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Ankara Maintain US Cannot Kick Turkey Out of F-35 Program
ANKARA --- Tensions have escalated between two NATO allies after Washington gave Ankara two weeks to decide on its S-400 deal with Russia, threatening to remove the country from the F-35 program. But

Croatia in Talks with Sweden, US. on New Fighters: Minister
ZAGREB --- Croatia is in talks with Sweden and the United States on buying fighter jets to modernize its air force, Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic said on Thursday. Zagreb was close to striking

US Navy Again Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Angering China
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military said it sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, its latest transit through the sensitive waterway, angering China at a time of tense relations betw

Italy’s Supreme Court Acquits ex-CEOs of Finmeccanica, AW
PARIS --- Italy’s supreme Court of Cassation on Wednesday acquitted Giuseppe Orsi, the former president of defense and aerospace giant Finmeccanica (now Leonardo) of charges related to alleged bribes ...

Ankara Maintain US Cannot Kick Turkey Out of F-35 Program
ANKARA --- Tensions have escalated between two NATO allies after Washington gave Ankara two weeks to decide on its S-400 deal with Russia, threatening to remove the country from the F-35 program. But ...

Croatia in Talks with Sweden, US. on New Fighters: Minister
ZAGREB --- Croatia is in talks with Sweden and the United States on buying fighter jets to modernize its air force, Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic said on Thursday. Zagreb was close to striking ...

US Navy Again Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Angering China
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military said it sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, its latest transit through the sensitive waterway, angering China at a time of tense relations betw...

FAA Chief Upbeat About Boeing 737 Max's Return
After an all-day meeting with global aviation regulators, the chief of the Federal Aviation Administration sounded more upbeat than ever about prospects for clearing the troubled Boeing 737 Max to fly...

ThyssenKrupp Names First Israeli Navy Sa’ar 6 Corvette
On May 23, 2019, the world's most modern corvette was named INS Magen at a ceremony in Kiel. This marks another important milestone in the ongoing program of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems as General Con...

Japan’s Plan to Upgrade Izumo-class Light Carriers
YOKOSUKA, Japan --- Rarely have Maritime Self-Defense Force ships garnered this much attention. On April 30, the Izumo helicopter carrier — one of Japan’s two largest and arguably most controversial n...

Czech Military Modernization Efforts Threatened
Ahead of the International Defence and Security Technologies Fair taking place in Brno, Czech Republic, next week, this report analyzes the Czech Republic’s military modernization efforts threatened b...

Raytheon Wins $355M Contract for HARM Modifications
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $355,493,640 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM)/Replacement Exch...

French ATL2 Completes Mission in Levant
A detachment of Atlantic 2 aircraft deployed since February at the deployed air base (BAP) in the Levant, completed its mission on May 6th. Two aircraft in succession deployed to the advanced base ...

RAF Trials Leonardo’s BriteCloud on Typhoon
Speaking at the Typhoon Ministerial Meeting in Germany, Defence Minister Stuart Andrew announced the beginning of a series of capability tests of BriteCloud, a drinks-can sized missile decoy to protec...

US Army Announces THAAD Deployment to Romania
DEVESELU, Romania --- Approximately 100 soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, deployed to Romania in April as the NATO's Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) site undergoes a long-planned upgrade. T...

Lockheed Lobbyist Makes Case for LRSAM Missile
The U.S. Navy harbors many secrets that must be kept from America’s enemies, like where its submarines are operating or how it exploits intelligence from reconnaissance satellites. Some secrets, thoug...

DoD Official Urges Recapitalizing Nuclear Triad Now
The deterrence provided by America's nuclear triad — nuclear capability delivered by submarines, from the ground, and from bomber aircraft — underwrites everything its men and women in uniform do, the...

US Air Force Cuts 100 Years from Weapon Development Programs
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced the Air Force met its “Century Challenge” milestone this month, cutting 100.5 years of unnecessary schedule from existing weapons...

US House Appropriators Support a Larger P-8A Fleet
U.S. lawmakers want the Navy to address a standing requirement for additional P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The service included six P-8As in its FY20 budget request, which would complete t...

'Tiger' Squadrons from Across NATO Come Together for Annual Meet
Personnel from 230 Squadron are joining their NATO colleagues in Mont De Marsan, France, for the annual Exercise NATO Tactics Meet. The exercise sees helicopters and fast jet crews from a variety o...

Korean Frigate Incident Due to 'Mishandling,' Not Mechanical Flaw
The Republic of Korea Navy has concluded the recent damage to a Daegu-class frigate was due to "mishandling" by its officers and crew which possibly led it to run aground as it was approaching Jinhae ...

French MoD Invests in Artificial Intelligence
In the wake of the Viva Technology exhibition in Paris where the Ministry of the Armed Forces presented its latest innovations, the Ministry’s press briefing on May 23 came back on the development of ...

US Navy Stands Up Squadron to Develop New Capabilities
SAN DIEGO --- To encourage innovation, experimentation, and combat readiness, Vice Adm. Richard Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), announced the establishment of Surface...

US Navy Deactivates F-35C Training Squadron
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- The last F-35C belonging to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 “Grim Reapers” left its home base at Eglin, AFB in Fla. for Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL) as the squadron deactivat...

France’s DGA Selects ATOS Team for Big Data Platform
PARIS --- As part of the second phase of Project Artemis[1], Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, has been selected, alongside its strategic partners – Capgemini and the CEA – to deliver a...

Sweden Hosts NATO Working Group for EOD Disposal
SWEDEC --- The Swedish Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Demining Centre (SWEDEC) has hosted NATO’s working group for standardization within the subject matter of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), duri...

Patria Exhibits at Czech Defense Show
Patria attends IDET 2019 event held in May 29-31, in Brno, the Czech Republic featuring its latest technology at Patria’s stand 066. IDET, International Fair of Defence and Security Technology, is one...

Major Airbus Presence at Spain’s FEINDEF Defence Exhibition
MADRID --- Airbus will take part in the first edition of Spain’s International Defence and Security Exhibition (FEINDEF), to be held from 29 to 31 May at the IFEMA Convention Centre in Madrid. As the ...

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