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May 12, 2017  

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US Approves $2Bn Sale of Patriot Missiles to UAE
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Patriot PAC-3 and GEM-T missiles. The es

Delta Orders 30 Additional Airbus A321s
ATLANTA, Georgia -- Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has placed an incremental order for 30 firm A321ceo aircraft. This order follows three previous Delta orders for the Current Engine Option version of

Boeing Wins $488M Order to Upgrade British Apaches
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $488,076,762 modification (P00007) to foreign military sales (United Kingdom) contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 for the remanufacture of 38 AH-64 Apache aircraft,

 


The United Arab Emirates are continuing a massive weapons acquisition drive launched last year with this latest $2 billion order for Patriot PAC-3 and GEM-T air-defense missiles. (US Army photo)
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    US Approves $2Bn Sale of Patriot Missiles to UAE
    WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Patriot PAC-3 and GEM-T missiles. The es...

    Delta Orders 30 Additional Airbus A321s
    ATLANTA, Georgia -- Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has placed an incremental order for 30 firm A321ceo aircraft. This order follows three previous Delta orders for the Current Engine Option version of ...

    Boeing Wins $488M Order to Upgrade British Apaches
    The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $488,076,762 modification (P00007) to foreign military sales (United Kingdom) contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 for the remanufacture of 38 AH-64 Apache aircraft, ...

    Trump Puzzles with Statements on F-35, EMALS Replacement
    President Trump hosted correspondents from TIME for a nearly 100-minute wide-ranging discussion on Monday, May 8 over a four-course dinner in the Blue Room of the White House. Joined by Vice President...

    Primera Air Orders Up to 20 Boeing 737 MAX 9s
    SEATTLE --- Boeing and Primera Air today announced an order for eight 737 MAX 9 airplanes, valued at more than $950 million at list prices. The agreement also includes purchase rights for four additio...

    US Intel Chief: Afghanistan Will 'Almost Certainly Deteriorate'
    The United States’ top intelligence official believes the military conflict in Afghanistan will likely deteriorate in the coming years, even if the U.S. commits more troops to the 16 year-old fight. ...

    Oshkosh Wins $170M Contracts to Rebuild Trucks
    -- Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $90,885,550 modification (P0021) to contract W56HZV-15-D-0031 for Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles recapitalized Palletized Load System 96 M1...

    Turkey Orders Super Mushshak Training Aircraft from Pakistan
    On the second day of the 2017 International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), which is taking place in Istanbul, the Turkish Undersecretary for Defence Industries (SSM) awarded a contract of 52 Super Mush...

    Fincantieri Delivers Submarine “Romeo Romei” to Italian Navy
    TRIESTE --- The submarine “Romeo Romei” was delivered today at Fincantieri’s shipyard of Muggiano (La Spezia). It is the last of the four U212A “Todaro” class twin units ordered to Fincantieri by the ...

    Antonov to Develop Maritime Patrol An-132 with Saudi, Turkey
    Modification of An-132 for the marine patrol will be developed by specialists of the SC Ukroboronprom, in cooperation with TAQNIA (Saudi Arabia) and Havelsan (Turkey). The parties signed Memorandum of...

    India Mulls Revitalising Defence Industrial Ecosystem
    Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs Shri Arun Jaitley, accompanied by senior MoD officials, held consultations with representatives of chambers of commerce and industry on the proposed ...

    TAI, Antonov to Cooperates on UAV Systems
    İSTANBUL, Turkey --- Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), ranking among the top hundred global players in aerospace and defense arena, and ANTONOV Company, one of the leading aerospace companies ...

    Eucom Chief Addresses European Security Concerns
    STUTTGART, Germany --- The United States seeks stronger strategic relationships with European nations to bolster regional security, Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti yesterday told a gathering of chiefs...

    Singapore Completes JDAM Integration on F-15SG
    MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho --- The Republic of Singapore Air Force participated in Combat Hammer last week at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Combat Hammer is an exercise that evaluates weapons systems in...

    F-15 Upgrade Includes World's Fastest Mission Computer
    Boeing recently received a $434.8 million contract to upgrade F-15C and F-15E aircraft with Suite 9, a series of new hardware and software releases that will power advanced capabilities for the fighte...

    UK PM Promises Defence Spending Rises for Five Years
    Inflation-busting increases will be allocated to defence spending for the next five years, Theresa May has announced. The Prime Minister declared she will "always put Britain's national security fi...

    Leonardo DRS Wins New Orders for Link-11/Link-22 Datalinks
    ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS announced today it has received multiple orders for its trusted Link-11 and Link-22 data terminal sets and associated communication equipment, systems and services. L...

    India to Receive CBRN Support Equipment from US
    WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India for CBRN support equipment. The estimated cost is $75 million. The De...

    Raytheon to Develop New Expeditionary Radar for US Air Force
    TEWKSBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Co. - Integrated Defense Systems, Woburn, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $52,686,179 fixed-price-incentive-firm engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contrac...

    Advantages of Quantum Processing Shown in Head-to-Head Race
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --- A prototype quantum processor repeatedly beat a traditional, classical processor in a race to solve a puzzle, figuring out a secret combination up to 100 times faster by using exo...

    Antonov and Turkey’s Aselsan Signed MoU at IDEF-2017
    Representatives of Turkey’s leading defense company ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş (ASELSAN) and the leader of Ukrainian aircraft industry “Antonov”, which is the part of the SC “UkrOboronPr...

    US Navy Continues Looking into Technology to Protect its Ships
    NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The American version of the Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) program provides a detect-to-engage layered torpedo defense capability. (The concept originally started off as a join...

    Latvia, US Sign Defense Procurement Agreement
    Ministry of Defence has announced the signing of Latvia-US Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement with United States Department of Defense. Agreement will provide businesses in both countries equal ...

    US Navy to Christen New Expeditionary Fast Transport
    The Navy will christen its newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the future USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, May 13, at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabam...

    USAF Releases MQ-9A Accident Investigation Report
    LANGLEY, Va. --- A pilot’s misprioritization of checklist tasks and failure to observe aircraft warnings led to the crash of an MQ-9A Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft on the Nevada Test and Training R...

    Challenge Pushes Boundaries of Autonomous Swarm Capabilities
    They came, they flew, they wildly exceeded expectations. More than 40 Cadets and Midshipmen from the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy helped expand the ...

    European MPs Back Discussion of Aerospace Research
    BRUSSELS --- The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes the initiative of the European Parliament’s Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI) to hold a high-level event aimed at di...


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