight testing with the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tanker in October will help the U.S. Air Force and Boeing determine the way forward in light of three recently discovered deficiencies. The fi... China Launches 3 Satellites In 'Comeback Mission'
China successfully launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 12:21 p.m. BJT on Friday, sending three remote sensing satellites to their designated orbit. The Long March (LM) rocket, carrying three... Arianespace Wins Launch Contract for Italian Spy Satellite
Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales and Leonardo, and Arianespace today signed a launch contract for two COSMO-SkyMed Second-Generation (CSG) satellites manufactured for the Italian ... South Korea Says It’s Speeding Up Arms Buildup
SEOUL, South Korea --- The president of South Korea vowed on Thursday to accelerate efforts to strengthen its pre-emptive strike, missile defense and retaliatory capabilities against North Korea, and ... Lockheed Wins $418M for Trident D5 Missile Production
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded $418,653,874 for fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification PZ0002 to a previously awar... Raytheon Wins $300M for TOW Missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $300,088,180 fixed-price-incentive domestic and foreign military sales (Lebanon, Jordon and Morocco) contract for Tube-launched Optically-... GA-ASI Wins $163M for Gray Wolf ER Production Hardware
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $163,212,869 modification (P00119) to contract W58RGZ-13-C-0109 for MQ-1C Gray Eagle extended range supplemental produc... GD Wins $109M Order for Hydra Rockets
General Dynamics-OTS Inc., Williston, Vermont, has been awarded a $109,244,251 modification (P00072) to contract W31P4Q-14-C-0154 to exercise option for Hydra rockets. Work will be performed in Wi... Lockheed Wins $147M for Aegis Upgrade Work
Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems Division, Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a $147,361,893 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/cost-plus-incentive-fee con... Lockheed Wins $64M Lot 11 Contract for F-35
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $64,240,000 for firm-fixed-price modification to a previously issued delivery order 0132 placed against basi... China, Russia Name New Joint Widebody Airliner
SHANGHAI --- The wide-body commercial jet co-developed by China and Russia was named CR929 on Friday. During a naming ceremony held at Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC), China-Russia Commer... German Military Leaves Turkey's Incirlik Air Base
Germany’s military has finished its withdrawal from Turkey’s airbase Incirlik, prompted by Ankara’s refusal to allow visits by German parliamentarians. Bundeswehr planes will instead be based in Jorda... UK Marks Its 350th Deterrent Patrol
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has today marked the UK’s 350th nuclear deterrence submarine patrol. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has today marked the UK’s 350th nuclear deterrence sub... BAE Unveils Futuristic Dual-Mode Drone Concept
Engineers from BAE Systems together with students from Cranfield University, have revealed a new technology concept – named Adaptable UAVs – which can alternate between the two different flight modes ... US, S. Korea Conduct First Combined SHORADS Exercise
OSAN AB, South Korea --- Soldiers assigned to 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment partnered with Republic of Korea forces for the first combined short-range air defense training event o... German MoD Comments New Corvette Order
BAAINBw has placed an order with the ARGE K130 consortium to manufacture five more K130 corvettes by 2025. ARGE K130 consists of the companies Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG as the leading firm, Thys... China Sees Little Substance to India-US Defense Cooperation
On Monday, US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in India to promote American weapons and tout for American strategy. Some Indian media claimed that stronger India-US defense cooperation is aimed ... New F-35 Squadron Stands Up At Hill AFB
HILL AFB, Utah --- Hundreds cheered the historic arrival of the 4th Fighter Squadron’s and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit’s first F-35A as tail number 5133 landed on base Wednesday and taxied into Hote... CRS Reviews US Army Plans for IBCT Combat Formations
Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) constitute the Army’s “light” ground forces and are an important part of the nation’s ability to project forces overseas. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as wel... AMC Chief Meets with Airlines Over Pilot Shortage
SCOTT AFB, Ill. --- The commander of Air Mobility Command spoke with a group of more than 150 airline representatives, Sept. 26, to address pilot qualification and retention issues common to the Air F... RNZN Chooses Saab Communications for New Naval Tanker
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract to provide a complete communications system on board the Royal New Zealand Navy’s future fleet replenishment vessel, HMNZS Aotearoa. The Roya... Abort System Demonstrated for Guided Artillery Rounds
BRUSSELS --- The European Defence Agency’s ‘Mission Abort System for Guided Ammunition’ (MAS) project, launched late 2013, has successfully demonstrated a generic system to cancel the flight of gun-la... SNC Expands Partnership with German Aerospace Center
SPARKS, Nev. --- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, expanding its relationship with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for further col... Northrop to Feature Global Security Advances at Pacific 2017
FALLS CHURCH, Va. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its advanced global security capabilities at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition 2017, Oct. 3-5 in Sydney, Australia. Com... | 