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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. --- Faced with a set of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters that are too limited to fly in combat, the U.S. military is faced with the question of what to do with them—upgrade or buy new? ... Quietly, PLA Navy Gets New Nuclear Submarine
A new nuclear submarine has been turned over to the People's Liberation Army Navy, one of the largest State-owned naval shipbuilding enterprises revealed on Tuesday, but experts believe that this subm... Sweden Boosts Defense Spending in 2018 Draft Budget
In its Budget Bill for 2018, the Government proposes allocating an additional SEK 2.7 billion to Sweden’s total defence, of which SEK 2.3 billion for military defence and SEK 0.4 billion for civil def... Nuclear Weapons: Who Are the World's Haves and Have Nots?
More than two-thirds of the world's countries are calling for a global ban on nuclear weapons. DW examines the questions over the state of weapons stockpiles, disarmament deals and their chances of su... AAV Survivability Upgrade Moves Into Production Phase
RESTON, Va. --- The U.S. Marine Corps Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS) approved the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Survivability Upgrade (SU) program to enter into the Production and ... Exercise Aurora 17: Sweden Focuses on Defending Gotland
Exercise Aurora 17 has now entered a stage where the focus is on Gotland. On Monday, equipment and troops were shipped to the island by both air and sea. In Oskarshamn, ships were waiting to leave wit... Russia Launches Yars ICBM from Plesetsk in Test
On September 20, the Yars intercontinental multiple-warhead ballistic missile was launched from Plesetsk by the missile formation of Yoshkar-Ola. Training missile units arrived at the Kura range, K... Russia Deploys New Sopka-2 Radars in Eastern MD
Sopka-2 new radar complex was introduced into Air Force and Air Defence formations of the Eastern MD located in the Zabaikalsky Krai. It will be put into service in 2018. The complex was designed t... USAF Cannot Afford to Pay for Data About Its Own Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force wants computers to predict when its cargo planes and tankers are going to break. Some of its planes even have the necessary equipment installed — but service leaders can’t turn it o... US Army Launches Review to Prioritize Equipment Programs
WASHINGTON --- Over the next several months, some 820 equipment programs -- including combat vehicles, aircraft, and even gear worn or carried by Soldiers -- are expected to be rank ordered by their i... European MPs Want Stricter Controls of Arms Exports
Weapons made in EU are widely exported and some to countries that engage in conflicts which threaten Europe’s own security. MEPs call on EU states to upgrade their rules on arms exports. An arms ra... Lockheed Demos Drone Shootdown by Laser
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. --- A Lockheed Martin prototype laser weapon system proved that an advanced system of sensors, software and specialized optics can deliver decisive lethality against un... Oshkosh Wins $466M for Upgraded FMTV Trucks
Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been awarded a $466,773,281 modification (P00060) to contract W56HZV-09-D-0159 for procurement of Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles variants based on the ... USAF Lauds Fast Development of LRASM Anti-Ship Missile
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- No test at Edwards can be considered simple, but when you add in numerous organizations with their own language and procedures, along with a test aircraft with engine problems,... Japan Airlines Orders Four GE-Powered Boeing 787s
SEATTLE --- Boeing and Japan Airlines (JAL) announced an order today for four 787-8 Dreamliners. The order, which was previously listed on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, attributed to an unid... Uzbekistan Picks GEnx to Power Four Boeing 787
NEW YORK, NY –-- Uzbekistan Airways has selected GEnx-1B engines to power four new Boeing 787-8 aircraft. The engine order is valued at more than $230 million (USD), including a custom-ordered spare e... USAF Recounts B-2 Spirit’s January 2017 Libya Raid
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --- Brig. Gen. John Nichols, 509th Bomb Wing commander, along with aircrew directly involved with the Libya Raid, discussed their actions during the raid, long range strike operat... CRS: A 355-Ship US Navy Would Cost $150Bn, Take 30 Years
The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the cong... Over 100 French SMEs Commit to “Make in India”
ST CLOUD, France --- Rafale International consisting of Dassault Aviation, Safran and Thales have met more than 100 French SMEs in two-days Business to Business events. These events held with Indian o... Pentagon Aims to Build A More Lethal Force
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Department’s three lines of effort include building a more lethal force, strengthening international partnerships and reforming business practices of military departments an... Airbus Delivers First A330 from New Chinese Completion Center
Airbus today delivered the initial jetliner from its new A330 Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC) in Tianjin, China, marking the formal inauguration of Airbus’ first ever industrial facility outside... Rolls-Royce to Supply 500 Engines Polish Military Vehicles
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany --– Rolls-Royce is to supply a total of 500 MTU Series 106 engines to Polish vehicle manufacturer Jelcz. The type 6R 106 TD21 engines will be used to power four-wheel-drive Je... Was “Unmanned Warrior” A Useful Exercise?
“Extremely successful event” … “world firsts” … “unprecedented” … “ground-breaking”. It’s safe to say that, judging from the string of superlatives, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was pleased with Unm... | 
