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Pandemic Revealed Supply Chain Vulnerability, Pentagon Official Says
One of the biggest lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is that the supply chain is vulnerable to offshore suppliers, particularly adversaries such as China, a senior Pentagon official said.

Airbus Delivered 196 Airliners, Booked 298 Net Orders in First Half
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus delivered 36 commercial aircraft in June 2020, representing a slight increase compared to 24 in May and 14 in April and bringing the total for the first half of the year to

Germany Orders Two Airbus A321neoLR Aircraft
With the Airbus A321-200NX, the Luftwaffe will have a future-proof, modern passenger aircraft that can be used in various highly flexible cabin configurations, on short, medium and long-haul flights

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Pandemic Revealed Supply Chain Vulnerability, Pentagon Official Says
One of the biggest lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is that the supply chain is vulnerable to offshore suppliers, particularly adversaries such as China, a senior Pentagon official said. ...

Airbus Delivered 196 Airliners, Booked 298 Net Orders in First Half
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus delivered 36 commercial aircraft in June 2020, representing a slight increase compared to 24 in May and 14 in April and bringing the total for the first half of the year to...

Germany Orders Two Airbus A321neoLR Aircraft
With the Airbus A321-200NX, the Luftwaffe will have a future-proof, modern passenger aircraft that can be used in various highly flexible cabin configurations, on short, medium and long-haul flights...

Germany Renews Airbus Service Contracts for Heron 1 UAVs
BREMEN, Germany --- Airbus Defence and Space and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) have signed a renewed service contract agreement fo...

China Says US Military Flights Near Its Coast Are 'Dangerous'
US military aircraft reportedly conducted close-up reconnaissance operations on China's southern coast for three consecutive days, which is a dangerous sign, as the moves could let the US grasp the te...

HMS Defender Working Up for Deployment with Carrier Group
After 222 days in the Gulf escorting merchant shipping and safeguarding UK interests in the Middle East it has been back to basics for the crew of HMS Defender as she prepares for future carrier strik...

Saab Receives Swedish Order for Torpedo 62 Life Extension
Saab has received a first order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the life extension of the heavyweight torpedo system. The order value is approximately 485 MSEK and deliverie...

Israel Shipyards to Supply Two OPVs to an African Navy
Israel Shipyards ‒ one of the largest privately owned shipbuilding and repair facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean ‒ announces an agreement with an African navy for the supply of two OPV 45 offshor...

“Cost-per Effect” Analysis for Weapon Systems: A Red Herring?
Building the most effective, efficient Air Force demands focusing on solutions that realize best mission value. Wars are not won by lowest-cost bidders. They are won by applying more capable systems i...

Belgium Leads European Study into Swarming Robots
The Royal Military College (École Royale Militaire, ERM) is part of a consortium called iMUGS (integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System), made up of several large defense, communications and cybersec...

BAE Reveals Newest Section of Future British SSBN, HMS Dreadnought
The newest section of the first Dreadnought submarine to be built at BAE Systems’ yard in Barrow has been moved, as work on the first of class continues. The Dreadnought programme is one of the mos...

Watchdog Details Growing Role of Pentagon Contractors
WAR, INC. 1.0: Commerce is booming, just like bombs. Last year, there were 53,000 U.S. contractors working for the Pentagon in the Middle East, 50% more than the 35,000 U.S. troops they were there ...

Two US Navy Carriers Now at Norfolk for Maintenance
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD --- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) July 7 for an Extended Carrier Incremental Availability. Coming off a seven-month deployment, Truman...

Northrop SHORAD System Selected to Counter Aerial Threats
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as the interim command and c...

Elbit Adds Mini UAV to Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems is expanding the operational capabilities of the Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) beyond Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Mines Countermeasure (MCM). Trials co...

BAE Systems Selects CAE for Qatar Typhoon Simulators
MONTREAL --- Today at the CAE OneWorld virtual conference and tradeshow, CAE announced that BAE Systems has selected the CAE Medallion MR e-Series visual system for Eurofighter Typhoon full-mission si...

Elbit to Deliver 1,000 Software-Defined Radios to Sweden
HAIFA, Israel --- Further to orders received in recent years, Elbit Systems will supply more than 1,000 additional E-LynX Software Defined Radio (SDR) systems to the Swedish Army, expanding the involv...

Rolls-Royce Sees £3 Bn Cash Outflow in H1 While 3,000 File for Redundancy
-- Widebody engine flying hours (EFH) down approximately 50% in H1 and 75% in Q2 -- Good progress on Trent 1000 fixes; achieved single-digit aircraft on ground target -- Defence remained resilient; ...

USAF Develops Pressurized Container for Medical Transport
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- The Negatively Pressurized Conex Lite earned its certification for operational use June 25, only a day after its big brother completed its first-ever deployment mission for the Air...

Final Australian F-18 Hornet Completes Deep Maintenance
The last F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets to undergo deeper maintenance servicing have rolled out of the Boeing Defence Australia facility at RAAF Base Williamtown. Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa ...

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