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Airbus Pulls Out As Canada “Bends Over Backwards to Facilitate F-35 Bid”
OTTAWA --- The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) and Airbus Defence and Space today informed the Government of Canada of their decision to withdraw from Canada’s Future Fighter Capability

Dynetics, Lockheed Win US Army Hypersonic Weapon Contracts
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- The U.S. Army awarded two contracts this week as it advances the fielding of a prototype hypersonic weapon by Fiscal Year 2023. The Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRH

President Says Turkey Considering Russian Fighter but Foreign Minister Denies It
ANKARA --- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is indicating that Ankara will consider its options, including Russian fighter jets, as it looks to upgrade its air force amid a rift with Washington

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Airbus Pulls Out As Canada “Bends Over Backwards to Facilitate F-35 Bid”
OTTAWA --- The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) and Airbus Defence and Space today informed the Government of Canada of their decision to withdraw from Canada’s Future Fighter Capability ...

Dynetics, Lockheed Win US Army Hypersonic Weapon Contracts
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- The U.S. Army awarded two contracts this week as it advances the fielding of a prototype hypersonic weapon by Fiscal Year 2023. The Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRH...

President Says Turkey Considering Russian Fighter but Foreign Minister Denies It
ANKARA --- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is indicating that Ankara will consider its options, including Russian fighter jets, as it looks to upgrade its air force amid a rift with Washington ...

Australia to Help Enforce Sanctions on North Korea
Australia is deploying a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to conduct maritime surveillance in support of the international effort to enforce United Nations Security Council imposed sanc...

Taiwan Getting A Bargain on F-16V Jets: Lawmakers
Taiwan is expected to spend NT$250 billion (US$7.96 billion) to buy 66 F-16V jets, which will put the cost of a single aircraft at a relatively cheap price of about US$121.7 million, Democratic Progre...

HMS Queen Elizabeth Sails to US for Fighter Trials
For the first time, UK fighter jets will join this state-of-the-art ship in a significant milestone for the programme. The deployment, known as ‘WESTLANT 19,’ will see the carrier conduct ‘Operatio...

US to Deploy More US Army Units in Poland
“We talked about Polish-US relations. They are the best ever. (...) We talked about the next seventh location for US troops. Six have already been agreed,” said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National...

Lockheed Wins $327M to Develop New Aegis Ballistic Missile Capability
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-price contract. The total value of this contract is $326...

Japan’s Plan to Buy More KC-46 Tankers Criticized by SDF Officials
The Japanese government is stepping up purchases of state-of-the-art U.S. military planes under Washington’s foreign military sales (FMS) program, but its plan has come under fire from some corners — ...

Navantia Launches Second Logistic Ship for Australia
The Royal Australian Navy is another step closer to welcoming its new fleet of support tankers into service, following the successful launch of NUSHIP Stalwart at today’s ceremony in Ferrol, Spain. ...

Lockheed Touts F-35 to Poland, Promises ‘Best Value’
The F-35A is the best value solution for replacing Poland’s existing MiG-29 and Su-22 jets in the Polish fleet, and is available today to meet the needs of the Polish Air Force now and into the future...

US Army to Introduce First 600 Infantry Squad Vehicles in 2020
DETROIT --- The Army is one step closer to fielding a new infantry squad vehicle after naming three industry leaders to develop prototypes, Aug. 23, 2019. The $1 million mock-up contract makes stri...

THAAD Intercepts MRBM Target in Latest Missile Defense Test
MARSHALL ISLANDS --- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Ballistic Missile Defense System Operational Test Agency and U.S. Army soldiers of the E-62 Battery, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, conducted...

South African Government to Recapitalize Denel
Government’s decision to recapitalise Denel will contribute to the comprehensive turnaround of the defence and technology company and help to create a sustainable asset for South Africa. Danie du T...

KLM Orders Two Additional Boeing 777-300ER Jets
AMSTERDAM --- Boeing and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today announced that the carrier has ordered two more 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes as it continues to operate one of Europe's most modern and ...

Raytheon Wins $466M for Close-In Defense Weapons
Raytheon, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded $246,495,123 for an undefinitized contract action, performance-based logistics requirements contract for repair, upgrade, or replacement, required availability, r...

Progeny Wins $115M to Upgrade Mk 48 Torpedo Sonar
Progeny Systems Corp., Manassas, Virginia, is awarded a $115,736,303 cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price, cost and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for an upgrade to the Mk 48 mod 7 Common Broadband...

Raytheon Wins $130M for Foreign Arms Sales to Oman and Taiwan
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $129,811,367 modification (PZ0017) to Foreign Military Sales (Oman and Taiwan) contract W31P4Q-17-C-0194 to procure missiles. Bids were sol...

US Air Force B-2 Bombers Fly with Royal Air Force F-35Bs
For the first time, UK F-35 Lightning jets have been conducting integration flying training with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the United States Air Force as part of their deployment to RAF Fairfo...

China Develops Stealth Target Drone to ‘Prepare for F-35 Threats’
The stealth drone target China recently showcased will provide the Chinese military with experience encountering stealth fighter jets like the F-35, as the US and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region...

CRS Has Questions About US Navy’s Amphibious Ship Programs
The Navy wants to procure a total of 13 LPD-17 Flight II amphibious ships. LPD-17 Flight II ships cost roughly $1.8 billion each to procure. The first LPD-17 Flight II ship, LPD-30, was procured in FY...

CRS Updates US Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans
The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the cong...

US Space Command Aims to Establish ‘Space Superiority Capabilities’
WASHINGTON --- In a move to enhance the United States’ space superiority capabilities, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike R. Pence, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper and Air Force Gen...

Antonov Cautions It’s Not Involved in An-124 Upgrade
According to message of INTERFAX.RU, since 2017 Ilyushin Design Bureau has been developing deep modification of super-heavy military transport on the basis of AN-124-100 Ruslan to be designated as AN-...

China's KZ-1A Rocket Launches Two Experimental Satellites
JIUQUAN --- Two satellites for technological experiments were sent into space by a Kuaizhou-1A, or KZ-1A, carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday. The...

ThyssenKrupp Wins Approval for Naval Additive Manufacturing
ThyssenKrupp awarded with approval for additive manufacturing by DNV GL ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems works closely together with international customers on the integration of additive manufactured part...

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