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US: Turkish Invasion of Syria Upends Possibility of Peace in Region
The Turkish invasion of neighboring Syria has resulted in widespread casualties, large numbers of refugees, widespread destruction and growing insecurity, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.

Building China's C919 Airplane Involved A Lot of Hacking: Report
A report published today shines a light on one of China's most ambitious hacking operations known to date, one that involved Ministry of State Security officers, the country's underground hacking scen

US Arms Sales in FY 2019 Topped $55Bn
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announces arms sales of $55.4 billion for Fiscal Year 2019. This total increases the three-year rolling average to $51 billion, demonstrating co

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US: Turkish Invasion of Syria Upends Possibility of Peace in Region
The Turkish invasion of neighboring Syria has resulted in widespread casualties, large numbers of refugees, widespread destruction and growing insecurity, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said. ...

Building China's C919 Airplane Involved A Lot of Hacking: Report
A report published today shines a light on one of China's most ambitious hacking operations known to date, one that involved Ministry of State Security officers, the country's underground hacking scen...

US Arms Sales in FY 2019 Topped $55Bn
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announces arms sales of $55.4 billion for Fiscal Year 2019. This total increases the three-year rolling average to $51 billion, demonstrating co...

China's Second Carrier Nears Commissioning
China's second aircraft carrier, the first one domestically built, appears to have embarked on its eighth sea trial on Tuesday, judging from online photos and an announcement of a military exercise. ...

Raytheon, Korean Air Team on ISTAR Aircraft for Korea
SEOUL, South Korea --- Raytheon Company and Korean Air signed an exclusive collaboration agreement at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition earlier today to pursue the Republic of K...

BAE Wins $437M for Open-Source Intel Support
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a new $437 million task order to provide open source support for the Army and Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) approved partners. The task order ...

Syria: US May Well Be Losing the Real Prizes
It does not take much vision to predict that the Syrian crisis will be an enduring humanitarian tragedy, and will lead to growing ethnic and sectarian conflict, expand Russian influence, and expand As...

US Military Forces in FY 2020: Army
Part of U.S. Military Forces in FY2020: The Struggle to Align Forces with Strategy The U.S. Army’s effort to grow its force structure has been stymied by recruitment challenges, making it difficult...

US Army to Build Three Multi-Domain Task Forces
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii --- As the Multi-Domain Task Force pilot program nears its end, the Army is now using lessons from it to establish three similar task forces. Assigned under U.S. Army Pacific C...

Japanese Prefectures Order Two Bell 412EPI Helicopters
TOKYO, Japan --- Bell Textron Inc. announced that two Japanese prefectures have placed orders for two Bell 412EPI helicopters. The orders came from the Wakayama and Ishikawa Prefectures, through Rotor...

Power Patterns in the Middle East: The View from Beijing
Turkish military operation, dubbed the “Operation Peace Spring”, launched in northern Syria has continued for the past few days. Turkey has claimed to completely eliminate the local Kurdish terror gro...

Japanese, Philippine and US Marines Conduct Amphibious Landing
KATUNGKULAN BEACH, Philippines --- The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Armed Forces united to conduct an amphibious landing exercise at Katungkulan Beach, Marine Ba...

CRS Reviews Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Program
In June 2018, in part due to congressional concerns, the Army announced a new modernization strategy and designated the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) as the program to replace the M-2 Bradley....

Newest Expeditionary Sea Base Ship Completes Acceptance Trials
SAN DIEGO --- The Navy’s newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), Miguel Keith (ESB 5) successfully completed Acceptance Trials on Oct. 11. The trials were conducted off the coast of southern Californi...

Leonardo DRS Wins $89M Contract for Infrared Weapon Sights
ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract to produce advanced infrared weapon sights for the U.S. Army. The follow-on delivery order, worth more than $89 mil...

India Donates Two Mi-35s to Afghanistan
At a ceremony on Tuesday at the military airbase in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the Indian government formally handed over two Mi-35s to the Afghan Air Force, which were donated in support of A...

US Army Selects Collin’ Next-Gen Navigation System
WASHINGTON --- Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide a next-generation Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System...

Lockheed Wins Order for New AH-64E Apache Sensor Turret
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $40.6 million contract to produce Modernized Turrets (M-TUR) for the AH-64E Apache helicopter, an upgrade to the Modernized Target Acqui...

Safran’s JIM Compact IR Binoculars Selected by Denmark
WASHINGTON, USA --- The NATO Support and Procurement Agency selected Safran Electronics & Defense to deliver several dozens of long range multifunctional thermal imagers to the Danish Armed Forces. Th...

Australians Go to UK to Boost Shipbuilding Know-How
Australia’s shipbuilding capability is being bolstered by a surge in the number of locals heading overseas to capture critical knowledge and bring it back home. By the end of the year, more than 50...

Lockheed C-130J Logs 2 Million Flight Hours After 23 Years
ATLANTA --- Lockheed Martin announced today the global community of C-130J Super Hercules operators recently surpassed 2 million flight hours. These hours were logged beginning with the C-130J's first...

Turkish Aerospace Exhibits Aircraft at ADEX Show
ANKARA --- Turkish Aerospace participates in Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition first time, between 15-20 October 2019. On the occasion of the exhibition, Turkish Aerospace will disp...

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