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Email Leaks: French-UK Defense Ties More Important Than German-EU Plans
Emmanuel Macron was told before his election that maintaining defence ties with Britain was crucial and “more important” than flawed plans for EU military integration, according to leaked emails from

Russia Develops Flying Wing Combat Drone
A photo of an advanced Russian strike drone, which will be equipped with stealth technologies of Russia's fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter, has emerged on the internet. The Russian website para

Airbus Wins British Military Satellite Deal Without Competition
LONDON --- The first element of a new British military satellite communications capability to replace the current Skynet 5 network has been awarded to Airbus Defence and Space without a competition.

Turkey Expands Its Military Footprint Overseas
ISTANBUL --- Recently, Turkey’s forward-basing posture has started to draw more attention due to Parliament’s fast-track legislation to ratify a bilateral defense treaty with Doha which allowed the st...

Email Leaks: French-UK Defense Ties More Important Than German-EU Plans
Emmanuel Macron was told before his election that maintaining defence ties with Britain was crucial and “more important” than flawed plans for EU military integration, according to leaked emails from ...

Russia Develops Flying Wing Combat Drone
A photo of an advanced Russian strike drone, which will be equipped with stealth technologies of Russia's fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter, has emerged on the internet. The Russian website para...

Airbus Wins British Military Satellite Deal Without Competition
LONDON --- The first element of a new British military satellite communications capability to replace the current Skynet 5 network has been awarded to Airbus Defence and Space without a competition. ...

New Entrant In USAF Light Attack Aircraft Fly-Off
Another aircraft will fly at the Air Force’s OA-X light attack competition next week. Air Tractor and L3 announced Monday they will offer the AT-802L Longsword to participate in the fly-off at Holloma...

Is the OA-X Competitive Fly-Off A Waste of Money?
The U.S. Air Force is conducting a flight demonstration this summer to see how low-cost, mainly propeller-driven planes might contribute to its warfighting capabilities. The basic idea is that the ser...

Lockheed Wins $211M for F-35 Special Tooling
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $211,200,000 for modification P00017 to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract ...

Northrop Wins $505M for Counter-IED Jammers
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Virginia, is being awarded a $57,727,948 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost only contract for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Devi...

China Officially Opens New Military Base in Djibouti
China’s People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday held a ceremony in Djibouti to launch its new logistics support base in the east African country. The ceremony was held to mark the 90th anniversar...

UK Approves Export Licenses for Turkish TF-X Fighter Program
Licence allowing the export or transfer of goods, software or technology for the Turkish Aerospace Industries TF-X Programme. This open general export licence (OGEL) allows the export or transfer o...

USAF Outsources C-130J Maintenance to Free Up Airmen for F-35
LITTLE ROCK AFB, AR. --- The 314th MXG began their transformation approximately six months ago to replace the 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron with more than 120 DynCorp International contractors. ...

Rebels Use USV to Attack Port in Yemen
RIYAHD --- Houthi rebels in Yemen used an unmanned surface vessel (USV) to attack a port in government controlled territory. The remote-controlled boat, packed with explosives, attacked a naval pier a...

GA’s Third-Gen 10MJ Railgun to Be Tested at Dugway
SAN DIEGO, CA. --- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that its new 10 Mega Joule (MJ) medium range multi-mission railgun system has completed final assembly and factory a...

North Korea's ICBM Lands in Japan's Economic Zone: Pentagon
WASHINGTON --- The North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile that was launched July 28 from Mupyong-ni traveled about 620 miles before splashing down in the Sea of Japan about 103 miles from the...

GD Wins $270M for SEPv2 Upgrade for M-1 Tanks
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, has been awarded a $270,165,431 fixed-price-incentive contract to install and integrate the SEPv2 legacy unique components resulting in 45 M1...

Oshkosh Defense Wins $195M US Army Order
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been awarded a $195,483,510 modification (P00055) to contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 to exercise available options for 748 vehicles and 2,359 installed and pack...

S. Korean Navy to Receive New Tank Landing Ship
SEOUL --- A next-generation landing ship capable of transporting more troops and military hardware than existing vessels will be delivered to the Navy this week, the state arms procurement agency said...

DRDO Rolls Out Muntra, India's First Unmanned Tank
CHENNAI, India --- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an unmanned, remotely operated tank which has three variants - surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in ...

Italian MoD Observation Satellite Ready for Aug 2 Launch
-- Launch is scheduled for Wednesday 2 August from Kourou -- The whole satellite system is supplied by Leonardo through Telespazio; the prime contractor leading an international group of companies -...

BAE Would Produce Armored Vehicles In Victoria
BAE Systems Australia will build a world class defence hub in Victoria, consolidating the company’s Victorian Maritime, Aerospace and Land businesses into a single facility that will foster collaborat...

Successful Sea Trials for Revamped HMS Montrose
HMS Montrose has returned to Plymouth after successful machinery and weapons trials at sea - only three weeks after leaving dry dock from a three-year upgrade. The ship's engines have been pushed t...

Indian Army T90 Tanks Participate in Tank Biathlon 2017
The Tank Biathlon commenced with the opening ceremony of International Army Games at Alabino Ranges, Russia on 29 July 2017. Nineteen nations with three crews each are competing with each other in the...

Exercise Noble Partner Opens in Georgia
VAZIANI MILITARY BASE, Georgia --- The opening ceremony for the multinational, U.S. Army Europe-led exercise Noble Partner took place here yesterday and was attended by Georgian President Giorgi Margv...

Nimitz Carrier Group Begins Combat Ops In Persian Gulf
ARABIAN GULF --- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is carrying out strike sorties from the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). The first aircraft launched from USS Nimi...

India’s 2017-22 Defence Plan Is A Re-Run of the Past
The 13th five-year defence plan (2017-22) envisages an allocation of Rs 26,83,924 crore for the armed forces.1 This includes Rs 13,95,271 crore under the revenue segment and the remainder for defrayin...

Austal Marks Keel Laying of First Pacific Patrol Boat
Austal today hosted the Hon. Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Industry, at the ceremonial keel laying of the first Pacific Patrol Boat vessel for the Australian Government’s Pacific Patrol Bo...

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