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Northrop Wins $13.3Bn to Design and Develop New ICBM to Replace Minuteman
WASHINGTON --- The Department of the Air Force awarded an Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) p

Sweden Offers Gripen to Croatia
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration has today, with the support of the Swedish Embassy in Croatia, submitted an intergovernmental offer to the Croatian authorities regarding new combat aircr

Boeing Says Lost 737 MAX Orders Approach 1,000, Admits New 787 Defect
Boeing on Tuesday disclosed a new manufacturing quality issue with the 787 Dreamliner, this time with assembly of the airplane’s horizontal tail in Salt Lake City. The disclosure comes after last week

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Northrop Wins $13.3Bn to Design and Develop New ICBM to Replace Minuteman
WASHINGTON --- The Department of the Air Force awarded an Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) p...

Sweden Offers Gripen to Croatia
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration has today, with the support of the Swedish Embassy in Croatia, submitted an intergovernmental offer to the Croatian authorities regarding new combat aircr...

Boeing Says Lost 737 MAX Orders Approach 1,000, Admits New 787 Defect
Boeing on Tuesday disclosed a new manufacturing quality issue with the 787 Dreamliner, this time with assembly of the airplane’s horizontal tail in Salt Lake City. The disclosure comes after last week...

Airbus Jet Deliveries Dip in August, But Remain Ahead of Boeing
PARIS --- Airbus deliveries slipped in August, slowing its recovery from the coronavirus demand meltdown, but the European planemaker remained well in front of its beleaguered U.S. rival Boeing; which...

China Cancels Year’s Biggest Airshow Over Pandemic: Report
BEIJING --- China’s International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, the country’s biggest airshow, scheduled for November, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the next one will ta...

New Swedish Legislation Eases Military Cooperation with Finland
On 8 September, the Riksdag decided to grant the Government greater rights to give and receive operational military support within the framework of defence cooperation between Sweden and Finland. ...

Australian AEW, Tanker Aircraft Complete Mid-East Mission, Return Home
Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail and KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft will return to Australia following the final mission of a successful year-long deployment. The aircraft ha...

Pentagon Orders 14 F-35A Engines for $174M
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $174,221,174 modification (P00022) to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm, cost-plus...

Russia Plans New Exercise in Leningrad for S-400, S-300PM2 Missile Units
An exercise was launched with the anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Leningrad air defense army of the Western Military District in the Leningrad region. The tactical exercise will consist of tw...

Israeli Iron Dome Battalion Has Run of the Country
The 137th "Iron Dome" battalion has only been active for three years and has already contributed significantly to Israel's national security. Commander of the battalion, Lt. Col. Amos, and three other...

UK Leads US and Norwegian Ships to Train in Barents Sea
BARENTS SEA --- Ships from Norway, the U.S. and U.K. entered the Barents Sea Sept. 7, 2020, working together to conduct maritime security operations in the challenging environment above the Arctic Cir...

India’s Light Utility Helicopter Completes Hot and High Trials
BENGALURU, India --- HAL’s indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) demonstrated high altitude capability in Hot and High weather conditions in the Himalayas recently for about 10 days. ...

US Military Set to Deploy Drone Developed with Israel MoD
WASHINGTON --- Following a joint R&D program led by the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), in the Israel Ministry of Defense, with leading drone developer, XTEND, and the Combati...

CRS Updates Report on US Navy Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicle