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CALC Signs for 40 Additional A321neo
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited’s (CALC) new agreement with Airbus on its remaining backlog includes an additional order 40 A321neo aircraft CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holding

German Naval Yards Sues After Dutch Shipyard Selected for MKS 180 Frigates
The Kiel-based shipyard German Naval Yards (GNYK) will take legal action against the procurement decision of the Federal Ministry of Defence to grant the MKS project to a Dutch led consortium. "Aft

KC-46: USAF Chief Warns Boeing’s New CEO That He’s Not Happy About Non-Performing Tanker
The Air Force’s top military officer has sent Boeing Co.’s new CEO a blunt reminder that the ill-fated 737 Max passenger jet isn’t the only troubled project he has to rescue. There’s also the compa

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CALC Signs for 40 Additional A321neo
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited’s (CALC) new agreement with Airbus on its remaining backlog includes an additional order 40 A321neo aircraft CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holding...

German Naval Yards Sues After Dutch Shipyard Selected for MKS 180 Frigates
The Kiel-based shipyard German Naval Yards (GNYK) will take legal action against the procurement decision of the Federal Ministry of Defence to grant the MKS project to a Dutch led consortium. "Aft...

KC-46: USAF Chief Warns Boeing’s New CEO That He’s Not Happy About Non-Performing Tanker
The Air Force’s top military officer has sent Boeing Co.’s new CEO a blunt reminder that the ill-fated 737 Max passenger jet isn’t the only troubled project he has to rescue. There’s also the compa...

Lockheed to Replace F-35’s Faulty IT Backbone with Cloud-Based Programs
The F-35’s infamously troublesome onboard computer suite will be getting completely replaced in the next two years, a top Pentagon official said on Tuesday. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II, bet...

New Software Issue Could Extend Boeing 737 Max Grounding
WASHINGTON --- Boeing Co. said on Friday it is addressing a new software issue discovered in Iowa last weekend during a technical review of the proposed update to the grounded Boeing 737 MAX, a develo...

DOD Describes Missile Attack Damage, But Ignores Defense Failures
Commanders in Iraq took every necessary step to ensure the safety of U.S. forces during the Jan. 8 missile attack by Iran on Al Asad Air Base, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Alyssa Farah said today. P...

French, US Military Chiefs Discuss Terror Threat in West Africa
Army Gen. Mark A. Milley discussed the terror threat in West Africa with French Army Gen. Francois Lecointre during meetings this week and will present the French view of operations in that area as th...

Darpa’s X-61A Gremlin Completes First Flight Test
DARPA's Gremlins program has completed the first flight test of its X-61A vehicle. The test in late November at the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Utah included one captive-carry mission aboard ...

Chinese Company Flies Large, Three-Engined Drone
Independently developed by China, the world's first large, three-engine utility drone recently made its first flight, with experts saying on Sunday that the drone is very reliable and versatile thanks...

France Orders Six 1,300-Tonne OPVs for Overseas Territories
On December 3, 2019, following the Nov. 19 Ministerial Investment Committee on during which Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, decided to launch this program, the President of the French Re...

Rheinmetall to Extend Service Life of German Marder IFVs
The Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to carry out new measures for extending the service life of the Marder infantry fighting vehicle. In order to maintain the operational readiness of this ...

India Test-Fires Nuke-Capable K-4 Sub-Launched Ballistic Missile
NEW DELHI --- Further strengthening its capabilities to hit enemy targets from submarines, India on Sunday successfully test-fired the 3,500 km strike range nuclear-capable K-4 submarine-launched ball...

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer Drone Completes First Flight
ROME --- Leonardo has announced the maiden flight of its new Falco Xplorer drone aircraft. Falco Xplorer S/N0001 took off from Trapani Air Force base on January 15, cruised over the Gulf of Trapani in...

New Vertical Lift Capabilities Demonstrated to US Army
ARLINGTON, Texas --- The Army secretary along with senior Army officials joined industry leaders last week to get a closer look at cutting-edge capabilities for future vertical lift ahead of the fisca...

Boeing to Fly Autonomous Fighter Over Australian Outback
If you drive along the main northern road through South Australia with a good set of binoculars, you may soon be able to catch a glimpse of a strange, windowless jet, one that is about to embark on it...

China Begins Sea Trials of New ‘Killer’ Robot Ship
BEIJING --- China’s new killer robot ship that can carry out anti-submarine and anti-ship missions has undergone its first sea trial, according to a Chinese defence industry magazine. Called the JA...

PassEx As V-22 Osprey Lands on French LHD Off Gibraltar
The deployment of PHA Dixmude in the Mediterranean offered an opportunity to carry out an unprecedented maneuver with the American military. Before crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, the amphibious ...

Dutch Install Next-Gen Air-Defence Radars
The Air Operations Control Station Nieuw Milligen (AOCS NM) of the air force received a new radar yesterday in the Frisian town of Wier. It is the Signal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Targeting, Lon...

RUSI on Modern Russian and Chinese Integrated Air Defenses
Integrated air defence systems (IADS) are a key feature of modern warfare. IADS – like the one Russia has deployed on NATO’s Eastern Flank and which China is creating within the First Island Chain – a...

New Rules for Foreign Military Students After Pensacola Shooting
The results of a Justice Department investigation into the Dec. 6 attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, were released this week and investigators have declared the attack was an act of terro...

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