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India May Face US Sanctions If It Buys Russian S-400 SAMs: Pentagon
The United States cannot guarantee that it will provide India with a waiver from sanctions if it purchases major weapons from Russia like the S-400 missile system, a top Pentagon official has said.

UK-Based F-35s Took Month-Long Flying Break
LONDON --- The British defense ministry says there is no danger to the UK’s plan to achieve initial operating capability (IOC) from land bases with the Lockheed Martin F-35, even though none of the UK

F-35 Program Office Alters Paperwork to Conceal Serious Flaws
Officials in the F-35 Joint Program Office are making paper reclassifications of potentially life-threatening design flaws to make them appear less serious, likely in an attempt to prevent the $1.5 tr

F-35 Program Office Alters Paperwork to Conceal Serious Flaws
Officials in the F-35 Joint Program Office are making paper reclassifications of potentially life-threatening design flaws to make them appear less serious, likely in an attempt to prevent the $1.5 tr...

India May Face US Sanctions If It Buys Russian S-400 SAMs: Pentagon
The United States cannot guarantee that it will provide India with a waiver from sanctions if it purchases major weapons from Russia like the S-400 missile system, a top Pentagon official has said. ...

UK-Based F-35s Took Month-Long Flying Break
LONDON --- The British defense ministry says there is no danger to the UK’s plan to achieve initial operating capability (IOC) from land bases with the Lockheed Martin F-35, even though none of the UK...

Czechs Confirm Titus Contract, Pick New Supplier
On Thursday, August 23, the collegium of the Ministry of Defense unanimously approved the change of supplier of TITUS 6x6 light armored vehicles for the Czech Army. The new supplier will be Eldis Pard...

Japan Defense White Paper Calls for Stronger Alliance with US
TOKYO --- Strengthening Japan’s alliance with the United States is “more important than ever” as North Korea continues to pose a “serious and imminent threat,” says a Japanese defense report approved ...

Russia’s Aerospace Forces Show Video of New ABM Test
The ASF Air Defence and Missile Defence Forces’ combat team successfully tested a new anti-ballistic missile at the Sary-Shagan test ground (the Republic of Kazakhstan). The deputy commander of the...

Ukraine Asks to Buy US-made Air Defense System
Ukraine officially appealed to the United States with a proposal to buy air defense systems. This was stated by Valeriy Chaly, Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA. According to him, the Ukrainian Army...

China Deploys HQ-9 SAMs in Zimbabwe: Report
In what all but amounts to turning Harare into a satellite outpost of Beijing, China has reportedly deployed and installed a dreaded new generation of surface-to- air missiles (SAM) in Zimbabwe, in wh...

Denel CEO Wants More Government Cash, But MPs Demur
PARLIAMENT --- The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises was today briefed by Denel and South African Express Airways. Denel briefed the committee on its performance targets for 2018/19 and progre...

First British F-35 Flies with Asraam Missile at Edwards AFB
Britain’s new stealth fighter jet, the F-35B Lightning, has carried out its first trials armed with UK-built weapons, showcasing the major role that the UK plays in the supersonic aircraft and bringin...

Australia to Build New F-35 Engine MRO Center in Queensland
TAE Aerospace will develop a Turbine Engine Maintenance Facility (TEMF) in Bundamba, south-east Queensland, which will support in-country sustainment of Australia’s fifth-generation F-35A Joint Strike...

Trump Sends Mixed Signals on Military Drills, Blames China
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reaffirmed his decision to suspend joint military exercises with South Korea, but also warned he could resume the drills, which could be “far bigger than ever be...

US Spent Over $1,500 Billion on Post 9/11 Wars
“Since September 11, 2001, the Department of Defense (DoD) has obligated $1,500.8 billion for war-related costs.” That’s the headline from the latest report to Congress on the post-9/11 costs of wa...

Russia May Develop EW Aircraft Based on Upgraded Il-114-300
MOSCOW --- A combat air platform or an electronic warfare aircraft may be developed in Russia on the basis of an upgraded Ilyushin Il-114-300 plane, Ilyushin Aircraft Company Director for Il-114 Progr...

US Conducts Precision Strike in Libya, Kills ISIS Terrorist
STUTTGART, Germany --- In coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), U.S. Africa Command conducted a precision airstrike near Bani Walid, Libya, on August 28, killing one (1) IS...

China to Deploy Z-20 Helicopters in Tibet
As new photos of China's in-development Z-20 utility helicopter trend on Chinese online military forums, analysts said on Wednesday that the helicopter would appear at a November air show and replace ...

U.S.-India Meeting Seeks to Deepen Cooperation
WASHINGTON --- Next week’s “two-plus-two” meeting of defense and diplomatic leaders in New Delhi will seek to deepen cooperation between India and the United States and bolster programs and policies t...

Russia’s Rostec Signs Sales Agreements for Over $1.5 Billion
Enterprises of Rostec State Corporation signed agreements for the amount of over 100 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) as part of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2018". This is 2.5 times ...

Pentagon Orders Cummins Generators for $451M
Cummins Power Generation Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $490,959,400 firm-fixed-price contract for Advanced Medium Mobile Power Sources. One bid was solicited with one bid received. W...

L-3 Unit Wins $454M for Multi-Sensor Designator Payloads
L-3 Communications EO/IR Inc., Santa Rosa, California, was awarded a $454,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the Electro-Optic/Infrared/Laser Designator Payload. Bids were solicited via the int...

Raytheon Wins $60M to Support CH-53 and V-22 FLIRs
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is awarded a five-year performance-based logistics contract (N00383-18-D-PH01) in the amount of $59,717,916 for support of the CH-53 and V-22 Forward Looking Infrared Sy...

CRS Issues Initial Report on OA-X Light Attack Aircraft
A US Air Force program to acquire “light attack” aircraft is introduced in a new publication from the Congressional Research Service. “The OA-X light attack aircraft is a small, two-seat turboprop ...

USSI Joint Venture Wins $64M US Navy Order for Sonobuoys
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. & SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Sparton Corp. and Ultra Electronics Holdings plc (ULE) announce the award of subcontracts valued at $64.6 million to their ERAPSCO joint venture, for the manu...

Chinese Defense Company Develops High-Tech IC Chip Equipment
A Chinese defense company said independently mastering chip-making technology is crucial to overcoming foreign restrictions. China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) has independently ...

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