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July 29, 2022  

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US Approves $8.4 Bn Sale of F-35 Fighters to Germany with Big Weapons Package
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of F-35 aircraft, munitions, and related equipment for an estimated

Indian Navy Takes Delivery of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant
Indian Navy has created maritime history today by taking delivery of the prestigious Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant from her builder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi. Designed by I

Integrated Mideast Air and Missile Defence System Still Only An Idea: US
DUBAI --- A senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday that there was no framework yet for an integrated Middle East air and missile defence system but that the United States believes there

 


Laid down in 2009, and launched in 2013, Vikrant in the first aircraft carrier to be entirely designed, developed and built in India; at 45,000 tonnes, she is the largest ship in Indian Navy service. She will initially operate MiG-29K naval fighters and a variety of helicopters. (India Navy photo)


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US Approves $8.4 Bn Sale of F-35 Fighters to Germany with Big Weapons Package
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of F-35 aircraft, munitions, and related equipment for an estimated...

Indian Navy Takes Delivery of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant
Indian Navy has created maritime history today by taking delivery of the prestigious Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant from her builder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi. Designed by I...

Integrated Mideast Air and Missile Defence System Still Only An Idea: US
DUBAI --- A senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday that there was no framework yet for an integrated Middle East air and missile defence system but that the United States believes there ...

Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile to Enter Russian Navy Service in September: Tass
MOSCOW --- The state-of-the-art Tsirkon hypersonic missile is set to enter service with surface ships of the Russian Navy in September this year, a source close to Russia’s Defense Ministry told TASS ...

Bundeswehr Delivers ABC Defense Package to Ukraine
Federal Minister Lambrecht has decided to provide the Ukraine with a comprehensive package for NBC nuclear, biological and chemical defense from the Bundeswehr stocks to NATO. The package includes ...

GD Wins $698M to Modernize Submarine SSN 768
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $697,894,932 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-4312 for the maintenance, repair, a...

Russia to Boost Firepower of Krasnopol Smart Munition
MOSCOW --- The Krasnopol precision-guided artillery munition will get an extended firing range, greater firepower and higher firing efficiency after its upgrade, Kalashnikov Group CEO Vladimir Lepin s...

Rheinmetall to Market Elbit Artillery Rockets in Europe
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Elbit Systems Land and Elbit Systems Deutschland, have signed a strategic cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the area of rocket artillery. This cooperati...

South Korea's KF-21 Fighter Makes 2nd Test Flight
flight test Friday following its maiden flight earlier this month, an informed source said. The fighter took off from the Air Force's 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers south...

What Would An Australian Sovereign Submarine Capability Look Like?
After the cancellation of the Attack-class submarine program in favour of nuclear-powered boats (SSNs), Australia’s new government must urgently consider the $100-billion-plus question of what a sover...

US Africa Command Dealing with Strategic Competition, Terrorism
While strategic competition with China and Russia remains the main challenge for U.S. Africa Command, the African continent is "the central focus of terrorism in the world," Army Gen. Stephen J. Towns...

US Sends Six F-35s on Fast Deployment from Vermont to Estonia
VERMONT --- Thirty-five multicapable Airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to Amari Airbase, Estonia, to exercise Agile Combat Em...

Unmanned Influence Sweep Attains Initial Operating Capability
WASHINGTON, D.C.--- Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS), a critical component of the Navy’s suite of mine countermeas...

South Korea’s Hanwha Revamps Defense Business
SEOUL --- South Korean defense-to-energy giant Hanwha Group said Friday that it is revamping its business structure to maximize synergy among defense units with an aim to mimic the success of Lockheed...

Norway Donates Armored Patrol Vehicles to Ukraine
Norway has donated 14 IVECO LAV III armored patrol vehicles to Ukraine. These vehicles have good mobility and protection, and are of the same type that Norwegian forces used in Afghanistan. The veh...

Steadicopter Says Black Eagle-E Wins Israeli Navy Tender
Steadicopter - a leader in the Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems (RUAS) industry - announces another win in a significant tender, this time for the Israeli Navy, for its Black Eagle Electric systems. ...

China Adds Z-10 Attack Helicopters to PLA Hong Kong Garrison
Official reports show that Z-10 attack helicopters for the first time participated in a recent patrol exercise organized by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison, indicating th...

X-Bow Systems Successfully Launches "Bolt" Rocket
WHITE SANDS, N.M. --- X-Bow Systems (X-Bow), today confirmed the successful first launch of its Bolt Rocket at White Sands Missile Range. Bolt is the first vehicle in X-Bow's new suite of modular boos...

Spanish Defense Minister Lauds Navantia’s F-110 Frigate Program
FERROL, Spain --- Defense Minister Margarita Robles today visited the Navantia shipyards in the Coruña city of Ferrol, to inquire about the evolution of the F-110 frigate program, key to the transform...

Multinational Aerial Drills in Romania Demonstrate NATO Readiness
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- NATO air forces will be conducting joint interoperability training above Romania on Thursday, July 28, 2022. This one-day activity involves more than 20 Allied fighter, tanker...

China Points Warning Fingers at Japan and NATO
BEIJING --- Senior Colonel Wu Qian, the spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, expressed a serious warning against the United States’ attempt to deploy intermediate-range ballistic mis...

Spanish Firms Benefit from EU Defense Fund Projects
MADRID --- Indra is one of the three European companies with the highest level of participation in the new European Defence Fund, having ensured its presence in 19 projects totaling more than 700 mill...


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