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PARIS --- The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter lived through what is arguably the most extravagant week in its 17-year life, beginning Sept. 21 when three additional Royal Norwegian Air Force... Latest Press Releases Lockheed Says Wins $11.5Bn Contract for F-35 Initial Lot 11 Production
FORT WORTH, Texas --- The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have finalized an $11.5 billion contract for the production and delivery of 141 F-35 aircraft at the lowest per aircraft price ... Finland Issues Final Tender for €400M Combat System for Its Future Corvettes
The logistics command of the Finnish Defence Forces has received permission from the Defence Ministry to request the final tenders for new state-of-the-art military ships for the Finnish Navy. The 400... US Marine Corps F-35B Crashes in US, Pilot Safe
MCAS BEAUFORT, S.C. --- A 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing F-35B belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort crashed in the vicinity of ... Kenya Orders Six MD-530F Light Attack Helicopters
MESA, Ariz. --- MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced today receipt of the second Delivery Order issued against its 5-year, $1.4 billion light scout attack helicopter IDIQ contract. The firm, fixe... US Clears $300M HIMARS and ATACMS Sale to Bahrain
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary Rocket Pods and Army Tactical Missile... F-35B Lands on British Carrier to Make Royal Navy History
The first F-35 Lightning fighter jets have landed on the deck of the United Kingdom’s new aircraft carrier, making history and marking the beginning of more than half-a-century of ‘Carrier Strike’ ope... US Air Force, Navy Officials Need More C-130 Aircraft
WASHINGTON --- The Air Force would like to “do more and go faster” in modernizing its C-130 Hercules aircraft fleet, the service’s deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements told a Hou... Russia Developing Reconnaissance Drones Launched by MLRS
MOSCOW --- Russia’s new drone, to be launched atop projectiles of the Smerch multiple launch rocket system, will be able to pierce the adversary’s air defenses more easily, Russia’s expert on unmanned... More Verbiage But No News About First F-35 Air Strikes
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN ---The Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II conducted its first combat strikes in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel i... China’s New Light Export Fighter Makes First Flight
The FTC-2000G, a new multirole combat aircraft developed for export by the State-owned defense giant Aviation Industry Corp of China, made its debut flight in Anshun, Guizhou province, on Friday morni... Commissioning of Latest German Frigate Delayed Again
German Navy’s newest frigate should have been commissioned in 2014 to replace ageing Cold War-era warships, but it won’t be there until at least the next year due to faulty systems and snowballing cos... German Army of the Rhine to Shrink to 185 Soldiers By 2020
The UK will continue to have a military presence in Germany beyond 2020, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced today Around 185 British Army personnel and 60 Ministry of Defence civilia... Korea Aero Shares Drop 30% After Loss of USAF Trainer Bid
SEOUL --- Korea Aerospace Industries, South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said Friday it lost a huge U.S. military training aircraft bid due to a big gap in the price it offered compared with Bo... NATO Moves to Combat Russian Hybrid Warfare
WARSAW, Poland --- Russia is disturbing the peace, and NATO countries must combat its hybrid strategy, the alliance’s supreme allied commander for Europe said here today. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scapa... General Dynamics, Ingalls Detail $9Bn Destroyer Contracts
PASCAGOULA, Miss. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $5.1 billion fixed-price incentive, multiyear procurement contract for construction of six Arleigh... Improved Turbine Engine Program is Key to US Army Modernization
Sometime in the next few months, the U.S. Army will make an award in one of its most critical modernization efforts: the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP). In 2006, the Army began an effort with ... Space Force Costs Are Murky, but Opportunity for Contractors is Clear
A battle is brewing in Washington, D.C., over White House plans to add a Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces. There's sure to be opportunities that arise out of the proposal, but inves... US Foes Using a Warfare - Cyber - With No Counter Just Yet: Report
WASHINGTON --- Adversaries of the United States will be able to use cyber operations as a way to achieve military and strategic advantages without running the risk of an all-out, more traditional majo... Pentagon Begins Fiscal Year with Funding for First Time in 10 Years
The Department of Defense commends the signing of House Resolution 6157, the fiscal year (FY) 2019 DOD and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act and Continuing Appropriati... Aerospace Corp. Wins $1Bn Contract to Support R&D Centers
The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $1,051,818,540 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to contract FA8802-19-C-0001 for Federally Funded Research and Development Center suppor... Chiefs Reaffirm Commitment to NATO Missions, Look to Future Needs
WARSAW, Poland -- - The NATO Military Committee reaffirmed the alliance’s commitment to Afghanistan and Iraq and moved ahead with plans to restructure NATO to improve its military capabilities, the co... UK Announces New Defense Strategy for Arctic
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today announced a new Defence Arctic Strategy, acknowledging the increasing opportunities and threats the region presents. Royal Navy submarine HMS Trenchant... Royal Navy to Retain Amphibious Ships
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today made two major announcements for the future of British warships, as he named a new frigate HMS Birmingham and revealed he is protecting HMS Bulwark and HMS... USAF Releases Report on Global Hawk UAV Crash
LANGLEY AFB, Va. -- - According to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report released today, an RQ-4B Global Hawk that crashed June 21, 2017, near Lone Pine, California, broke up... China Tests 3 New Hypersonic Aircraft Models In Single Airdrop
China has tested three vehicles expected to be capable of hypersonic flight in a single airdrop, China's national television station reported. Scaled models of D18-1S, D18-2S and D18-3S wide-range ... LCS Program: Fincantieri to Build LCS 29
TRIESTE --– Within the Littoral Combat Ship Program (LCS), the US Navy has awarded the consortium consisting of Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), and Lockheed Mar... ULA Selects Blue Origin Rocket Motor for Next-Gen Launch Vehicle
ULA has selected Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine for the Vulcan Centaur’s booster stage. The selection follows the completion of a competitive procurement contest. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled boo... India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Posts Highest-Ever Turnover
BENGALURU, India --- HAL had on Friday, held its 55th Annual General Body Meeting of Shareholders, first after its listing. Despite challenges, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has achieved sig... Airbus’ China Assembly Facility Marks 10 Years of A320 Production
The first decade of operations for Airbus’ first Final Assembly Line outside of Europe – located in Tianjin, China – is commemorated outside of the facility. The success story at Tianjin has expand... Airbus Breaks Ground for New € 60M Military Aircraft Logistics Centre
MANCHING, Germany --- Airbus Defence and Space is investing around € 60 million into a new logistics centre for spare parts of military aircraft (Military Air Spares Centre – MASC) at Manching to the ... | 