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Germany Suspends Israel Submarine Deal
JERUSALEM --- The news comes shortly after several senior officials and key suspects in the case were detained and placed under house arrest. Amos Gilead, a decorated retired IDF general and defens

India, Russia to Sign Contract to Develop FGFA Fighter
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia --- India and Russia will soon sign a contract for jointly developing the much-delayed fifth-generation fighter aircraft, a top Russian official has said. Sergei Chemezov, the CEO

India Issues RFI for €8Bn Submarine Buy
MUMBAI --- Six advanced submarines, to be built under Project 75(I) to scale up the Navy’s warfare capabilities, are set to get off the starters’ block, with the Navy issuing a Request for Information

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Germany Suspends Israel Submarine Deal
JERUSALEM --- The news comes shortly after several senior officials and key suspects in the case were detained and placed under house arrest. Amos Gilead, a decorated retired IDF general and defens...

India, Russia to Sign Contract to Develop FGFA Fighter
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia --- India and Russia will soon sign a contract for jointly developing the much-delayed fifth-generation fighter aircraft, a top Russian official has said. Sergei Chemezov, the CEO...

India Issues RFI for €8Bn Submarine Buy
MUMBAI --- Six advanced submarines, to be built under Project 75(I) to scale up the Navy’s warfare capabilities, are set to get off the starters’ block, with the Navy issuing a Request for Information...

AFI-KLM to Upgrade, Maintain French AWACS Fleet
The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) on July 12, 2017 awarded to Air France Industries the contract to upgrade the avionics of the four AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft of th...

BAE Says It Leads the Way On Next-Gen Fighter
A British Aerospace chief has played down worries over the company’s lack of involvement in a new fighter jet. Chris Boardman, managing director of BAE’s military aircraft business, dismissed fears...

US Irked After Turkey Publishes Map of Its Military Posts in Syria
The Pentagon says it has raised its concerns with Turkey after a Turkish news agency published a map of U.S. military posts in northern Syria. The state-run Anadolu News Agency printed the map Wedn...

China Steps Up Export Marketing of FTC-2000 Jet Trainer
As Guizhou Aviation Industry Group has recently rolled out its first plane for export, the aircraft manufacturer is accelerating its overseas expansion. The subsidiary of Beijing-headquartered Avia...

Turkey’s SSM Invites Local Bids for Altay MBT Production
ANKARA, Turkey --- The Turkish Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) has extended requests for proposals (RFPs) to three domestic private companies regarding the estimated $10 billion indigeno...

Eurosam to Help Turkey Develop New Long-Range SAM
The heads of Eurosam, Aselsan and Roketsan – respectively Michel Vigneras, Faik Eken and Selçuk Yaşar – have signed on the 14th of July in Ankara a Heads of Agreement (HoA) under the aegis of the Turk...

Japan to Arm F-2 Fighters with Anti-Ship Missiles
TOKYO --- The government plans to equip the Japan Air Self-Defence Force's (JASDF) F-2 fighters with a new air-to-ship missile from next fiscal year, the Yomiuri Shimbun has learnt. It will allocat...

GE Wins $409M Contract for Next-Gen TPC Controls
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $409,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for next generation thermal, power, and controls (NGT-PAC)...

British MPs Debate the Future Shape of the Armed Forces
This Debate Pack has been prepared for the debate on the 'Future shape of the armed forces', to be held in the Westminster Hall on Wednesday 19 July 2017. The Member leading the debate is Leo Docherty...

New Royal Navy Carrier Interrupts Sea Trials
HMS Queen Elizabeth has been alongside in the deepwater port of Invergordon for more than 10 days now and there is growing speculation about the reason for her extended stay. The planned stop at Inver...

USAF Grounds Part of C-5 Galaxy Fleet
SCOTT AFB, Ill. -- The Air Mobility Command commander has directed a stand-down of C-5 flying operations at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, following a second malfunction of C-5 nose landing gear with...

Top Contractors Hold Their Position As Defense Spending Rises
As defense markets continue to adapt to dynamic economic and political forces, the major players continue to hold their entrenched positions. Regional turmoil in parts of the Middle East, Europe an...

Australia Installs Cutting-Edge Data Centre In Middle East
The latest piece of equipment for the Middle East region (MER) Communications and Information System (CIS) Upgrade Program has arrived at Australia’s main operating base in the Middle East. The sta...

Airbus Selects Wescam Sensor Balls for Two Helicopter Orders
NEW YORK --- L3 Technologies announced today that its WESCAM division has received an order from Airbus Helicopters to provide 37 MX-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems for install...

Russia to Test AW189 to Support Oil & Gas Ops In Sakhalin
MOSCOW --- Leonardo announced today that an AW189 super medium helicopter will be operated by Aviashelf to perform transport operations from Sakhalin Island in Russia supporting the Oil & Gas industry...

US Air Force Assumes Control of First WGS Satellite
SCHRIEVER AFB, CO. --- The 4th Space Operations Squadron assumed control of its first wideband global SATCOM satellite during a ceremony July 14. While there are eight other WGS satellites currentl...

NATO Greets Chinese Flotilla In North Sea
Chinese naval vessels were greeted by NATO’s flagship in the North Sea as the Chinese fleet headed for the Baltic region for the first time to carry out joint maritime exercises with Russia. Accord...

Lockheed Wins $38M to Design New Wing for JASSM-ER
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin received an Undefinitized Contracting Action for $37.7 million from the U.S. Air Force for continued development of a new wing design for the Joint Air-to-Surface Sta...

Royal Navy Wildcat Completes 5-Month Tour on German Frigate
The Fleet Air Arm’s newest helicopter has proved it can deploy with the German Navy after seven weeks’ intensive training aboard the frigate Lübeck. A Wildcat helicopter from Royal Naval Air Statio...

Russia Mulls New VTOL Fighters, But Pravda Has Doubts
ZHUKOVSKY, Moscow Region --- Russia’s Defense Ministry is currently in talks with aircraft makers to discuss the development of a promising vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) plane for a future airc...

China Looks to Develop Counter-Hypersonic Technologies
A Chinese military expert says China should develop counter technologies after the U.S. and Australia jointly tested at least one flight for their Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentat...

Angara Airlines Signs for Three Irkut MC-21 Aircraft
During the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 in Zhukovsky, Irkut Corporation (UAC member) and Angara Airlines signed the agreement of intent to purchase three MC-21- 300 aircraft. Fr...

Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines Buys Six ATR 72-600s
TOULOUSE --- ATR and Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines, a regional subsidiary of Taiwan’s flag carrier China Airlines, today signed a contract for the purchase of six ATR 72-600s, valued at some US$ 160 mill...

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