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PARIS --- The US government has offered Canada a batch of Super Hornet fighters at a price that is six times higher than the US Navy is paying for the same aircraft, analysis of official US documents ... Latest Press Releases Boeing Wins $676M Super Hornet Order
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded $676,575,190 for modification P00004 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-17-C-0003). This modification provides fo... Poor Condition of US Naval Shipyards Affects Operations: GAO
Although the Navy committed to increased capital investment and developed an improvement plan in 2013, the shipyards' facilities and equipment remain in poor condition. GAO's analysis of Navy shipy... Cathay Pacific Finalises Order for 32 A321neo
Cathay Pacific Airways has finalised an order with Airbus for 32 A321neo single-aisle aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by Cathay Dragon, the regional carrier of the Group, on services linking i... Boeing Submits MH139 Bid for Huey Replacement
PHILADELPHIA --- The Boeing proposal for its MH-139 helicopter to replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging Huey fleet could save more than $1 billion in acquisition costs and lifecycle expenses. The comp... South Korea Begins Training with Taurus Stand-Off Missile
SEOUL --- South Korea's Air Force said Wednesday it has successfully conducted its first live-fire exercise for Taurus, a long-range air-to-surface missile introduced from Germany for precision bombin... Boeing Wins $600M to Begin Air Force One Replacement
Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $599,999,999 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification (P00011) to previously awarded contract for new preliminary design activity requirements on t... Two More F-35As Due in Israel Today
Two additional F-35 stealth fighter jets lifted off from the US on Wednesday morning on their way to Israel, the sixth and seventh planes to be delivered out of the 50 Israel has purchased from the US... China Says Russia Talks to Produce Heavy-Lift Helicopters Advance
TIANJIN --- China and Russia have made progress in talks to produce a new model of heavy-lift helicopters, a well-placed Chinese source said Wednesday. The two sides have reached consensus on techn... RAF C-17 Helps France Transport Equipment to Guadeloupe
A Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft has arrived in France to provide heavy-lift support to French aid efforts in the Caribbean following a request for assistance from French President Emmanuel M... Japanese Firms Said Behind Schedule In Joining F-35A Production
Japanese companies are behind schedule for taking part in the production of the F-35A cutting-edge stealth fighter, which the Air Self-Defense Force plans to introduce, a Board of Audit of Japan surve... Russia Tested Yars ICBM from Plesetsk
The state testing Plesetsk cosmodrome carried out a testing launch of RS-24 Yars solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile of silo basing equipped with a multiple warhead. The main goal o... More Details About Turkey’s S-400 Purchase from Russia
Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 antiaircraft missile systems in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow. Turkish newspapers on September 12 quoted Turkish President Recep Tay... Fast Growth Forecast for Anti-Ship Missile Market
NEWTOWN, Conn. --– The value of the anti-ship missile market is expected to climb over the next 15 years, according to data compiled by Forecast International. The anti-ship missile market will be ... HMS Albion Completes Sea Trials After £90m Overhaul
The only way is up for Britain's future flagship as she successfully completes her sea trials this week following a massive £90m revamp. HMS Albion is in the Channel preparing to flex her gunnery m... Sweden Says Exercise Aurora 17 Will Increase Military Capability
Exercise Aurora 17 will be conducted on 11–29 September. The exercise is the largest armed forces exercise held in Sweden for over 20 years. Its aim is to increase the defence capabilities to meet an ... Lockheed Wins $9M for F-35 Logistic Services
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $8,769,892 for modification P00048 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-15-C-... New UK MoD Document on Use of Drones Uses Same Old Spin
After a long delay, the UK MoD has produced its new doctrine publication on the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (commonly known as drones). Its predecessor, ‘The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Sys... BAE Unveils New MCM and Autonomy Mission System
BAE Systems has today unveiled NAUTIS 5, the latest version of its flagship Mine Counter Measures (MCM) system, at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition. BAE Systems’ N... Slovak Firm to Make Barrels for Swedish Mortar System
BAE Systems has contracted with Konstrukta, a leading defence company in the Slovak Republic that operates as an artillery system design house, to produce barrels for the Swedish Army’s Mjölner mortar... UK Awards Contract for Bomb Disposal Robots
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced a contract worth up to £55 million for 56 innovative bomb disposal robots at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Exhibition in Lo... Irkut Starts Second Stage of MC-21 Flight Tests
On September 13, the second stage of MC-21-300 in-plant development tests program has begun. The modified airplane systems worked without complaint during the flight. The flight lasted about 2 hours. ... Lockheed, Elbit Team for Royal Navy EW Program
LONDON --- Lockheed Martin UK and Elbit Systems UK have signed a strategic teaming agreement to partner on the Maritime Electronic Warfare Programme (MEWP) for the Royal Navy. The MEWP is a signifi... Terma Countermeasures Installed on Dutch NH90s
DSEI, London --- In 2012, Terma completed a study program for Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to identify the best possible way of protecting the NH90 aircraft against IR seeking missiles. The stu... Airbus Installs First Titanium 3D-Printed Part into A350 Aircraft
Airbus completed for the first time the installation of a titanium 3D-printed bracket on an in-series production A350 XWB. The bracket, built using additive-layer manufacturing (ALM) technologies (als... US Said to Have Sent Weapons to Syria Through German Base
Washington's air base in southwest Germany was used for a time to store and send weapons to Syrian rebels, according to a German news daily. If the report proves true, the US could have violated Germa... Leonardo Team to Demo ‘Active Armour' to British Army
LONDON --- Leonardo has been selected by the UK Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to lead a team of UK companies in work that will help protect British Army vehicles agains... Leonardo and Thales to Demo Next-Gen Countermeasures for UK
LONDON --- Leonardo and Thales are being contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to demonstrate their world-leading Infra-Red (IR) protection ... Thales to Market Kongsberg Weapon Stations in UK
LONDON --- Today, at the DSEi Exhibition in London, the two defence companies, Kongsberg and Thales signed an extension of their cooperation agreement for the British market for remote weapon stations... Sea Ceptor User Group Includes UK, Chine and New Zealand
HMS Argyll, the first vessel to be fitted with MBDA’s Sea Ceptor, is alongside at DSEI 2017 – marking the world debut of the next generation air defence system, and also the location for the formal la... | 