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PARIS --- The British and Swedish defense ministries announced separately on Friday that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding on future combat aircraft, but their written statements are so di... Latest Press Releases US Increases Value of THAAD Sale to Saudi Arabia to $5.4Bn
Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price, $1,473,941,756 modification (P00019) to previously-awarded contract HQ0147-17-C-0032 for the procu... Korean Air Orders 20 Boeing 787s
SEATTLE --- Korean Air has finalized an agreement with Boeing to order 20 787 Dreamliner airplanes – including 10 each of the 787-10 and 787-9 models – valued at $6.3 billion according to list prices.... Artemis, Mosquito and Tempest: Three RAF Contracts Announced at RIAT Show
At the Royal International Air Tattoo today, Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has made a series of air power announcements. -- A new team of US and UK defence personnel, named Team ARTEMIS, have sign... New German Minister to Boost Defense Spending
Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is calling for Berlin to take steps by 2024 to raise German military spending to 2% of gross domestic product. The number is NATO's stated target for domest... Tanker Variant of China’s Y-20 Would Triple Fuel Capacity
Chinese military media have offered some suggestions on how to customize the homemade Y-20 cargo plane as the country needs its domestically developed large aerial tanker for a strategic air force. ... MPs Want UK to Increase Defense Budget
The cornerstones of the UK’s national security are being undermined as the Government fails to keep pace with challenges to the UK’s position as a global security actor amid fast-changing security thr... Rheinmetall Wins €470M to Modernize Puma IFVs for NATO Role
Rheinmetall is taking on a key role in equipping the NATO spearhead Very High Joint Readiness Task Force 2023 (VJTF 2023), which will be furnished by the German Bundeswehr. Contracts have now been awa... Netherlands to Gain from Turkish Eviction, Will Buy More F-35s
The Netherlands will procure up to eight or nine additional F-35 combat aircraft to bolster its planned buy of 37 fighters, according to Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld. The precise figure to be ordere... Upper Bow Section Marks Completion of CVN 79 Hull
The Navy’s next aircraft carrier met another major milestone, as shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Shipbuilding division successfully installed PCU John F. Kennedy’s (CVN 79) final major st... US Complains of “Unsafe” Approach by Venezuelan Su-30
MIAMI, Fla. --- On July 19, a U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries II aircraft, flying a mission in approved international airspace, was approached in an unprofessional manner by a SU-30 Flanker Venezuelan fighter ai... Cambodia Gives China Access to Naval Base: Report
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia --- China has signed a secret agreement allowing its armed forces to use a Cambodian navy base near here, as Beijing works to boost its ability to project military power around... Israelis Complain of US Veto on SAM Sale to Swiss
Is the massive US defense aid really worth it for Israel? Apparently, no one can disparage a gift of $3.8 billion per year. Nevertheless, the case outlined below might raise some questions. The US... Lockheed Selected for FFG(X) Combat System Integration
MOORESTOWN, N.J. --- The U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin as the Combat System Ship Integration & Test agent for the Navy’s future Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) ship program. The Combat System ... Raytheon, UK MoD to Develop New UK Space Capabilities
LONDON --- Raytheon today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Ministry of Defence to join Team ARTEMIS Industry, a collaboration between government and industry formed to fast track the l... Indian Army Completes Summer Trials of Nag Missile
Indian Army has successfully carried out summer user trials of third Generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile NAGat Pokhran Field Firing Ranges. The trials of Defence Research and Development Organisation ... Pratt Wins $254M for F100 Engine Remanufacture
United Technologies Corp., doing business as Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $253,708,434 indefinite-delivery-requirements contract for engine module r... Raytheon Wins $191M for Global Aircrew Terminal
Raytheon Corp., Marlborough, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $191,011,135 modification (P00084) to previously awarded contract FA8705-14-C-0001 for exercising the production option under contract li... France’s DGA Recounts Suffren SSN Inauguration
