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China Mulls J-20 Two-Seater and EW, Bomber and Carrier Variants
China's most advanced stealth fighter jet J-20 could be developed into a bomber, electric warfare (EW) aircraft and a carrier-based variant, Chinese military experts said on Wednesday as latest report

United Orders 24 Additional Boeing 737 MAX, Four 777-300ERs in $4.5Bn Deal
SEATTLE, WA --- Boeing and United Airlines announced the carrier ordered 24 additional 737 MAX jets and four more 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes last year. The $4.5 billion order, according to l

German MoD Urged to Decide on Tornado Replacement
The Tornado aircraft were developed jointly by Italy, the United Kingdom and West Germany during the Cold War, but the warplanes have not been produced since 1998. Despite Tornado fighter-bombers a

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China Mulls J-20 Two-Seater and EW, Bomber and Carrier Variants
China's most advanced stealth fighter jet J-20 could be developed into a bomber, electric warfare (EW) aircraft and a carrier-based variant, Chinese military experts said on Wednesday as latest report...

United Orders 24 Additional Boeing 737 MAX, Four 777-300ERs in $4.5Bn Deal
SEATTLE, WA --- Boeing and United Airlines announced the carrier ordered 24 additional 737 MAX jets and four more 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes last year. The $4.5 billion order, according to l...

German MoD Urged to Decide on Tornado Replacement
The Tornado aircraft were developed jointly by Italy, the United Kingdom and West Germany during the Cold War, but the warplanes have not been produced since 1998. Despite Tornado fighter-bombers a...

US Navy Mulls Small Robot Ships to Operate in the World’s Oceans
WASHINGTON — The world’s largest navy has spent the last few years feeling like it was being put in check. China and Russia have heavily invested in anti-access technologies aimed at holding its ma...

Airbus Breaks Ground for New A220 Manufacturing Plant in US
Airbus’ manufacturing growth in the United States advanced another step today in Mobile, Alabama, as construction of the company’s A220 Manufacturing Facility officially launched with a ground-breakin...

German Arms Export Permits Down 25% As Freeze on Saudi Bites
The Economy Ministry has reported a 23 percent downfall in arms exports approvals in 2018, one of the biggest in years. A moratorium on all arms exports to Saudi Arabia was a major factor in the signi...

First Weapon Elevator Installed on Carrier USS Ford
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), closed out 2018 on a high note with the acceptance of the ship’s first advanced weapons elevator (AWE), setting t...

China 'Leads the World' in Some Military Technology, Report Warns
China is "on the verge of fielding some of the most modern weapon systems in the world" and "leads the world" in some areas, according to a US Defense Intelligence Agency report into the country's mil...

China Slams Pentagon’s PLA Report, Says It Disregards Facts
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed a report released by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) under the US Department of Defense, saying that the US is "unprofessional, hostile and bias...

Dirgantara Indonesia Converting CN-235s to Gunships
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) is currently developing a variant of the CN235 aircraft equipped with weapons, or gunship. It is a further development of CN235 aircraft which were previously produce...

British Frigate Links Up with US Navy in South China Sea
Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll joined the US Navy for a two-day combined workout in the South China Sea. The Plymouth-based frigate linked up with American destroyer McCampbell, underlining the Roya...

Thales Details Role in Mexico’s New ‘Reformador’ OPV
At the end of 2018, the first ship from the Mexican Navy’s new POLA (Patrullera Oceanica de Largo Alcance) class, ARM Reformador, was launched at the ASTIMAR-20 shipyard in Salina Cruz, Mexico. Thales...

Israeli Air Force Adopts 3-D Printing with A Vengeance
The field of 3D printing heralds a future for the IAF which seemed like fiction until recently. Slowly but surely, it is becoming more and more realistic – what will a technological world without huma...

Hensoldt Flight-Tests UAV Collision Warning Radar
ULM, Germany --- The sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has successfully concluded flight tests with its collision avoidance radar system for UAVs. This sensor is intended to improve safety in both mi...

Swedish Army Orders Rheinmetall HX Heavy Trucks for Patriot System
Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract from the Swedish armed forces to supply vehicles for transporting Patriot air defence systems made by Rheinmetall's partner Raytheon. Starting in the first ...

Chief Details 412th Test Wing’s Role in KC-46 Testing and Acceptance
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- Fielding began last week on America’s newest air refueling tanker aircraft – the KC-46 Pegasus. Operationalizing a new military aircraft does not happen often, but when it doe...

GE, Leonardo DRS Extend Agreement for US Navy LM2500 Gas Turbines
ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has extended its LM2500 Gas Turbine packaging supply agreement with GE’s Marine Solutions through the end of 2024, with an option to extend...

Japan, South Korea Still Feuding Over Radar Incident
TOKYO --- Japan has taken exception to South Korea's action following the two sides' recent talks on the ongoing military radar row, reports claimed Wednesday. Kyodo News said the Japanese defense ...

US Navy Extends General Dynamics Support for ONE-Net
FAIRFAX, Va. --- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced today it will continue supporting the Navy’s outside contiguous United States (OCONUS) Naval Enterprise Network (ONE-Net) thro...

US and Denmark Take Command of Two NATO Naval Groups
A US Navy Admiral has assumed command of NATO’s Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1, taking over from a Royal Danish Navy Commodore. In a ceremony marking the hand-over in Copenhagen on Monday (14 J...

India to Host Indra 2019 Military Exercise with Russia
The joint Russian-Indian military exercise Indra 2019 is planned to be held at one of the training grounds of the Republic of India. At the upcoming planning conferences, the organization of an int...

Triumph Details Role In KC-46A Tanker Program
BERWYN, Pa.--- The U.S. Air Force has accepted the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, setting the stage for the aircraft’s delivery to McConnell Air Force Base, in Wichita, Kansas in the com...

Lower Bizjet Sales, KC-390 Incident Weigh on Embraer Results
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- Embraer today presents its preliminary forecast for 2019 and 2020 at a meeting with investors at the New York Stock Exchange. For 2019, Embraer expects to deliver b...

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