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OT&E Annual Report Flags Long List of Unresolved F-35 Issues
Add a gun that can’t shoot straight to the problems that dog Lockheed Martin Corp.’s $428 billion F-35 program, including more than 800 software flaws. The 25mm gun on Air Force models of the Joint

US Ponders Cutting Military Forces in Africa; Allies Worry
DAKAR --- As extremist violence grows across Africa, the United States is considering reducing its military presence on the continent, a move that worries its international partners who are working to

Boeing Posts Surprise Loss, 737 MAX Costs Climb to $19 Bn
Boeing Co. expects nearly $19 billion in costs related to the grounding of its 737 MAX jets, the U.S. planemaker said on Wednesday while posting a surprise loss and indicating it would cut production

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OT&E Annual Report Flags Long List of Unresolved F-35 Issues
Add a gun that can’t shoot straight to the problems that dog Lockheed Martin Corp.’s $428 billion F-35 program, including more than 800 software flaws. The 25mm gun on Air Force models of the Joint...

US Ponders Cutting Military Forces in Africa; Allies Worry
DAKAR --- As extremist violence grows across Africa, the United States is considering reducing its military presence on the continent, a move that worries its international partners who are working to...

Boeing Posts Surprise Loss, 737 MAX Costs Climb to $19 Bn
Boeing Co. expects nearly $19 billion in costs related to the grounding of its 737 MAX jets, the U.S. planemaker said on Wednesday while posting a surprise loss and indicating it would cut production ...

Finland, Latvia to Develop New Patria 6x6 Armored Vehicle
On 29 January 2020, Finland and Latvia signed a Technical Arrangement on launching a development programme for sustained army mobility enhancement. Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen and La...

Australia Admits Cyber Security Risks in $17bn F-35 System
CANBERRA --- Defence has acknowledged that a logistics system in the 72 Joint Strike Fighters being purchased by Australia for $17bn could create a “risk of cyber intrusion and data loss.” In answe...

Cracked Bulkhead Found in USAF F-16 Fighters, Fleet Retrofit Mulled
AURORA, Colo. --- The Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing Aircraft Structural Maintenance and Non-Destructive Inspection section made a significant finding on the F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft t...

USFK Warns of Furloughs if Cost-Sharing Deal isn’t Struck
The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Wednesday announced it would put all its Korean employees on a two-month furlough without pay starting in April if Seoul and Washington fail to reach a military cost-sh...

Russia Deploys Bal Coastal Defense Missile on Caspian Coast
MOSCOW --- An official ceremony took place in the Republic of Dagestan to hand over the first Bal coastal defense missile system to the Caspian Flotilla, the press office of Russia’s Southern Military...

Pentagon Mulls Used Cargo Ships to Solve Sealift Deficit
The aging vessels used to move personnel, equipment and supplies around the world pose a readiness concern, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command said. In September, the command held a "turb...

JCS Vice Chairman Says Pace Needs to Quicken on DOD Reform
While the Defense Department is modernizing and undergoing needed reform and improving readiness, adversaries are moving even more quickly in those areas, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf...

MoD Invests £19 Billion in British Regions
The MOD has released the official statistics for 2018/19 regional expenditure with UK industry, commerce and employment, putting the total MOD expenditure at £19.2 billion. The report demonstrates ...

RFA Cardigan Bay to Remain in Gulf for Winter
The 2020s have begun just as the 10s ended for the UK’s Gulf ‘workhorse’: heavily in demand from all the Royal Navy’s assets in the Middle East. RFA Cardigan Bay serves as the command ship for all ...

Airbus Wins Orders for 15 EMS Helicopters
ANAHEIM --- Metro Aviation has ordered an additional 12 new EC145e helicopters from Airbus, announced today at the Heli Expo trade show in Anaheim, California. This deal brings Metro Aviation’s total ...

Rosoboronexport Confirms First Mi-38T Export Contract
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has signed the first export contract to supply a foreign customer with the Mi-38T medium-range multi-purpose helicopters manufactured by the ...

Safran Wins 10-Year Deal to Support Portuguese EH101 Engines
ANAHEIM, Ca. --- Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a 10-year contract with Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa) to support Portuguese RTM322-powered EH101 Merlin fleet. Over 38 engines wil...

British Aviators Prepare for Arctic Sorties
Aviators from all three services are about to take to the icy skies over northern Norway for Arctic flying training. But before they are able to undertake the aerial elements, they must know what i...

Israeli Air Force UAV Operators Begin Operational Course
At the end of the RPAV (Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicle) Operators Course, the graduates begin their Operational Training Course. The main goal of the course is to train them to use the different plat...

Marine Corps Pilot First to Reach 1,000 Flight Hours in F-35
FORT WORTH, Texas --- U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian W. Bann, a Marine Corps F-35B pilot, became the first military pilot to accumulate more than 1,000 flight hours in the F-35 Lightning II when he ...

General Dynamics Posts $3.5Bn Profit for 2019 on $39.4 Bn Revenue
RESTON, Va. --– General Dynamics today reported quarterly net earnings of $1 billion on $10.8 billion in revenue. Full-year earnings from continuing operations were $3.5 billion on revenue of $39.4 bi...

Boeing Posts $3.4Bn Loss for 2019 As Sales Drop 24%
CHICAGO --- The Boeing Company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $17.9 billion, GAAP loss per share of ($1.79) and core loss per share (non-GAAP) of ($2.33), primarily reflecting the impacts of the 7...

HAL Promises ‘Dazzling Display’ at DefExpo 2020
BENGALURU/LUCKNOW, India --- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is taking lead role in organizing the 11th biennial edition of DefExpo-2020 in coordination with MoD to be held at Lucknow, Uttar Prade...

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