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US Air Force Kratos Valkyrie Unmanned Wingman Makes First Flight
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The Air

Germany Extends Ban on Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia
Germany announced Wednesday it would extend a temporary ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month. The ban, which Germany instituted following the murder of Saudi journalist Ja

India, Pakistan Continue War of Words But Specifics Are Few
The Indian Air Force is in a high state of preparedness, to proactively engage any perceived threat in the present security scenario. A strict vigil in the skies to detect and thwart any act of aggres

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US Air Force Kratos Valkyrie Unmanned Wingman Makes First Flight
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The Air...

Germany Extends Ban on Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia
Germany announced Wednesday it would extend a temporary ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month. The ban, which Germany instituted following the murder of Saudi journalist Ja...

India, Pakistan Continue War of Words But Specifics Are Few
The Indian Air Force is in a high state of preparedness, to proactively engage any perceived threat in the present security scenario. A strict vigil in the skies to detect and thwart any act of aggres...

BAE Upgrades Final Australian Hawk LIFT
Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced the completion of the final aircraft in a significant modification program for the Royal Australian Air Force fleet of Hawk Lead-In F...

Russia Training Chinese Crews for S-400 Air-Defense Missile
MOSCOW --- About 100 Chinese military servicemen will undergo a course of instruction in Russia in March-June in the operation of the air defense system S-400 Triumf. They will be trained to operate t...

Watchdog Sues Pentagon Over Acting DefSec’s Ties to Boeing
A liberal watchdog group is suing the Department of Defense for records related to acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's ties to Boeing, where he worked for over three decades. American Overs...

Space Force or Space Farce? New US Military Branch Will Cost Billions
Needless to say, Steve Carell’s starring role in the upcoming space warfare comedy “Space Force” will do little to bolster the credibility of the real Space Force program, a proposed sixth branch of t...

Chinese Ministry of Transport Picks Airbus H175 for SAR Operations
ATLANTA, Georgia --- The Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS) of the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MOT) is extending its medium class search and rescue helicopter fleet with the Airbus H175, beginning wit...

US May Reject Selling Arms to the Philippines
TAIPEI --- The Philippine foreign secretary says his country wants to buy American weaponry to shore up defense. But although the two countries have worked closely together on security over the past 7...

Swedish Army Tests First CV90 Mortar Vehicles
For the first time, the Swedish Armed Forces will be able to shoot, reload ammunition and operate the CV90 mortar vehicle while protected. Two of the mortar carriers that FMV received from the indu...

Rolls-Royce to Power Malta’s New Offshore Patrol Vessel
Rolls-Royce has secured a contract with Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria for the supply of a marine propulsion package to a new Offshore Patrol Vessel under construction for the Armed Forc...

GD Wins $217M to Support 480th ISR Wing Operations
General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, Virginia, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $217,000,000 task order under General Services Administration Alliant 2 Unrestricted Government-Wide (...

Ingalls Wins $154M for USS Rushmore Refit
Huntington Ingalls Industries, San Diego Shipyard Inc., San Diego, California, is awarded a $118,446,807 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Rushmore (LSD 47) fiscal 2019 drydock select...

Raytheon Wins $92M for RAM Block 2 Missile Production
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $91,872,559 firm-fixed-price option to previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-5425 for fiscal 2019 Navy procurements of Rolling Airframe Missil...

Airbus Picks PW206B3 Engine for H135 in US Navy Trainer Bid
ATLANTA, Georgia --- Airbus Helicopters announced Wednesday its selection of the Pratt & Whitney PW206B3 engine to power the Airbus H135 IFR-certified helicopter the company is proposing for the U.S. ...

Japan Coast Guard Orders Additional H225 Super Puma
ATLANTA, Georgia --- Japan's largest Super Puma operator, Japan Coast Guard (JCG), has acquired an additional H225. With the new helicopter, JCG's Super Puma fleet will include two AS332s and 11 H225s...

Canada Launches New Space Strategy
EDMONTON, Canada --- From pioneering satellite communications technologies to building the "Canadarm" and space-based radar systems, Canada has been making key contributions to space science and techn...

Leonardo Aims to Bring AW609 Tiltrotor to Japanese Market
-- Leonardo and Nakanihon Air Service sign an MoU to evaluate tiltrotor operations in Japan for transport and public service roles -- Leonardo is deploying a global campaign for the world’s first mul...

Babcock Reports Successful First Year of H175 Operations in Timor
ATLANTA --– Babcock Australasia, the aerospace and defence company, is celebrating its first year of Airbus H175 helicopter operations in Timor Leste after clocking up nearly 1400 flights providing of...

First Follow-Up Meeting for Swedish Patriot
At a first follow-up meeting, the Swedish delegation of 15 people led by Christer Mellgren and Staffan Hasselberg met with representatives of the US government, the US Army and industry. Air defens...

S. Korea, U.S. Set for Formal Signing of Defense Cost Deal
SEOUL ---- South Korea and the United States will sign a formal agreement this week on an 8.2-percent hike in Seoul's share of the cost of stationing American troops here, an official said Thursday. ...

Second Weapons Elevator Accepted on USS Ford, Nine to Go
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- Nearly one month following the acceptance of its first advanced weapons elevator (AWE), the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), has accepted its second. ...

Thales Touts ‘Revolutionary’ F@Stnet HD Combat Radio
Today's rapidly evolving and diversifying threat landscape coupled with the current explosion of technological innovations is driving new requirements in high-data-rate connectivity. In this new pa...

Triumph Sells NAAS Line Maintenance Service Provider
BERWYN, Pa. --- Triumph Group, Inc. announced today the sale of Triumph Aviation Services – NAAS Division, Inc. (“NAAS”) to STS Aviation Group. The transaction is effective as of March 6, 2019. The di...

Boeing Acquires ForeFlight
CHICAGO --- Boeing completed the acquisition of ForeFlight, a leading provider of innovative mobile and web-based aviation applications. ForeFlight has partnered with Boeing for the past two years ...

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