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Russia to Complete Missile Warning Radar Network By 2019
MOSCOW --- Russia will complete the creation of a network of the Voronez early warning radars by 2019, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Space Forces, Col. Gen. Alexander Golovko, told reporters o

CFM Wins $1Bn Cathay Pacific Order
WEST CHESTER, Ohio --- The Cathay Pacific Group and CFM International have finalized an order for the advanced LEAP-1A engine to power the Group’s 32 new Airbus A321neo aircraft. The engine order is v

Australia to Upgrade Collins Subs, Anzac Frigates
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, announced today two projects to sustain the capability superiority of the Collins su

Europe’s New Warship Giant: the View from Asia
The scene is set for the creation of a giant defense contractor in Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region could soon become its favorite market. Under the aegis of their respective governments, Italian s...

Russia to Complete Missile Warning Radar Network By 2019
MOSCOW --- Russia will complete the creation of a network of the Voronez early warning radars by 2019, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Space Forces, Col. Gen. Alexander Golovko, told reporters o...

CFM Wins $1Bn Cathay Pacific Order
WEST CHESTER, Ohio --- The Cathay Pacific Group and CFM International have finalized an order for the advanced LEAP-1A engine to power the Group’s 32 new Airbus A321neo aircraft. The engine order is v...

Australia to Upgrade Collins Subs, Anzac Frigates
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, announced today two projects to sustain the capability superiority of the Collins su...

RAN Picks Saab Combat Management System for Future Warships
Defence and security company Saab has been identified by the Australian government to provide the tactical interface to the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) fleet of nine Future Frigates. The Saab 9LV Co...

UK to Revamp £1 bn Royal Navy Ship Support
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon is set to unveil a new model worth around £1 billion to support a growing Royal Navy fleet and sustain over a thousand British jobs. The Common Support Model (C...

UK MoD Calls for Defense Spending to Exceed 2% of GDP
Sir Michael Fallon has called for an increase in defence funding ahead of next month's Budget. The move will put pressure on Chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of his final budget statement on November 2...

Lockheed, Rockwell Win Minuteman III Contracts
-- Lockheed Martin Corp., Space Systems Co., Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded an $80,785,457 contract for Airborne Launch Control System Replacement (ALCS-R) program. This contract is to condu...

Leonardo Introduces New AW189K Helicopter at Helitech
LONDRA --- Leonardo announced today a further step to expand the range of capabilities available to the market with the introduction of the AgustaWestland AW189K helicopter. Under this designation, th...

Works Start on Italian Navy’s Second PPA Offshore Patrol Ship
TRIESTE --- The steel cutting ceremony of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Ship (PPA) took place today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Genova), officially marking the beginning of construct...

US Navy to Christen Amphibious Assault Ship Tripoli
WASHINGTON --- The Navy will christen its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony, Sept. 16, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Ingalls ...

Rostec to Upgrade 540 Russian Combat Vehicles
Sergey Chemezov, General Director of the Rostec State Corporation, launched production at a new workshop for soft-skin vehicles upgrade at Sheglovsky Val, a Tula factory (a member of Rostec). It will ...

US Army to Field Modular Handgun Before Christmas
WASHINGTON --- Come November, the XM17 handgun, also called the "Modular Handgun System," or MHS, will drop the "X," which designates it as "experimental" and will instead be called the M17. At tha...

US Army Aviation to Revamp Training
WASHINGTON --- The Army Aviation Branch is in the process of overhauling its entire training program, said Command Sgt. Maj. Greg M. Chambers. Chambers, who is the command sergeant major of the U.S...

Safran Unveils New Engine Range for Heavy Helicopter Market
Safran Helicopter Engines is unveiling its brand-new Aneto high power engine family at Helitech International, in London. Designed for new super-medium and heavy helicopter market, it incorporates gro...

Safran Begins Open Rotor Engine Demonstrator Tests
ISTRES --- Safran is celebrating today the success of the first ground tests of the Open Rotor demonstrator engine in Istres, southern France. The ceremony marking this milestone was attended by Clara...

Leonardo Logs New Orders for AW169 Helicopters
LONDON --- Leonardo announced today the signing of a contract with Uni-Fly A/S of Denmark for two AgustaWestland AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft will enter service in th...

Saab Wins Radar Order for USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from the U.S. Navy to provide the Sea Giraffe Agile Multi Beam (AMB), Multi-Mode Radar (MMR). The order value amounts to $16.8M USD (140 MSEK). ...

US, NATO Allies Show Combat Capabilities in Latvia Exercise
ADAZI TRAINING AREA, Latvia --- As cool winds blew across the forested Baltic terrain, U.S. soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, showed no signs of stopping as ...

US Air Force Research Lab Working on Synthetic Teammates
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- It could be argued that the one persistent challenge faced by the Air Force over its 70-year history is how to best integrate airmen with cutting-edge technology. Mos...

US Marines Test Out 3-D Printed Small UAV
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC --- U.S Marines with 2nd Marine Division tested remote controlled craft made through additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26-27, 2017. Th...

EU-NATO Hybrid Threat Center Launched in Finland
The EU and NATO have teamed up in Europe's far north to fight hybrid threats from "tweets to tanks". A new center of excellence focuses on resilience to menaces from little green men to huge humanitar...

GE Touts LM2500 Turbine for Future Australian Warships
SYDNEY, Australia --- GE’s marine gas turbines are the ideal solution for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) SEA 5000 next generation Future Frigate Program, GE reported today at the PACIFIC 2017 trade...

Terma, Marand Sign MoU on Future Collaboration
SYDNEY, Australia –-- A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed today at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition between Terma and Marand. The two companies agree to explore, identify, and ...

Canada Certifies P&W Engine for Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor
LONDON, United Kingdom --- Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) announced today that its PT6C-67A helicopter engine - that powers the AW609, an aircraft that flies both horizontally and vertically - has achi...

Canada’s Heroux-Devtek to Acquire CESA
MADRID --- Heroux-Devtek Inc has reached an agreement to acquire Compania Espanola de Sistemas Aeronauticos SA (CESA), a subsidiary of Airbus SE, for a purchase price of €140 million enterprise value,...

New Generation AW169 Takes Centre Stage at Helitech 2017
ROME --- Leonardo is attending Helitech 2017, Europe’s premier helicopter show which is being held at ExCeL London from 3rd to 5th October 2017. The centrepiece of the Leonardo display at Helitech ...

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