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November 05, 2018  

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Vietjet Orders 50 More Airbus A321neo
Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 50 A321neo single aisle aircraft, finalising an MOU signed at the Farnborough International Airshow last July. The purc

Korea, Spain Discuss Swapping Jet Trainers for A400Ms: Report
Korea and Spain are in talks to hold a joint committee meeting for a possible swap deal involving trainer jets and cargo planes this month, local media reported, Sunday. According to government sou

Trade War, Spy Claims Cloud Horizon for China Airshow
SHANGHAI / BEIJING --- Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud over China’s largest aerospace meeting this week, as suppliers consider wh

 


At the beginning of the A400M program, Spain ordered 27 A400M airlifters, but as its requirement has now been reduced to 14, it has obtained the other partners’ agreement to sell the others. South Korea could become the first buyer. (EdA photo)
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    Vietjet Orders 50 More Airbus A321neo
    Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 50 A321neo single aisle aircraft, finalising an MOU signed at the Farnborough International Airshow last July. The purc...

    Korea, Spain Discuss Swapping Jet Trainers for A400Ms: Report
    Korea and Spain are in talks to hold a joint committee meeting for a possible swap deal involving trainer jets and cargo planes this month, local media reported, Sunday. According to government sou...

    Trade War, Spy Claims Cloud Horizon for China Airshow
    SHANGHAI / BEIJING --- Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud over China’s largest aerospace meeting this week, as suppliers consider wh...

    New Corvettes, New Anti-Ship Missile Boost Turkey’s Navy
    ISTANBUL --- The Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) said it has signed deals with two local firms for the production of Turkey's first maritime missiles. In a statement published Friday, the SS...

    Iran Starts Series Production of New Fighter Jet
    State television says Iran has begun the mass production of a locally designed fighter jet. Iran unveiled its Kowsar fighter jet in August. Iran already has both U.S.-made jet fighters and Russian-...

    Lockheed Wins $130M to Prepare F-35 Block 4 Upgrade
    Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aerospace Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $130,359,625 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive fee contract (N00019-18-C-1004) in support o...

    Canadian Navy to Receive a Sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship
    HALIFAX, Nova Scotia --- The Government of Canada is acquiring the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) to bolster the Royal Canadian Navy’s capabilities while equipping its women and men with vers...

    US Military Build-Up in FY 2019 and Its Limits
    The Trump administration’s FY 2019 budget proposal laid out a set of priorities. -- Fix readiness, so that forces meet a minimum standard. -- Increase modernization by expanding production of exis...

    U.S. Navy Seeks Nearly $4 Billion for SEWIP
    Under the massive Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), the U.S. Navy is enhancing the capability of its SLQ-32 electronic warfare system to provide early detection, analysis, and wa...

    Equipment Changes Aim to Make British Soldiers More Mobile
    Infantry soldiers are set to be more mobile than ever before, with new weapons and armour designed to be more efficient. At the Infantry Trials and Development Unit at Warminster, the British Army ...

    Chinese Military Lists Equipment at Airshow China
    BEIJING --- The 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) will be held from November 6 to November 11 in the southern port city of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. The new ...

    Royal Navy Minehunters Join Ex. Trident Juncture
    Royal Navy minehunters have entered the Norwegian Fjords to bring their expertise to the sizable NATO exercise in the region. HMS Cattistock, HMS Hurworth, HMS Grimsby and HMS Ramsey recently navig...

    China Leery on US Withdrawal from INF Treaty
    US President Donald Trump announced on October 20 that the US would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) due to Russia’s violations. Trump said that the US canno...

    The Pentagon Ready for Cyber Attack Against Russia
    The U.S. intelligence community and the Pentagon have quietly agreed on the outlines of an offensive cyber attack that the United States would unleash if Russia electronically interferes with the 2018...

    Italian-Israeli Cooperation on F-35, M-346 Trainer
    Information exchanges regarding the F-35, mutual exercises and deals in the field of force build-up: the cooperation between the Israeli Air Force and its Italian counterpart continues to grow. This w...

    Germany Continues to Train Saudi Military Officers: Report
    Germany's armed forces will continue a program to educate Saudi military officers. This comes despite a rift developing after the killing in Turkey of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a call to end Germ...

    Indian Navy Acquires Submarine Rescue Vessel
    The Indian Navy has inducted a Submarine Rescue System with a Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) along with associated equipment. This System has a Side Scan Sonar for locating the position of the ...

    Australia, US Navies First to Use Cooperative Engagement Capability
    In a first for our respective navies, HMAS Hobart has successfully tested a communications capability, proving her ability to share sensor information and real-time combat system data with the United ...

    GAO Faults US FY18 Budget for Nuclear Forces
    The Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) jointly reported in fiscal year 2018 on plans and budget estimates for nuclear weapons modernization and sustainment. Their joint report ...

    NATO Continues to Strengthen Iraqi Security Structures
    On 31 October 2018, a new NATO-led mission in Iraq started its work to further develop the Iraq’s security institutions and structures. The new mission, called NATO Mission Iraq, was launched at the N...

    Russian Commanders’ Teleconference Reviews Progress
    Today the National Centre for State Defence Control in Moscow hosted another teleconference of Defence Ministry chaired by the General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. When opening the session, Defence M...

    Saif Sareea 3 Concludes with Major Exercise
    British and Omani Militaries combined forces over the last few weeks on Ex Saif Sareea 3, culminating in an awesome fire power demonstration lasting more than 30 minutes at two separate locations in O...

    RAN Looks to Adopt 3D Printing for Shipboard Use
    Navy is moving positively in the direction of being able to manufacture specific spare parts onboard ships to facilitate repairs at sea. The Centre for Innovation (CFI) recently took delivery of a ...

    Raytheon's GPS OCX Passes Stringent Cybersecurity Tests
    SCHRIEVER AFB, Colo. --- Raytheon Company's GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, has completed rigorous cybersecurity vulnerability assessments that tested the system's ab...

    SENER, Babcock Deliver Sixth Upgraded AB-212 Helo to Spanish Navy
    SENER and Babcock have delivered the sixth helicopter to successfully complete its life extension program (PEVH in its Spanish acronym) to the Spanish Defence Ministry's General Armaments and Material...

    Dubai HeliShow 2018 Attract International Participation
    UAE --- The upcoming edition of the of Dubai HeliShow - the biennial International Helicopter Technology and Operations Exhibition dedicated to the helicopter industry - scheduled to be held from Nove...

    Terma Exhibits at Indo Defence 2018 in Indonesia
    DENMARK --- At this year’s Indo Defence 2018, held at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran, from 7 to 10 November, Terma invites customers, partners, and visitors to experience our capabi...

    Russia’s UAC to Actively Participate in Airshow China
    From November 6 to 11 UAC will take part in the international Airshow China Exhibition taking place in Zhuhai, China. The airshow is the largest in the region being held since 1996 under the patronage...


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