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Germany Awards €4.6Bn Contract for Four MKS 180 Frigates to Dutch Shipyard
The construction of four Multi-Purpose Combat Ships 180 (MKS 180) is of great importance both for the German Navy and for Germany as a business and industrial location. After the approval of the budge

Southern Spain’s Big Airbus Bet Goes Wrong as Suppliers Struggle
Over the course of almost a decade, Airbus SE supplier UMI Aeronautica SL pivoted from military to commercial aircraft, making parts including door components for the A320 and A330, among the most pop

Boeing Whistleblower Alleges Systemic Problems with 737 MAX
A Boeing engineer who last year lodged an internal ethics complaint alleging serious shortcomings in development of the 737 MAX has written to a U.S. Senate committee asserting that systemic problems

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Germany Awards €4.6Bn Contract for Four MKS 180 Frigates to Dutch Shipyard
The construction of four Multi-Purpose Combat Ships 180 (MKS 180) is of great importance both for the German Navy and for Germany as a business and industrial location. After the approval of the budge...

Southern Spain’s Big Airbus Bet Goes Wrong as Suppliers Struggle
Over the course of almost a decade, Airbus SE supplier UMI Aeronautica SL pivoted from military to commercial aircraft, making parts including door components for the A320 and A330, among the most pop...

Boeing Whistleblower Alleges Systemic Problems with 737 MAX
A Boeing engineer who last year lodged an internal ethics complaint alleging serious shortcomings in development of the 737 MAX has written to a U.S. Senate committee asserting that systemic problems ...

China Reports Progress in Ultra-Secure Satellite Transmission
The world of artificial satellites, silent in the void of space, might seem pacific. In fact it’s a high-flying battlefield rife with jamming, snooping, blinding, spoofing, hacking and hostility among...

Chinese Report on US Military Presence in Asia Sees Increased Conflict Risk
China is set to release its 2020 research report on the US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region amid the US' recent increased military activities near China, including repeated trespassing int...

House of Commons Issues Three Reports on UK Nuclear Deterrent
In a vote in July 2016 the House of Commons approved the decision to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent beyond the early 2030s. After almost a decade of work on the project, that vote subsequently en...

Turkey Tests First Locally Made Missile Engine
ISTANBUL --- The prototype testing of Turkey’s first domestically designed medium-range missile engine TEI-TJ300 was carried out Friday in the Turkish Aerospace Industries' (TAI) compound with the par...

Rafael Unveils Spike Launchers for Polish Tank Destroyer Bid
TEL AVIV --- RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is participating in Poland's "Ottokar-Brzoza" tender (formerly known as "Tank Destroyer") in co-production with local Polish Conglomerate PGZ, which i...

Lithuania Takes Delivery of NASAMS Medium-Range Air-Defense System
On June 19, the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) medium-range air defence systems procured from Norway were delivered to the Air Defence Battalion of the Lithuanian Armed Force...

China's Top Legislature Votes to Join Arms Trade Treaty
BEIJING --- China's top legislature Saturday voted to adopt a decision on joining the Arms Trade Treaty. Lawmakers approved the decision at a legislative session of the National People's Congress Stan...

Taiwan's Brave Eagle Jet Trainer Makes Official First Flight
TAIPEI --- After nearly a year of dynamic and static testing, the Brave Eagle Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) has made its first official flight at a special ceremony Monday morning (June 22) at Ching Chua...

Royal Navy Continues Trials of Heavy-Lift Drone
The Royal Navy’s experts in getting new technology to the frontline quickly are trialling the use of heavy-lift drones for future use on warships. NavyX and DARE (Discover, Analysis and Rapid Explo...

Elbit Wins $38M to Manage Israeli T-6 Trainer Fleet
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $38 million from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to provide operation, maintenance and logis...

Swiss MoD Manages F-18 Fleet Pending Replacement
To guarantee the security of Switzerland and its people, the military must continue to be able to monitor, protect and defend its airspace in the event of an attack. As a neutral state, Switzerland wa...

Rostec Produces First Civilian Mi-8AMT for Arctic Operations
MOSCOW --- Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) started serial production of Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopters for civilian customers. Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant made the first...

Serbia Unveils Locally-Produced Artillery Missiles, MRAP 6x6
The Minister of Defence, Aleksandar Vulin, attended today the completion of factory reception of the 0-series of the modernized “Oganj” rocket launcher and the test firing in the “Nikinci” Weapons and...

US Navy Appoints Deputy CNO for ‘Warfighting Development’
WASHINGTON, DC --- The Navy published this week the formal announcement of a change to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV). The change, published by Director of Navy Staff (DNS) Andrew...

Raytheon to Deliver Black Jack LEO Constellation to DARPA
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--- Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business will build two prototype sensor payloads for DARPA’s Blackjack program, under a $37M contract. Blackjack is a low ...

Indra to Lead Three of Five European EDIP Projects
MADRID --- Indra will lead three of the main projects financed by the European Commission within the European Defence Industrial Development Program (EDIDP) and will participate as a partner in two mo...

Honeywell Forms Unmanned Aerial Systems Business Unit
PHOENIX --- Honeywell has formed a new business unit dedicated to the growing Unmanned Aerial Systems and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industries. The Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) business unit will cont...

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