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NATO Allies Push Back After Trump Scolds Them on Defense Budgets
European nations and Canada pushed back against accusations they don’t spend enough on defense after receiving a scolding from U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump, who travels to Brussels next week

China Launches Two More Type 055 Destroyers, May Be Armed with Railgun
Two of China's newest-generation guided missile destroyers - Type 055 - have been launched in Dalian, a coastal city of Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Tuesday, marking China's fourth such lau

Defence: EU to Support Development of Military Equipment
The EU will be able to spend money on defence for the first time ever. MEPs approved plans to support the joint development of military equipment and technologies. Deeper defence integration is not

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NATO Allies Push Back After Trump Scolds Them on Defense Budgets
European nations and Canada pushed back against accusations they don’t spend enough on defense after receiving a scolding from U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump, who travels to Brussels next week ...

China Launches Two More Type 055 Destroyers, May Be Armed with Railgun
Two of China's newest-generation guided missile destroyers - Type 055 - have been launched in Dalian, a coastal city of Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Tuesday, marking China's fourth such lau...

Defence: EU to Support Development of Military Equipment
The EU will be able to spend money on defence for the first time ever. MEPs approved plans to support the joint development of military equipment and technologies. Deeper defence integration is not...

UK Defense Committee Says AWACS Successor Must Be Fairly Competed
The Chairman of the Defence Committee has written to the Minister of Defence Procurement to request that any requirement for replacing the UK’s airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft be ...

Croatian Minister Inspects Israeli F-16s It Is Buying
On the second day of his official visit to Israel on July 2, 2018, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic visited the Ramat David Air Force in northern Israel. There are three ...

Rolls-Royce Wins $420M Order to Support AE 3007H Engines
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, has been awarded a $420,000,000 firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, for AE 3007H (F137) engine-sustainment services. This contract ...

Why Do US Fighter Pilots Keep Getting Sick?
On June 28, a young U.S. Navy officer flying in a two-seater electronic warfare jet in the skies over Washington State suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and tingling in his extremities. He instan...

US Spy Planes Are Breaking Down ― and Lawmakers Want Answers
WASHINGTON --- America’s aging C-135 reconnaissance planes keep breaking down, and alarmed lawmakers want the U.S. Air Force to tell them why. Based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, the 55th Win...

Turkish Pilots to Soon Begin F-35 Training In Arizona
ANKARA --- The Pentagon on July 2 said Turkish pilots and maintenance personnel who are being trained on the F-35 fighter jet in the state of Arizona will begin flight academics soon. “Turkish F-3...

US Army Picks RADA Radar for IM-SHORAD Vehicle
NETANYA, Israel --- RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. announced that its Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) has been down-selected as part of the Leonardo DRS mission equipment package (MEP) solution...

DoD Releases Report on Enhancing Security, Stability in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Department today provided to the Congress its semiannual report titled “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan.” Covering events from Dec. 1 to May 31, the repor...

Despite Reliability, Atlas V and Delta IV Production Nearing an End
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Although the Atlas V and Delta IV have been carrying U.S. government payloads into orbit for over a decade under the EELV program, operations of those two launch vehicles are expect...

Russian Helicopters Prepare Ka-62 for Flight Tests
Experts of the Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company of the Russian Helicopters holding company (a member of the Rostec State Corporation) prepare the flight model of the Ka-62 multirole helicopter for p...

Unmanned Trans-Atlantic Journey Marks A New Beginning
Crossing oceans is challenging, fascinating and satisfying. The westward voyage of the Christopher Columbus-led three-ship fleet from Europe in 1492 established the first link between America and Euro...

Finnish President to Talk Crisis Management Ops at NATO Summit
US President Donald Trump is also due to attend the 11-12 July summit before heading to Helsinki for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Sauli Niinistö will attend a summit of NA...

Thales Looks Back on Sea King Operational History
As the last Sea King helicopters approach retirement a new chapter in airborne surveillance is opening. On 4 May 1982, skimming across the sea at a height of less than three metres, an Argentinian ...

Elbit Offers COTS Solutions for Upgrading Military Aircraft
HAIFA, Israel --- Leveraging its strong position in the aircraft upgrade market and the recent acquisition of Universal Avionics, Elbit Systems is to showcase at the upcoming exhibition in Farnborough...

MTU Aero Engines Exhibits Innovative Tech at Farnborough Show
MUNICH --- MTU Aero Engines is not at a loss for solutions to meet tomorrow’s challenges: At this year’s Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer will be showca...

Saab Exhibits at Farnborough Airshow 2018
Saab will be at the Farnborough International Airshow, England 16-21 July with the exciting Saab Experience showroom (stand OE14). Visitors can see, hear and experience how our combination of innovati...

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