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Boeing, RAAF Roll Out First 'Loyal Wingman' Combat Drone
The first military aircraft to be designed and built in Australia in more than 50 years has been rolled out as part of a partnership between the Royal Australian Air Force and Boeing Australia. The

Germany Confirms Commitment to US Nuclear Deterrence
Germany will continue to make an "appropriate contribution" to deterrent NATO nuclear capability, said federal government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Monday, after senior Social Democrats had demande

FMV Begins Search for New Training Aircraft for Swedish Air Force
The [Swedish] Air Force's current training aircraft, the Saab SK 60, has many years of service, but now the government has given FMV an authorization to procure a complete flight training system for t

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Boeing, RAAF Roll Out First 'Loyal Wingman' Combat Drone
The first military aircraft to be designed and built in Australia in more than 50 years has been rolled out as part of a partnership between the Royal Australian Air Force and Boeing Australia. The...

Germany Confirms Commitment to US Nuclear Deterrence
Germany will continue to make an "appropriate contribution" to deterrent NATO nuclear capability, said federal government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Monday, after senior Social Democrats had demande...

FMV Begins Search for New Training Aircraft for Swedish Air Force
The [Swedish] Air Force's current training aircraft, the Saab SK 60, has many years of service, but now the government has given FMV an authorization to procure a complete flight training system for t...

US, UK Warships Operate in the Barents Sea
BARENTS SEA --- Four U.S. Navy ships and a Royal Navy ship entered the Barents Sea, working together to conduct maritime security operations in the challenging environmental conditions above the Arcti...

Northrop, Raytheon Team to Bid for Next-Gen Interceptor Contract
FALLS CHURCH, Va. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a business of Raytheon Technologies, are partnering to pursue a U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract for the N...

Iran Says US Push to Extend Arms Embargo is 'Illegitimate'
Iran has criticized what it calls the "illegitimate" efforts by the United States to prolong the UN Security Council arms embargo on Tehran and said it would react to them with "proportionate" measure...

Boeing Blames Covid-19 for $168M Overrun on Air Force One Program
Boeing expects a cost overrun of $168 million on the new Air Force One planes caused by work-from-home staffing problems during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a top official at the aerospace c...

GE Aviation to Cut Workforce by Up to 13,000 Jobs
General Electric Co said on Monday it was planning to cut the global workforce of its aviation unit this year by as much as 25%, or up to 13,000 jobs, including both voluntary and involuntary layoffs,...

Israel Orders RAFAEL's Spike FireFly Loitering Munition
TEL AVIV --- Israel's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has placed an order for Rafael's Spike FireFly (known in the IDF as "MAOZ") loitering munition. Jointly developed by Rafael and the Israel MoD, FireF...

Australia Looks for Partner for Next Gen Integrated Soldier System
Defence is seeking an industry partner to provide prime vendor services for product acquisition, integration and support to help deliver the Integrated Soldier System project. The establishment of ...

Pentagon’s Esper Details Defense Readiness in Face of Pandemic
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper discussed the immediate operations against COVID-19 and the second order of effects the pandemic will have on the U.S. military during a Brookings Institution webin...

Marshall Wins Support Contract for Cameroon’s C-130H Fleet
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (ADG) will provide aircraft maintenance, technical support and training to the Cameroon Air Force’s fleet of C-130H aircraft, as part of a five-year contract now r...

NATO Report Looks at Impact of Technology on Our Security
NATO has published a major new report looking at defence technology trends over the next 20 years and their impact on our collective security. The report targets leaders and opinion-makers in the defe...

UK Joins BOXER Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle Support Partnership
LUXEMBOURG --- The United Kingdom has moved one step closer to joining the BOXER Support Partnership (SP) as it has received approval from the other Boxer partnership Member Nations (the Netherlands, ...

Ausralia's Defence Science and Technology Group Launches New Strategy
The Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group has unveiled a new plan for collaborative mission-directed research to ensure Australia’s forces maintain a capability edge. Titled More, together: De...

Australia Working to Develop Hyperspectral Imaging
Scientists at Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) are working with counterparts from the United States to demonstrate the capabilities of hyperspectral imaging for use by the Australian Defence...

Compact, Removable ‘Networking on the Move’ Technology for Marine Corps
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic engineers have transformed their signature Networking on the Move (NOTM) technology to be compatible with the Marine Corps’ recent...

Bundeswehr Orders More EOD Equipment from Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall has been awarded a supplementary procurement order by the Bundeswehr to supply four Route Clearance Systems. The order is worth a figure in the lower two-digit million-euro range. Signed i...

France’s ECA Wins €20M Mine Countermeasures Contract
TOULON, France --- ECA Group has been awarded a significant export contract to modernize robots dedicated to naval mine warfare. This contract, worth around € 20 million will last over 48 months an...

Leonardo to Provide Japan with Further IFF Electronics
ROME --- Leonardo has signed a contract worth around €5M with prime contractor Japan Radio Company to provide Mode 5-capable Identification Friend/Foe (IFF) equipment for four platforms operated by th...

US Navy Offers New Incentives to Fill Manning Shortfall
WASHINGTON --- Expansion of Sea Duty Incentive Pay (SDIP), Selective Reenlistment Bonuses (SRB) and High-Year Tenure (HYT) waivers are some of the initiatives the Navy has recently implemented. The...

First CH-53K Simulator Ready for Training
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters program office (PMA-261) took delivery of the first training device for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter on April 14, 2020. The Containerize...

Airbus, Koniku Inc. Develop New Solutions for Aviation Security
TOULOUSE --- Airbus and Koniku Inc. have made a significant step forward in the co-development of a solution for aircraft and airport security operations, by extending research activities to include b...

RUAG Australia Supports Loyal Wingman Industry Team
RUAG Australia has been selected to supply the landing gear systems for the Loyal Wingman - Advanced Development Program led by Boeing Australia for the Royal Australian Air Force. “We are very pro...

RUAG Ltd Expands its Service for Swiss Air Force at Payerne AB
In collaboration with the Swiss Air Force, RUAG Ltd has begun working on the construction of a new location on Payerne’s military airfield. In doing so, RUAG Ltd creates 12 new jobs in the region. ...

MBDA Offers Undisrupted Support to Home Nations, Export Customers
In France, we closed our sites for two weeks to comply with stringent health measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, our people in France explain the reasons why they were eager to come back t...

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European Defence Should Not Be A Casualty of Covid-19
Europe is currently facing an unprecedented sanitary crisis, which will have gigantic economic consequences and could turn into a severe depression. Whereas the European Union is planning its ‘exit st...