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India Orders 33 Russian Fighters As Part of $5.2Bn Acquisition Package
India has green-lighted the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and upgrades to 59 others worth $2.4 billion at a time of rising border tensions with China. The Defense Ministry on July 2 announced

Bundestag Approves €1 Bn Weapon Package with GMLRS, 3 SIGINT Aircraft
The budget committee of the German Bundestag has approved the purchase of new rockets for the MARS rocket launcher and the modernization of Patriot missiles. It also approved new battlefield bridgelay

Royal Navy Carrier Completes 70-Day F-35B Operational Work-Up
Britain’s biggest warship today returned home to Portsmouth for the first time as a fully-trained aircraft carrier. Future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has cleared her penultimate hurdle for front-

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India Orders 33 Russian Fighters As Part of $5.2Bn Acquisition Package
India has green-lighted the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and upgrades to 59 others worth $2.4 billion at a time of rising border tensions with China. The Defense Ministry on July 2 announced...

Bundestag Approves €1 Bn Weapon Package with GMLRS, 3 SIGINT Aircraft
The budget committee of the German Bundestag has approved the purchase of new rockets for the MARS rocket launcher and the modernization of Patriot missiles. It also approved new battlefield bridgelay...

Royal Navy Carrier Completes 70-Day F-35B Operational Work-Up
Britain’s biggest warship today returned home to Portsmouth for the first time as a fully-trained aircraft carrier. Future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has cleared her penultimate hurdle for front-...

Pentagon Concerned by Chinese Exercises in the South China Sea
The Department of Defense is concerned about the People’s Republic of China (PRC) decision to conduct military exercises around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on July 1-5. The designat...

Australia to Procure Additional Regiment of SP Howitzers
The Morrison Government has committed to acquiring an additional regiment of Self-Propelled Howitzers and supporting vehicles for the Army as part of Defence’s Force Structure Plan 2020. Today’s a...

SNC to Integrate AC/MC-130J Countermeasures for US SOCOM
CENTENNIAL, Colo. --- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) was selected by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) as the supplier for the AC-130J and MC-130J Radio Frequency Countermeasure (RFCM) pr...

Upbeat Chief of Staff Describes the Future of US Air Force
WASHINGTON --- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein presented an optimistic and confident portrait of the service’s future July 1, telling an influential audience at the Brookings Instituti...

Israel’s IAI Reaches ‘Historic Agreement’ with United Arab Emirates
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) entered a historic collaboration agreement with Group42, a company based in Abu-Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The collaboration between the two comp...

Dutch Army Receives First Bushmaster EW Vehicle
Electronic warfare is becoming increasingly important in today's battlefield. An armored vehicle specially equipped for electronic warfare is therefore a welcome addition. The first copy of the so-cal...

Israeli Air Force Training German Heron TP Crews
In the last few months, the 11th course in the "Red Baron" squadron ended. The squadron’s role is to train German crews to operate the Israeli "Eitan" (Heron TP) RPAV, as the German Air Force is in th...

CRS Surveys Pentagon Counter-UAV Systems
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called drones, have proliferated rapidly and are available to nation states and to nonstate actors and individuals. These systems could provide U.S. adversari...

CSIS Issues Report on the Missile War in Yemen
The Missile War in Yemen is the first comprehensive review of missile and missile defense activity in the ongoing Yemen conflict. It reviews the events and trends that have shaped this part of the war...

HMS Lancaster Returns to Operations After Sea Ceptor Upgrade
A month after celebrating her 30th birthday, The Queen’s Frigate has proved herself ready to resume UK defence operations after a refit giving her the latest in Royal Navy hardware. Known as the ‘R...

ESA Selects Thales Alenia Space Proposal for Copernicus Project
CANNES, France --- Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), has recently been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) in coordination and with the agreement ...

Drone Show Operational Limits of Air Defense Systems
While most countries struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the civil wars in Syria and Libya have become battlegrounds for foreign states backing different local sides. External powers have intervened ...

Italian Predator UAVs in Kuwait Reach 10,000 Hour Milestone
The Predator remotely piloted aircraft deployed at the Alì Al Salem air base in Kuwait have reached the prestigious milestone of 10,000 flight hours in theater. The aircraft are supplied to the Ara...

Australia Delivers Virtual Conference Equipment to Pacific Nations
The Hon Alex Hawke MP, Assistant Defence Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific Australia has delivered the first of more than 30 planned virtual conferencing systems ...

Leonardo Holds Virtual Exhibition for Naval Capabilities
ROME --- Starting on 6th of July, the Italian-headquartered defence and security multinational company Leonardo launches its first virtual exhibition, which aims to maintain the company’s marketing fo...

ATR to Cut 204 Jobs as Production is Cut by 50%
TOULOUSE, France --- Leading regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has announced plans to right-size its organisation in response to the COVID-19 crisis, consistent with the reduction of its activity in ...

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