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US Notifies Congress of Proposed $8bn Sale of F-16 Block 70 Fighters to Taiwan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to TECRO for the 66 F-16C/D Block 70 aircraft and related equipment and support for an estimated

In France, Putin Speaks About Mysterious Nuclear Explosion In Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there was no threat whatsoever in connection with the incident at a military training ground near the city of Severodvinsk in the Arkhangelsk region of Russi

UN Impasse Could Mean Killer Robots Escape Regulation
It's no longer the stuff of science fiction: Wars could soon be decided by lethal autonomous weapons systems. But a concerted effort to ban "killer robots" through international law at the UN appears

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US Notifies Congress of Proposed $8bn Sale of F-16 Block 70 Fighters to Taiwan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to TECRO for the 66 F-16C/D Block 70 aircraft and related equipment and support for an estimated...

In France, Putin Speaks About Mysterious Nuclear Explosion In Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there was no threat whatsoever in connection with the incident at a military training ground near the city of Severodvinsk in the Arkhangelsk region of Russi...

UN Impasse Could Mean Killer Robots Escape Regulation
It's no longer the stuff of science fiction: Wars could soon be decided by lethal autonomous weapons systems. But a concerted effort to ban "killer robots" through international law at the UN appears ...

Russia Blast Radiation Caused by Skyfall Missile, US Experts Say
A failed nuclear-powered cruise missile test was the cause of a recent explosion at a military facility in north-western Russia, according to US experts. Moscow has provided little information about t...

Australia Joins International Maritime Security Force in Gulf
The Morrison Government is reaffirming its commitment to freedom of navigation and safe passage through the Gulf by announcing it will support an international maritime security mission. This missi...

Russian Altius-U Reconnaissance Drone Makes First Flight
MOSCOW --- The Russian military has unveiled footage of a reconnaissance drone, which it claims can fly for over 24 hours, performing its first flight. Previous reporting has suggested that Russia’...

Ukraine and Turkey to Develop New Heavy Strike Drone
KYIV --- The Ukrainian and Turkish defense industries are pooling their efforts to develop the new Akinci heavy strike drone, Ukraine’s state military manufacturer UkrOboronProm said on Aug. 20. Th...

Did Su-35 Fighters Force Turkish F-16 Out of Syrian Airspace?
Russian Su-35S fighters allegedly intercepted F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force and forced them to leave Syrian airspace, Al-Masdar News reports. It was said that Turkish fighters were forced ...

China Urges US Restraint on Armament Development After Missile Test
BEIJING --- China on Tuesday urged the United States to exercise restraint on armament development and earnestly safeguard the existing arms control regime, after the U.S. Defense Department on Monday...

US Navy Builds New $6M Facility to Fix F-35B Airframes
CHERRY POINT, NC. --- A recently-completed facility will bring a new strategic capability to Fleet Readiness Center East and the F-35B Lightning aircraft line next year. When the new F-35 laser shock ...

Israeli Ministry of Defense Selects Elbit Systems' Iron Fist Light Decoupled Active Protection System for the Eitan AFV
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems announces that following a competitive bid, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) selected Iron Fist Light Decoupled (IFLD), the Company's Active Protection System (AP...

Boeing Wins $155M Order for Three New-Build AH-64E Apaches
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $154,890,000 modification (P00026) to contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 to procure new-build Apache AH 64E helicopters. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona...

BAE Wins $75M for F-35 RF Countermeasures and Test Stations
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems, Nashua, New Hampshire, is awarded a $74,990,530 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to procure 1,440 Radio Frequency Countermeasures and the ...

Japan to Establish Electronic Warfare Unit: Report
Japan is moving ahead with plans to build an electronic warfare unit as a check against Chinese maneuvers in disputed areas of the East China Sea. The unit, designed to impede enemy assaults throug...

Final NH90 Helicopter Delivered to Swedish Forces
In July, FMV submitted the final series delivery of Helikopter 14 to the Swedish Armed Forces. The handover took place in Marignane, France and the helicopter was then flown to Luleå. Several of th...

Rohde & Schwarz Unveils Counter-Drone System
MUNICH --- Drones are increasingly becoming a real and growing danger, with off-the-shelf unmanned aerial systems (UAS) rarely out of the headlines these days and drone incidents an almost weekly occu...

RAF’s Future Protector UAV Visits to RAF Reaper Squadron
Protector, the Royal Air Force’s future Remotely Piloted Aircraft System, has flown to Creech Air Force Base affording members of the RAF Reaper Force the opportunity to see the aircraft for the first...

Indian MoD Calls for More Private Sector Defense Production
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today emphasised the need to progressively reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers and indigenously develop comprehensive capabilities in the defence sector. De...

BAE’s 57mm Gun Selected for Indonesian Fast Attack Craft
The Indonesian Navy has selected BAE Systems’ Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun system for the country’s KCR-60 fast-attack vessel program. The initial contracts with government-owned shipbuilder PT PAL Indo...

RAN Touts Capabilities of Hobart-Class Air Warfare Destroyers
HMAS Hobart’s successful missile firing might have marked the most spectacular capability upgrade for Navy’s destroyer fleet last week, but the evolution was just one of several key improvements made ...

Lockheed Tasked with Ship Defense Against Anti-Ship Missiles
MOORESTOWN, N.J.--– The U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin as the next Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA). SSDS is a Combat Direction System that provides cap...

Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar Successfully Tracks First Targets
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. --- Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy completed the first system-level tests of SPY-6(V)2, the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar, at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Is...

Update on US Military Presence in Germany
A decision to move US troops out of Germany would mark a major change in the defense relationship between the two countries and reshape the basis of American military presence in Europe since WWII. ...

Pentagon Lagging on Joint Collaboration Efforts: GAO
The Department of Defense (DOD) is up to 21 months late in fully addressing five of seven requirements of section 911 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017. These remai...

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