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Britain to Resume Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia After One-Year Freeze
LONDON --- Britain can once again issue new licences to export arms to Saudi Arabia after complying with a court order, its trade minister said on Tuesday, a move [that] campaigners condemned as “mora

Saab Begins Gripen-E Parts Production in Brazil
Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM), Saab's first aerostructures plant outside of Sweden for the new Gripen E/F fighter, reaches another important milestone with the start of production. This site builds

Two US Navy Carrier Continue Exercise in South China Sea As Beijing Protests
SOUTH CHINA SEA --- The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Force are conducting dual carrier operations in the South China Sea, July 6. The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan strike groups conducted sev

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Britain to Resume Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia After One-Year Freeze
LONDON --- Britain can once again issue new licences to export arms to Saudi Arabia after complying with a court order, its trade minister said on Tuesday, a move [that] campaigners condemned as “mora...

Saab Begins Gripen-E Parts Production in Brazil
Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM), Saab's first aerostructures plant outside of Sweden for the new Gripen E/F fighter, reaches another important milestone with the start of production. This site builds...

Two US Navy Carrier Continue Exercise in South China Sea As Beijing Protests
SOUTH CHINA SEA --- The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Force are conducting dual carrier operations in the South China Sea, July 6. The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan strike groups conducted sev...

N. Korea Poised to Test Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile: Report
North Korea appears to be weighing the timing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile as part of the aggression it threatened to stage last month, a think tank that is part of Seoul’s Defense M...

US Clears $23M Sale of Single UH-60M to Jordan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Jordan of one (1) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and related equipment for an...

New Zealand Army to Buy Bushmaster Protected Vehicles
The Coalition Government has approved the purchase of a fleet of Bushmaster vehicles to replace the New Zealand Army’s armoured Pinzgauers, Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced today. The new fl...

Skeldar V-200 Drone Selected for Belgian-Dutch Minehunter Program
ECA Group has awarded UMS SKELDAR a procurement contract to supply the Skeldar V-200 UAV as part of the naval mine countermeasures capability replacement, a programme led by Belgium Naval & Robotics –...

US Navy Fires Ford Carrier Program Manager
The Navy removed its program manager for the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), as Navy acquisition chief James Geurts looks to boost performance in the new carrier program. Capt. Ron Ruta...

Rheinmetall Touts CH-53K for Bundeswehr After Sea Trials
The CH-53K King Stallion heavy transport helicopter successfully completed an extensive series of tests on a helicopter carrier of the US Navy at the end of June 2020. The tests, which took place over...

Cubic Wins $950M for USAF's Advanced Battle Management System
SAN DIEGO –– Cubic Corporation today announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division was awarded a $950 million ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the U...

China Touts Beidou Sat Nav to Arab Countries
BEIJING --- On July 6, the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum was held via video-link. "The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is China’s first space infrastru...

GA to Demo Sea Guardian UAV to Japanese Coast Guard in September
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today that they will partner with Asia Air Survey (AAS) to hold a series of validation flights for the Japan Coast Guard (JC...

US Air Force Orders Upgrade for LITENING Targeting Pods
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. –– The U.S. Air Force has placed an initial order for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s LITENING advanced targeting pods with full-color digital video capability and two-color laser...

France Extends Airbus Maintenance Deal for Coastal Surveillance System
PARIS --- The French authorities have renewed the maintenance contract of the French Coastal Surveillance System, SPATIONAV, building on an over 20 yearlong successful collaboration between the French...

Understanding NATO’s Transformation and Resiliency
NATO is the most successful political and military alliance in modern history. It remains an essential contributor to peace, security and stability in Europe and North America. With the recent accessi...

Airbus Details A330 Conversion Process to MRTT Tanker
Having earned its reputation as the new-generation aerial tanker of choice for military services worldwide, Airbus’ A330 Multi Role Tanker Transports (MRTTs) are now being outfitted for their multi-mi...

Australia Details Innovations to Grow Defense Industry
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, today announced the release of the 2018-19 Defence Industry and Innovation Programs Annual Report. The Report provides details of the progre...

Leonardo Sells First IFR-Certified AW119 to EMS Operator in US
ROME --- Leonardo announced today that the EMS operator Life Link III, based in the upper-midwest United States, has placed an order for one IFR-certified AW119 single engine helicopter with a future ...

US Air Force Joins US Navy Air Combat Training Solution
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --– The U.S. Air Force has joined the U.S. Navy’s Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II) program, making it a collaborative effort to field a next-generation ai...

DRS Delivers 70,000th Mounted Computers to US Army
ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that the company has delivered its 70,000th mission command computing system known as the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS), to the U.S. A...

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UK Statement on Resuming Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia
“I want to update the House on the steps that have been taken to comply with the judgment of the Court of Appeal of 20 June 2019 regarding licences for military exports to Saudi Arabia for possible us...