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Dutch Cabinet OKs Funding for New Frigates, MCMVs and Supply Ship
PARIS --- The Dutch Navy is on the verge of receiving a multi-billion euro investment, the Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported Thursday. In addition to the two M-Frigates, six minehunters are also being

US Protests Chinese Pointing Lasers at US Planes in Djibouti
WASHINGTON --- The United States has protested to China after repeated instances of lasers interfering with U.S. military aircraft landing in Djibouti, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said h

One In 10 German Military Pilots Lost Helicopter Licenses for Lack of Flight Time
Bundeswehr pilots can't get enough flight time amid helicopter shortages and are losing their flying licenses as a result. The report is the latest to shed light on the embarrassing state of Germany's

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Dutch Cabinet OKs Funding for New Frigates, MCMVs and Supply Ship
PARIS --- The Dutch Navy is on the verge of receiving a multi-billion euro investment, the Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported Thursday. In addition to the two M-Frigates, six minehunters are also being...

US Protests Chinese Pointing Lasers at US Planes in Djibouti
WASHINGTON --- The United States has protested to China after repeated instances of lasers interfering with U.S. military aircraft landing in Djibouti, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said h...

One In 10 German Military Pilots Lost Helicopter Licenses for Lack of Flight Time
Bundeswehr pilots can't get enough flight time amid helicopter shortages and are losing their flying licenses as a result. The report is the latest to shed light on the embarrassing state of Germany's...

Turkish-Ukrainian An-188 Transport Will Meet NATO Standards
Ukraine and Turkey are moving to a practical implementation of the joint project on An-188 military transport aircraft building. This decision was made in the framework of the international airshow Eu...

MiG-31Ks to Carry Hypersonic Missiles In May 9 Moscow Parade
MOSCOW --- Upgraded MiG-31K fighter jets armed with the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system will take part in the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said ...

Boeing Sees KC-46 Nearing Initial Deliveries
SEATTLE --- Seven unfinished 767-2Cs are lined up on a remote taxiway outside Boeing’s final assembly centre in Everett, Washington. They are held in storage to await modification into a KC-46A Pegasu...

American Air Orders 15 Embraer E175s, 15 Bombardier CRJ900s
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets with a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of USD 705 million, based on current list...

Qantas Orders Six More Dreamliners to Replace Boeing 747s
SYDNEY --- Qantas has announced an order for six additional Boeing 787-9s to fly on its international network, bringing its fleet of Dreamliners to 14 by the end of 2020. The arrival of the new air...

US Air Force Details F-16 Life Extension Program
HILL AFB, Utah --- The Ogden Air Logistics Complex reached a major milestone in extending the life of one of the Air Force’s most tested and flown multi-role fighter fleets. An Air Force Thunderbir...

Russian MoD Recounts Teleconference of Military Leaders
Today the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation hosted another teleconference chaired by the Russian Minister of Defence General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. The telecon...

Australia’s A$35 Bn Defense Budget May Not Be Sustainable
It would be odd to buy insurance without knowing what the policy covers. Nevertheless, this pretty much describes how Australia's annual defence spending, to be announced in Tuesday's budget, has been...

UK, Norway Defence Ministers Plan Sub-Hunting Co-Operation
The UK and Norway advanced their plans for international Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) co-operation in the North Atlantic, as the nations’ defence ministers flew in an American P-8A Poseidon from RAF...

Latest Report Reaffirms Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness
For a country seeking to address its operational readiness issues and enhance the service availability of existing hardware, Germany faces a high hurdle in the airpower domain. Since NATO’s 2014 Wa...

Russian Army to Receive Orlan-10 UAVs This Month
Officers of one of the St. Petersburg military representations have started technical acceptance of the Orlan-10 unmanned aerial complexes. In May, within the framework of the current State Defence Or...

US Army Seeks Better, Lighter Air-Launched Munitions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --- The Army needs a family of lightweight, longer-range precision munitions to fire from its fleet of unmanned aerial systems and attack helicopters, said Maj. Gen. Frank Tate. Ta...

BAE to Develop Solar UAV to Stay Airborne for a Year
A new solar electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which has the potential to fly for up to a year before needing maintenance, has become a step closer to reality following a new agreement between tw...

China Says Djibouti Laser Stories Are “Phony”
The US should view China's Djibouti base in an objective way and stop making up stories such as "laser attacks," Chinese military observers said on Wednesday. The US military has warned pilots near...

Pentagon Policy Bill Pushes Parochialism, Watchdog Says
It’s spring, so lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are moving forward with the annual defense policy bill – the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Don’t be distracted by...

Royal Navy Ships Exercise with Japan’s JMSDF
Royal Navy frigate HMS Sutherland has conducted a series of military exercises with units from the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and built upon the continued efforts by the UK governmen...

Estonia Lifts Restrictions on Defense Industry
Amendments to the Weapons Act were introduced today in the Ministry of Defence, with which Estonia's defence industry undertakings will be granted the right to manufacture and handle military weapons,...

Six MV-22 Ospreys Self-Deploy Across Atlantic to Spain
TRAVIS AFB, Calif. --– A KC-10 Extender crew from Travis Air Force Base, California, took part March 10 in a first-of-its-kind mission to move six U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys to Morón Air Base, Sp...

Saab Technologies Used in Royal Navy Information Warfare Exercise
Saab has contributed two innovations systems to the UK’s second-ever Information Warrior exercise. Saab’s 9LV Combat Management System (CMS) and TactiCall Integrated Communication System (ICS) were...

Raytheon to Lead Advanced Drone-Testing Airspace Corridor
NEW YORK --- The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon as a key partner in the development of America's first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspa...

Two New ‘VR’ Flight Simulators to Join Hill’s F-35 Fleet
HILL AFB, Utah --- Two new virtual reality F-35 simulators are currently under construction here. The highly advanced systems are surrounded by an 11-foot-tall translucent dome, positioned in a blacke...

Fighters from Portugal, Spain and France to Patrol Baltic Skies
For the coming six months 10 NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft will be patrolling the Baltic airspace from the Lithuanian Air Force Air Base: Portugal will head the 47th NATO Baltic Air Polic...

India’s Tata Group Restructures Defense, Aerospace Unit
Tata Motors Ltd (TML), a leading global automotive company providing smart mobility solutions across commercial and passenger vehicles, announced today that its Board has approved, subject to the requ...

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