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US Clears $2Bn Sale of Six P-8A to Korea
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft for an estimated cost of $2.10 bi

In U-Turn, Spain Will Deliver Bombs After Saudis Threaten to Drop €2 Bn Corvette Deal
MADRID --- Spain appears to have bowed to financial pressure to deliver 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, reversing a recent decision to put the deal on hold. The Socialist administration, wh

Compromise Pentagon Bill Blocks F-35 Deliveries to Turkey
Congress is taking the unusual step of trying to block the transfer of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Turkey, even though the country is a NATO ally and a partner in building th

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US Clears $2Bn Sale of Six P-8A to Korea
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft for an estimated cost of $2.10 bi...

In U-Turn, Spain Will Deliver Bombs After Saudis Threaten to Drop €2 Bn Corvette Deal
MADRID --- Spain appears to have bowed to financial pressure to deliver 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, reversing a recent decision to put the deal on hold. The Socialist administration, wh...

Compromise Pentagon Bill Blocks F-35 Deliveries to Turkey
Congress is taking the unusual step of trying to block the transfer of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Turkey, even though the country is a NATO ally and a partner in building th...

Lockheed Begins Viper Upgrade of 85 Greek F-16 Fighters
Lockheed Martin announced that it will launch the upgrade of 85 Greek F-16 fighter jets with the Block 70/72 Viper system next Monday. Making the announcement today during a press conference in The...

US Approves $501M Upgrade for Korean Patriot Missiles
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of sixty-four (64) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile ...

Minister: Poor Health of HAL Led to Collapse of First Rafale Deal
NEW DELHI --- The negotiations for procurement of 126 Rafale jets under the UPA government fell through as state-run HAL did not have the required capability to produce the jets in India in collaborat...

Korea Launches AIP-Powered Indigenous Submarine
South Korea held a launching ceremony Friday for a 3,000-ton indigenous submarine, a new strategic weapons system designed to bolster underwater defense capabilities. The ceremony for the diesel-el...

Pentagon Slashes Funding for Advanced ASW Research
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The U.S. Navy's Surface Anti-Submarine Warfare Advanced Development program demonstrates and validates technology for potential surface sonar and combat systems. The program fore...

Nigeria’s Air Peace Orders 10 Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes
LAGOS, Nigeria --- Boeing and Air Peace of Nigeria today announced a new order for ten 737 MAX 8 airplanes during a signing ceremony in Lagos. Air Peace already operates Boeing 737s between major c...

GD Wins $480M for Columbia-class Submarines
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $480,601,156 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-17-C-2117 in preparation for fiscal 2019 and...

Pratt Wins $266M for F-35 Engine Work
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $266,062,462 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract for the procureme...

Pratt Wins $187M for F-35 Engine Lot 12 Spares
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded $187,553,466 for modification P00001 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm target contr...

S. Korean Military Monitoring China's Installation of Buoys
SEOUL --- South Korea's military will keep monitoring China's installation of buoys in the two countries' overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the Yellow Sea, Seoul's defense ministry said F...

Lockheed Details Role in Japan Naval Missile Defense Test
KAUAI, Hawaii --- The JS ATAGO (DDG-177), supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin, used an upgraded Aegis Combat System, testing their Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) ca...

Airbus Looks to Develop Composite Materials Based On Spider Silk
Incredibly strong, lightweight and flexible, spider silk is a true natural wonder – that can now be recreated for industrial use. Together with leading biotech company AMSilk, Airbus aims to use artif...

UK Plans to Spend £1.1 Bn to Upgrade F-35 Fighters
In the Government’s response to the House of Commons Defence Committee’s report on F-35 Procurement (HC 326), we undertook to provide the Committee with a six-monthly progress report. The Governme...

China Explains Why It Joined Russia’s Vostok 2018 Exercises
Russia’s largest strategic military exercise after the Cold War — “Vostok 2018” — kicked off on September 11, and more than 3,000 troops and large quantities of military hardware from the Chinese Peop...

US Protests After Russian Bombers Intercepted Near Alaska
The Pentagon has issued a protest after U.S. Air Force fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace west of the U.S. state of Alaska. The F-22 Raptor fighters intercepted ...

Brazilian Defense Budget Seen Increasing Steadily
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- While Brazil is a relatively conflict-free country, it also maintains the largest defense budget in Latin America. Brazil's military is responsible for defending the country's sover...

USAF Touts F-35A Progress Towards Full Operational Capability
HILL AFB, UTAH --- Two years after the Air Force declared IOC for the F-35A, pilots and maintainers at Hill’s active duty 388th and reserve 419th Fighter Wings are steadily erasing the word “initial” ...

Boeing Comments $500M US Navy P-8A Training Award
PLANO, Texas --- Boeing has won a contract award from the U.S. Navy to update the courseware and software for the Navy's P-8A Poseidon training system. Under the four-year, $194 million agreement, ...

Filling the Seams in U.S. Long-Range Penetrating Strike
The end of the Cold War signaled the end of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force working closely together in support of the long-range penetrating strike mission; for the better part of the nearly 30 ...

Digital Engineering Strategy Streamlines How Defense Systems are Designed
WASHINGTON --- While the 2018 National Defense Strategy directs reform as one of its key efforts, the Defense Department is undergoing considerable change in how it does business -- including how it i...

Beijing, Moscow Vow to Reinforce Military Relations, Combat Abilities
China and Russia vowed to further deepen military ties and improve their troops' combat abilities to respond to various security threats, as they formally concluded the "Vostok-2018" strategic drills ...

China’s J-15 Carrier Fighter Jet Cleared for Night Operations
The J-15 fighter jet is capable of night take-off and landing on an aircraft carrier, the Chinese navy newspaper said Wednesday, leading a Chinese military expert to marvel at how fast the pilots mast...

Latest US Navy SSBN Returns from Sea Trials
KINGS BAY, Ga. --- USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) returned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., Sept. 12, after successfully completing their first at-sea period in two-and-a-half years. The 15 day...

Australia Launches New $1.1 Bn Defense Fuel Network
The Defence Fuel Transformation Program will deliver a safer, simpler and a more assured Defence fuel network in partnership with industry. Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today ...

US Army Equips First Unit with New Tactical Media Kits
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The Army is fielding modern, standardized media kits to its tactical Public Affairs and Visual Information Soldiers to improve capabilities, save money and reduce logis...

Airbus Details Exhibit at AAD 2018 Show
Alongside its portfolio of innovative, modern and efficient products, Airbus’ South African industrial partnerships will be in the spotlight at the biennial African Aerospace & Defence 2018 show in Pr...

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