The Suffren, the first nuclear attack submarine (Sous-marin Nucléaire d’Attaque, or SNA) of the Barracuda program, was inaugurated on July 12, 2019 in Cherbourg, during a ceremony attended by Emmanuel... US Completes Delivery of 930 MRAP Vehicles to Egypt
A final shipment of 101 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles has completed a foreign military sales case to transfer 930 MRAP vehicles to Egypt using the Excess Defense Articles Grant Program. ... Eurofighter Touts Combat Debut of Brimstone 2 Missile
Working six days straight in the heat of a Cyprus spring takes its toll on people and equipment alike. Fortunately, the two rows of protective shelters — known as RESs (Rapid Erect Shelters) provide s... US Air Force F-35s Visit Locations in Europe
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany --- Airmen from Hill Air Force Base’s fighter wings forward deployed the F-35A Lightning II to several locations in Europe as part of a joint readiness exercise. So fa... Airbus Unveils ‘Bird of Prey’ Concept for Future Airplanes
Airbus has unveiled a bird-like conceptual airliner design with the goal of motivating the next generation of aeronautical engineers, underscoring how they can make a difference by applying technologi... US Marine Corps Takes F-35Bs to Red Flag
LAS VEGAS, NV. --- The United States Marine Corps’ Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122) traveled to Nellis Air Force Base on July 11, 2019 to provide global strike support in Red Flag 19-3. ... US Army Futures Command Grows to 24,000 Personnel in One Year
WASHINGTON --- From what began as a dozen people whom Army leaders said formed a "beachhead" in downtown Austin, Texas, the Army Futures Command has considerably grown in the past year to over 24,000 ... New Start Treaty: Extend it, Go for More, or Let it Lapse?
The clock is ticking: the New Start Treaty will expire in less than 20 months, a deadline which presents the administration with tough choices. What Is New Start? New Start is a nuclear arms co... China Censures French Military Ambitions, Initiatives
On July 12, France launched its first Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, the Suffren. On July 13, France announced that it would create a Joint Space Command (JSC). On July 14, it held ... HMS Albion Returns from Baltic Deployment
After just over two months in the Baltic Sea HMS Albion, the Fleet Flagship, has returned to her home port of HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth. Returning on a grey, rainy day in Plymouth didn’t ... Twin Threats of China, Iran Differ, Says DOD Official
The threat of Iran to U.S. and regional allies is from miscalculation, while the threat of China is largely in violating world economic and democratic norms, said Undersecretary of Defense for Policy ... GA-ASI Teams with Cobham for Protector UAV Support
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has reaffirmed its collaboration withCobham Aviation Services UK for through-life support strategies for the Protector RG Mk1 Remotely... Classified USAF Network Modernized with $150M Contract
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. --- The Hanscom program executive office overseeing the Air Force Secret Internet Protocol Router Network awarded a five-year contract to unify and standardize classified computing ... US to Develop New Multi-Band, Multi-Mission Prototype Phased Array
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. --– Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. were awarded a $7.2 million prototype agreement by the Defense Innovation Unit to develop a new Mul... Indian Su-30MKIs Back Home from Ex Garuda 2019
Ex Garuda 2019, a bilateral Indo-French large force employment warfare exercise hosted by French Air Force (FAF) from 01 to 12 Jul 19 at Mont-de-Marsan France, was successfully completed with the IAF ... Five Problems Threaten America's Naval Shipbuilding
The U.S. shipbuilding industry is a tale of two cities. On the commercial side, the industry is a mere shadow of what it was a generation ago, when America was the biggest builder of oceangoing commer... NATO Ships Exercise in the Black Sea
Over 2,000 forces and 27 ships are taking part in exercise Breeze 2019 in the Black Sea. The Bulgarian-led maritime exercise, which began on 12 July, involves forces from 12 NATO Allies – Albania, Bel... IBM to Develop Australian DoD’s Management System
The Department of Defence has awarded a $95.5 million contract to IBM to deliver the initial design of the Defence Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program. The ERP program plans to roll out init... Timor-Leste Delegation Previews Patrol Boat
Senior officers and officials of Timor-Leste’s military - Falantil Forcas Defesa de Timor Lorosae (F-FDTL) - and Defence Department previewed their future patrol boat during a recent visit to the Repu... | 