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August 31, 2018  

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Boeing Wins $805M to Develop MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker Aircraft
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a ceiling price $805,318,853 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract to provide the design, development, fabrication, test, verification, certificati

After Japan, Lockheed Pitches F-22/F-35 Hybrid to US
Lockheed Martin is quietly pitching the U.S. Air Force a new variant of the F-22 Raptor, equipped with the F-35’s more modern mission avionics and some structural changes, Defense One has learned.

Rand Highlights Shortfalls in US Air Force Combat Fleet
The U.S. military has mostly operated at a high operational tempo since the end of the Cold War, and there appears to be no significant reduction in demand on the horizon. However, the U.S. milita

 


Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler, known as T1, is currently being tested at Boeing’s St. Louis site. It has completed engine runs and deck handling trials of its ability to move around within the tight confines of a carrier deck. (Boeing photo)
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  • Turkey rushes to buy advanced Russia air defence system
  • 31/08/2018 09:52:48
  • Chinese airlines' profit hit by fuel costs, weak yuan
  • 31/08/2018 07:28:34
  • Australia unveils starfish-killing robot to protect Barrier Reef
  • 31/08/2018 07:14:47
  • Japan eyes record defence budget amid N. Korea, China threats
  • 31/08/2018 05:27:28
  • Boeing to develop refueling drones for Pentagon
  • 31/08/2018 01:45:45
  • Iraq PM sacks paramilitary chief
  • 30/08/2018 23:46:20
  • France's Macron proposes EU collective defence plan
  • 30/08/2018 17:17:48
  • Israel says won't be bound by post-war deals on Syria
  • 30/08/2018 13:57:35
  • Mogherini urges 'practical solutions' to continue migrant mission
  • 30/08/2018 13:43:36


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    Boeing Wins $805M to Develop MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker Aircraft
    The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a ceiling price $805,318,853 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract to provide the design, development, fabrication, test, verification, certificati...

    After Japan, Lockheed Pitches F-22/F-35 Hybrid to US
    Lockheed Martin is quietly pitching the U.S. Air Force a new variant of the F-22 Raptor, equipped with the F-35’s more modern mission avionics and some structural changes, Defense One has learned. ...

    Rand Highlights Shortfalls in US Air Force Combat Fleet
    The U.S. military has mostly operated at a high operational tempo since the end of the Cold War, and there appears to be no significant reduction in demand on the horizon. However, the U.S. milita...

    Indian Air Force Su-30s to Get BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles in 2019
    Indian Air Force (IAF) will test fire an advanced version of the supersonic BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) before the end of 2018. IAF has already started the process of mounting BrahMos o...

    Indonesia to Buy More C-130s Instead of A400Ms
    JAKARTA --- Indonesia has confirmed a plan to buy Hercules C-130 planes and other transport planes from the United States to support the development of its defense architecture. "In future, Indones...

    US Blasts Russian 'Harassment' of Shipping In Sea of Azov
    WASHINGTON --- The United States has condemned what it calls Russia's "harassment" of international shipping in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait, saying it is a further example of Moscow's attempt...

    India Unfairly Eliminated Airbus from $2.2Bn Maritime Patrol Tender
    NEW DELHI --- Well before the Comptroller & Auditor General discovered irregularities in a $2.2-billion deal in 2009 to procure P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft, the UPA government in trying to c...

    US Army Secretary to Inspect Troubled BAE York Production Plant
    U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper will visit BAE Systems Plc’s major military vehicle plant next month to review deficient welding operations and discuss progress toward correcting management issues that...

    RAF Chinooks Begin Air Support Operations in Mali
    In application of military cooperation agreements between the United Kingdom and France, the three British CH-47 helicopters deployed to Gao are now officially cleared to perform operational missions ...

    Lockheed Wins $250M for F-35 Lot 11 Special Tooling
    Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $250,438,817 modification to a previously awarded, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-16-C-0...

    P&W Wins $118M for F-35 STOVL Engines for Marine Corps
    United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded not-to-exceed $118,219,503 for modification P00007 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-f...

    Allied Air Policing Changes in Baltic, Romania
    ÄMARI, Estonia –-- Today, 30 August, a fighter detachment of the German Air Force took over the augmenting role for Baltic Air Policing at Ämari Air Base, Estonia. During a ceremony, the responsibilit...

    Dstl to Analyze Operations of HMS Queen Elizabeth
    As HMS Queen Elizabeth makes her way across the Atlantic deploying for her longest sea trial to date, a pair of scientists from the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are on-board as pa...

    US Navy Prepares for F-35C Carrier Operations
    ATLANTIC OCEAN --- With the largest fleet in the world, the U.S. Navy is known for projecting power on the high seas and demonstrating air superiority via its aircraft carriers. With the addition of t...

    British Minister Touts Wales’ Role in UK Defense Industry
    Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has seen first-hand the crucial role Welsh firms play in the defence sector after a tour of military suppliers in the country. Defence invests £945 million in Welsh i...

    F-35 to Appear in Belgium for First Time at September Air Show
    A Lockheed Martin F35 [stealth] bomber is due to make a first appearance in Belgium at an air [show] organised by the Belgian Air Force on 8-9 September at its base in Kleine-Bogel, Limburg, Belga new...

    Australian Minister Touts Land Forces 2018 Show in Adelaide
    International industry exposition LAND FORCES 2018 kicks off next week, running from 4−6 September at the Adelaide Convention Centre showcasing equipment, technology and services for the armies of Aus...


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