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OTTAWA ---Canada’s government is trying to address complaints about its military procurement process that have prompted threats from Washington to block Ottawa from buying Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35,... Russian Arms Export Agency Signs $5.2 Bn Contracts In 2019
MOSCOW --- Since the beginning of 2019 the Russian sole state intermediary agency for exports or imports of defense-related products, Rosoboronexport, has signed contracts amounting to $5.2 billion an... US Navy Ends Search for Japanese F-35A
NORTH PACIFIC –-- A U.S. Navy salvage team aboard a contracted vessel completed its mission supporting search and recovery operations with the Japan Self-Defense Forces after locating debris from the ... Germany 'Hypocritical' on NATO, US Ambassador Says
The United States ambassador to Germany on Thursday accused the German government of pursuing a hypocritical policy toward the NATO military alliance. "It seems hypocritical to say that we should r... USAF Selects Sierra Nevada for Light Attack Aircraft
The Fighters and Bombers Division (AFLCMC/WWB) intends to solicit proposals from one source and award a contract for the production of Light Attack Aircraft (LAA). LAA will provide an affordable,... Turkish Soldiers to Travel to Russia for S-400 Training
MOSCOW --- Turkish military personnel in charge of operating S-400 missile defense systems are set to arrive in Russia at the end of May, a Russian military source has said. “At the end of May, aro... France Ships Weapons to Saudi Arabia Despite Controversy
PARIS --- The French Armed Forces Ministry confirmed yesterday that the Saudi RO-RO vessel Bahri Yanbu was due at port of Le Havre to load French weapons being shipped to Saudi Arabia, amid the ongoin... Annual Assessment of US Weapon Programs: GAO
This special report is GAO’s 17th annual assessment of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) $1.69 trillion portfolio of 82 major weapon systems acquisition programs. This report (1) examines changes in t... UK Drops Plans for £250M "Budget Frigate," Looks to Lower Cost
Instead, the government has found a way to reduce the costs of construction for contractors, hoping that now the deal on 5 ships can be closed by the end of 2019. The first vessel is expected to be re... GAO Reports New F-35 Problems, Finds Costs Continue to Grow
Technology Maturity and Design Stability All of the F-35’s critical technologies are mature and the baseline engineering drawings are complete for all three aircraft variants. The program office co... Royal Navy Carrier to Embark Marine Corps F-35B Squadron
A Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter squadron will make history by deploying aboard the British Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier -- the first deployment of its kind and one that could serve a... Czechs Prepare to Replace Mi-24 Helicopters
Two approved foreign military sales (FMS) proposals by the U.S. State Department indicate the direction the Czech Republic wants to take as it seeks to phase out the Army of the Czech Republic’s (ACR)... Raytheon Delivers Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles to US Marines
Raytheon Company announced today that they will integrate the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) into the US Marine Corps existing force structure under a $47.59 million Other Transaction Authority agreement ... Cobham to Develop Fast Jet Auto Breathing Regulator
Cobham announces it has recently been awarded a contract by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to develop the Autonomous Pilot Life Support System (APLSS). The resulting system will be the world’... India Approves Procurement of Ten Ka-31 AEW Helicopters
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared a procurement of 10 Russian-made Kamov Ka-31 Helix airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) helicopters for the Indian Navy. The acquisition is... Darpa Sees AI-Guided Loyal Wingmen Escorting Future Fighters
Artificial intelligence has defeated chess grandmasters, Go champions, professional poker players, and, now, world-class human experts in the online strategy games Dota 2 and StarCraft II. No AI curre... NATO Ships Start Missile Defence Drill Off Scotland
Ships from nine NATO countries are taking part in live-fire air and missile defence drills off the coast of Scotland from Tuesday (7 May 2019). Exercise Formidable Shield will take place at the United... PLA Conducts Live-Fire Exercise North of Taiwan Straits
The ongoing live-fire exercise of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) north of the Taiwan Straits is an annual arrangement to show China's ability to uphold its national sovereignty and territorial int... Rand Examines Gaps in US Military Funding
A significant gap exists between the stated strategic and defense policies of the United States and the resources and capabilities required to implement those policies successfully, according to a new... Foreign Military Presence in the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is undergoing far-reaching changes in its external security environment. A wide variety of international security actors—from Europe, the United States, the Middle East, the Gulf, a... Poland Backs Joint Air-Defense System for Baltics
A proposed air defense system covering all three Baltic States is both likely and appealing, said head of Poland's defense forces, Lieut. Gen. Rajmund T. Andrzejczak said Monday. Lieut. Gen. Andrze... CBO: New Military Space Agencies Add $2Bn Costs
CBO estimates the added personnel requirements and costs of five kinds of military space organizations. DoD wants to create three, which could increase annual costs by $1 billion to $2 billion and req... Pratt Wins $55M for F-35 Engine Spare Parts
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded $55,675,476 for modification P00005 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-18-C-... Thales to Supply New Maritime C&C System to Royal Navy
Thales has won a contract to supply a new generation of command and control systems to the Royal Navy with its M-Cube combat mission system as part of the Oceanographic Reconnaissance Combat Architect... China-Thai Joint Naval Drill Enters Maritime Training Phase
ZHANJIANG --- Chinese and Thai naval ships participating in the China-Thai joint naval drill, code-named Blue Commando-2019, left a military port in Zhanjiang, south China’s Guangdong Province on Mond... Readiness, Sustainability at the Forefront of SAS Expo
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md --- The competition for maritime superiority, sustainability and force readiness was on the minds of sea service leadership during day two of the 54th annual Sea-Air-Space Expositi... USAF Launches Three R&D Satellites from New Zealand
LOS ANGELES AFB, Calif. --- The Air Force and its mission partners have successfully launched three Department of Defense research and development satellites on Huntington Beach, California-based Rock... Korean Defense Think Tank Under Probe
The Ministry of National Defense has launched an investigation into the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) over allegations that a senior KIDA member created a slush fund and bribed politicia... US Navy Pushes Digitizing Sea Power
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) joined ten commands from across the Information Warfare (IW) Community to discuss the shift to a digital Navy at the Navy’s In... Saab to Invest $37M in New T-X Production Site in Indiana
Saab announces a new site for advanced manufacturing and production in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America. The site will be located at the Purdue University-affiliated Discovery Park Di... Aeronet Prototype Could Provide Combat Insight to Allies
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. --– A tiny team at Hanscom is developing a prototype combat system capable of providing video, voice, chat and command and control to partner nations for under a half million dollar... Boeing DA Completes Deep Maintenance for RAAF’s 150th F-18
Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) celebrated the completion and delivery of the 150th Classic Hornet aircraft from its Deeper Maintenance servicing in early April 2019. Wing Commander (WGCDR) Allan Wh... Indian and RAAF P-8A Poseidon Train Together
Australian and Indian Poseidon aircraft worked together for the first time during the premier Australia–India military exercise AUSINDEX. An Australian P-8A Poseidon and an Indian Navy P8I collabor... BAE Touts Role in LRSAM Missile Development
The successful LRASM sensor program demonstrates BAE Systems' ability to quickly deliver advanced EW technology to warfighters. BAE Systems worked closely with Lockheed Martin to deliver Long-Range... Northrop Demos Critical Space Capability for DARPA Mission
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. --– Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully demonstrated rapid spacecraft development for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), with the Radio Frequency Risk Re... SRC Delivers 400th AN/TPQ-50 Radar to US Army
SYRACUSE, NY --- SRC Tec is pleased to announce the delivery of the 400th AN/TPQ-50 LCMR counterfire radar system to the U.S. Army. These radars are deployed around the world, providing continuous 3-D... | 