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Australia Names BAE Preferred Tenderer for A$35 Bn Future Frigate Program
The Turnbull Government will deliver one of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates, create 4,000 Australian jobs and secure a local naval shipbuilding industry for decades to come.

Hungary Orders 20 Airbus H145M Armed Helicopters
DONAUWÖRTH, Germany --- The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters equipped with the innovative HForce weapon management in the frame of the military modernisation pro

After Three Weeks, Royal Air Force F-35 Makes First Flight in U.K.
One of Britain’s F-35 stealth fighter jets took off from RAF Marham today, marking the maiden flight of the multimillion-pound aircraft since they first touched down in the country. Four of the sup

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Australia Names BAE Preferred Tenderer for A$35 Bn Future Frigate Program
The Turnbull Government will deliver one of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates, create 4,000 Australian jobs and secure a local naval shipbuilding industry for decades to come. ...

Hungary Orders 20 Airbus H145M Armed Helicopters
DONAUWÖRTH, Germany --- The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters equipped with the innovative HForce weapon management in the frame of the military modernisation pro...

After Three Weeks, Royal Air Force F-35 Makes First Flight in U.K.
One of Britain’s F-35 stealth fighter jets took off from RAF Marham today, marking the maiden flight of the multimillion-pound aircraft since they first touched down in the country. Four of the sup...

In Congress, Appropriators Boost F-35 Orders As Armed Services Panels Urge Cuts
WASHINGTON --- The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is poised for a boost in 2019, as two U.S. congressional defense panels have signed off on additional aircraft for Department of Defense. Precisely how man...

PLA Rocket Force Firepower Demonstration Draws Attention
China Central Television recently reported a training exercise staged by a missile brigade of the PLA Rocket Force, raising widespread concern. The video clips revealed multiple suspected “DF-10A” ...

BAE and Saab Australian Units to Profit from Future Frigate Win
BAE Systems has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of its selection as the preferred tenderer for the SEA 5000 program to deliver nine Future Frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. The...

HII Wins Additional $200M for Third Ford-class Carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a not-to-exceed $200,446,196 undefinitized fixed-price, incentive firm target modification to a previo...

Pentagon Awards Rare Euro Contract for German Navy RAM Launchers
RAM-System (RAMSys) Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung, Ottobrunn, Germany, is being awarded a €79,500,000.37 firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action for fiscal 2018 German Navy's requiremen...

French Parliament Gives Final Approval to 2019-2025 Defense Blueprint
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the final adoption of the 2019-2025 Loi de Programmation Militaire (Military Planning Bill, or LPM) by the National Assembly and the S...

Lockheed Wins $12M to Demo Hypersonic Booster Technology
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, California, is awarded an $11,877,482 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Hypersonic Booster technology development seeking to demonstrate technol...

Raytheon Wins $93M to Integrate SDB II on Super Hornet
Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $93,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, for Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) F/A-18E/F integration. This cont...

Five SMEs Share $175M Orders for F-16 Harness Kits
-- Global Aviation Technologies LLC, Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $35,000,000 multiple-award indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract, for F-16 harness kits and parts. Work will be pe...

Nine NATO Members Sign MoU for Joint Expeditionary Force
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson today signed the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding alongside counterparts from the eight partner nations. The agreement ma...

EDA Steering Board Approves 2018 EU Capability Development Priorities
BRUSSELS --- The EDA Steering Board in Capability Directors formation today endorsed the 2018 Capability Development Plan and approved the associated EU Capability Development Priorities as a key refe...

Hunter-Class Training School to be Located in Western Australia
Western Australia will be home to a new Hunter class training and capability centre, known as ‘Ship Zero’, as part of a $670 million investment at HMAS Stirling and Henderson to support Australia’s ne...

HAL Unveils First ‘Green’ ALH Dhruv Mk-III for Indian Coast Guard
BENGALURU --- The first green helicopter earmarked for Indian Coast Guard has completed its build with installation of basic systems and had a successful maiden ground run here today. It was hande...

Russia to Test Ansat Helicopter in High Mountains
Experts of the Kazan Helicopters plant (a member of the Russian Helicopters company of the Rostec State Corporation) will test Ansat under high-mountain conditions to verify the vehicle's operational ...

Sweden Joins German-Led Framework Nations Concept (FNC)
On June 28, the Swedish government tasked the Swedish Armed Forces to take part in the German-led Framework Nations Concept. The German-led Framework Nations Concept consists of around 20 partner n...

Russia Floats Out Newest Large Hydrographic Boat
The Russian Navy’s Project 23040 new-generation major hydrographic boat was floated out at the ceremony held by the Nizhegorodsky Teplokhod Shipyard. The boat was named Alexander Evlanov in accordance...

Danish Company Launches Wearable Counter-UAV Jammer
FREDENSBORG, Denmark --- MyDefence is launching PITBULL – the next generation wearable Counter UAS solution that utilizes smart jamming to defeat enemy drones. PITBULL was developed to have minimal im...

Office of Naval Research Builds the Future, One RoboBoat at a Time
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Teams of students from 13 schools representing six countries tested their engineering skills by deploying autonomous boats during the 11th annual International RoboBoat Competition,...

Royal Navy Patrol Boats Join NATO Exercise in Baltics
Seven Archer Class P2000 ships from the Royal Navy’s 1st Patrol Boat Squadron (1PBS) have taken part in Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), alongside 43 other ships and 60 aircraft from 22 allied na...

Curtiss-Wright to Support Virginia-Class Submarine Program
DAVIDSON, N.C. --- Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $28 million to provide valves for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class submarines. The a...

Naval Oceanography Teams from US, Poland and Norway During BALTOPS
USTKA, Poland --- Naval Oceanography's Fleet Survey Team (FST) and Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) recently returned from Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS), where they executed safet...

First Airbus BelugaXL Rolls Out of Paint Shop
The first BelugaXL has rolled out of the paint shop unveiling a special livery making it look like a Beluga Whale. The livery was one of six choices submitted to Airbus employees through a poll where ...

Six EDA Member States Agree to Pool & Share Cyber Range Capabilities
BRUSSELS --- Today, six Member States (Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany and Latvia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the pooling and sharing of their respective cyber ranges ca...

U.S. Cyber Operations Tech Development Effort Goes Black
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Cyber space, cyber warfare, and cyber security are all the buzzwords these days, and rightly so. While the interconnectivity of information networks (think Internet) make things can...

VSMPO-AVISMA and Boeing to Open New Russian Plant
In September this year, Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM, a joint venture of VSMPO-AVISMA and Boeing) will launch production of aircraft components. The new plant will be opened in the Titanium Valley S...

ST Aerospace Sells Stake in Airbus Helicopters Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE --- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced the divestment of 25% equity interest in its indirect associates, Airbus Helicopters South East Asia Pte. Ltd. (AH...

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