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Germany Cannot Meet its NATO Obligations
The German military is under-equipped to take on its upcoming role as leader of NATO's anti-Russian defense force, a leaked document shows. Opposition politicians say the defense minister is to blame.

Chinese Air Power to Soon Rival the West’s
There is no question which country gets the starring role in “The Military Balance”, the latest annual review of the world’s armed forces by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a

Scrap Raytheon’s GPS Control System and Upgrade Current System: Report
The Pentagon and Congress can have little confidence in any estimate Raytheon Co. or the Air Force may offer on the cost and timeline for a troubled ground control system to operate new Global Positio

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Germany Cannot Meet its NATO Obligations
The German military is under-equipped to take on its upcoming role as leader of NATO's anti-Russian defense force, a leaked document shows. Opposition politicians say the defense minister is to blame....

Chinese Air Power to Soon Rival the West’s
There is no question which country gets the starring role in “The Military Balance”, the latest annual review of the world’s armed forces by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a...

Scrap Raytheon’s GPS Control System and Upgrade Current System: Report
The Pentagon and Congress can have little confidence in any estimate Raytheon Co. or the Air Force may offer on the cost and timeline for a troubled ground control system to operate new Global Positio...

Airbus Says US Seeks Information on Corruption Cases
PARIS --- Airbus said on Thursday it had been asked to supply information to U.S. authorities about conduct at the center of a UK and French probe into the use of middlemen in jetliner sales, potentia...

The US Military's 'Readiness' Scam Worked Again
For the next two years, at least, the American public should be spared the U.S. Defense Department 's wailing about "readiness." After seven years of teeth-gnashing and garment-rending, the military i...

MiG Aircraft Completes Factory Trials of MiG-35 Fighter
MOSCOW --- Russia’s MiG Aircraft Corporation has completed factory trials of its next-generation MiG-35 multirole fighter jet, the corporation’s press office told TASS on Friday. "The factory trial...

Why the Dutch Military Punches Below Its Weight
Years of spending cuts have left the Dutch armed forces unable to meet even NATO’s Article 5 commitments. Amid all the hype about European defense, what’s happening back in the member states is som...

Key Senator Lifts Block on Arms Sales to Gulf Nations
WASHINGTON --- The United States is poised to let Persian Gulf nations resume buying American-made lethal weapons after a key U.S. senator said he would stop blocking the sales, even though the Qatar ...

Changing Europe Revives Interest in an EU Military
Early plans for a European army failed in the wake of World War II. EU states have since taken numerous small steps to integrate their armed forces, bringing the idea of a Europe-wide military ever cl...

NATO Defence Ministers Approve Alliance Joint Air Power Strategy
At the meeting in Brussels on February 15 NATO Ministers of Defence approved the Alliance Joint Air Power Strategy that lays out long-term guidelines in the development of NATO air capabilities and de...

NATO 2% Spending Targets Includes Military Pensions: SecGen
The head of NATO has defended the decision to allow members of the alliance to include pensions as part of their 2% GDP spending target. During a two-day defence ministers meeting in Brussels, Secr...

Denmark Completes Currency Hedge for F-35 Purchase
COPENHAGEN --- Shortly after the turn of the year, the Danish Central Bank (Danmarks Nationalbank) began to hedge payments for the Danish Defense totalling 3.7 billion US dollars in connection with th...

F-35 Close Air Support Based on ‘Speed, Stealth’
EIELSON AFB, Alaska --- During the F-35 Lightning II’s pre-Initial Operational Test and Evaluation, Airmen from the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron had the opportunity to work with all three varia...

Tests Continue on Vinci Engine for Ariane 6 Launcher
The re-ignitable Vinci, engine, which will power the upper stage of the Ariane 6 launcher, has now successfully completed its last two subsystems qualification campaigns (M6 and M7) with 140 engine te...

Belgian NH90s Now Operational in Mali for Medevac
The two NH90 Belgian helicopters were welcomed in Gao last weekend. After arriving at Bamako airport early last week, the two helicopters were prepared for flight in just two days. The climate cond...

USAF Rescue Squadron Operates with US Army Chinooks
RAF LAKENHEATH, England --- The 48th Fighter Wing welcomed back deployed members of the 57th Rescue Squadron here, Feb. 8. Guardian Angel teams comprised of pararescuemen and combat rescue officers...

Nigerian Air Force Inducts Tsaigumi, Its First UAV
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in its resolve to promote innovation and enhance its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, today, 15 February 2018, inducted its first indigen...

Canada Explains Why It Rejoins NATO AWACS Force
BRUSSELS, Belgium --- The Government is committed to both the security and safety of Canadians and the protection of their rights and freedoms. Canada is playing a strong and constructive role in the ...

US Air Force Looks Back on MQ-1 Predator Career
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- The MQ-1 Predator is a Remotely Piloted Aircraft flown by aircrew assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech and units around the world. It has contributed ...

Distributed Common Ground System Seen Developing Well
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) is a C4ISR program that produced joint military intelligence for all the leading services of the U.S. military. It integrates the archite...

British Army Saves £125M Thanks to AS90 Simulator
The 50,000th simulated round has been fired from an AS90 Turret Trainer, signalling savings of approximately £125 million to the Ministry of Defence. The trainer, based at Tidworth Garrison in Wilt...

GE’s Flight Management System for KC-46 Tanker Approved
GRAND RAPIDS, MI --- GE Aviation recently received approval for its flight management system from the Boeing KC-46 tanker program. The approval is a result of Boeing securing an amended type certific...

Europrop Delivered 16 A400M Engines This Year
Running from February 6th to 11th, Singapore Airshow is Asia’s largest and one of the most important aerospace and defence exhibitions in the world. Taking place at the Changi Exhibition Centre, th...

GA Delivers LiFT Batteries for Special Ops Combat Submersible
SAN DIEGO, CA. --- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has delivered the first shipset of Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT) batteries for the U.S. Special Operatio...

Saab Net 2017 Income Up 22% As Orders Jump by 41%
Statement by the President and CEO Håkan Buskhe: In 2017 geopolitical tensions were evident, and defence and security spending increased in much of the world. At the same time, it has become even m...

Bombardier Reduces 2017 Loss by 44% As Revenues Drop 1%
MONTREAL --- Bombardier today reported its fourth quarter and full year 2017 results, highlighting solid financial and operational performance across the company. “Bombardier closed out the second ...

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