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PARIS --- Following up closely onto the first steps of the Germany’s new Ampel-Koalition, three major trends can be identified which could be the markers of the policies for the four next years. Qu... Latest Press Releases Spain Approves €1.9Bn Budget for Tiger Mk III Modernization
The Council of Ministers has approved an Agreement that authorizes the acquisition of spending commitments charged to future fiscal years, in compliance with the provisions of article 47 of the Genera... Third Failure in A Row for US Air Force's Hypersonic Weapon
The U.S. Air Force has failed for a third time to conduct a successful test of the rocket booster on a prototype AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon hypersonic missile, or ARRW. This can only ... UK and Japan to Develop Future Fighter Jet Engine Demonstrator
The UK and Japan announce plans to develop a future fighter aircraft engine demonstrator and agree to explore further combat air technologies. Work on the joint engine demonstrator will kick-start ... Qatar Airways Takes Airbus to Court Over A350 Skin Flaws
PARIS --- Qatar Airways said on Monday it had started proceedings in a UK court against European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) in a bid to resolve a dispute over surface damage to A350 passenger jets. ... First Meeting on AUKUS Australian Submarine Project
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America recently held the inaugural meetings of the AUKUS Trilateral Joint Steering Groups. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United State... India Deploys First S-400 Battery to Western Punjab
NEW DELHI --- India deployed the first battery of Russian-made S-400 medium-to-long range anti-aircraft missile systems on the territory of its western Punjab state bordering on Pakistan, the ANI news... US Approves $1.3Bn Sale to France of EMALS Catapult for Future Carrier
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arrestin... Brazil Orders IRIS-T Air-to-Air Missiles for Gripen-E
Continuing the process of modernization of its aircraft fleet and weapons, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) on Dec. 17 signed the contract for the acquisition of a new batch of air-to-air IRIS-T short-ra... India Opens AgustaWestland Trial, But Still No Evidence Produced
Nearly eight years after a probe was ordered into the alleged irregularities in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal and a dozen chargesheets later, filed both by the Central Bureau of Investigation a... Italy Orders Second Vulcano-class Logistic Ship, Takes Option on Third
On 20th December 2021, in OCCAR Rome premises, OCCAR Director, Mr.Matteo Bisceglia, on behalf of the Italian Participating State, signed the LSS Contract Amendment N°5 with the Italian Temporary Conso... US Navy Exercises Option, Orders 36 More TH-73A Helicopters
AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $159,421,443 firm-fixed-price modification (P00016) to a previously awarded contract (N6134020C0007). This modification ... Lockheed Paid $19M to Say Whether F-35 Will Meet Future Requirements
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $19,421,059 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00005) to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qua... Patria to Start Development of Next-Gen Armored Vehicles
Patria, as the industrial coordinator of consortium FAMOUS (European Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured Systems), has signed the Grant Agreement (GA) with the European Commission. This fundin... Admiralty Shipyards Begins Sea Trials of Submarine ‘Kronstadt’
JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" has started the first stage of the factory sea trials of the Project 677 submarine "Kronstadt". Within the first stage, which will take place in the Gulf of Finland, high-... US Navy, Boeing Complete First Carrier Tests of MQ-25
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Navy completed an Unmanned Carrier Aviation Demonstration (UCAD) of its MQ-25 unmanned air system prototype in December aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), laying the gro... India Tests New-Generation Agni-P Ballistic Missile
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha at 1106 hr... PLA Reveals Details of Z-10 Attack Helicopter
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) revealed many details of the country's domestically developed Z-10 attack helicopter in a recent program aired by the state broadcaster, introducing its outs... Darpa Contracts Two Firms to Build Manta Ray Underwater Drones
DARPA has awarded Phase 2 contracts to continue the Manta Ray program that began in 2020. The effort seeks to demonstrate innovative technologies allowing payload-capable autonomous unmanned underwate... AFRL, Northrop Convert Solar Energy to Radio Frequency
KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. --- The Air Force Research Laboratory’s and Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Project have successfully conducted the first end-t... Russian Navy Takes Delivery of Two Nuclear Submarines
MOSCOW --- Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the start via a video linkup to the ceremony of raising the naval flags aboard the latest nuclear-powered submarines Knyaz Oleg and Novosibirsk during ... UPS Orders 19 Boeing 767 Freighter Aircraft
SEATTLE --- Boeing today announced an order for 19 767 Freighters from UPS highlighting the 767 Freighter's outstanding operational efficiency and payload capability to serve its customers at a time o... Second Indian Navy P15B Destroyer Begins Sea Trials
Mormugao, Indian Navy's second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class, planned to be commissioned in mid 2022, proceeded on her maiden sea sortie today. 19th December is perhaps the most befit... US Approves $108M Sale of Hellfire Missiles to Australia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Hellfire AGM-114R2 Missiles and related equipment for an estim... US Approves $125M Sale of Javelin Missiles to Lithuania
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lithuania of Javelin Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost o... Bell Delivers Four Huey II Helicopters to Bosnia-Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, Bosnia–Herzegovina --- Bell Textron Inc. announced the delivery of four Bell Huey II aircraft to the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) on Dec. 4. The aircraft are part of a Fore... Santa Barbara Begins Production of VCR Dragon for Spanish Army
The manufacturing of the 8x8 'Dragon' Wheeled Combat Vehicle (RCV) for the Spanish Armed Forces has started in the Trubia Factory (Asturias) of GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas with the cutting of the fir... Pakistan Tests Enhanced-Range Version of Babur 1B Cruise Missile
RAWALPINDI ---- Pakistan today conducted a successful test of an enhanced range version of the indigenously developed Babur Cruise Missile 1B. Today’s launch was witnessed by Lieutenant General Nad... Canadian Navy Orders Saab Sea Giraffe Radars
Saab has signed a contract for multi-role Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars antenna kits, for the upgrade of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax Class frigates. The contract also includes associated equipmen... Northrop Completes Successful AA/AD Missile Flight Test
LOS ANGELES ––- Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the second flight test of its new anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) missile, demonstrating capabilities that will meet key objectives ... Austal USA to Design US Navy’s Next Gen Logistics Ship
Austal Limited (Austal) is pleased to announce Austal USA has been awarded a US$2 million (~ A$2.8 million) contract to perform design studies for the United States Navy’s Next Generation Logistics Sh... | 