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... Latest Press Releases Australia Sets $36.4 Bn Defense Budget
The Turnbull Government’s first priority is the safety and security of Australia and its people. The 2018–19 Budget will provide national and economic security, while generating thousands of Australia... Swiss Eye Stealth-Nixing Passive Radar for Air Defense
COLOGNE, Germany --- Swiss defense officials say they are monitoring progress in the field of passive radar, a technology with the potential to track stealthy aircraft, as the country plans a multibil... Turkey Says First F-35 Fighter Due on June 21
ANKARA --- The United States will deliver the first F-35 joint strike fighter to Turkey on June 21 as part of a longstanding partnership between the two allies, despite attempts by the U.S. Congress t... Russia Tests Ten MiG-31s Armed with Kinzhal ALCMs
MOSCOW --- Ten MiG-31 fighter jets (NATO reporting name: Foxhound) fitted with the air-launched Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missile are on test combat duty, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Boriso... USAF Orders One-Day Flight Pauses Over Deadly Crashes
WASHINGTON --- Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein directed all Air Force wings with flying and maintenance functions to execute a one-day operational safety review by May 21, 2018.... Pentagon Resumes Taking Deliveries of F-35 Aircraft
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Department of Defense resumed accepting F-35 jet deliveries from Lockheed Martin Corp last week after reaching an agreement on who would cover the costs to fix a production err... China's New Y-20 Military Transport Conducts 1st Airdrop
A screen shot shows the mysterious aircraft featured in a nine-second video by Aviation Industry Corporation on Tuesday. China's largest domestically-developed transport aircraft, the Y-20, recentl... Second Phase of Light Attack Experiment Underway
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Flying began May 7, 2018, for the Air Force’s second phase of the Light Attack Experiment at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Pilots are flying the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29... House Subcommittee Cranks Up Pressure on USAF over JSTARS Recap
Can the U.S. Congress force the Air Force into reinstating the JSTARS Recapitalization program? According to the HASC’s Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee’s markup of the FY19 National Defense ... Carrier Suffers New Failure at Sea as US Navy Seeks More Funds
The Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship, suffered a new failure at sea that forced it back to port and raised fresh questions about the new class of aircraft carriers. The previously ... Future Submarine Design to Move to Australia
Critical design work on the Turnbull Government’s Future Submarine Program will move to South Australia from 2022, fuelling more local jobs and investment. The 12 new submarines will be constructed... Lockheed Awarded $828M for Guided MLRS Rocket Production
DALLAS --- Lockheed Martin received an $828 million not-to-exceed contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 13 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment. ... HASC Releases Summary of Proposed FY19 Defense Policy Bill
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. House Armed Services Committee released a summary of Chairman Mac Thornberry's (R-TX) proposal for the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act. The full committee will consider... Coalition, Partners Look to Deal Final Blow to ISIS in Syria
WASHINGTON --- Coalition and partner forces are focused on eliminating the remaining Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists in Syria, a top official at Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent... Deloitte Sees Global A&D Industry on Solid, Profitable Growth Path
The global aerospace and defense (A&D) industry is forecasted to experience a significant increase in revenues in 2018 after a year of subdued growth. Executive summary The global A&D industry wil... Test Brings Pentagon Closer to ‘Swarming Drones’ Capability
Flying aircraft carriers that launch and recover fleets of small, inexpensive drones could soon be part of the U.S. military arsenal, as the Pentagon works with private technology partners to engineer... Northrop Delivers F-35 EW Simulation Capability to US Navy
BUFFALO, N.Y. --- Preparing the F-35, the U.S. Navy’s most advanced fighter, for missions in today’s complex electromagnetic spectrum environment requires an equally advanced test environment. Northro... Soldier Communication Gets a Boost
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany --- It appears that the days of simple radio communication are over for the soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. In its place comes a sophisticated yet intuitive co... US Navy Awards $175M Order for APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $175 million contract for more than 7,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Laser-Guided Rockets. This latest award was made under the Navy’s 201... Lufthansa Orders 4 Planes from Boeing, 12 from Airbus
COLOGNE, Germany --- The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has approved the order of up to 16 additional aircraft. The list price of the aircraft is approximately €2.1 billion ($2.49 billion)... Navair Orders Bell 407 Airframes for MQ-8C Fire Scouts
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $21,705,649 for modification P00001 to a previously awarded indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-18-D-0119). This ... BAE Wins $120M for M-88A2 Recovery Vehicles
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., York, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $120,488,760 modification (P00001) to contract W56HZV-17-C-0242 for the procurement of M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utilit... Finnish, Swedish Defense Ministers in US for Trilateral Meeting
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with Finnish Minister of Defense Jussi Niinisto and Swedish Minister of Defense Pe... US Navy Finalizes Tactical Guidance for LCS Platform
SAN DIEGO --- Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) recently led the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Tactical Action Working Group (TAWG) 3.0, marking the completion of the LCS Tact... Aselsan Clarifies Contacts with Malaysia
Regarding the news published in Anadolu Agency's web site, and in various other press publications on 19.04.2018, the request of the Capital Markets Board, dated 27.04.2018 and numbered 29833736-115.0... Russian MoD to Receive Eleron-3 Drones
The Kazan military representation has started technical acceptance of Eleron-3 unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the current State Defence Order, the manufacturing enterprise is to transfer 30 sy... Russia Shows Off Newest Armament Systems at Parade
This year, the main Victory Parade in Moscow will present the newest samples of armament for the first time: Korsar and Katran unmanned aerial vehicles, Uran-6 and Uran-9 robotic complexes, as well as... Afghanistan: Conflict Metrics 2000-2018
Survey of the Combat Metrics of the Afghan War: 2000-2018 The U.S. has now entered its seventeenth year of war in Afghanistan, and there is no clear end to the war in sight. At present, there seems... US, Saudi Navies Conclude MCM, C-IED Exchange
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia --- Royal Saudi Special Forces and U.S. Navy Expeditionary Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Company completed an MCM and counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) subject matter expert... Spanish A400M Resupplies Lebanon Base for First Time
The A400M Air Force aircraft has made, for the first time, the LTA-M (Mixed Transport Airline) in support of the Grappa Detachment, a Spanish contribution to the EUNAVFOR MED "Sophia" operation. It... DARPA Selects BAE’s Optical Seeker for Precision Munitions
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, has awarded BAE Systems a $13.1 million contract to demonstrate a new, cost-effective optica... EmbraerX Unveils First eVTOL Concept
LOS ANGELES, CA. --- EmbraerX, an Embraer organization dedicated to developing disruptive businesses, today unveiled its first electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept. The un... Nordic Cooperation in the New Security Environment
Nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy has gained renewed attention in recent years. Changes in the Nordic states’ immediate security environment after the Ukraine crisis, as well as growi... Oshkosh Exhibits S-ATVs at SOFEX Show in Jordan
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, is showcasing its Special Purposes All-Terrain Vehicle (S-ATV) at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX),... Otokar Exhibits Armored Vehicles at EFES Exercise
Otokar, Turkey's leading land systems company, is exhibiting six of its armored vehicles during the "Efes-2018 Combined Joint Live Fire Exercise" organized by the Turkish Armed Forces. During the exer... Russia Shows Modern Special Forces Equipment in Jordan
Rosoboronexport, Rostec’s member, will set up a joint Russian exposition at the International Special Operations Forces Exhibition SOFEX-2018 to take place on May 8-10, 2018 in Jordan's capital Amman.... | 
