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Doubts Growing About Britain’s Tempest Future Jet Fighter Project
LONDON --- Britain’s military chiefs are spending much of their time grappling with a £20bn shortfall in the UK’s defence equipment budget. So, when defence secretary Gavin Williamson revealed plan

Israel to Decide on Next Fighter Buy By Year-End
The Israeli Air Force will decide within three to six months between purchasing a third squadron of F-35 jets or Boeing’s latest F-15I, The Jerusalem Post has learned. With most of Israel’s aircraf

Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Seen Doubling by 2050: Report
The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists, and Robert S. Norris, a senior fellow with

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Doubts Growing About Britain’s Tempest Future Jet Fighter Project
LONDON --- Britain’s military chiefs are spending much of their time grappling with a £20bn shortfall in the UK’s defence equipment budget. So, when defence secretary Gavin Williamson revealed plan...

Israel to Decide on Next Fighter Buy By Year-End
The Israeli Air Force will decide within three to six months between purchasing a third squadron of F-35 jets or Boeing’s latest F-15I, The Jerusalem Post has learned. With most of Israel’s aircraf...

Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Seen Doubling by 2050: Report
The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists, and Robert S. Norris, a senior fellow with...

Taiwan to Form Drone Fleet to Patrol Its Coastline
Taiwan’s defense budget draft for 2019 discloses the island nation’s plans to deploy combat-ready drones to protect its coastline. Tabled to the island’s Legislative Yuan last week, the budget details...

Is India’s Rafale Controversy About Air Power or Political Power?
The Rafale aircraft deal is fast turning into a political slugfest over allegations of nepotism and an overpriced deal for the 36 Rafale aircraft ordered by India. The UPA (coalition of opposition par...

Billions of UK Funding at Risk in Qatar Eurofighter Deal: Report
A deal to sell Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar will require "unprecedented" support from the British taxpayer, a government document has warned. Treasury officials expressed concern that underwriting...

Finland to Upgrade C-295C Transport Aircraft
Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö mandated the Defence Forces to conclude a procurement contract to modify the navigation and identification systems of C-295M military transport aircraft. The pro...

GKN Aerospace to Make 3-D Engine Turbines for Ariane
GKN Aerospace will develop and manufacture two full scale turbines for the Prometheus* low-cost re-usable rocket engine demonstrator on liquid oxygen and methane propellants. The turbines will generat...

Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Iraq, Syria
SOUTHWEST ASIA --- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to pursue the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in designated parts of Syria and I...

Who's Winning the Battle to Be Quickest Underwater?
Everything moves slowly underwater because it's a thousand times denser than air and produces far more drag. But now researchers have found ways of overcoming this drag to create high-speed, and highl...

Chinese Navy Holds Submarine Rescue Drill in East China Sea
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conducted a submarine rescue drill in the East China Sea on Saturday, with military experts on Monday calling it a worldwide challenge. The drill involved fr...

Ukraine-NATO Joint Military Exercises Begin in Lviv Region
KYIV -- Ukraine has begun joint military exercises with 10 NATO countries in western Ukraine amid ongoing tensions with Russia over Moscow's illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the ongoing...

Perlan Glider Soars to 76,000 Feet, Breaks Own Altitude Record
For the third time in a week, Airbus Perlan Mission II has set a new world altitude record for a glider, this time soaring the engineless Perlan 2 to 76,124 feet, in the process collecting vital data ...

Australian F-35 Drops Guided Bomb for First Time
An Australian F-35A aircraft dropped two inert GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapons for the first time on July 20, marking a ground-breaking step in the evolution of Air Force’s fifth-...

Latvia Orders More Carl Gustav Ammunition
To strengthen the combat capabilities and ensure sufficient ammunition stock in the National Armed Forces, including the National Guard, Ministry of Defence ordered EUR 16.2 million worth of 84mm cali...

Philippines Pulls Warship Off South China Sea Shoal
MANILA --- Philippine Navy (PN) flagship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (FF-15) was successfully towed from Hasa-Hasa (international name Half-Moon) Shoal late Monday evening, an official of the Armed Forces ...

Leidos Wins A$238M Contracts for CBRN Defense
The Federal Government today announced the signing of contracts worth $238 million with Leidos Australia Pty Ltd for the supply and support of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence ca...

Dunford Arrives for Consults in Athens, Readies for Indian 2+2
ATHENS, Greece --- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived here today for meetings with Greek defense officials. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford is being hosted by Greek navy Adm. Evangelos...

British Army Foxhounds Breaking Down in Afghanistan
MOSCOW --- The UK army's Foxhound armored vehicles in Afghanistan give out roughly once a week because of overheating, the UK Times newspaper reported. The risk to the soldiers is increased if they...

Exercise "Kakadu-2018" Kicks Off in Australia
DARWIN --- The opening ceremony of the multinational naval exercise “Kakadu-2018” was held aboard the HMAS Canberra (L02), the lead ship of the Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) in service ...

NIOA to Take Over Australian Ammunition Plant
Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne today announced that Australian company NIOA is to take up a tenancy at the Australian Government owned munitions factory at Benalla. In partnership w...

Several Killed in South African Munitions Factory Fire
Denel SOC Ltd has learnt with shock of the tragic explosion that has resulted in a fire at Rheinmetall Denel Munitions (RDM) site in Somerset West, near Cape Town. Should the deaths that the media...

Elbit Touts Network-Enabled Combat System at Land Forces 2018
ADELAIDE, Australia --- Elbit Systems of Australia will demonstrate the Network Enabled Land Combat System with a multi-stand collaboration at Land Forces 2018 which commences in Adelaide on Tuesday. ...

BAE Showcases CV90’s Versatility at Land Forces Show
BAE Systems will showcase its CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) at the 2018 Land Forces trade show in Adelaide this week. The modular, tracked CV90, now available and in use in 15 variants with ...

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