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French, German Ministers to Launch FCAS, MPA Programs in Berlin Today
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, will visit the Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace (ILA) air show on April 26 at the Schönefeld airport in Berlin. France is the guest of hon

Eurofighter Makes Its Pitch Against F-35 in Berlin
Eurofighter CEO Volker Paltzo confirmed that Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH has jointly submitted with Airbus Defence & Space their response to the German Government for the replacement of their Tornad

Antonov Offers Its Aircraft for NATO, EU Airlift Support
BERLIN --- The world's largest aircraft, the AN-225 "Mriya", landed in Berlin, Germany today, as its Ukrainian owner, Antonov Company, announced it is ready to provide additional support to the Strate

GAO Reports Highlight New F-35 Deficiencies
PARIS --- A new fault discovered in the F-35 engine’s main fuel throttle valve can cause the aircraft to move suddenly and without stopping until the engine is shut down,” the Government Accountabilit...

French, German Ministers to Launch FCAS, MPA Programs in Berlin Today
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, will visit the Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace (ILA) air show on April 26 at the Schönefeld airport in Berlin. France is the guest of hon...

Eurofighter Makes Its Pitch Against F-35 in Berlin
Eurofighter CEO Volker Paltzo confirmed that Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH has jointly submitted with Airbus Defence & Space their response to the German Government for the replacement of their Tornad...

Antonov Offers Its Aircraft for NATO, EU Airlift Support
BERLIN --- The world's largest aircraft, the AN-225 "Mriya", landed in Berlin, Germany today, as its Ukrainian owner, Antonov Company, announced it is ready to provide additional support to the Strate...

Russia to Deliver New Air-Defense Systems to Syria
The Russian military has said it will soon deliver new air-defense systems to Syria in light of missile attacks launched on alleged Syrian chemical-weapons facilities by the United States, Britain, an...

Russia, China Will Continue to Build Up Defense Cooperation: Official
BEIJING --- Moscow and Beijing are developing a strategic policy to strengthen cooperation on defense, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday at the meeting with Vice Chairman of China...

ILA 2018 Air Show Opens in Berlin with US-Euro Rivalry As Backdrop
The world's longest-running air show has opened to aerospace industry officials and an estimated 150,000 visitors, who want to see the latest in aviation technology, including 3D-printing and electric...

Ariane Cancels Launch After ISRO Recalls Satellite
Due to additional technical checks with the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) GSAT-11 satellite, to be conducted from the ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) located at Bangalore, the Ariane 5 laun...

Pentagon Classifies Report on F-35 Challenges in Pacific
The Pentagon classified an assessment of the major challenges the Marine Corps encountered in deploying the U.S.’s first F-35 jets to the Pacific, according to a new Government Accountability Office r...

US Sanctions on Russia Could Weigh on India’s Defense Trade
Recent reports have highlighted that India’s planned defence procurement from Russia could potentially come under US sanctions under a newly enacted law, Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanct...

Lockheed Wins $38M Contract for F-35 Long Lead Items
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $38,499,420 modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter advance acquisition co...

US to Cut Charges of FMS Export Sales
WASHINGTON -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced today that it is reducing the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Administrative Surcharge from 3.5 percent to 3.2 percent, effective Ju...

Northrop Declines to Bid on GPS 3, F-35 Sensor Contracts
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman executives said April 25 that the company declined to submit a proposal for the next set of GPS 3 satellites, all but guaranteeing that Lockheed Martin will win the compe...

DOD Should Share F-35 Operational Lessons Across Military Services
What GAO Found The Marine Corps records F-35 aircraft operational lessons learned on its own service-specific website, but the Department of Defense (DOD) does not formally share these lessons acro...

Wasp Strike Group Completes First Patrol in Western Pacific
MCAS IWAKUNI, Japan --- Two thousand, three hundred Marines are back on Okinawa after more than a month at sea accompanying the USS Wasp amphibious warship and F-35B stealth fighters on their first pa...

Hensoldt Demos New Passive Radar at Berlin Air Show
MUNICH/BERLIN --- Hensoldt, the leading German sensor solutions provider, is presenting its passive radar system called "TwInvis" to the public for the first time in live operation during this year's ...

Turkish Airlines Picks GEnx to Power Latest Boeing 787s
ANTALYA, Turkey --- GE Aviation’s GEnx-1B engines will power Turkish Airlines’ 25 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and five options, which were ordered last month. The airline also signed a 15-year TrueChoice F...

Seventh Sentinel Satellite Launched for Copernicus
The second Sentinel-3 satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-3B, was launched today, joining its identical twin Sentinel-3A in orbit. This pairing of satellites increases coverage and data delivery for the Eu...

AIA Releases Recommendations on Future of the Industrial Base
Today, AIA released its recommendations responding to the ongoing interagency assessment of the manufacturing and defense industrial base and their supply chains required by Executive Order 13806, Ass...

China Says Military Drills a Show of Force to Taiwan
Beijing will take further action to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity if Taiwan separatists continue to carry out secession activities, a senior mainland official warned on Wedn...

Pressure Mounts for UK Special Forces to Face Parliament Scrutiny
The UK’s special forces may be subject to parliamentary scrutiny for the first time amid mounting political pressure. The SAS and other special forces are usually part of covert operations very muc...

US Army’s Air Cavalry Tests New Air Assault Concept
HOHENFELS, Germany --- As the setting sun marked the start of another spring evening at the training area here, the roar of helicopter turbine engines competed against the thrumming rhythm of rotor bl...

NRL Researchers Lighten, Strengthen Warfighter Armor
WASHINGTON --- A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) pushed grain size engineering to the limit and recently discovered previously unseen behaviors in na...

Israel Mid-Way Through C-130 Upgrade Program
The 131st ("Knights of the Yellow Bird") Squadron is undergoing a unique modification process with its "Karnaf" (Hercules C-130) aircraft. As part of the "Karnaf" modification project, the aircraft's ...

Innovative Australian Technologies to Be Tested on US Helicopter
Defence scientists will use a retired US Navy Seahawk helicopter to develop fatigue testing technologies, which could transform how military helicopters are managed with the potential to reduce mainte...

Terma Debuts Upgraded MASE Self-Protection Pod at ILA
ILA BERLIN --- At ILA Berlin, Aerospace, Defense and Security provider Terma presents the Modular Aircraft Survivability Equipment (MASE) pod for light attack and rotary-wing platforms in a new upgrad...

Boeing Extends Triumph Composite Work for 787 Dreamliner
BERWYN, Pa.--- Triumph Group, Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement with Boeing to extend its current long-term agreement to supply composite detail and assembly parts for the Boeing 7...

Boeing, Rohde & Schwarz to Offer SDAR to Chinook Customers
BERLIN --– Boeing and Rohde & Schwarz have reached an agreement to offer Rohde & Schwarz’s next-generation software-defined airborne radio (SDAR) into the flight systems of H-47 Chinook helicopters. T...

Eurasia-2018 Air Show Starts in Turkey
Today, April 25, the international airshow “Eurasia-2018”, held in Antalya, Turkey, will start. UKROBORONPROM SE “Antonov” represents medium transport aircraft An-178 and An-77 in the framework of thi...

Rolls-Royce Displays Trent XWB at ILA Airshow
The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB, the world’s most efficient large aero engine flying today, will take centre stage at Berlin Airshow ILA 2018. The engine, which powers the Airbus A350XWB family, has deli...

Russia Exhibits at Debut Eurasia Airshow 2018 in Turkey
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will organize a unified Russia’s display at the debut international Eurasia Airshow 2018 to be held at the Antalya International Airport, Tur...

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