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PARIS --- European allies have been prompting Germany to lift its export ban on Saudi Arabia for several months, but to no avail, so it’s time to take this state of affairs to its logical conclusion, ... Latest Press Releases Lockheed Says Germany’s “Retrograde” F-35 Snub Prompts Queries from Allies
LONDON --- Germany’s decision not to buy the F-35 stealth fighter jet is a “retrograde step” that could hamper the country’s ability to operate at the same level as its Nato partners, according to the... China Claims Unique Heat-Resistant Material for Hypersonic Aircraft
BEIJING --- Chinese scientists have developed a new heat-resistant material for hypersonic aircraft which can endure over 3,000 C from friction caused by a Mach 5-20 flight within the atmosphere. T... Weapons Deliveries to German Military Improving: MoD
BERLIN --- The Armaments agenda is increasingly taking hold. Around 35 billion euros have been released since 2014 by the German Bundestag for investment in the equipment of the Bundeswehr. The tur... US Navy Sends Two Warships Through Taiwan Strait
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite oppositio... Trump Moves to Withdraw from Arms Trade Treaty
In a speech before the National Rifle Association, President Donald Trump declared today that the United States would be "revoking the effect" of the U.S. signature of the global Arms Trade Treaty (AT... Ukraine Pulls Out of JV with Saudi Arabia to Build New An-132
Ukraine has suspended a joint venture with Saudi Arabia to produce the An-132 military transport aircraft. President of Ukraine Antonov State Company, Alexander Donets, which manufactures the aircr... World Military Expenditure Grows 2.6% to $1.8 Trillion in 2018
STOCKHOLM --- Total world military expenditure rose to $1822 billion in 2018, representing an increase of 2.6 per cent from 2017, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research ... Boeing Wins $127M for B61-12 Nuclear Bomb
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $127,632,494 modification (P00003) to previously awarded contract FA2103-18-C-0061 for the B61-12 Life Extension Program. This modification... Boeing CEO to Face Shareholders Today After 737 MAX Crashes
CHICAGO --- Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg will face shareholders on Monday for the first time since two fatal crashes that led to the 737 MAX’s grounding worldwide and triggered investig... Two US Carrier Groups Demo Long-Range Strike in Black Sea
ROMANIA --- The Abraham Lincoln (ABE) and John C. Stennis (JCS) carrier strike groups (CSG), together with U.S. Air Force 603rd Air Operations Centers, demonstrated pre-planned, long range targeted st... Dassault Delivers First Falcon 7X VIP Aircraft to Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia has taken delivery of the first of three very long-range Falcon 7X trijets it has acquired for government VIP service. The other two aircraft, to be operated by the Ro... Russia, Turkey Plan to Jointly Develop Aircraft, Helicopters
MOSCOW --- Russia and Turkey are jointly working on creating promising aircraft and helicopters, and also components for the armor, the press office of Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport (part... US Security Contractors in Afghanistan Growing Fast
The number of security contractors the military employs in Afghanistan is higher now than at any time since President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations in the country in 2014, Defense ... US Air Force Recommends F-35 AGCAS for Fielding
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The 412th Test Wing recently published the technical report on the F-35 Automatic Ground and Collision Avoidance System and have recommended it for fielding; seven years ahead ... South Africa’s Transnet Orders Two A109SP Helicopters
Transnet has procured two AgustaWestland AW109SP helicopters from Italian manufacturer Leonardo at a combined price of about R250 million. Transnet has procured two AgustaWestland AW109SP helicopte... Israel to Form Second F-35 Squadron
In approximately one year, the IAF's 116th Squadron will be reestablished as an "Adir" (F-35I) squadron. This week (Monday), a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the establishment of its first desig... Norway Takes Delivery of Final CV90 Combat Vehicle
“All the CV90 tanks have now been delivered to the Army. This gives us increased combat capability, good mobility and better command,” says Chief Army. On Friday, April 26, the Norwegian Army and D... Washington Cyberteam Stands Up to Protect DoD Infrastructure
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. --- As the use of technology increases, so makes the threat of a dangerous cyber attack that can shut down our utilities, cripple our transportation system and threaten our democrac... MC-21-300 Test Aircraft Flies from Irkutsk to Ulyanovsk
April 27, 2019 MC-21-300 test aircraft, equipped with a passenger cabin made the non-stop flight from Irkutsk to Ulyanovsk Vostochny airport. In Ulyanovsk, MC-21-300 aircraft will be painted accord... US Navy Could Use AI to Combat Swarms of Enemy Boats
If you've ever walked through a cloud of gnats, you'll know what a nuisance a swarm can be. On the sea, Navy vessels occasionally encounter swarms as well, in the form of tiny, less-than-friendly e... Fire Kills One on Indian Carrier; China Blames Lax Regulations
A case of fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya this morning when the ship was entering harbour in Karwar. The fire was brought under control by the ship’s crew in a swift action preventing any s... US Navy Rotates Warships in Japan
SASEBO, Japan ---- The U.S. Navy announced today that the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and landing platform dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) will become part of the U.S. 7th Fleet forward-... South Korea, US, Japan to Hold Defense Talks Next Month
Defense officials from South Korea, the US and Japan will meet here in early May for annual trilateral talks, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, amid tensions between Seoul and Tokyo over an incident i... Trump Harps on Korea’s Defense Spending
U.S. President Donald Trump, after a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, demanded Saturday a drastic increase in Korea’s contribution to defense sharing costs next year. “We are defendi... Ceremony in Lithuania to Mark Baltic Air Police Changeover
On May 2 a hand over-take over ceremony will take place at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai for the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission units – the leaving Polish air Force Detachment will trans... Relations with Russia as Best Among Large Countries: Chinese MinDef
Minister of National Defence of the PRC General Wei Fenghe called cooperation with Russian as the best relations among large countries and assured his counterpart that China is ready to enhance ties w... Chinese Frigate Leaves for ROK and Singapore for Live-Fire Exercise
BEIJING --- In the afternoon of April 26, 2019, Chinese Type 054 frigate Xiangtan set sail from a military port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province in East China, for a live-fire exercise in waters near th... Russia to Boost Production of Export Weapons in Kaliningrad
On April 26, 2019, Rosoboronexport’s Director General Alexander Mikheev visited the Yantar Baltic Shipyard in Kaliningrad. The company’s head met with Governor Anton Alikhanov, Yantar’s CEO Eduard ... Collins Australia Details Involvement in F-35 Program
A series of videos showcasing Australian industry participation in the global F-35 Program have been produced to highlight the partnership between Defence and industry as the transformational Joint St... Patria Shows CANDL High-Performance DataLink for UAVs
Patria attends XPONENTIAL 2019 event in Chicago, held on 30th April – 2nd May 2019 in McCormick Place Exhibition Centre in Chicago. The stand is 4242. CANDL – Compact Airborne Networking Data Link ... | 