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Pentagon Major Weapon Costs Top $2 Trillion As F-35 Costs Jump $95 Bn
The total projected costs to field major U.S. military weapons systems topped $2 trillion in 2018, as the Pentagon planned to boost key missile and aircraft programs, according to the Defense Departme

Leonardo Books First Order for M-346FA Light Fighter, First Export Order for M-345
Leonardo booked an order in July for six M-346FA light fighter/attack aircraft, Leonardo SpA CEO Alessandro Profumo revealed during a press conference following the publication of the company’s 2019 f

US Senator Blasts Pentagon for F-35 Mismanagement, Wants Answers
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Mark Esper pressing for more information on the management of the F-35 program and how DoD plans to r

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Pentagon Major Weapon Costs Top $2 Trillion As F-35 Costs Jump $95 Bn
The total projected costs to field major U.S. military weapons systems topped $2 trillion in 2018, as the Pentagon planned to boost key missile and aircraft programs, according to the Defense Departme...

Leonardo Books First Order for M-346FA Light Fighter, First Export Order for M-345
Leonardo booked an order in July for six M-346FA light fighter/attack aircraft, Leonardo SpA CEO Alessandro Profumo revealed during a press conference following the publication of the company’s 2019 f...

US Senator Blasts Pentagon for F-35 Mismanagement, Wants Answers
WASHINGTON --- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Mark Esper pressing for more information on the management of the F-35 program and how DoD plans to r...

INF Nuclear Arms Treaty Is History: What Next?
A landmark nuclear treaty is ending. Is Europe returning to the Cold War era? Germany is aiming to prevent an arms race and keep dialogue channels with Russia open, all while ensuring NATO's unity. It...

North Korea’s Latest Weapon: Rocket or Missile?
SEOUL / WASHINGTON --- North Korea said Thursday its latest weapons test involved a new multiple rocket launch system — not ballistic missiles, as South Korea had reported — raising questions about wh...

Naval Group Floats Out Suffren Nuclear Attack Sub
PARIS --- French shipbuilder Naval Group has floated out Suffren, the French Navy’s first Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine. The boat was officially unveiled on July 12, but because of delay...

Russia to Upgrade Bombers, New Stealth Bomber to Fly in 2025
MOSCOW --- The next-generation stealth strategic bomber PAK DA being developed for Russia’s Aerospace Force will undergo trials at the Flight Test and Development Center in the town of Zhukovsky outsi...

Pentagon Issues Selected Acquisition Reports for December 2018
The Department of Defense (DoD) has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes since the December 2018 reporting period. This information is based on...

Raytheon Wins Extra Funds for Qatar Early Warning Radar
Raytheon Co., Woburn, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $36,250,251, firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00014) to previously awarded contract FA8730-17-C-0010 for the Qatar Early Warning Radar (...

British Army Restructures to Confront Evolving Threats
Lt Gen Ivan Jones CB, Commander Field Army (CFA), has outlined his plans to rebalance the Field Army to ensure that it can compete with and defeat adversaries both above and below the threshold of con...

Brazil Welcomes Designation As Major Non-NATO Ally by US
BRASILIA --- The Brazilian government welcomed the news of his appointment as “non-NATO priority ally” (Major Non-NATO Ally - MNNA). The MNNA status, formalized yesterday by the President of the Un...

COMAC Flies Fourth C919 Prototype
C919 AC104 took off from the fourth runway of Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 5:32 on August 1st, 2019, and landed at 6:57 after completing a number of test points and initial control inspect...

Tests of New Aero L-39NG Light Jet Running At Full Speed
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody Aerospace successfully continues in testing phase of the L-39NG development. Static tests, verifying strength of the airframe, have started on the second pro...

The Incredibly Shrinking US Defense Industry
When I began covering the U.S. military for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Washington 40 years ago, it was to report on the Texas contractors who built what the Pentagon bought. Tens of thousands of ...

Northrop Wins $482M Contract to Expand CIRCM Production
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a contract award with a potential value of $482 million from the U.S. Army for Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems and su...

Ingalls Details $290M Award for CVN 74 Mid-Life Overhaul
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $290 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue plannin...

NATO SPA Tests Effectiveness of Strategic Sealift Contract
Recently, NSPA conducted a successful tabletop exercise of the Strategic Sealift Contract along with the contractor, Spliethoff, and the participating nations, at the Spliethoff’s premises in Amsterda...

US Army Awards Raytheon $108M for Afghan AF Training
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The U.S. Army Contracting Command has selected Raytheon to train the Afghanistan Air Force in aircraft maintenance. Raytheon will develop a new training program for the U.S. Army's P...

New Defence Chief Signals Fewer International Exercises for Finland
HELSINKI --- New Defence Forces Commander Timo Kivinen began his stewardship of Finland's defence forces on Thursday after being formally appointed to the position by President Sauli Niinistö on Wedne...

Offshore Patrol Ship HMS Forth Debuts in Gibraltar
HMS Forth has paid her first visit to Gibraltar as the Portsmouth-based patrol vessel continues to write the ‘operators’ manual’ for the five-strong class of warships. With the un-mistakeable outli...

US Air Force Marks GPS Block III On-Orbit Test
SCHRIEVER AFB, Colo. --- Lockheed Martin presented the 2nd Space Operations Squadron with a GPS Block III model satellite to celebrate the successful on-orbit testing of the new GPS III satellite at S...

Russia Delivers BRDM 2MS Armored Vehicles to Serbia
The President of the Republic of Serbia and the supreme commander of the Serbian Armed Forces Aleksandar Vučić, accompanied by minister of defence Aleksandar Vulin, chief of general staff of the Serbi...

First Two USAF Pilots Win AW-139 Type Rating
WHIPPANY, N.J. --- Test pilots from the 413th Flight Test Squadron from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida became the first Air Force pilots to receive a type rating on the AW-139 helicopter in Whippany, J...

Northrop Wins $25M US Army Ammunition Order
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced that it has received new orders totaling $24.8 million from the U.S. Army for medium-caliber ammunition. Orders were placed for 30 X ...

QinetiQ Supports Next-Gen Search And Rescue Missions
QinetiQ collaborates with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to investigate how drone technology can strengthen their Search and Rescue missions. Small unmanned air systems are delivering dis...

Australia Funds SME to Develop Rocket-Propelled Grenade
The Morrison Government’s record investment in Australia’s defence industry is helping small businesses across Australia develop new technologies for our military. Minister for Defence Industry, t...

Pilot Killed in Super Hornet Crash in California
LEMOORE, CA --- The Navy has confirmed that the pilot of the F/A-18E Super Hornet involved in the mishap on July 31 died in the crash. In accordance with Department of Defense policy, the identity ...

Boeing Opens New $115M Facility for V-22 Production
PHILADELPHIA --- Boeing, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy celebrated the transformation of a 350,000-square-foot facility outside Philadelphia into a modern factory where company em...

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