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UK Export Finance Underwrites £5Bn Sale of Eurofighter, Hawk Trainers to Qatar
Qatar’s deal to buy 24 Typhoon jets and nine Hawks is now officially effective after BAE Systems received its first payment today. The deal, worth around £5bn includes the aircraft and a bespoke su

US Navy Orders Final Three LCS Ships
Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded a fixed-price-incentive firm target modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-18-C-2300) for construction of one littoral combat ship

Israeli Air Force Recounts Attack on Syrian Facility
Overnight, fighter jets targeted a facility of the Syrian Armed Forces from which systems to manufacture accurate and lethal weapons were about to be transferred on behalf of Iran to Hezbollah in Leba

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UK Export Finance Underwrites £5Bn Sale of Eurofighter, Hawk Trainers to Qatar
Qatar’s deal to buy 24 Typhoon jets and nine Hawks is now officially effective after BAE Systems received its first payment today. The deal, worth around £5bn includes the aircraft and a bespoke su...

US Navy Orders Final Three LCS Ships
Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded a fixed-price-incentive firm target modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-18-C-2300) for construction of one littoral combat ship...

Israeli Air Force Recounts Attack on Syrian Facility
Overnight, fighter jets targeted a facility of the Syrian Armed Forces from which systems to manufacture accurate and lethal weapons were about to be transferred on behalf of Iran to Hezbollah in Leba...

South Africa Completes A-Darter Missile Test Program
South African State-owned defence industrial group Denel announced on Monday the successful completion of the guided missile qualification test series for the A-Darter infrared (IR) homing short range...

HMS Queen Elizabeth Arrives in US for F-35 Trials
HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, having escaped the clutches of Hurricane Florence, which is continuing to wreak devastation over large areas of the East Coast of the USA. The ...

Trump Says US Mulls Permanent Military Presence in Poland
U.S. President Donald Trump has said his administration was considering a request for a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland. Trump made the comments in Washington on September 18 before a me...

US Army Now Defining Its Next-Gen Combat Vehicle
WASHINGTON --- While our current combat fleet is composed of very capable vehicles, these vehicles have been in the inventory for decades and their ability to overmatch peer capabilities in close comb...

US Air Force T-6 Trainer Crashes in Texas
Two pilots safely ejected from an Air Force plane Tuesday afternoon before it crashed in a field on the far North Side, prompting a suspension of training flights at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. ...

USAF Envisions Laser Defense for KC-46 Tankers
PENTAGON --- The U.S. Air Force will next month introduce a new, more advanced aerial fuel tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus, that may some day be able to defend itself with a laser. Tankers re-fuel U.S. f...

Defense Intel Chief Puts Great Power Competition in Context
WASHINGTON --- People told the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency that in his speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies he should just say "Great power competition, artific...

UK MoD Opens F-35 Lift Engine Shop in Bristol
A state-of-the-art new facility making unique vertical lift technology for fighter jets has been opened by Defence Minister Stuart Andrew in Bristol today. The ‘LiftWorks’ facility, which has opene...

F-35B Deploys to Middle East for First Time
MANAMA, Bahrain --- The Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Lightning II has deployed to the Middle East for the first time as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). The 13th Marine Expeditionary U...

US Publishes National Biodefense Strategy
WASHINGTON --- The new National Biodefense Strategy is a living document designed to counter man-made and natural biological threats, National Security Advisor John Bolton said during a White House br...

PLA to Train More Fighter Pilots for Aircraft Carriers
A recruitment campaign has been launched for aircraft carrier cadet pilots by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. Cadets will learn on a new and better type of training aircraft which more clo...

Unmanned Boats Are Real Threat to Warships
While unmanned aircraft like the RAF’s Reapers get plenty of media attention, seagoing drones have recovered far less coverage. Unmanned boats, known as Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), have been ...

Chief of Staff Updates US Air Force Status
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein delivered his speech at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 18, 2018, emphasizing how the servic...

First Upgraded HETs Arrive in Kuwait
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait --- The first two newly rebuilt Heavy Equipment Transport trucks equipped with C-kit belly-plate armor, or "golden HETs," arrived at Shuaiba Port in Kuwait, Sept. 11. They are ...

Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter in Final Assembly
STRATFORD, Conn. --- Sikorsky announced today that final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Weapons System and Operational Flight Trainers is underway, supporting the smooth entry o...

GE Aviation Expands Footprint in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR --- GE Chairman & CEO John Flannery today reaffirmed the company’s continued commitment to Malaysia with a major US$80 million investment in GE Aviation's Malaysian engine services facili...

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