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US Approves $862M Radar, Missile Upgrade for Canadian Hornets
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of fifty (50) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical missiles and relat

Germany Sees Improvement As Weapon Availability Reaches 70%
On June 9, the 11th report of the Federal Ministry of Defense on armaments matters (Armaments Report) was published, at the same time as the report on the material operational readiness of the Bundesw

Germany Halts Orion Upgrade, Looks At Buying New Maritime Patrol Aircraft
BERLIN --- Germany’s Defence Ministry has stopped refurbishing the military’s maritime patrol aircraft in favour of conducting a market study of possible replacements, a confidential ministry document

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US Approves $862M Radar, Missile Upgrade for Canadian Hornets
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of fifty (50) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical missiles and relat...

Germany Sees Improvement As Weapon Availability Reaches 70%
On June 9, the 11th report of the Federal Ministry of Defense on armaments matters (Armaments Report) was published, at the same time as the report on the material operational readiness of the Bundesw...

Germany Halts Orion Upgrade, Looks At Buying New Maritime Patrol Aircraft
BERLIN --- Germany’s Defence Ministry has stopped refurbishing the military’s maritime patrol aircraft in favour of conducting a market study of possible replacements, a confidential ministry document...

GA Tests UK’s Protector Drone with Brimstone, Paveway IV Weapons
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is advancing weapons integration work in support of the UK’s Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system programme, with ground vibration testing now being performed...

Berlin Says US Benefits from Having Troops in Germany
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said US troops in Germany is central to transatlantic and European security. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said that security was "not a commodity." ...

Exploring China's Unmanned Ocean Sensor Network
China has deployed a network of sensors and communications capabilities between Hainan Island and the Paracel Islands in the northern South China Sea. These capabilities are part of a “Blue Ocean Info...

Cutting Aegis Ashore Stretches Japan's Defenses Dangerously Thin
TOKYO --- Japan's decision to halt the deployment of the U.S.-made Aegis Ashore missile defense system will weaken the nation's ability to counter the North Korean threat and could also strain the sec...

US Navy to Invest $860M in Electromagnetic Systems Research
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The next ten years will see steady funding for the U.S. Navy's Electromagnetic Systems Applied Research program. According to government funding documents, the effort addresses the ...

Spanish MoD Signs MoU Giving Indra Main Role in FCAS Program
MADRID --- Indra has made significant progress in its role as national industrial coordinator and leader of four of the eight pillars of the European Defense Program NGWS / FCAS (Next Generation Weapo...

US Navy's Second Landing Hovercraft Completes Acceptance Trials
NEW ORLEANS --- The Navy’s next generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Land Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 101, concluded acceptance trials the week of June 8 after successfully completin...

Jamaica Orders Additional Thales Bushmaster Protected Vehicles
The Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) is upgrading its fleet of counter-crime equipment with the purchase of 6 state-of-the-art Thales Bushmaster Protected Vehicles. The enhanced fleet of 18 vehicles all...

Italy Returns to NATO Air Policing Mission in Iceland
KEFLAVIK, Iceland --- Deployment of Italian Air Force JSF aircraft at Keflavik (Iceland) Air Base completed The Italian Air Force 32nd Wing- Amendola F-35A aircraft redeployment at Keflavik (Icelan...

AFSAC Awards $524M Contract for F-15QA Wing Base in Qatar
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Construction Division recently awarded a $524 million contract to a joint ve...

SAIC Wins $2.9Bn US Army Contract for Software Services
RESTON, Va. --- Science Applications International Corp. won a $2.9 billion contract to continue mission engineering, integration, software development, and other lifecycle support to the U.S. Army. ...

BaltOps 20 Multinational Maritime Exercise Concludes
BALTIC SEA --- Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) concludes Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 20, the premiere annual maritime-focused U.S. European Command exercise in the Balti...

Canadian CH-148s Return to Flight As Autopilot Blamed for Deadly Crash
The Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division, Lieutenant-General Alain Pelletier, has lifted the operational pause on the CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter fleet. The return to flying operations follo...

US Army Converts An Infantry Brigade to Stryker Brigade
FORT CARSON, Colo. – Throughout history the U.S. Army has proven, through multiple spectrums of operations and locations, that it is the most lethal and capable ground combat force. To continue to ...

RFA Tanker Tiderace Returns to Sea After Five-Month Revamp
Tanker RFA Tiderace left the best berth in Liverpool and returned to sea for trials after a five-month revamp on Merseyside. The 39,000-tonne vessel departed the Cruise Liner jetty on Liverpool’s w...

EDA Ministers Focus on Sustaining EU Capability Development
BRUSSELS -- The European Defence Agency’s (EDA) Steering Board in the composition of Defence Ministers discussed today how to sustain EU capability development in times of disruptive challenges. Defen...

Northrop Continues to Support USAF Infrared Countermeasures
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded an order to provide Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support to the U.S. Air Force. The $151.3 millio...

UK Space Industry Group Calls for More SME Engagement in Satcoms
STEVENAGE, England --- The UK’s space industry leader Airbus, has teamed with KBR, Leidos UK, Northrop Grumman and QinetiQ to bring new thinking to future space solutions and to launch the Open Innova...

Italian Bell 505 Flies Over 1,000 Hours in Less Than Year
As one of the most capable aircraft in its class, the Bell 505 Jet X Ranger is admired for its versatility, visibility, and reliability. And our customers know this all too well. Elicompany, an operat...

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