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Not Just Software: New Safety Risks Under Scrutiny on Boeing’s 737 Max
Even as Boeing inches closer to getting the 737 Max back in the air, new problems with the plane are emerging that go beyond the software that played a role in two deadly crashes. As part of the wo

Pentagon Statements on Attack on Quds Force Commander
President Donald J. Trump last night directed, and the Defense Department subsequently launched, an airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force, a senior DOD offici

Iraqi Parliament Votes to Expel US Troops - Awaits Government Approval
The Iraqi parliament has voted for a resolution to ask the government to end the agreement to host US troops in Iraq. The move would essentially oust US troops and all other foreign troops from Iraq.

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Not Just Software: New Safety Risks Under Scrutiny on Boeing’s 737 Max
Even as Boeing inches closer to getting the 737 Max back in the air, new problems with the plane are emerging that go beyond the software that played a role in two deadly crashes. As part of the wo...

Pentagon Statements on Attack on Quds Force Commander
President Donald J. Trump last night directed, and the Defense Department subsequently launched, an airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force, a senior DOD offici...

Iraqi Parliament Votes to Expel US Troops - Awaits Government Approval
The Iraqi parliament has voted for a resolution to ask the government to end the agreement to host US troops in Iraq. The move would essentially oust US troops and all other foreign troops from Iraq. ...

New Images Show N. Korea Submarine Capable of Firing Ballistic Missiles
Recent satellite imagery revealed a hidden submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles at North Korea's Sinpo shipyard, a US monitoring website said, amid concerns that Pyongyang could test a su...

Turkey Begins Deploying Troops to Libya, Says Erdogan
Ankara has announced the deployment of troops to Libya. Turkish forces will support the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli, which is under siege by the army of General Khalifa Haftar. ...

China Deploys Latest Light Tank, Howitzer in Tiber Exercise
China's latest weapons including the Type 15 tank and the new 155-millimeter vehicle-mounted howitzer were deployed in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) b...

The 2020s Will Change the World Submarine Balance
The new decade will see seismic shifts in the world of underwater warfare. I believe that several trends will converge to change the world submarine balance. Reflecting on the decade we've emerged fro...

Turkey’s Defense Outlook for 2020s Very Promising
ISTANBUL --- There was never a dull moment for Ankara in its military affairs agenda in the year 2019. After all, Operation Peace Spring marked the first time that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) opera...

China’s L-15 Falcon: Cut-Rate Warfare On A Budget?
Let’s face it, you’re not the Pentagon, and you never will be. You’re a small developing country, but you have military needs — an efficient and affordable air force, to provide national security and ...

GA Says Advanced Arresting Gear Completed High-Cycle Testing in October
SAN DIEGO, CA. --- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that High Cycle Testing of its Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system for Ford-class aircraft carriers was successfully comp...

US Air Force Matériel Command Looks to Improve Protection Methods
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. –-- As we revolutionize acquisition, we must also revolutionize our protection methods. We no longer have the luxury to spend decades developing new systems for the warfighter. D...

Armenia Shows Off New Osa-AK Air Defense Missiles
Accompanied by Minister of Defense David Tonoyan and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Artak Davtyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited military unit N of the Ministry of Defense. ...

Canada Completes Air Policing Deployment in Romania
OTTAWA --- Canada’s Air Task Force (ATF)-Romania has completed its four-month NATO enhanced Air Policing mission in Romania. ATF-Romania is the air component of Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s contrib...

China Says It Can Defend Against Deadly Drone Attacks
The US drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Iraq has raised concerns from Chinese netizens of drones being an increasingly dangerous instrument of war that could one day thr...

Indonesia Introduces Black Eagle Unmanned Aircraft
BANDUNG, Indonesia --- PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) succeeded in producing unmanned aircraft, named Nir Air Crew (PUNA) type Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) which is able to fly continuously f...

Russian AF to Receive Six Modernized Tu-95S Aircraft
In 2019, the FRA combat training plan is 100 percent complete. In 2019, 5 modernized Tu-95MS aircraft have joined the FRA. More than 40 exercises of various levels were conducted with formations and u...

China's Heaviest Satellite Positioned in Geosynchronous Orbit
BEIJING --- China's heaviest and most advanced satellite, Shijian-20, reached its fixed position in geosynchronous orbit Sunday, marking the first successful flight of DFH-5 satellite platform, accord...

New USAF Weapon System Completes First Live Mission
TINKER AFB, Okla. --- After four years of planning, the 752nd Operations Support Squadron has successfully completed their first live mission on the AN/TYQ-23A weapons system at Tinker Air Force Base....

USAF Global Strike Command Year in Review: 2019
BARKSDALE AFB, La. --- Whether it was 24/7 ICBM alert operations ensuring the cornerstone of national security, Bomber Task Force deployments showcasing long-range strike capabilities, strong communit...

HAL, Wipro 3D Sign MOU on Metal Additive Technology
BENGALURU --- In a first, HAL, India's aerospace, and defence company, and Wipro 3D, the metal additive manufacturing (AM) business of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIN), have signed an MOU recent...

New Era for Australian Navy Test and Tactics Development
For many years the Royal Australian Navy Test and Evaluation Authority and the Australian Maritime Warfare Centre have served to ensure the Navy can fight and win at sea. Both organisations apply s...

MAKE Application Becomes One-Stop Shop for Marine Corps Ammo
CORONA, Calif. --- With a little help from the Navy, Marines will be ringing in the new year with a new set of tools to manage their complete inventory of ammunition and associated services through a ...

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