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ANKARA --- Ankara and Islamabad have signed a deal for the sale of 30 Turkish attack helicopters, according to an election manifesto the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party announced Thursday. ... Belgian Cabinet OKs Order for Two New Frigates
As tabled by Defense Minister Steven Vandeput, the Council of Ministers today agreed to launch a public contract tender for the design, development and construction of two multi-role frigates under th... German MoD Hid Bundeswehr Deficiencies: Court of Audit
The Federal Court of Auditors blames the Minister of Defense for disguising shortcomings in the Bundeswehr. Many weapon systems which the Ministry of Ursula von der Leyen (CDU party) described as "rea... Poland Offers $2B for Permanent U.S. Military Base
Poland wants a permanent U.S. military presence — and is willing to pony up as much as $2 billion to get it, according to a defense ministry proposal obtained by Polish news portal Onet. The Polish... Turkey Denies Plans to Buy Su-57s If US Blocks F-35s
ANKARA --- Turkish media reports about possible purchase of Russian Su-57 fighters instead of US F-35 jets are based on experts' opinion and do not reflect the official position of Ankara, a source in... US Military's Greatest Weakness? China 'Builds' a Huge Chunk of It
"Made in China" is a label that Americans see every day on everything from clothes to televisions. But when it comes to America's weapons, Made in China is a label you don't want to see. Despite po... Chinese Military to Get Missile-Borne Anti-Jamming Antenna
China's missile-borne anti-interference antenna for its State-own BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will be delivered to the country's People's Liberation Army (PLA) within this year, according to a ... Exercises Bring New Chinese Weapons to the Paracels
Satellite imagery from May 12 shows the deployment of several new weapons systems to China’s base on Woody Island in the Paracels. These new military platforms, under blue and red covers in the imager... China Claims “Territorial Sea” As US Warships Enter South China Sea
BEIJING --- China's Ministry of National Defense has said two U.S. warships' entry into China's territorial waters around the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea is serious infringement on China's so... Raytheon Details $396M Contract to Produce Patriot for Romania
TEWKSBURY, Mass. --- The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company a $395.8 million contract for production of Romania's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Raytheon's Patriot is a missile defense... US Army Chief of Staff is Cooking the Budget Numbers: POGO
Pentagon officials always seem ready with another excuse for why taxpayers must spend more money on the defense budget. Now the Army’s Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, is trying to cook the books ... British Army’s Land Ceptor Successful In First Firing Trials
A brand-new missile system at the heart of the British Army’s future air defences has completed its first successful firing trials, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. Trials of the n... India’s Rustom-2 Drones Ready for Operations By 2020
PUNE, India --- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday said the Rustom-2 drone would be ready for use in two years. Speaking on the sidelines of the convocation ceremony... Russian Iskander-M SRBMs Train in Kaliningrad
Within the scheduled exercise, the missile units were alerted and conducted a long march to the assigned area, where the launchers were quickly deployed. Being on the positions, the Iskander-M tactica... China Trains for Carrier Air Operations by Night
BEIJING --- China Central Television (CCTV), the predominant state television broadcaster of the People's Republic of China (PRC), released a video clip of night takeoffs and landings of Chinese carri... Diamond DART-550 Aerobatic Trainer Makes Maiden Flight
Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH is happy to announce that in May 2018 a new variant of the Diamond Aircraft DART series took off to its first flight and successfully completed a basic flight program ... Piaggio MALE Drone Flies Using Satellite Command Link
VILLANOVA D’ALBENGA, Italy --- Piaggio Aerospace today announced the successful accomplishment of the first flight test program, with its remotely piloted P.1HH HammerHead aircraft, aimed at experimen... Safran to Reengine Beriev Be-200 Fire-Fighting Aircraft
SAINT-PETERSBURG, Russia --- Within the scope of the meeting between the French and Russian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Safran A... Irkut, SCAC Sign MoU with Saudi State Investment Agency
On May 25, 2018 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum PJSC “Irkut Corporation” and JSC “SCAC” signed Memorandum on Cooperation with Saudi Arabia State Investment Agency “SAGIA” and that w... Sikorsky Loses Protest of US Air Force’s UH-1N Replacement Tender
The decision issued below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This version has been approved for public release. -- Matter of: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation -- File: B-416027; B-416027.2 -... Ukraine Developing New IFV, Next-Gen Tank
UKROBORONPROM State Enterprise "Kharkiv Morozov Machine-Building Design Bureau", is working to create next-generation combat vehicles that are to enter into service of the Ukrainian Army in 2020. T... DRS Wins $841M US Army Mounted Computer Contract
DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, Melbourne, Florida, was awarded a competitive, single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for an Army requirement known as Mounted Family of Comp... Two Firms to Compete for $511M Ammunition Contracts
American Ordnance LLC, Middletown, Iowa (W52P1J-18-D-0058); and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Marion, Illinois (W52P1J-18-D-0059), will compete for each order of the $511,226,923 fir... Saab Wins New Swedish Order for Carl-Gustaf M4
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for deliveries of the Carl-Gustaf M4, the latest version of the Carl-Gustaf weapon system, to the Swedish Armed Forces... Leonardo Announces First AW Commando Merlin Delivery
YEOVILTON, England --- Guto Bebb MP, Minister for Defence Procurement, announced the delivery of the first AW101 Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopter during a ceremony held at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovil... Aegis Ashore: Japan Becomes Giant Air-Defence Base
Several decades ago, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone once described his country as a “big aircraft carrier” from which to defend against Soviet aircraft. Although such an analogy fail... US Air Force Transfers CSAR Units from UK to Italy
RAF LAKENHEATH, England --- The 48th Fighter Wing bid farewell to the 56th Rescue Squadron during a ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 15, 2018. The event signals the near-completion... Lürssen, Civmec Form Joint Venture to Build Australian OPVs
In a major boost for Australia’s shipbuilding industry, a new joint venture has been formed between Luerssen and Civmec called the Australian Maritime Shipbuilding and Export Group. Minister for De... GKN Aerospace Mulls New Manufacturing Facility in India
GKN Fokker Elmo is discussing plans for a second manufacturing facility for wiring systems in India during a visit to Pune this week. GKN Aerospace’s Fokker Elmo business already operates a Joint Vent... | 