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Trump Son-in-Law Finalizing $110M Arms Package for Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON — On the afternoon of May 1, President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, welcomed a high-level delegation of Saudis to a gilded reception room next door to the White House and delivered a

Canada Warns It May Cancel F-18E Buy Over Bombardier Probe
OTTAWA, Ontario --- The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “The aerospace industries of Canada and the United States are highly integra

China Flies Export Version of Z-19E Attack Helicopter
HARBIN, China --- The China-developed Z-19E armed helicopter made its maiden flight Thursday in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Z-19E featured hovering maneuvers, close groun

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Trump Son-in-Law Finalizing $110M Arms Package for Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON — On the afternoon of May 1, President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, welcomed a high-level delegation of Saudis to a gilded reception room next door to the White House and delivered a ...

Canada Warns It May Cancel F-18E Buy Over Bombardier Probe
OTTAWA, Ontario --- The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “The aerospace industries of Canada and the United States are highly integra...

China Flies Export Version of Z-19E Attack Helicopter
HARBIN, China --- The China-developed Z-19E armed helicopter made its maiden flight Thursday in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Z-19E featured hovering maneuvers, close groun...

US to Provide Afghanistan with Up to 159 Black Hawks
As part of Afghanistan’s four-year road map to double its 17,000-strong special forces unit and bolster the Afghan Air Force, the U.S. plans to provide Afghanistan with up to 159 refurbished UH-60A Bl...

F-35 Can Be Hacked But Adapted Hardware Can Prevent It: Report
The software of Western aircraft such as the F-35, the new prize in the Israel, US and other air forces, can be hacked by certain adversaries, but adapted hardware can be installed that can’t be hacke...

Soyuz Launches First All-Electric Satellite for SES
Arianespace has orbited the SES-15 telecommunications satellite for European operator SES. Liftoff took place on Thursday, May 18 at 8:54 a.m. (local time in Kourou) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG)...

Turkey Says Will ‘Not Beg’ Germany to Stay At NATO Base
ANKARA --- Turkey’s top diplomat has hit back at German plans to pull its troops out of a key NATO base on its soil, saying on May 18 that it would “not beg” them to stay. Ankara and Berlin are loc...

US, EU Debate Compliance in WTO Airbus Case
Earlier this month, delegates from the US and EU gathered at WTO headquarters for hearings in the long-running case concerning government support provided by the 28-nation bloc to European aerospace g...

Bombardier Responds to US Probe of CSeries
MONTREAL --- Mike Nadolski, Vice President Communications and Public Affairs, issued the following statement in response to today’s staff hearing before the United States International Trade Commissio...

Polish Official In Germany to Discusses Submarine Buy
On Thursday, 18 May 2017, the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defense, Bartosz Kownacki, took part in the Polish-Norwegian-German talks on the submarine acquisition program. The meeting hoste...

Fincantieri Buys 66% of STX France Shipyard for €79.5M
TRIESTE --- FINCANTIERI S.p.A. announces that it signed today a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 66.66% of the share capital of STX France from its current shareholder STX Europe AS (ST...

GA Wins Extra $195M for CVN-80 Arresting Gear
General Atomics, San Diego, California, is being awarded $195,180,206 for modification 00013 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-14-C-0037) to exercise an option for the manufact...

Lockheed Wins Extra $112M for THAAD Field Support
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $112,200,000 contract ceiling increase modification (P00031) to previously-awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus fi...

US Navy Admiral Sentenced to 18 Months In ‘Fat Albert’ Scandal
SAN DIEGO --- The first active-duty U.S. Navy admiral ever convicted of a federal crime has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to investigators about a Malaysian defense contractor at the...

First Two M777A2 Howitzers Delivered to India
Two M 777 A-2 (Indian) ULH arrived today for preparation of firing tables. During this event, the guns will fire 155 mm indigenous ammunition. The weapon system was contracted on 30 November 16. As...

Senior US Air Force Leaders Discuss US Space Posture
WASHINGTON --- On May 17, 2017, Air Force senior leaders testified before the Senate Armed Service Committee Strategic Forces subcommittee on military space, organization, policy and programs. Air...

US, Jordan Work to Prevent WMD Proliferation
AMMAN, Jordan --- Fancy bikes. Professional golf clubs. Fertilizer. On the surface, these items seem relatively harmless. However, they all contain "dual-use material" such as carbon fiber or explosiv...

Damen Supports Call for Dutch Naval Sector Investment
Damen Shipyards Group supports the report ‘The Navy and the Netherlands Maritime Cluster – an ecosystem under pressure’, by PRC (Policy Research Corporation). The report calls for increased investment...

US Army to Establish Security Force Assistance Brigades
FORT KNOX, KY. --- One of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's recent top initiatives is the permanent establishment of Security Force Assistance Brigades to advise and assist partner nations wit...

European Tactical Airlift Center to Move to Zaragoza
ZARAGOZA, Spain --- On June 8 the new European Tactical Airlift Centre (ETAC) will be officially opened by Head of the EDA, High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica ...

GE Begins Certification Testing of GE9X Engine
PEEBLES, OH --- Earlier this week, GE Aviation began GE9X engine certification tests at its Peebles Test Operation (PTO) in Ohio. The GE9X will power Boeing’s new 777X aircraft. The first round of ...

How to Improve NATO’s Delivery of Common Funded Capabilities: Report
On 18 April 2017, a Group of Senior Experts (GSE) delivered a report on how to improve NATO’s delivery of common funded capabilities. Vice Admiral (Ret.) Matthieu Borsboom, Chairman of the Group of...

After Decades, Malmstrom AFB Installs Helo Refuel Spots
MALMSTROM AFB, Mont. --- The 341st Operations Group and 40th Helicopter Squadron recently initiated missile alert facility helicopter refueling operations here, where seven of Malmstrom’s 15 MAFs inst...

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