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DOD to Pull Over 11,000 Troops from Germany, Half to Return Home
The United States will bring some American service members home from their forward stationed assignments in Germany, while other service members will move to other locations in Europe to improve the

Italian Minister Confirms Sale of Two Frigates to Egypt; Two More May Follow
PARIS --- Italian shipyard Fincantieri has committed to delivering two new FREMM-class frigates to the Italian Navy by 2024 to replace the two ships that are being sold to Egypt, Italian Defense Minis

Iran Launches Underground Ballistic Missiles During Exercise
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched underground ballistic missiles as part of a drill involving a fake U.S. aircraft carrier during military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz

Italian Minister Confirms Sale of Two Frigates to Egypt; Two More May Follow
PARIS --- Italian shipyard Fincantieri has committed to delivering two new FREMM-class frigates to the Italian Navy by 2024 to replace the two ships that are being sold to Egypt, Italian Defense Minis...

Pentagon Depends on Lockheed for F-35 Accounting and Data
If you want to know one reason why Lockheed’s F-35 fighter program—at $400 billion, the most costly weapon system in world history—is so screwed up, check out this line from Theresa Hull, an assistant...

DOD to Pull Over 11,000 Troops from Germany, Half to Return Home
The United States will bring some American service members home from their forward stationed assignments in Germany, while other service members will move to other locations in Europe to improve the ...

Iran Launches Underground Ballistic Missiles During Exercise
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched underground ballistic missiles as part of a drill involving a fake U.S. aircraft carrier during military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz...

Rafales Arrive in India, Give “Timely Boost” to Indian Air Force: Minister
As the first batch of five Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Rafale jets landed in Ambala air base today, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in a series of tweets welcomed these by saying, “The ...

China Fears US May Base Aegis Ashore on Guam
Recently, Western media reported that the US would deploy land-based Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system on Guam for defending against so-called Chinese attack. Regarding the deployment o...

SFO Charges Former Airbus Subsidiary, Managers After Saudi Probe
The Serious Fraud Office has brought charges against GPT Special Project Management Ltd and three individuals in connection with its investigation into allegations concerning the conduct of GPT’s busi...

Airbus Posts H1 Loss of €1.9Bn As Sales Drop By One-Third
AMSTERDAM --- Airbus SE reported consolidated financial results for the Half-Year (H1) ended 30 June 2020. “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financials is now very visible in the second q...

Boeing Posts H1 Net Loss of $5Bn As Sales Drop 26%
CHICAGO --- The Boeing Company reported second-quarter revenue of $11.8 billion, GAAP loss per share of ($4.20) and core loss per share (non-GAAP)* of ($4.79), primarily reflecting the impacts of COVI...

Northrop to Provide Key EW Capabilities for AC/MC-130J Aircraft
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to provide the prime mission equipment for the Sierra Nevada Corporation-led AC/MC-130J Radio Frequency Countermeasure (RFCM) p...

Russian Pantsir S1 Anti-Air-Vehicles Train in Arctic
Servicemen of the tactical group of the Northern Fleet, stationed at the Arctic base Northern Clover on Kotelny Island in the Laptev Sea, have completed combat training missions for the defence of the...

Chinese J-15 Carrier Pilots Train for Buddy Refueling at Night
HULUDAO --- Recently, two J-15 carrier-based fighter jets attached to a ship-borne aviation unit under the PLA Navy (PLAN) have successfully completed the nighttime buddy refueling training in air spa...

Embraer Completes Upgrade of First Brazilian E-99 AEW Aircraft
The Modernization Project of the E-99 aircraft concluded, last Friday (24), at the Embraer facilities in São José dos Campos, in São Paulo (SP) state, with the painting process of the first unit that ...

Eurofighter Details Sales Efforts in Finland, Switzerland
Finland and Switzerland are both running competitions for new combat aircraft. The next 12 months will be crucial as decision day looms. While both nations have very specific requirements, there are a...

Belgium to Sell Off C-130H Hercules Fleet
BRUSSELS --- Sabena Aerospace, a Blueberry company, and Blue Aerospace, a HEICO company, today announced the award of the sale of the Belgian Defense C-130 aircraft fleet and associated equipment & in...

Turkish A400M Ferries T-129 Attack Helos to Azerbaijan for Exercise
A group of servicemen and the aircraft of the Turkish Armed Forces participating in the Azerbaijani-Turkish Live-Fire Joint Large-Scale Tactical and Flight-Tactical Exercises arrived in Nakhchivan. ...

UK Troops Reach Training Milestone for UN Mission to Mali
UK troops deploying to the United Nations Peacekeeping operation in Mali have reached a significant training milestone in preparation for their mission, which starts in December 2020. Over 14 days,...

EDA Chooses Sintra, Portugal for Multinational Helo Training Center
SINTRA, Portugal --- Having to let go of something close, doesn’t need to have a sense of loss. When the European Defence Agency (EDA) sees its home-grown Helicopter Exercise Programme, its Helicopter...

Leonardo and Crowdstrike Partner for Cybersecurity
ROME --- Leonardo, a global high-technology company, today announced a partnership with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection. The collaboration will make the...

Northrop Extends Meggitt Contract for Supply of Fuel Bladders
Meggitt PLC has received a three year continuation contract with Northrop Grumman Corporation for the supply of fuel bladders on the F/A-18 Super Hornet. The contract is valued at around $20 million a...

Thales, RAF Mark 1,000th High-G Spin at Cranwell
Since starting training in October 2018, training for RAF pilots has been delivered through a Thales and RAFCAM partnership, with a team of 10 Thales employees based at the HGTTF, RAF Cranwell. In ...

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