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F-35s Hobbled by Parts Shortages, Slow Repairs, Audit Finds
The Pentagon is accelerating production of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet even though the planes already delivered are facing “significantly longer repair times” than planned because maintenance fac

Singapore Airlines Orders 39 Boeing Airplanes
WASHINGTON --- Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) today formally announced a deal for 20 777-9s and 19 787-10s, during a ceremony at the White House. The order, previously attributed to an unident

Pakistan Nears Acquisition of Turkish T-129 Helicopter
ISTANBUL --- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi examined the T129 ATAK Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter, which has an important place in Turkey's exports in defense industries,

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F-35s Hobbled by Parts Shortages, Slow Repairs, Audit Finds
The Pentagon is accelerating production of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet even though the planes already delivered are facing “significantly longer repair times” than planned because maintenance fac...

Singapore Airlines Orders 39 Boeing Airplanes
WASHINGTON --- Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) today formally announced a deal for 20 777-9s and 19 787-10s, during a ceremony at the White House. The order, previously attributed to an unident...

Pakistan Nears Acquisition of Turkish T-129 Helicopter
ISTANBUL --- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi examined the T129 ATAK Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter, which has an important place in Turkey's exports in defense industries,...

Israel PM Confirms Agreement with Germany on Submarines Sale
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Germany and the State of Israel on the acquisition of submarines. The MOU is strategically i...

Pentagon’s Dunford Briefs on Niger Combat Action
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Department owes the families of the soldiers lost in Niger and the American people an explanation of what the soldiers were doing in Niger and why it was important, the chai...

US Clears $575M Sale of Bell UH-1Y Helos to Czechia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Czech Republic for UH-1Y utility helicopters. The estimated cost is $575 million. The D...

Rolls Royce Eyes Producing Turkish Stealth Jet’s Engines
ISTANBUL --- British aviation giant Rolls Royce aims to produce the engine for Turkey's national fighter jet TF-X, which will be produced by Turkey and British company BAE Systems. The provisions o...

Israel Orders Over 1,000 Spike-LR Missiles from Rafael
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to supply more than one thousand SPIKE LR 2, 5th generation electro-optical, precision-guided miss...

Why the 350-Ship Navy Will Not Happen
The Navy follows election returns just as closely as any ward boss. That’s why when Donald Trump was elected president last fall, it took the Navy just 38 days to conclude that its May 2015 target to ...

Russia to Upgrade Mi-26 Transport Helicopter
The manufacturer has prepared a project for modernising Mi-26 helicopters for the Russian Aerospace Force. At present, work is underway to create a prototype of the new Mi-26T2V with the subsequent im...

Finland’s Modest Arms Exports Go to Middle East
Nearly 63 percent of Finnish arms exports went to countries in the Middle East in 2016, according to a new report out Monday. The think tank SaferGlobe says that states in the region purchased 84 mill...

Polish President Signs Bill to Boost Defense Spending
On Monday 23rd October, President Andrzej Duda approved a bill that gradually raises defence spending: “It is necessary to increase Poland’s' defence budget as more money is needed for the army's mode...

GA Wins $462M to Support Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $462,055,855 modification (P00037) to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0018 for 12 months of maintenance and repair support of fiel...

New Crack Found in Hull of US Destroyer
The U.S. Navy has rerouted the heavy lift ship Treasure to the Philippines after discovering that her cargo, the damaged destroyer USS John S. McCain, has developed a four-inch hull crack. AIS data sh...

US Navy Fires HIMARS Rocket from Amphibious Ship Deck
PACIFIC OCEAN --- The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) was fired from the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during Dawn Blitz 201...

USAF Deploys Twelve F-35As to Japan for Six Months
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii --- Approximately 300 Airmen and 12 F-35A Lightning IIs from Hill Air Force Base, Utah’s 34th Fighter Squadron are set to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan for a six-month rotation...

Russian Helicopters Expands Presence in Mexico
MEXICO CITY --- Ahead of the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov's working visit to Mexico, the CEO of the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) Andr...

HHI Picks Kelvin Hughes Radars for Philippine Frigates
LONDON ---The Philippine Navy Frigate Acquisition Project (FAP) was awarded to HHI in October 2016 to build two 2,600 ton frigates for hand over starting in 2020. Kelvin Hughes has announced it is to ...

US Coast Guard Receives Its Final Leonardo HC-27J
The HC-27J Asset Project Office (APO) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, took custody of the Coast Guard’s 14th and final C-27J, CGNR 2705, Spartan medium range surveillance aircraft Oct. 19. All of t...

Royal Navy Carrier to Resume Sea Trials
The UK's biggest warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth is to set sail this week to begin the second phase of sea trials. The aircraft carrier appears on the Queen's Harbour Master's shipping movements for P...

US Navy Kicks Off Dawn Blitz 2017 Amphibious Exercise
SAN DIEGO --- The Navy’s Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and the Marine Corps’ 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade kicked off the joint amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz here Oct. 20. Dawn Blitz is an annua...

USMC Expands Refueling Capabilities of Air Base in Japan
IWAKUNI, Japan --- U.S. Marines with Logistics Department Fuels Division conducted the first hot refuel utilizing the new Aircraft Direct Fueling System with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron ...

Israeli Apache Helicopters Return to Flight After Grounding
Yesterday (Sunday) the “Peten” (AH-64A Apache) helicopter division gradually returned to operational fitness, after being grounded for two months following the helicopter accident in which Maj. David ...

India’s HAL Makes 50th Su-30 Engine Built from Raw Materials
BENGALURU --- The 50th AL31FP engine, manufactured from raw materials by Sukhoi Engine Division of HAL (Koraput) has been handed over to IAF in Delhi yesterday as part of celebrations of 70th year of ...

IAI to Supply Radar for Canada’s Fixed-Wing SAR Aircraft
Israel Aerospace industries (IAI) was recently awarded a new contract by Airbus Defense & Space to supply 16 ELM-2022A maritime patrol radars. The Government of Canada is purchasing 16 C295 MSA aircra...

ST Aerospace Wins New Contracts Worth S$530M in 3Q2017
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$53...

Boeing Comments Agreement with Mitsubishi on 787 Production
SEATTLE --- Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced an agreement to strengthen collaboration in ways that will enhance both companies' competitiveness. The agreement include...

Future USS Ralph Johnson to be Commissioned in Charleston
SAN DIEGO --- On Oct. 19, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Pre-Commissioning Unit Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), will be commission...

Greek Navy Readies P-3 Avionics for the Future
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- The Rockwell Collins Flight2 integrated avionics system has been selected by Lockheed Martin to bring Hellenic Navy P-3 aircraft into compliance with upcoming mandates for unres...

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