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AirBaltic Orders 30+30 Bombardier CS300
MONTREAL --- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Air Baltic Corporation AS (airBaltic) announced today that the parties have executed a firm purchase agreement for the sale and purchase of 30 CS300 air

Minister Says Dassault to Continue Strategic Role in French Defense
PARIS --- The Dassault company will continue to play a strategic role for the French armed forces, French defense minister Florence Parly said on Tuesday, following the death of Serge Dassault, CEO of

Ukraine Claims Its Soldiers in Donbas Were Hit by Blinding Laser Weapons
At least six Ukrainian servicemen deployed to the Donbas war zone have suffered serious eye damage from unidentified optical radiation devices used by Kremlin-backed militants on several occasions sin

Russian Air Force Begins Flight-Testing MiG-35 Fighter
All updated information about Russia’s new aviation fighter jet, currently in its testing stages. "It's lightweight, modern, deadly and darn maneuverable," Russian media wrote about the new MiG-35 ...

AirBaltic Orders 30+30 Bombardier CS300
MONTREAL --- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Air Baltic Corporation AS (airBaltic) announced today that the parties have executed a firm purchase agreement for the sale and purchase of 30 CS300 air...

Minister Says Dassault to Continue Strategic Role in French Defense
PARIS --- The Dassault company will continue to play a strategic role for the French armed forces, French defense minister Florence Parly said on Tuesday, following the death of Serge Dassault, CEO of...

Ukraine Claims Its Soldiers in Donbas Were Hit by Blinding Laser Weapons
At least six Ukrainian servicemen deployed to the Donbas war zone have suffered serious eye damage from unidentified optical radiation devices used by Kremlin-backed militants on several occasions sin...

Leonardo to Upgrade Canadian CH-149 Helicopter Fleet
OTTAWA --- The Canadian government has selected Italian firm Leonardo to upgrade its fleet of 14 CH-149 Cormorant helicopter, which is based on the company's AW101. The value of the sole source deal w...

Lufthansa Firms Up Order for 9 More A320 Aircraft
Lufthansa Group has firmed-up a previous option for six further Airbus A320neo, following a decision by the company’s supervisory board at the beginning of May. The latest agreement brings Lufthansa G...

Russian Il-78M-90A Tanker to Begin Flight Tests in July
MOSCOW --- Russia’s latest Ilyushin Il-78M-90A aerial refueling tanker is expected to start undergoing flight tests in July, Ilyushin Aircraft Company First Deputy CEO Pavel Cherenkov said on Monday. ...

Airbus Wins Major NATO Communications Contract
BRUSSELS --- The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has awarded Airbus a € 40 million contract for the delivery of the first phase of the new NATO Communications Infrastructure Project. ...

British Army’s New Land Ceptor Air Defence Missile Hits Airborne Target
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...

Rebuilding Germany’s Air Defence Capabilities
As NATO has returned its focus to collective defence since 2014, very short, short-range and medium-range surface-based air defence has become a desirable capability. Germany, which has been recalibra...

China Plans More Aircraft Carriers As Naval Aviation Works Up
An online photo on May 27 revealed that China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning (Hull 16) returned to the Dalian Shipyard to join the first home-made aircraft carrier already docked there. China's two...

India Approves Procurement of Defense Equipment
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, met here today and accorded approval for the procurement of equipment for the Defence Forces valued at over Rs. ...

Russian Firm to Showcase New Noiseless Sniper Rifle
MOSCOW --- A new Russian 12.7mm quiet sniper rifle derived from the MTs-116M gun will be demonstrated for the first time at the Army-2018 arms exhibition in Kubinka outside Moscow in late August, a re...

Estonia Delivered Cybersecurity Training to Singapore
Following the Memorandum of Understanding signed on the 19th of January 2018, the Estonian Ministry of Defence delivered cybersecurity training and a cyber range exercise to cyber defenders in the Min...

Laissez-Faire Lawmakers Let Pentagon Fiscal Controls Lapse
Lydia Dennett, one of our ace investigators here at the Straus Military Reform Project, recently noted the Department of Energy’s skyrocketing costs to maintain the nation’s nuclear arsenal (the Depar...

Poland Confirms Seeking Permanent US Troop Presence
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on May 28 that he has had talks with U.S. officials about permanently stationing U.S. troops in Poland as a deterrent against Russian aggression. Blas...

Australia’s DST, Raytheon Sign MoU on Electronic Warfare
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. --- Raytheon signed an interactive project agreement with Defence Science and Technology (DST) to work collaboratively to develop and prototype advanced electronic warfare capabilit...

If the Transatlantic Relationship Sneezes, Will NATO Catch a Cold?
On May 17, when NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Donald Trump at the White House, part of Stoltenberg’s agenda was to insulate NATO from the political winds whipping through ...

FADEC Alliance to Support Next-Gen GE Aviation Engines
FADEC Alliance, a joint venture between GE and FADEC International, has broadened its agreement with GE Aviation to include collaboration on system architectures and technologies for future engines. ...

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