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Putin Pitches Su-57 Fighter to Erdogan As MAKS 2019 Show Opens
Russia and Turkey said they’ll deepen defense cooperation after President Vladimir Putin showed off his latest stealth fighter jet to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who’s locked in a dispute wit

US Approves $3.3 Bn Sale of SM-3 Block IIA Missiles to Japan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of up to seventy-three (73) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA with

US Deploys Three B-2 Bombers to Britain
STUTTGART, Germany --- Three B-52Hs from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and three B-1Bs from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., along with approximately 800 Airmen, are currently supporting exercises Saber Strike

Fight Heats Up Over Ukrainian Aircraft-Engine Plant
WASHINGTON --- Ukrainian tycoon Vyacheslav Boguslayev is having a hard time parting with the company he has controlled for the past three decades, and it's not just because it is close to his heart. ...

Twitter Report from Moscow’s MAKS 2019 Air Show
PARIS --- For the second time, we are covering a major event in the aerospace and defense calendar with a Twitter-fest – a selection of the best Tweets we have selected about the #MAKS2019 Air Show wh...

Putin Pitches Su-57 Fighter to Erdogan As MAKS 2019 Show Opens
Russia and Turkey said they’ll deepen defense cooperation after President Vladimir Putin showed off his latest stealth fighter jet to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who’s locked in a dispute wit...

US Approves $3.3 Bn Sale of SM-3 Block IIA Missiles to Japan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of up to seventy-three (73) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA with ...

US Deploys Three B-2 Bombers to Britain
STUTTGART, Germany --- Three B-52Hs from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and three B-1Bs from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., along with approximately 800 Airmen, are currently supporting exercises Saber Strike...

China Set to Pick J-20 As Next-Gen Carrier Fighter
China’s military is likely to pick the country’s first active stealth fighter, the J-20, for its next generation aircraft carriers, according to military sources and a recent report on state media. ...

US Approves $500M Sale of Amraam Missiles to Hungary
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Hungary of one hundred and eighty (180) AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles ...

China Negotiating New Sales of Armed Drones: AVIC
China is in talks with other countries on multiple cooperation projects concerning its Wing Loong unmanned combat drone family, according to a key figure at Aviation Industry Corp of China, the State-...

Russia to Develop New ASW Aircraft to Replace Tu-142, IL-38
MOSCOW --- The Russian Ministry of Defense turned to the developers for proposals on creating a new anti-submarine aircraft to replace the Tu-142 and IL-38, Denis Manturov, the head of the Russian Min...

Lockheed Wins $25M for Japan F-35 Regional MRU Facility
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $25,252,703 for modification P00052 to previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm, cos...

Rosoboronexport, Turkey’s SSM in Talks on Delivery of EW Systems, Fighters — Official
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia --- Moscow and Ankara are in talks on the delivery of Russian electronic warfare systems, as well as the Sukhoi Su-35 and Su-57 fighter jets to Turkey, head of Russia’s Federal Servi...

US Agrees to Sell 31 Mk 54 Torpedoes to South Korea
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of thirty-one (31) MK 54 All Up Round lightweight torpedoes with suppor...

Denmark to Buy Low Frequency Sonar, Sonobuoys for $200M
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Denmark nine (9) AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems and ...

Lithuania Cleared to Buy 500 JLTVs in $171M Deal
WASHINGTON ---The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Lithuania of five hundred Joint Light Tactical Vehicles with support for an estimated cost of ...

Russia Exhibits First Production Mi-38 Helicopter at MAKS
MOSCOW --- Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) presented the first serial Mi-38 helicopter with a highly comfortable cabin at the MAKS-2019 airspace show. The Mi...

What NATO Strategy for a Post-INF World?
Throughout the decision-making process for the United States to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Washington viewed NATO unity as essential. The first unified NATO ...

US Military Facilities Trained to Cope with Drones
MINOT AFB, N.D. --- With new technology surfacing every day, the threat of being spied on by unknown eyes is an increasing danger. After eight months of training, Army MSgt. Peter Cabanayan is visi...

US, Australia Working Together to, Develop Triton UAS
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The U.S. Navy’s Triton team is working alongside its partners from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to develop and execute the cooperative program between the two countrie...

China Again Blocks US Navy Port Visit as Qingdao Request is Denied
A US Navy warship was denied a port visit to the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao on Sunday, the US Indo-Pacific Command said on Wednesday. The request denial comes at a time of heightened tensions ...

UA Sir Force F-15Cs Train with US Navy F-18Fs
PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing hosted the VFA-41 Squadron, assigned to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, along with their F-18F Super Hornets during two wee...

Ka-62 to Debut in MAKS-2019 Flight Display
Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) presented a prototype of its latest Ka-62 multi-purpose helicopter for the first time at the international aerospace show MAKS-20...

GA-ASI Allowed Unmanned Flights Without Chase Planes
GRAND FORKS --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has received a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Beyond Visual Line of...

Marakeb Technologies Delivers Drive for Unmanned Boat
DUBAI, UAE --- Emirati company Marakeb Technologies proves convenience and ease of integration of its autonomous conversion kit while embarking on an Unmanned Surface Vessel project for global offshor...

German Troops Wait 8 Years for New Combat Boots
Since 2016 the German military — the Bundeswehr — has planned to provide troops with new combat boots. Now soldiers must wait longer to be properly equipped, something one member of parliament describ...

Northrop Breaks Ground on New ICBM Facility in Utah
ROY, Utah --- Northrop Grumman Corporation celebrated the groundbreaking of a new facility today, near Hill Air Force Base, to serve as a future headquarters for its workforce and nationwide team supp...

Israel’s Rafael Expands Operations In India
Astra Rafael Communication System (ARC), a Joint Venture between Astra Microwave Pvt Ltd. and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. of Israel, inaugurated their state-of-the-art facility at Hardware Te...

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