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PARIS --- The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, chaired the signing ceremony of the framework agreement on the SCAF, the air combat system of the future. Defence Ministers Florence... Dassault, Airbus Make Joint Offer for Two-Year FCAS Demo Phase
LE BOURGET, France --- Dassault Aviation and Airbus SE have delivered a joint industrial proposal to the governments of France and Germany for the first Demonstrator Phase of the Future Combat Air Sys... Paris Airshow: Boeing Faces Difficult Decisions
Boeing is coming to this year's Paris Airshow, which starts on Monday, facing some difficult decisions in the wake of the two deadly Boeing 737 Max crashes, while its global rival Airbus is widely exp... Chinese-Owned UK Firm Making Parts for F-35
A Chinese-owned company is making circuit boards for the top-secret next generation F-35 warplanes flown by Britain and the United States, Sky News can reveal. Exception PCB, a printed circuit boar... Air Lease Corp. to Order 100 Airbus Aircraft, Including New A321XLR
LE BOURGET, France --- Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the Los Angeles-based aircraft leasing company, has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for 100 Airbus aircraft, including for the first time 50 A220-30... Virgin Atlantic Picks Airbus A330neo for Fleet Renewal
LE BOURGET, France --- Virgin Atlantic has selected 14 A330-900s to replace its A330ceos from 2021, with options to further expand its fleet of highly efficient wide-body aircraft. The firm order for ... NATO Faces Prospect of €1Bn Final Upgrade for AWACS Fleet
The Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS is among the few military assets directly owned by NATO and has widely been considered the alliance's "eyes in the sky" for the last four decades. NATO’s general manager... Turkey's Erdogan Says S-400s Delivery Starting In July
Turkey expects the delivery of the S-400 surface-to-air defense missile system from Russia to begin in July, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying in Turkish media on June 16. "I beli... Airbus Launches A321XLR Airliner with 4,700 NM Range
LE BOURGET, France --- Following the very positive feedback from the market, Airbus has launched the A321XLR to complement its best-selling A321neo Family. The A321XLR thus becomes the next evolutiona... Boeing CEO Admits Mistake in Handling 787 MAX Problem
PARIS -- The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a “mistake” in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes killed 346 people, and he promised tran... Boeing Wins Additional $6.5 Bn for JDAM Kits
The Boeing Co., doing business as Boeing Defense Space and Security, St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price modification (P00027) to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite... Fincantieri and Naval Group Launch Joint Venture
Following the announcement made on 23 October 2018, today Fincantieri and Naval Group signed in Rome the Alliance Cooperation Agreement, which sets out the operational terms for the incorporation of a... First PPA Ship Launched for Italian Navy
TRIESTE, Italy --- The launching ceremony of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship (PPA) “Paolo Thaon di Revel” took place today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia), in the presence of t... MBDA Unveils Its Vision of Future Air Systems at Paris Air Show
LE BOURGET, France --- MBDA presents for the first time its vision of the capabilities that will lie at the heart of the next generation of European air combat systems. As threats evolve and access... US Senate Scrutinizes Saudi, UAE Arms Sales
WASHINGTON --- Later this week, the U.S. Senate is expected to mount an effort to block an $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as many American lawmakers continue to see... PLA Navy ‘Needs’ STOVL Stealth Fighter for Island Ops
As China is reportedly building more aircraft carriers and its first group of amphibious assault ships, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy might eventually need its own F-35B-like short takeoff a... Safran’s Patroller Tactical Drone Begins Qualification Test Flights
PARIS AIR SHOW --- The Patroller tactical drone, developed and produced in France by Safran Electronics & Defense, has started the final phase of the industrial qualification at the Istres flight test... Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie Makes Second Demonstration Flight
SAN DIEGO, CA. --- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced today that Kratos' XQ-58A Valkyrie completed another successful test/demonstration flight on June 11, 2019, at Yuma Proving Groun... Russia’s Baltic Fleet Monitoring NATO Exercise
Forces of the Baltic Fleet are monitoring actions of the NATO warships at the BALTOPS 2019 NATO's exercise in order to respond to possible emergency situations and threats to navigational safety of ci... Hungary’s 2020 Defence Spending to Break All Previous Records
Deputy Defence Minister Szilárd Németh held a press conference on the Ministry of Defence’s and Hungarian Defence Force’s budget for 2020. The Ministry’s Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Mi... Norway to Buy New Air Surveillance Radars for 8 Bn NOK
“Military air surveillance makes Norway safer. New radars will help to detect and avert illegal intrusion of our national airspace,” says Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen. The Government will in... OCCAR Comments A400M Re-Baselining Agreement
