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JCS Chairman Warns U.S. Military Advantage Over Russia, China Eroding
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military advantage against near-peer competitors is eroding, and America must invest in capabilities to ensure deterrence, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at Tuf

British Soldier Numbers Continue Falling: MoD
The Army, Royal Navy and RAF have all seen a drop in fully trained regular forces, with the Army falling the furthest short of its target compared to the other services. It now has just 77,440 fully t

Fourth US Navy Carrier Group Working Up In Pacific
PACIFIC OCEAN --- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group completed a three-week sustainment training exercise off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 16. Completing the exercise indicates the stri

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JCS Chairman Warns U.S. Military Advantage Over Russia, China Eroding
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military advantage against near-peer competitors is eroding, and America must invest in capabilities to ensure deterrence, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at Tuf...

British Soldier Numbers Continue Falling: MoD
The Army, Royal Navy and RAF have all seen a drop in fully trained regular forces, with the Army falling the furthest short of its target compared to the other services. It now has just 77,440 fully t...

Fourth US Navy Carrier Group Working Up In Pacific
PACIFIC OCEAN --- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group completed a three-week sustainment training exercise off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 16. Completing the exercise indicates the stri...

USAF: Damaged F-35A Still Waiting for Repairs After 14 Months
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho --- An F-35A Lightning II belonging to Luke AFB, Ariz. was moved for repairs after being grounded here for the past year. The aircraft was moved to the F-35 Depot at Hill AFB, ...

First of Royal Navy’s New Tankers Sails into Portsmouth
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new tanker RFA Tidespring has sailed into Portsmouth ahead of her dedication ceremony on November 27. The 39,000 tonne tanker will be brought into service with the RFA –...

MPs Warn That Red Arrows Could Be Axed In Budget Cuts
The Red Arrows could be axed if the Government fails to support British manufacturing, ministers have been warned. Labour former defence minister Kevan Jones added the alternative option for the wo...

Belgian Firm Wins F-35 Subcontract Despite Program Rules
ZAVENTEM, Belgium --- Fokker Technologies, a business of GKN Aerospace, awarded a contract to Asco Industries for the supply of Flaperon Spars for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program. Asc...

GE Wins $143M Order for 22 Engines for CH-53K Helicopter
General Electric Aviation, Lynn, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $143,481,258 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the procurement of 22 low-rate initial production Lot 1 and 2 T408-GE...

Raytheon Wins $44M for Eight Sentinel Radars for Egypt
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Fullerton, California, has been awarded a $44,488,073 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales (Egypt) contract for eight F1 Sentinel radar systems, eight Ethernet ...

BAE Wins $139M Contract to Upgrade USS Tortuga
BAE Systems has received a $139.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). The Tortuga will undergo 16 months of restorative work at the company’...

SCAT Airlines Finalizes Order for Six Boeing 737 MAX 8s
DUBAI --- Boeing and Kazakhstan-based SCAT Airlines announced an order for six 737 MAX 8s on the final day of the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The agreement, valued at $674 million at current list prices, ...

Lockheed Says Long Range Discrimination Radar Passes CDR
MOORESTOWN, N.J. --- Lockheed Martin completed a rigorous Critical Design Review (CDR) on Sept. 28 with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), demonstrating c...

Queen to Commission New Royal Navy Carrier on Dec. 7
Her Majesty the Queen will formally commission her namesake aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, into the Royal Navy fleet in just three weeks’ time. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced ...

For the First Time, Sensors Can Detect Aircraft Damage As It Occurs
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- For the first time ever, a team of researchers successfully developed and tested networked acoustic emission sensors that can detect airframe damage on conceptual comp...

First Chinese AF Pilots Complete Combat Training on JL-9 Trainers
BEIJING --- China's first group of 12 military pilots on new training methods have completed combat readiness training using the Guizhou JL-9 training plane at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air F...

USAF Exercise Focuses on 4th- to 5th Gen Aircraft Integration
TYNDALL AFB, Fla. --- The 366th Fighter Wing “Gunfighters” from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, deployed to participate in the large-scale aerial exercise Checkered Flag 18-1 and Combat Archer, a...

Australia Names New Fleet Replenishment Ships
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today announced the names of the Royal Australian Navy’s future support ships. The new fleet replenishment ships will be named Supply and Stalwar...

Australia Looking for NASAMS Subcontractors
Australian companies have the chance to win work on the Short Range Ground Based Air Defence System through subcontracting opportunities. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP,...

MC-21 Expected to Wins Russian Certification in Mid-2019
The new passenger aircraft MC-21 will collect a Russian certificate (Type Certificate) in the middle of the year 2019 as mentioned in the presentation of Irkut Corporation. The MC-21-300 certificat...

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