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Upgraded Russian SSBN Fires Bulava Intercontinental Missile for First Time
Russia's Defense Ministry says it has test-launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from its most advanced nuclear-powered submarine for the first time, striking a target thousands of kilo

China Prepares to Commission Second Aircraft Carrier
China's second aircraft carrier, the first domestically built, appears to be preparing for a possible commissioning ceremony since it returned from its eighth sea trial, photos and videos showed. T

Royal Air Force Takes Delivery of First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The MOD is investing £3 billion in nine state-of-the-art jets which will enhance the UK’s tracking of hostile maritime targets, protect the British continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent and play a centr

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Upgraded Russian SSBN Fires Bulava Intercontinental Missile for First Time
Russia's Defense Ministry says it has test-launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from its most advanced nuclear-powered submarine for the first time, striking a target thousands of kilo...

China Prepares to Commission Second Aircraft Carrier
China's second aircraft carrier, the first domestically built, appears to be preparing for a possible commissioning ceremony since it returned from its eighth sea trial, photos and videos showed. T...

Royal Air Force Takes Delivery of First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The MOD is investing £3 billion in nine state-of-the-art jets which will enhance the UK’s tracking of hostile maritime targets, protect the British continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent and play a centr...

Boeing CEO Admits Mistakes on Fatal MCAS System
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to face a second day of questioning, this time in front of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Committee Chairman ...

US Central Command Chief Gives Details on Baghdadi Raid
The mission to capture or kill ISIS founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was exquisitely planned and executed, the commander of U.S. Central Command said. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie b...

Cracks Ground Dozens of Boeing 737 NG Aircraft
The world’s biggest planemaker, Boeing, faced another blow as it announced that 50 of its 737 NG aircraft — a predecessor to the 737 MAX— have been grounded after several operators discovered cracks o...

US Marine Corps Orders More Amphibious Combat Vehicles
BAE Systems has received a $120 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles under a third order for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). This award is an im...

USS Ford Returns to Norfolk After 5 Days
WASHINGTON --- Program Executive Office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers announced the successful completion of the Post-Shakedown Availability/Selected Restricted Availability (PSA/SRA) for USS Gerald R. Ford...

US Approves $115M Sale of Two UH-60Ms to Croatia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Croatia of two (2) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost ...

India Tests Air Independent Propulsion Prototype
Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) has a force multiplier effect on lethality of a diesel electric submarine as it enhances the submerged endurance of the boat, several folds. Fuel cell-based AIP has me...

Australian Air Warfare Destroyer Combat System Trials in US
In a first for the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy, HMAS Brisbane has completed a live missile engagement. Using remote sensor data from the USS Stockdale and the Cooperative Engag...

Aircraft Carriers Are the Keystone of India’s Maritime Security
After spending a day at sea on board INS Vikramaditya, on September 29, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conveyed the essence of sea power by referring to the aircraft carrier as the “Sikandar of Samund...

S. Korea Deploys New Maritime Surveillance Radar
South Korea’s arms procurement agency on Wednesday said it had successfully developed a new ground-based radar system for maritime surveillance with domestic technology and that units of the system ha...

The Minister of Defense Wants Input for A New Long-Term Plan for Defense
Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen wants input on the work on a new long-term plan for the defense sector, and invites dialogue meetings in Oslo on November 12 and in Tromsø on November 26. “When ...

US Navy Completes Acceptance Trials for LHA 7 Tripoli
PASCAGOULA, Miss. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today the successful completion of acceptance trials aboard the amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7). The second ship in the America cl...

Thales Australia Developing Future Soldier Weapons
In order to maintain a capability advantage for Australia’s Defence Forces, the soldier systems of the future will integrate disruptive digital technologies, advanced sensor and targeting equipment an...

Israeli Air Force to Introduce New C-130H/J Simulators
New simulators for the "Karnaf" and "Shimshon" aircraft are due to be integrated in Nevatim AFB in approximately three years New simulators for the "Karnaf" (Hercules C-130HI) and "Shimshon" (Super...

US Air Force Details F-35 ‘Stealth’ Maintenance
HILL AFB, Utah --- How do you make a 51-foot long, 35-foot wide fighter jet, with an engine that generates 43,000 pounds of thrust, vanish? You don’t. There’s no black magic that exists to make someth...

Defense Ministers of CIS Meet in Baku
The decisions that were taken at the 77th meeting of the Council of Defence Ministers of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Baku were aimed at strengthening the national ar...

GAO: Pentagon Should Improve Space C2 Management
Given emerging and evolving threats in the space domain, as well as significant development problems in similar prior efforts, the Air Force is prioritizing the Space Command and Control (C2) program....

Royal Navy Minehunter Back In Action After Refit
HMS Pembroke is back with the Royal Navy ahead of schedule and ready for action after a successful 42-week, £8 million refit at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard in Fife. The work was carried out on the Sa...

British Army Helicopters Arrive in Estonia for Exercise
A United Kingdom AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat arrived at Ämari Air Base, west of Tallinn, on Tuesday, with three AgustaWestland WAH-64 Apache attack helicopters expected in the next few days. The ...

Luke AFB Selected As Candidate for Belgian F-35 Training
LUKE AFB, Ariz. --- The Secretary of the Air Force selected Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, as a candidate to host a Belgium F-35A Foreign Military Sales Formal Training Unit, for up to seven years, sta...

National Expectations About the EU Defense Fund: A Polish Perspective
ARES Group publishes today the last paper which supported the seminar "It's time for the EU to fund defence: launching the EDF" held in Brussels on 8 October dedicated to the national expectations on ...

Terma to Equip US Air Force A-10 Aircraft with 3D-Audio
WASHINGTON D.C. --- Terma North America Inc. has been awarded a USD 60.0 million contract to equip A-10 from US Air National Guard (ANG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) ...

Elbit to Supply EW Suite for Portugal’s KC-390
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $50 million from the Portuguese Ministry of Defense (MoD) to supply the Portuguese Air Force...

PTDI Exports CN235-220 Military Transport to Nepal
BANDUNG, Indonesia --- Indonesia exports one unit of CN235-220 military aircraft made by PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) to Nepal. This export was the realization of a contract between PT DI and Nep...

US Navy Audit Finds $126M in Aircraft Parts 'We Didn't Even Know Existed'
Navy aircraft were sidelined as they awaited parts last year that the service actually had in a warehouse. The problem? They didn't even know the warehouse was there. "Not only did we not know that...

Fincantieri-Naval Group Joint Venture Named ‘Naviris’
Following the announcement made on 14 June 2019, when the operational terms for the incorporation of a 50/50 owned joint venture between Naval Group and Fincantieri were settled out, today the two com...

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