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GD Wins $1 Bn Romanian Order for Piranha 5 Wheeled Armored Vehicles
MADRID --- Today, General Dynamics European Land Systems signed a contract to deliver up to 227 Piranha 5 wheeled armored vehicle in six different configurations to the Romanian Armed Forces. The cont

CFM Wins $9Bn Contracts In China
WEST CHESTER, Ohio --- In conjunction with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China earlier this week, CFM International concluded agreements and Memorandums of Understanding for new en

Sikorsky Wins $192M Order for 17 Saudi Blackhawks
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $193,850,000 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Saudi Arabia) contract for eight Saudi Arabian National Guard and nine Roya

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GD Wins $1 Bn Romanian Order for Piranha 5 Wheeled Armored Vehicles
MADRID --- Today, General Dynamics European Land Systems signed a contract to deliver up to 227 Piranha 5 wheeled armored vehicle in six different configurations to the Romanian Armed Forces. The cont...

CFM Wins $9Bn Contracts In China
WEST CHESTER, Ohio --- In conjunction with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China earlier this week, CFM International concluded agreements and Memorandums of Understanding for new en...

Sikorsky Wins $192M Order for 17 Saudi Blackhawks
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $193,850,000 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Saudi Arabia) contract for eight Saudi Arabian National Guard and nine Roya...

Leonardo Wins European OCEAN 2020 Surveillance Tender
ROME --- Leonardo was awarded the most important project related to the first European Defence Found’s initiative, OCEAN2020, to boost Europe's defence capabilities, issued by the European Union under...

India Launches Cartosat-2 Spy Satellite
SRIHARIKOTA, India --- Indian space agency ISRO's rocket today successfully placed into orbit its 100th satellite "Cartosat 2", which will keep an eye across the border. The Cartosat 2 satellite wa...

‘Terabyte of Death’ Cyberattack Against DoD Looms: DISA Chief
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The vast, global networks of the Defense Department are under constant attack, with the sophistication of the cyber assaults increasing, the director of Defense Information Systems ...

MPs Pressure UK Government to Boost Defence Spending
Labour and Tory MPs have renewed pressure on ministers to boost defence spending beyond the Government's current plans. Vernon Coaker, a former shadow defence secretary, led the calls in the Common...

Airbus, Naval Group to Build Unmanned Helicopter Demonstrator
On 29 December 2017, the Directorate-General for Armament (DGA) awarded Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters a study aimed at preparing the future capabilities of the Navy's vertical take-off tactical d...

Leonardo to Pay Penalty for Late Delivery of C-27Js to Slovakia
At a press conference at the beginning of the year, Slovak Defense Minister Peter Gajdos spoke about the delivery of two C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft to the Armed Forces by Italy’s Leonar...

Lockheed Demos Next Generation Aegis Ashore Solution
MOORESTOWN, N.J. --- In a landmark demonstration, Lockheed Martin connected key components of its Aegis Ashore and Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) technologies, validating the ability to greatl...

Czech Purchase of C295M Aircraft Ends Up in Court
Crown witness and Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) pilot Karel Danhel has testified before a Czech court that the selection of the EADS CASA (now Airbus Defence and Space) C295M tactical transport air...

US Army Howitzer Convoy Halted by German Traffic Police
STUTTGART, Germany --- A small convoy carrying six U.S. Paladins near Germany’s border with Poland came to a halt after authorities found the shipment violated transportation rules, U.S. Army Europe s...

Latvia Orders German G-36 Assault Rifles
Latvian Armed Forces and German defence manufacturing company Heckler & Koch GmbH have signed a framework agreement and purchase contract for delivery of Heckler’s G-36 assault rifles. Framework ag...

Patria Defends Finnish Defense Export Rules
There have been discussions concerning defence materiel export practices in the media during the last few days. Patria acts in line with the Finnish and the EU laws and arms export regulations. Also, ...

Modernized Ka-27M Enters Service with Baltic Fleet
First modernized Ka-27M helicopter has arrived at the Baltic Fleet Air Force base. In the near future, the second such helicopter will enter the service with the base. After this, the pilots will s...

US Army Pushing to Get Secure Wi-Fi on Battlefield
FORT IRWIN, Calif. --- In support of on-going efforts to make command posts more resilient, mobile and survivable, the Army is pushing to get Secure Wi-Fi to the field to help gain an operational edge...

Canadian Army Testing More Powerful, More Precise Artillery Shells
MEDICINE HAT, AL. --- New technology now being assessed by the Canadian Army (CA)’s research and development arm has the potential to increase the power of artillery munitions while also reducing the ...

Royal Marines' Raiders Test Engineering Skills in Highlands
Royal Marines engineers headed to the remote shores of western Scotland to test whether they can provide support in the field to an elite amphibious unit. On paper, the boat group from Plymouth's 5...

Cannibalising Parts from Aircraft Carriers "Perfectly Reasonable:" UK MoD
The most senior civil servant at the MoD has told MPs it would be "perfectly reasonable" to cannibalise parts from Britain's second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales. Mr Lovegrove was asked if ...

China Slams Japan for Sensationalizing ‘Legitimate’ Chinese Naval Action
BEIJING --- China's defense ministry has expressed strong discontent with Japanese efforts to sensationalize a legitimate action by the Chinese navy, according to the information office of the ministr...

Ukroboronprom Implements Large-Scale Reforms
In 2017, the State Concern "UkrOboronProm" launched practical stage of its reform – comprehensive transformation, including strategic planning, international audit and restructuring. For the first ...

American Bureau of Shipping Certifies Ukrainian Composite Dock
The newest composite autonomous floating dock "ERENEOS" by Kherson SE "Pallada" – the first composite dock certified by the American Bureau of Shipping for the first time in the history of Ukrainian s...

Sweden-Lithuanian Joint Training Necessary for Reliable Regional Defence
On January 11 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis met with Peter Hultqvist, Minister of Defence of Sweden on a formal visit in Lithuania. At a bilateral meeting Ministers discussed securit...

France Joins NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battalion in Lithuania
After serving as part of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group in Estonia in 2017, the French contingent is joining the German-led NATO eFP in Lithuania in 2018 to serve alongside ...

Rockwell Shareowners Vote in Favor of Acquisition by UTC
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --– Rockwell Collins, Inc. announced that today its shareowners overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. (UTC). More than 96...

Triumph Group Selects ASTK as Partner for E2 Fuselage Program
BERWYN, Pa. --- Triumph Group, Inc. announced today that they will partner with AeroSpace Technologies of Korea Inc. (ASTK), a leading provider of aircraft fuselage, precision components and skeletal ...

Rolls-Royce Secures New Jet Engine Test Facility in Ft Worth, Texas
FT. WORTH, Tex. --- Rolls-Royce announced today it is to operate a jet engine testbed at the Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. Rolls-Royce has signed a lease to take over the entire 440,000 sq...

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