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US Threatens Extra $4 Bn Tariffs on EU Goods Over Airbus-Boeing Dispute
Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is issuing for public comment a supplemental list of products that could potentially be subject to additional duties in order to enforce U.S. rights

Turkey Stockpiles Crucial Weapons Parts, Anticipating US Sanctions
ISTANBUL --- Turkey, girding for the worst despite encouraging messages from President Donald Trump, has stockpiled crucial spare parts for American-made weapons in case Congress sanctions it over a c

Russia Tests New Anti-Ballistic Missile
MOSCOW --- Russian Aerospace Defense Forces have tested a new anti-ballistic missile at the Sary-Shagan training range in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. #Footage Russian #A

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US Threatens Extra $4 Bn Tariffs on EU Goods Over Airbus-Boeing Dispute
Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is issuing for public comment a supplemental list of products that could potentially be subject to additional duties in order to enforce U.S. rights ...

Turkey Stockpiles Crucial Weapons Parts, Anticipating US Sanctions
ISTANBUL --- Turkey, girding for the worst despite encouraging messages from President Donald Trump, has stockpiled crucial spare parts for American-made weapons in case Congress sanctions it over a c...

Russia Tests New Anti-Ballistic Missile
MOSCOW --- Russian Aerospace Defense Forces have tested a new anti-ballistic missile at the Sary-Shagan training range in Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. #Footage Russian #A...

Swiss to Test Competing MSAM Radars During Summer
BERN --- Detector tests planned as part of the evaluation of a new long-range surface-to-air defense system will take place in August and September 2019 on the Gubel in Menzingen ZG. On 22 March 20...

CBO: USAF Aircraft Acquisition Costs to Double By 2030
On Saturday, June 29, Adebayo Adedeji, an analyst in CBO’s National Security Division, presented at the Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International. This presentation provid...

Russia Begins Production of S-500 Missile Systems
MOSCOW --- Production of S-500 surface-to-air missile systems begins in Russia. These systems will soon enter operational service in the Russian army, CEO of Russia’s Rostec state-run hi-tech corporat...

Sweden Boosts Gotland Air Defence As 'Quick Solution'
Sweden has deployed a new air defence missile system on the island of Gotland, following years of increased militarization in the Baltic Sea. "Through its geographical location the island provides ...

Korea Shrugs Off Trump Demands to Increase Defense Burden-Sharing
While the media's focus in Seoul at the weekend was on the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Panmunjeom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sund...

Thales Alenia Space Wins Indonesia Satellite Order
JAKARTA --- Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) has selected the consortium led by the domestic satellite operator Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) to deploy and ...

82nd Airborne to Test MPF Light Tank Next Year
AUSTIN, Texas --- Infantry Soldiers are closer to getting their hands on a "light tank" that will boost the firepower of their formations without slowing them down. The Mobile Protected Firepower v...

US Navy Forms Task Force to Fix USS Ford’s Weapon Elevators
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Navy is leveraging the talent of an independent team of government and outside experts to assist in advanced electromagnetic, production and software technology aboard USS Gera...

Head of Australia’s JSF Division Touts Achievements
As we hit the middle of 2019, Australia’s F-35A fleet has grown in size and capability. We have now accepted 14 aircraft, with four currently based at RAAF Base Williamtown and 10 based at the interna...

Second Flight of Il-112V Military Transport Delayed to 2020
MOSCOW --- The second flight of the Il-112V military transport aircraft will be performed at the start of 2020, chief designer Sergey Lyashenko told TASS on Tuesday. "At the start of 2020, we have ...

GD Wins $217M USAF Intelligence Support Contract
FALLS CHURCH, Va. --– General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced today it will support the U.S. Air Force’s 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing (480 ISRW) through th...

Northrop Wins $104M for UH-1Y, AH-1Z and UH-60V Mission Computers
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. --– Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $104 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for the technical refresh of UH-1Y, AH-1Z and UH-60V mission c...

Thales Signs MoU with Greece for Space-Based Earth Observation
CANNES / ATHENS --- Thales Hellas, Thales Alenia Space and the Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering space cooperation. This MoU will essentially focus o...

Indian MoD Issues RFPs for Fast Patrol Vessels, Air Cushion Vehicles
In a significant development in the indigenous shipbuilding, Ministry of Defence has issued four shipbuilding Requests for Proposal (RFP) amounting to Rs 15,000 crore for the acquisition of various sh...

US Air Force Stands Up Two Special Ops V-22 Squadrons in Japan
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --- The Air Force added a pair of special operations squadrons charged with flying and maintaining CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to its line-up at the home of U.S. Forces Japa...

Pentagon Comments US-Israeli Defense Meeting
Since 1999, the Defense Advisory Group has been the primary vehicle for senior U.S. Defense Department and Israeli Defense Ministry officials to collaboratively advance the U.S.-Israeli defense relati...

Pilot Killed in German Military Helicopter Crash
A military helicopter crashed near the northern city of Hanover, the German armed forces said on Monday. One of the two pilots was killed, the German Defense Ministry said in a statement. The gover...

German Army Selects Systematic SitaWare HQ Software
The German Army has selected Systematic’s SitaWare Headquarters to enhance the command-and-control capabilities of its deployable command posts. SitaWare extends the German Army’s legacy C2 system ...

AFRL Puts New Technologies into Space Aboard Falcon Heavy Launcher
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully put new technologies into space, June 25, as part of the Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP-2) mission, managed...

JEF Defence Ministers, Chiefs of Staff Meet in Lithuania
On June 28 Ministers of Defence and Chiefs of Defence of the United Kingdom-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) were all gathered together for the first time to mark the first anniversary of the JEF i...

US Navy Fires Captain After LCS Collides with Cargo Ship in Canada
WASHINGTON --- The commanding officer of a Navy Littoral Combat Ship that struck a moored merchant ship in the St. Lawrence River in Montreal has been removed from duty “due to a loss of confidence in...

SRC Inc. Acquires Subcontractor SAZE, LLC
Syracuse, NY – SRC, Inc., announced today that it acquired SAZE, LLC. Formed in 2012, SAZE has been known for exceptional program execution and will augment SRC's strong customer and product portfolio...

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