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Russia Begins Construction of First PAK DA Strategic Bomber
MOSCOW --- Russia has commenced construction of its first strategic stealth bomber within the Perspective Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) program, also known as "Product 80" and "Cou

Virgin Orbit Fails to Launch Rocket from 747
Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit said a crucial test of its two-stage, orbital rocket system, designed to rival that of Elon Musk’s SpaceX for satellite launches, ended the mission shortly a

Three Senators Ask GAO to Investigate KC-46 Delays
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK --- Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today called on the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate ongoing dela

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Russia Begins Construction of First PAK DA Strategic Bomber
MOSCOW --- Russia has commenced construction of its first strategic stealth bomber within the Perspective Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) program, also known as "Product 80" and "Cou...

Virgin Orbit Fails to Launch Rocket from 747
Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit said a crucial test of its two-stage, orbital rocket system, designed to rival that of Elon Musk’s SpaceX for satellite launches, ended the mission shortly a...

Three Senators Ask GAO to Investigate KC-46 Delays
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK --- Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today called on the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate ongoing dela...

Australia Concerned by US Control of Its Weapons
The loss of Australian sovereignty within the American alliance is rarely raised amid the current alarm about whether the US is a reliable ally. Successive prime ministers have given the US a de facto...

China's FC-31 Stealth Fighter Jet Making New Progress: Report
New photos of a prototype FC-31, China's second type of stealth fighter jet, have been appearing frequently on Chinese social media since May, years after disappearing from the public eye. Now painted...

Israel Prepares to Stand Up Second F-35 Squadron
An alarm is heard throughout Nevatim AFB. Moments later, a missile strikes one of the 116th ("Lions of the South") Squadron underground hangars, and within seconds, soldiers must quickly adjust to a n...

BAE Wins £350M ASTRID Contract from UK MoD
ASTRID will offer analysis of strategy, policy and investment challenges across defence and for other government departments A contract worth up to £350 million to provide cutting-edge analysis to ...

China Protests ‘Unreasonable Hyping Up’ of Its Defense Budget
It is reported that China’s military budget for 2020 increases by 6.6%, a one-digit growth rate for five consecutive years. As always, some foreign media have made a fuss over China’s military expendi...

Belfast Assembly Lines Not Damaged by Fire, Bombardier Says
MONTREAL --- Thanks to the incredible work of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, along with our security, health and safety and operations teams, as well as strict safety protocols and fire...

French Air Force Hosts Entry Force Exercise in North-East
At the beginning of May, fighter squadrons stationed in the north-east of France led an Entry Force training mission, notably for pilots qualified as Mission Commander. Below we look back on a flight ...

Latvia and Estonia Place Orders for Carl-Gustaf M4
Saab has received orders from Latvian Armed Forces and Estonian Armed Forces for deliveries of Carl-Gustaf M4. Deliveries will take place in 2021-2024. The orders are placed within a framework agre...

HMS Queen Elizabeth One Step Closer to Maiden Operational Deployment
HMS Queen Elizabeth is one step closer to being able to deploy on global operations after completing the first stages of Operational Sea Training. Over the last few weeks, the ship’s Company have b...

Second Russian Amphib Resumes Trials in Baltic
MOSCOW --- The Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov has taken to the Baltic Sea to continue shipbuilders’ sea trials, spokesman for the Yantar Shipyard Sergei Mikhailov told TASS...

Occar Comments Launch of Second Italian Navy PPA
The launching ceremony of the second PPA was held on the 22nd May 2020 at Fincantieri Shipyard in Riva Trigoso – Genova. The ship has been named after Francesco Morosini, 108th Doge of the Serenissima...

Twelfth Independence-Class LCS Completes Acceptance Trials
Austal Limited is pleased to announce that the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. LCS 24 is the 12th Independence-class Littoral Combat Shi...

Airbus Wins ESA Contract for Third European Service Module
BREMEN, Germany --- The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus for the construction of the third European Service Module (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft. The con...

China's Amphibious Rescue Aircraft Readies for Maiden Sea Takeoff
BEIJING --- China's indigenously developed amphibious aircraft AG600, which is the largest in the world, will set out for sea for the first time in the second half of the year, its developer said Mond...

Missile Frigate Heralds Philippine Navy’s Modernization
MANILA --- The arrival of the prospective BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) last May 23, the Philippine Navy's (PN) first missile-capable frigate, signals the start of the PN's modernization. PN flag-officer...

S. Korea, US to Discuss Cost-Sharing Pact Next Month
South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper will discuss cost sharing for the upkeep of 28,500 American troops stationed here at a teleconference next month, Seo...

RUAG Australia Awarded Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grant
RUAG Australia is among the recipients of the Department of Defence’s Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority (SICP) grant. The grant allows RUAG to grow its capacity and supply chain resilience in s...

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