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US Drops Price of F-16s for Bulgaria, Now Asks $1.2Bn for 8 Jets
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bulgaria of F-16C/D Block 70/72 aircraft with support for an estimated cost

Lockheed Delivers 400th F-35 As Fleet Logs 200,000 Flight Hours
FORT WORTH, Texas --- The F-35 fleet has achieved 200,000 flight hours across global operations, a significant milestone demonstrating the program’s progress and growing maturity. Within the same week

House Subcommittee Demands Pentagon Act on Troubled Programs
PARIS --- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces today released its mark-up of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020 that demands that the Pentagon act to f

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US Drops Price of F-16s for Bulgaria, Now Asks $1.2Bn for 8 Jets
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bulgaria of F-16C/D Block 70/72 aircraft with support for an estimated cost...

Lockheed Delivers 400th F-35 As Fleet Logs 200,000 Flight Hours
FORT WORTH, Texas --- The F-35 fleet has achieved 200,000 flight hours across global operations, a significant milestone demonstrating the program’s progress and growing maturity. Within the same week...

House Subcommittee Demands Pentagon Act on Troubled Programs
PARIS --- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces today released its mark-up of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020 that demands that the Pentagon act to f...

Japan Ends Search for Crashed F-35 Fighter Jet
TOKYO --- Japan called off its search for an F-35A on Tuesday, almost two months after the stealth jet crashed into the sea, sparking a scramble to recover the pilot and secrets onboard. Defence Mi...

Mark-Up Shines Light on F-35/F-22 Communications Problems
PARIS --- Among the programs mentioned in the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces’ mark-up of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, special attention is giv...

House Committee Wants Independent Costing of F-35 Program
PARIS --- A House subcommittee has demanded additional information from the Pentagon on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and notably wants an independent cost estimate on the program. “It’s been a wh...

HMS Queen Elizabeth to Deploy to US in Late Summer
HMS Queen Elizabeth, the nation’s future flagship, will deploy in late summer for the eastern seaboard of the US, including a port visit in the Washington area where she will host the Atlantic Future ...

Elbit Selected to Supply Soldier Radio Systems to the German Army
HAIFA, Israel --- Following a competitive solicitation and technical testing, Elbit Systems' subsidiary in Germany was selected by the German Federal Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide the German Ar...

Bombardier Closes Sale of Q Series Aircraft Business
MONTREAL ---- Bombardier confirmed today the closing of the previously announced sale of the Q Series aircraft program assets to De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (formerly Longview Aircraft Com...

Apache Helicopter Lands on Royal Navy’s Flagship
In a powerful demonstration of inter-services capability, the Army’s most potent aircraft has landed aboard the Royal Navy’s largest warship. An Apache Attack Helicopter belonging to 656 Sqn Army A...

US European Command Exercises Aim to Deter Russia
Trained and ready troops are a cornerstone of American deterrence, and U.S. European Command is participating in exercises through the summer and fall to ensure American forces are lethal and ready fo...

Russia Pulls Military Personnel Out of Venezuela, Trump Says
Russia has informed the U.S. that it has pulled most of its military personnel out of Venezuela, U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday. The Moscow action is a setback for Venezuela's socialist Pr...

Three More Missile-Armed Fast Boats for Philippines
MANILA --- The Philippine Navy (PN) is expected to take possession of three additional multi-purpose attack craft (MPACs) armed with the Rafael Advanced Defense Ltd. Spike-ER (extended range) surface-...

Canadian Forces Help Monitor North Korea Sanctions
OTTAWA --- In June 2019 the Canadian Armed Forces are deploying ships and a maritime patrol aircraft, under Operation NEON, to ensure sanctions are imposed against North Korea. Her Majesty’s Canadi...

US Air Force B-52s in Joint Exercise with US Navy Carrier Group
ARABIAN SEA --- A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and part of the U.S. Central Command Bomber Task Force, and the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, attach...

IAI to Unveil New T-Heron Tactical UAV at Paris Air Show
In the upcoming Paris Air Show, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will unveil the new tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) of the Heron Family: the T-Heron. Designed for tactical missions on the ...

FMV Demos CV90 Turreted Mortar to Foreign Reps
Eight countries were represented when FMV presented new Granatkastarpansarbandvagn 90 (CV90 Armored Mortar Carrier, or Grkpbv 90) for international audiences. Equipping Combat Vehicles 90 with a ro...

GAASI Wants More Canadian Firms for MQ-9B Program
OTTAWA --– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., CAE, MDA, and L3 WESCAM are expanding Team SkyGuardian to include even more Canadian companies. Team SkyGuardian Canada (TSC) is a coalition of c...

Australian Research into Advanced Materials for Defence
Defence has selected seven innovative research proposals from Australian universities and industry to develop and integrate advanced materials that will provide enhanced protection for military platfo...

France MoD Publishes Report on Arms Exports
On June 1st, the government submitted to parliament the annual report on French arms exports. As a necessary and indispensable exercise in the transparency of public life, the 2019 edition is more edu...

House Panel Worried About B-1 Readiness
Dwindling B-1 availability is raising alarm at the House Armed Services Committee, which is asking the Air Force to report back on several aspects of a readiness recovery plan for the conventionally a...

US Navy Fast Expeditionary Transport Ship Overhauled in Oman
Duqm Naval Dockyard (DND) has successfully completed its first dry docking project, the Repair, Overhaul and Dry Docking (ROH DD) of the Fast Expeditionary Transport ship, the USNS Choctaw County. ...

SNC Wins USAF Contract for Life-Saving Technology
SPARKS, Nev.--– Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been awarded a U.S. Air Force (USAF) contract for system design, development, integration and test of the Degraded Visual Environment System (DVES) ...

Mountain Home AFB First to Use Portable Doppler Radar in US
MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho --- Weather can be an unrelenting force and infamously fickle. Severe weather can adversely affect the safety of aircrew and Airmen working in the elements. Fortunately, advan...

BAE Acquired Riptide Autonomous Solutions
BAE Systems, Inc. has announced the purchase of the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions (Riptide), a Plymouth, Massachusetts-based provider of innovative, affordable unmanned underwater vehicle...

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