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There’s chutzpah and then there’s the deal that Airbus SE just struck with Bombardier Inc. By acquiring a 50 percent stake in Bombardier’s struggling C Series commercial jet program -- for free -- Air... Latest Press Releases Airbus Buys Majority Stake In Bombardier CSeries Program
AMSTERDAM / MONTREAL --- Airbus SE and Bombardier Inc. are to become partners on the C Series aircraft programme. A corresponding agreement was signed today. The agreement brings together Airbus’ glo... Boeing Wins $240M to Upgrade Saudi AWACS
The Boeing Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $240,195,180 fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force airborne warning and control system (AWACS) modernization pro... Bahrain Commander Suggests Interest in S-400
MANAMA --- The commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard suggested to reporters on October 16 that Manama is interested in purchasing the S-400 surface-to-air missile system, produced by Russia. The comma... Embraer Sells Six A-29 Tucanos to Undisclosed Customer
SAO PAULO, Brazil --- Embraer announced today a firm order for 6 (six) A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft from an undisclosed customer. The aircraft can be used for tactical... US Clears Sale of 218 M-1 Tanks to Kuwait for $29M
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for M1A1 Abrams Tanks. The estimated cost is $29 million. The Defense Security Coope... Russia Pulls Out of Indian Assault Rifle Tenders
MOSCOW --- Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport has decided against participating in the tenders of India’s Interior Ministry for the purchase of over 20,000 7.62x39 mm automatic rifles, a sourc... South Korea Developing Own Version of Iron Dome
The military is developing its own interception system to combat North Korea's long-range artillery similar to Israel's Iron Dome, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Monday. In a report t... Germany Bundeswehr Grounds NH90 Helicopters for Checks
BERLIN --- The Bundeswehr has again had technical problems with its NH90 helicopters. The multi-purpose helicopters, which are also deployed in Mali, are currently being checked for safety reasons, a ... USAF Light Attack Trials “Exceeded Wildest Expectations”
The Light Attack Experiment that took place in August at Holloman Air Force Base, deep in the New Mexico desert, “exceeded my wildest expectations for success,” says U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command ... Catalogue of Failings Sank HMS Sheffield in Falklands
The catalogue of errors and failings that ended in the sinking of a Royal Navy destroyer during the Falklands war has been disclosed after being covered up for 35 years. Twenty people died and 26 w... Sukhoi Hands Over SU-34 Bombers to Russian Air Forces
MOSCOW --- Today the Sukhoi Company handed over the second batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation according to the 2017 State Defense Order. The airc... First Canadian Navy Logistic Support Ship Launched
QUÉBEC CITY, Canada --- Davie Shipbuilding today announced that during the weekend it launched the largest naval vessel ever to be delivered from a Canadian shipyard – on time, to budget and at an int... US Forces Strike ISIS Training Camps in Yemen
U.S. forces killed dozens of ISIS members in a strike on two ISIS training camps, Oct. 16, in Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen, disrupting the organization's attempts to train new fighters. ISIS used t... Middle East Carriers’ Fleets to More Than Double by 2036
The fleet size of operators in the Middle East is forecast to more than double from 1,250 to 3,320 aircraft over the next two decades, according to the Airbus Global Market Forecast. The Middle Ea... Leonardo Sells Three Firefighting Helicopters to Japan
ROME --- Leonardo announced today that it has significantly grown its market share in the Japanese helicopter market by securing orders for AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopters in firefighting configura... Northrop to Fit New Radar on Fire Scout UAV
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded $15,246,550 for modification P00004 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0036) for the integrat... Harris Wins $133M F/A-18 Electronic Warfare Contract
MELBOURNE, Fla. --- Harris Corporation has received a $133 million contract to supply electronic jammers to protect U.S. Navy and Australian F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic ... China Challenges US Defense Spending Hike
BEIJING --- The United States Senate passed the national defense budget for 2018 Fiscal Year (FY) in the sum of $692 billion on Sept 18, more than the $668 billion requested by the White House and 10 ... Leonardo Sells First AW169 to EMS Operator in US
ROME --- Leonardo announced today at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Fort Worth, USA that Travis County, Texas has signed a contract for three AgustaWestland AW169s for its STAR Flight ... Formidable Shield Naval Air-Defense Exercise Kicks Off
NAPLES, Italy --- Ships from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States participated in a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) sce... Cubic Unit Wins New Zealand SATCOM Contract
SAN DIEGO --- Cubic Corp. announced that GATR Technologies, a subsidiary which operates within the Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division, was awarded an order worth more than $5 million to p... Indra Develops Trainer for A330 MRTT Tanker
Airbus Defence & Space has entrusted Indra, one of the world's leading global consulting and technology companies, the development of a tactical and integrated procedures trainer (IPT) for training pi... NLR, OGMA Sign Agreement on R&D Cooperation
OGMA and the Netherlands Aerospace Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as part of the State Visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. The main purpose of t... US Navy Selects Leonardo ILS for Naval Air Stations
WASHINGTON, D.C --- Leonardo was selected through a competitive procurement as the provider of up to 31 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) by the US Navy to equip Department of Navy installations. The c... Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise Begins off South Korea
BUSAN, Republic of Korea --- Maritime forces from the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK), together with personnel from United Nations Command (UNC) Sending State nations, commenced Multinationa... MQ-9 Used to Support Fire Fighting in California
SAN DIEGO, CA --- The California Air National Guard’s 163d Attack Wing operating out of March Air Reserve Base is using MQ-9 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), with full-motion video (optical and infra-... UK Updates Mergers Regime to Protect National Security
Measures to update the merger system and better protect national security have been set out today by Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark. Today’s proposals include enabling the Government to i... US Forces to Participate in Seoul ADEX Show
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii --- The U.S. military will be represented at the 2017 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, or Seoul ADEX 17, at Seoul Airport, South Korea, Oct. 17-22, 2017. A... Rosoboronexport Exhibits at Bahrain Show for First Time
Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will participate in BIDEC-2017 – the first Bahrain International Defense Exhibition & Conference – to be held in Manama (Bahrain) on October 16-1... | 