The A400M Partner Nations have agreed a cost neutral arrangement with Airbus that will stabilize and re-baseline the main A400M Development & Production Programme contract. This establishes an ove... Indra Offers to Buy Rolls-Royce’s Majority Stake in ITP Aero
Rolls-Royce notes the recent press speculation and confirms that it has received a preliminary and conditional indication of interest from Indra to acquire a majority stake in ITP Aero. This indica... Ukraine Military Adopt Spectator-M1 UAV
The upgraded and improved unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) Spectator-M1 designed by JSC Meridian named after Korolev, a member of the Ukroboronprom state concern, and Sikorsky KPI University (Kyiv) was ... Diehl Presents Contributions to Future Combat Air System
Diehl and its corporate divisions Aviation and Defence will again participate in the traditional “Paris Air Show” (PAS) in Le Bourget from June 17th and will be exhibiting capabilities and products in... HMS Enterprise Trials Underwater Gliders in North Atlantic
HMS Enterprise tested unmanned underwater gliders to explore the murky depths of the North Atlantic. The survey ship used a Slocum Glider (named after Joshua Slocum, the first man to single-handedl... In 30 Months, Sky Guardian UAV Logs 100 Test Flights
PARIS --- The MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – designed and developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) – has now flown more than 100 test flights as developmen... Raytheon Working to Develop Air-Launched Hypersonic Weapon
A hypersonic missile taking flight from somewhere around the globe, soaring and maneuvering through the atmosphere faster than five times the speed of sound. At that speed, a threat would be very hard... Three New Royal Navy Patrol Ships Pass Milestones
The first of the Navy’s five new patrol ships is ready for front-line action – as the third successfully completes her first spell at sea. HMS Forth overcame fires, floods and fast attack craft ove... Canada to Pull Out of Mali Peacekeeping Mission
OTTAWA, Ontario --- In July 2018, Canada joined 56 other UN Member States as a contributor to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to provide medical evacuation b... Philippines Air Force Activates FA-50PH Simulator Facility
MANILA --- In line with efforts to produce more military pilots versed in fast jet operations, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Friday conducted acceptance, turn-over and blessing ceremonies for its ... Eurofighter Stresses Importance of Sovereign Mission Data
Experienced Typhoon pilot Raffael Klaschka, Head of Marketing at Eurofighter GmbH, explains how the sovereign control of mission data is vital for delivering operational effectiveness and military cap... Canada to Pull Out of Mali Peacekeeping Mission
OTTAWA, Ontario --- In July 2018, Canada joined 56 other UN Member States as a contributor to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to provide medical evacuation b... GA-ASI Short-Lists Three Belgian Firms for MQ-9B Sky Guardian Support
PARIS --- Three finalists have been selected from GA-ASI's Blue Magic Belgium event with the goal of supporting GA-ASI and the development of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) for Belg... Lockheed Launches Littoral Combat Ship 21
MARINETTE, Wis. --- The Lockheed Martin-led shipbuilding team launched Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 21, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul into the Menominee River at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine... NATO Tests Smart Energy Technologies at Exercise In Poland
NATO tested new energy-saving technologies in Poland during Exercise Capable Logistician 2019 (3-13 June 2019), including to make Allied militaries more energy efficient, reduce their reliance on foss... New Name, New Ambitions for Mitsubishi Regional Jet
Today, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation officially announced its Mitsubishi SpaceJet family of aircraft. SpaceJet is the commercial name for the product family that includes the SpaceJet M90 (previousl... GKN Makes First Components for Airbus’ “Wing of Tomorrow”
PARIS --- GKN Aerospace announced today, at the Paris Air show, that it has manufactured the first demonstrator wing components for Airbus’ ”Wing of tomorrow” research programme. The parts are samples... GE Aviation Debuts GE9X at Paris Air Show
With a robust backlog of commercial engines and services contracts at $209 billion, GE Aviation enters the Paris Air Show this Monday fully focused on a growing list of commitments in a resilient avia... Russian Ansat Helicopter Makes European Debut at Paris Air Show
MOSCOW --- Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) will present the multi-purpose Ansat helicopters for the first time in Europe at the 53th International Paris Air Show... Leonardo Flies to World’s Largest Air Show with A New Drone
PARIS --- Leonardo will be flying high at Paris Air Show (17-21 June) following a string of commercial successes and significant progress in delivering its industrial plan. Having achieved advances in... SAMI to Showcase Saudi Military Capabilities At Paris
RIYADH, KSA --- Reinforcing its commitment to building a robust and sustainable homegrown military industry, Saudi Arabia Military Industries (SAMI) will participate in the 53rd edition of the Interna... | 