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The Future Combat Air System, or FCAS, is entering a new phase. It has been launched last April by Germany and France, and Eric Trappier, the CEO of Dassault Aviation, just announced that a new contra... Latest Press Releases INF Treaty Ready to Collapse As US, Russia Accuse Each Other
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia has suspended its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, one day after the United States made a similar announcement. ... GE Aviation Wins Pentagon’s ITEP Engine Competition with Initial $517M Contract
General Electric Aviation, Lynn, Massachusetts, was awarded a $517,375,800 cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-price contract for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Improved... China Warns Su-30MKK May Be ‘Aircraft Carriers’ Nightmare’
China unveiled a set of photos of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Su-30MKK fighter jets' first training in the new year on January 6, 2019. These photos "inadvertently" revealed a de... Iran Claims Successful Test of New Cruise Missile
State media in Iran have reported the successful test of a new cruise missile with a range of 1,350 kilometers. The February 2 test came as Iran was celebrating the 40th anniversary of its 1979 Isl... Pentagon Completes Order for 4 Special Forces MH-47G Chinooks
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a maximum $39,038,317 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (PZ0003) for an existing cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (H92241-18-F-0022) for finalization ... Austria to Order Three Additional Black Hawks
VIENNA, Austria --- The Federal Army's S-70 "Black Hawk" fleet will be expanded by three additional units, to 12 helicopters, through additional funds from the "Civil Protection Package," in accordanc... Estonian MoD Approves 2020-2023 Defense Plan
The Ministry of Defence has approved its development plan for the 2020-2023 period, which calls for investing in the Estonian Defence Forces' (EDF) command, communication and combat support capabiliti... Elbit to Upgrade Air National Guard’s RC-26B Aircraft
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its subsidiary in the U.S., Elbit Systems of America LLC, was awarded an initial $5 million contract from Support Systems Associates, Inc. to ... Sweden Receives First CV90s with AMOS Twin Mortar Turret
In two years, the Granatkastaranscarband 90 program has gone from contract to delivery. FMV's Director General, Göran Mårtensson, was impressed when he received the first four vehicles. Just befo... Russia Developing All-Diesel Powered Gepard Frigates
The Ukrainian embargo on the supply of marine gas turbines to the Russian Navy has had a significant impact on the Project 1166 Gepard program. One possible outcome might well be a modification of the... Indian 2019 Defense Budget Up 8% But Down As Share of PIB
Union Budget for the financial year 2019-20, presented by the Finance Minister in the Parliament today, envisaged a total outlay of Rs. 27,84,200 crore. Out of this Rs. 3,18,931.22 crore has been earm... Babcock Completes Upgrade of Estonian Minehunter
Babcock has successfully completed the installation of a capability upgrade on the first of three Estonian Navy minehunter vessels scheduled to be undertaken at Babcock’s Rosyth facilities in Fife. ... Canada Studies Microsatellites, OTH Radar for Arctic Surveillance
OTTAWA, Ont. --- The Department of National Defence is investing in defence research and development to produce innovative solutions to surveillance challenges facing the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF),... GD to Upgrade Sensors of Canadian Halifax-class Frigates
HALIFAX (N.-S.) --- Today, on behalf of Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development, announced the award of two contracts valued at $186... CFM Booked Over 3,300 Engine Orders in 2018
WEST CHESTER, Ohio --- Orders for CFM International's two product lines again achieved near-record levels in 2018, with the company booking orders for a total of 3,337 engines, including 126 CFM56 eng... Beidou Satellite in Real-Time Transmission of Deep-Sea Data
QINGDAO, China --- China has achieved real-time transmission of deep-sea data at 6,000-meter depth through its self-developed BeiDou satellites for the first time, a move essential to more secure, ind... US Navy Commissions 17th Virginia-class SSN
GROTON, Conn. --- USS South Dakota (SSN 790) became the newest and 17th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine in the U.S. Navy during her commissioning ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Febr... BIW Lays Keel for DDG-51 Destroyer Future USS Carl M. Levin
BATH, Maine --- The keel of the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, Feb. 1. Speakers at the ceremony included Sens. Susan C... Trump Says Wants to Keep U.S. Base in Iraq to 'Watch Iran'
President Donald Trump made clear in a television interview that he wants to reduce U.S. military engagement in Syria and Afghanistan, but said he was willing to keep a U.S. military base in Iraq so t... NATO to Sign Accession Pact with Macedonia
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance will sign an accession protocol with Macedonia on February 6, an important milestone in the Balkan country's path to become NATO's 30th me... Iran Warns Europe Not to Force 'Strategic Leap' on Missile Range
A top official of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said Tehran would be forced to make a "strategic leap" in boosting the range of its missiles if Western countries try to limit them. ... Finland Leaves Production for Military Explosives Unchanged
The Ministry of Defence has led a study in which the Defence Forces' explosives production would have been developed by expanding its partnership with Nammo Lapua Oy. The study examined the transf... Singapore and France ‘Strengthen Defence Relations’
France's Director-General for International Relations and Strategy Ms Alice Guitton, who is visiting Singapore from 31 January to 2 February 2019, co-chaired the 18th Singapore-France Defence Policy D... US Air Force Reactivates Squadron to Support MQ-9 Operations
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- The 732nd Operations Support Squadron activated during an assumption of command ceremony at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 23, 2019. The new unit, dubbed the “Archers,” wi... Israel Aerospace Industries to Exhibit at Aero India 2019
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will participate in Aero India 2019 Exhibition (February 20-24, Bangalore, India). The Company expects to expand collaboration with local leaders in integrating stra... | 
