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Sweden to Buy Patriot SAM for $1.2Bn
Sweden said Tuesday that it would enter negotiations to buy an estimated 10 billion krona (€1 billion/$1.2 billion) US-made Patriot air defense missile system over a European-made alternative. The

Large FedEx Order Launches ATR-72 Freighter
TOULOUSE, France --- FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company, and ATR have signed a major contract for the firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600s plus 20 options. These aircraft wil

Airbus Knew of Software Issue Before A400M Crash: Report
PARIS / SEVILLE --- Airbus and European safety authorities were warned in late 2014 of a software vulnerability in the A400M military plane that was similar to a weakness that contributed to a fatal c

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Sweden to Buy Patriot SAM for $1.2Bn
Sweden said Tuesday that it would enter negotiations to buy an estimated 10 billion krona (€1 billion/$1.2 billion) US-made Patriot air defense missile system over a European-made alternative. The ...

Large FedEx Order Launches ATR-72 Freighter
TOULOUSE, France --- FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company, and ATR have signed a major contract for the firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600s plus 20 options. These aircraft wil...

Airbus Knew of Software Issue Before A400M Crash: Report
PARIS / SEVILLE --- Airbus and European safety authorities were warned in late 2014 of a software vulnerability in the A400M military plane that was similar to a weakness that contributed to a fatal c...

Australia Awards First NASAMS Contract
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced a major milestone in the Short-Range Ground Based Air Defence project. Minister Pyne said a $12.1 million contract has be...

S. Korea, US to Sharply Expand Arms Trade In Summit Deal
South Korea and US agreed Tuesday to bring their defense industry cooperation to an unprecedentedly high level, plus expand the rotational deployment of high-profile US military assets to and around t...

Malaysia Kicks Off Maritime Patrol Aircraft Competition
BANGKOK --- The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will set up a technical team to evaluate several types of maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) following government approval of the purchase of the surveilla...

McCain Asks New DOD Testing Nominee to Watch F-35 Program
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) today urged the nominee tapped to serve as the Pentagon's next chief weapons tester to pay special attention to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighte...

South Korea to Purchase Strategic Arms from US
SEOUL --- South Korea will begin talks with the United States to purchase the latter's strategic arms, such as surveillance assets and nuclear-powered submarine, Cheong Wa Dae said after a summit betw...

Russia Has Converted 16 Air-Defense Regiments to S-400
MOSCOW --- Russia has rearmed 16 air defense missile regiments with advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile complexes over the past five years, Chief of General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov said ...

Emirates Receives Its 100th A380: What Does Future Hold for Superjumbo?
While the Airbus A380 is a fantastic aircraft for passengers to fly on and an engineering marvel, it is not a secret that the superjumbo has been a major financial disappointment for Airbus. Nevert...

Don’t Underestimate US-South Korean Will, Trump Tells N. Korea
WASHINGTON --- President Donald J. Trump warned North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un tonight not to underestimate the will and power of the United States and urged him to rid his country of nuclear weapo...

Vega Orbits Mohammed VI-A Satellite for Morocco
On Tuesday 7 November, Vega accomplished a flawless launch from Europe’s spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), orbiting the Mohammed VI-A satellite built by Thales Alenia Space on a bus supplied...

US Navy Tests First Aegis Baseline 9-Equipped Cruiser
During a recent underway to test weapons capabilities, guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) conducted a live-fire missile exercise using the updated AEGIS Baseline 9 weapons system. There ...

Lithuania Wants to Buy Oshkosh L-ATVs
On November 7 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis met with Secretary of Defence of the United States James Mattis in Helsinki, Finland. He notified Defence Secretary J. Mattis on the decis...

Canada Details C$1.4Bn Air Combat Training Contract
The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that our women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) receive the services they need to do their work. On October 30, following a competitive p...

MBDA, Safran Jointly Offer MMP to Australian Army
MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense are proud to announce their global strategic partnership which will play a key role in response to the Commonwealth of Australia's Defence Industry Policy Stateme...

Lat-Am Defense Spending Seen Growing Steadily
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- From a global perspective, Latin America does not spend a lot of money on defense. Making up only 4 percent of the global total, Latin America ranks behind North America, Europe, As...

Superjet SSJ100 Wins Italian Certification
VENICE, Italy --- The Sukhoi Superjet 100 “Implementation Procedures for the Russia-Italy Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement”, announced yesterday in Rome by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority ENAC a...

Boeing Loads Milestone Missile Interceptor into Silo
FORT GREELY, ALASKA --- Boeing and the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) team recently bolstered America’s defense against long-range ballistic missiles, ahead of schedule, with the installation of...

Thales Alenia Space Wins Another Contract for Ariane 6
CHARLEROI, Belgium --- Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with SABCA, prime contractor for the three Thrust Vector Actuation Systems (TVAS) on the new Ariane 6 launcher, to develop and supply c...

Dassault Clarification on “Paradise Papers” Media Reports
SAINT-CLOUD, France --- Dassault Aviation provides the following clarifications regarding the information which were published in the media concerning the “Paradise Papers”. Dassault Aviation compl...

Northern Group Defense Ministers Meet in Helsinki
WASHINGTON --- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis applauded Finland’s contributions to democracy and global security today after meeting with the country’s most-senior government official. As part of his...

Biannual Angel Thunder Exercises Test Combat SAR Capabilities
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Angel Thunder, a series of biannual exercises focused on testing combat search and rescue capabilities, began operations for this year's second iteration at Davis-Monthan Air Force B...

NATO to Perform Major Missile Exercise at Crete Range
ATHENS --- The NATO alliance will fire about 100 FIM-92 Stinger and MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) during an exercise at a range on Crete, [Greece’s largest] island. This drill aims to...

NATO Ministers to Continue Adapting to 21st Century
At a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers tomorrow (8 November 2017), the Alliance will address a range of issues – including NATO’s Command Structure, North Korea and Afghanistan. Speaking at a press...

Finland Invites US to Join Main Military Exercises
Finnish Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö says he has invited United States Defence Secretary James Mattis to participate in military exercises in 2020 or 2021. Niinistö and Mattis also joined Swedish D...

Russian Defense Minister Holds Defence Ministry Board Session
The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a session of the Russian Defence Board in Moscow. The session participants discussed results of implementati...

European Secure Software Defined Radio Program Advances
ROME --- The joint venture a4ESSOR (Alliance for ESSOR) has been awarded a contract by OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’ARmement) to start a new phase of the ESSOR (European S...

Boeing Extends Triumph Support Contract for San Antonio-Based Unit
BERWYN, Pa. --- Triumph Group, Inc. announced today that its San Antonio based Product Support business was awarded a multi-year contract extension with Boeing to facilitate its ground support equipme...

Airbus Plans Major Presence at Dubai Airshow 2017
At the Dubai Airshow, which runs from 12th to 16th November 2017, Airbus will showcase its wide range of innovative technologies, products and services, from market-leading commercial and military air...

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Airbus D&S Chief on European Future Fighter
This is the ‘opinion’ piece by Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, published by the German newsletter Griephan on Nov. 3. (The first paragraph was cut by Griephan—Ed). In terms of Europea...