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Germany, Norway Order Five Airbus Tankers, Join NATO Tanker Pool
(Identical press released were also issued by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency and OCCAR on Sept. 25) BRUSSELS --- In a signing ceremony on 25 September, 2017, the current Multinational Mu

Second Payment to Reduce F-35 Costs Contradicts Official Line
PARIS --- For the second time this year, the Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to reduce the cost of the F-35 fighters that it is delivering to the Pentagon. An earlier contract, awar

Qatar Airways Orders Two 747-8 Freighters, Four 777-300ERs
EVERETT, Wash. --- Boeing and Qatar Airways announced an order today for two 747-8 Freighters and four 777-300ERs (Extended Range), valued at $2.16 billion at list prices. The orders were previousl

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Germany, Norway Order Five Airbus Tankers, Join NATO Tanker Pool
(Identical press released were also issued by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency and OCCAR on Sept. 25) BRUSSELS --- In a signing ceremony on 25 September, 2017, the current Multinational Mu...

Second Payment to Reduce F-35 Costs Contradicts Official Line
PARIS --- For the second time this year, the Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to reduce the cost of the F-35 fighters that it is delivering to the Pentagon. An earlier contract, awar...

Qatar Airways Orders Two 747-8 Freighters, Four 777-300ERs
EVERETT, Wash. --- Boeing and Qatar Airways announced an order today for two 747-8 Freighters and four 777-300ERs (Extended Range), valued at $2.16 billion at list prices. The orders were previousl...

China Implies Second Aircraft Carrier Nears Sea Trials
It will not be long before China’s first homegrown aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, starts its sea test, at least according to online speculation, judging from the latest advancements in its construct...

Second Tide-class Support Ship Arrives in UK
The second of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new Tide-class support ships, RFA Tiderace, has arrived in Cornwall to begin a programme of customisation that will support 300 UK jobs. Like her sister sh...

Sino-US Relations Tested As Tension Escalates in Koreas
A vitriolic war of words between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump has triggered concern across the world. As Trump vowed at the UN General Assembly to "totally destroy" No...

Elbit Wins $240M Order for IRCM from African Country
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract, in an amount of $240 million, to provide a wide array of defense electronic systems to a country in Africa. The...

Lockheed Awarded Three F-35 Contracts on Same Day
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $28,918,000 for cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price modification P00020 under a previously awarded contrac...

L3 Protests Aviation Maintenance Services Award
NEW YORK --- L3 Technologies announced today that it has filed a protest with the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) related to the Fort Rucker Aviation Maintenance and Support contr...

Northrop Wins UK MoD Contract to Support Cutlass UGVs
LONDON --– Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a 24-month contract by the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Special Projects Search and Counter Measures team for in-service support of the CUTLASS ...

USAF Rationale for Killing J-Stars Replacement isn't Credible
The people who brought you "military transformation" 20 years ago have a new idea. It's called "multi-domain battle." It isn't a bad idea, but it isn't really new either -- it repackages some common-s...

US Navy Accepts Delivery of USS Little Rock LCS 9
MARINETTE, Wis. --- The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) shipyard, Sept. 25. Little Rock is the 11th lit...

Blue Origin to Launch mu Space Geostationary Satellite
mu Space Corp today announced at the 68th Annual International Astronautical Congress that they have entered into an agreement with Blue Origin to partner on a future launch of a geostationary satelli...

U.S. Army-Led NATO Battle Group on Deterrence Mission in Poland
BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland --- In a small town near Orzysz, Poland, a new multinational Battle Group has a big mission. The U.S. Army-led Battle Group Poland is one of four new NATO enhanced Forward Presen...

Secrets of the Cats
A rare insider's look into SAR (Search and Rescue) Unit 669’s operations in the present and future shows the development of land and sea evacuation techniques, as well as drastic changes in the unit’s...

US Commanders Seen Asking for More Than Troops Can Deliver
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis committed truth recently, always a refreshing change at the Pentagon. He publicly questioned the U.S. military’s “can-do” attitude, and wondered aloud if it has contribute...

US Marines Train to Hot-Load F-35 Fighters
MCAS YUMA, Ariz. --- Hot-loading is when an aircraft lands and has ordnance loaded while the engine is still running. Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted a hot-load in F-35B Ligh...

Irish Army in Live Firings of RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG
The Irish Army has conducted a live firings exercise with RBS 70 and the latest generation of the system, RBS 70 NG. The purpose of the firings were to enhance their soldiers operational capability to...

FI Forecasts $213 Bn Regional Market Over 15 Years
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Forecast International projects that a total of 5,728 regional aircraft will be produced in the 15-year period from 2017 through 2031, including both regional jets and regional turb...

Indra Develops World's First Simulator for the H145 Helicopter
Indra, in collaboration with Airbus Helicopters, has developed the market's first Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the H145 helicopter, which has obtained the highest qualification —Certification Speci...

US to Send Aircraft Carrier to South Korea Next Month
The U.S. military will send the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula at the end of next month for scheduled exercises with the South Korean Navy against North Korea's nuclear and...

Navantia Touts Role In Australian Destroyer Program
The commissioning of HMAS Hobart (III) into service by the Royal Australian Navy on Saturday, 23 September 2017 marks the achievement of a major milestone for both Navantia Australia and the Australia...

Remotec Introduces Next-Gen Multi-function, Multi-mission Robot
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation’s subsidiary Remotec Inc. is unveiling the newest member of the AndrosTM line of proven unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), the Interoperability Profile ...

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