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US Will Cancel F-35 Sales to Turkey and Impose Sanctions, Trump Says
President Trump said Tuesday that the United States will cancel the purchase of more than 100 F-35 fighter jets by Turkey because of its acquisition of a Russian antimissile defense system, even as hi

US Air Force Releases RFP for New ICBM System
KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. --- The Air Force released a request for proposals for its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program July 16. The request is for t

India Floats Tender for Underwater Weapons for Scorpene Subs
NEW DELHI --- Months after India's French-origin Scorpene-class submarine started operating without primary underwater weapons systems, the Indian Navy has finally launched a tender worth over $300 mi

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US Will Cancel F-35 Sales to Turkey and Impose Sanctions, Trump Says
President Trump said Tuesday that the United States will cancel the purchase of more than 100 F-35 fighter jets by Turkey because of its acquisition of a Russian antimissile defense system, even as hi...

US Air Force Releases RFP for New ICBM System
KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. --- The Air Force released a request for proposals for its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program July 16. The request is for t...

India Floats Tender for Underwater Weapons for Scorpene Subs
NEW DELHI --- Months after India's French-origin Scorpene-class submarine started operating without primary underwater weapons systems, the Indian Navy has finally launched a tender worth over $300 mi...

UK Boosts Its Military Presence in the Gulf and Indian Ocean
Royal Navy warships are providing a continuous maritime security presence in the Gulf to reassure merchant shipping and safeguard the free flow of trade. Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan is today makin...

US Needs to Get Used to China Sanctions: Chinese Media
The US should get used to China's sanctions on US companies involved in a possible arms sale to the island of Taiwan, and the US has no right to criticize the sanctions as it does this all the time, C...

Successful Firing Trials for Royal Navy’s New Anti-Ship Missile
A target boat took a direct hit in the Irish Sea as the Royal Navy successfully tested its new missile to defeat terrorists and suicide bombers. HMS Sutherland fired four new Martlet missiles at a ...

US Navy Releases RFP for Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle
WASHINGTON --- The Navy released a request for proposals (RFP) to industry for the development of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), July 16. The MUSV will be a pier-launched, self-deployi...

USAF’s New Combat SAR Helicopter Takes Flight
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- The 413th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted the first Air Force-piloted flight of the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter July 11. The test took place at the contractor...

Raytheon Submits Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor Proposal
TEWSKBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Company announced the submission of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor proposal to the U.S. Army as part of the competition for a new air and missile defense r...

Turkey Claims Breakthrough with Zero-Recoil Gun
A hundred percent domestic gun apparatus which eliminates recoil completely while doubling bullet speed, range and effect with its silencer features has been produced. The system, developed by t...

Thales Enhances Connectivity for Future Combat Aircraft
Air combat is becoming increasingly reliant on the interconnected platforms that exchange digital data with each other. Real-time data correlation provides information superiority to the armed forces....

Latest $492M Contract Includes First HIMARS for Poland
DALLAS, TX. --- Lockheed Martin will produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Romania and Poland under a $492 mill...

Canada Awards First Frigate Upgrade Contract
GATINEAU, Quebec --- The Government of Canada is investing more than $7.5 billion in the Royal Canadian Navy’s 12 Halifax-class frigates to provide necessary ongoing maintenance until they are retired...

S. Korea’s DAPA Introduces New Plans for Cost Reduction
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) laid out plans Monday to streamline its processing of procurement contracts. The administration also plans to introduce a standardized method of c...

Military Aircraft Market Worth $800 Bn through 2027
AMSTERDAM, NL --- The strategic important of the military fixed wing aircraft platforms have been proven multiple time since its use in the World Wars. The air superiority of the fixed wing aircraft h...

Merger Mania: The Military-Industrial Complex on Steroids
When, in his farewell address in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the “unwarranted influence” wielded by the “military-industrial complex,” he could never have dreamed of ...

Multinational MRTT Tanker Pool Inaugurated
The Chairman of the MMF Executive Board (MEB), Navy Commodore Dick Kreiter, gave Command over the Multinational MRTT Unit to Colonel Jurgen van der Biezen, by handing him the MMF flag. Colonel van de ...

Belgium Chooses Thales for CaMo Next-Gen Armored Vehicles
Further to the CaMo (CApacité MOtorisée) government-to-government agreement signed by France and Belgium at the end of 2018, Thales began work on the initial CaMo capability on 26 June 2019 to provide...

DGA Takes Delivery of ‘Normandie,’ Sixth Multi-Mission Frigate
The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) on July 16, 2019 took delivery of ‘Normandie,’ the sixth multi-mission frigate (FREMM) for the French Navy. Versatile warships with exceptional performances ...

Qatar Says French Missile Found in Italy Was Sold to Third Country
A French missile once owned by Qatar's military and found among a huge arsenal of weapons seized in Italy was sold by the Gulf state 25 years ago to a third country, Qatar's foreign ministry said. ...

Esper Would Continue Emphasis on Readiness, Partnerships, Reform
Army Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper told senators that he would continue to prioritize training, modernization, building alliances and partnerships and reforming the Pentagon if he's confirmed to serve a...

Northrop Awarded $274M Contract by NASA
DULLES, Va. --– Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that the company has received a $274 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for NASA’s Environmental Test and Integration ...

NATO-PA Report Confirms US Nuclear Bombs in Europe
One of the worst-kept Dutch military secrets, that US nuclear weapons are being stored at the Dutch airbase in Volkel, has been been confirmed in a draft report to the Nato parliament. The informa...

Bulgaria Links Buying New Fighters to Hacking Attack
SOFIA --- A massive hacking attack in Bulgaria via a Russian website might be linked to Sofia's decision to buy military jets from the United States, the Balkan country's interior minister said, as th...

Ukrainian Troops Test New Batch of BTR-3DAs
Ukrainian troops have tested the latest batch of BTR-3DA armored personnel carriers (APCs) delivered from the defense industry. In a statement, Ukrainian defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom announce...

Indian Minister Reviews Progress of Defence Industrial Corridors
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the progress of two Defence Industrial Corridors here today. During the meeting a Power Point Presentation was made highlighting the following points; Indian ...

Rapid Forge Air Defence Operation in Baltic for First Time
On July 16 F-15E fighter aircraft and C-130 mobility aircraft of the U.S. Air Force landed at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai to take part in the U.S.-led Operation Rapid Forge, an air defen...

US Donates Lorries and Engineering Vehicle to Croatia
Six lorries and one backhoe loader donated by the U.S. were formally handed over to the Croatian Armed Forces in the Barracks “Kamensko” in Karlovac on 15 July 2019. The official handover ceremony ...

Northrop to Demonstrate Robotic Manufacturing in Space
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. --- Made In Space (MIS) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a subcontract to support NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) demonstration of the autonomous robot...

RAF Touts Air & Space Power Conference
More than 45 international air chiefs and military commanders from 39 countries and NATO will be among 550 delegates at the largest ever gathering for the Chief of the Air Staff’s Air & Space Power Co...

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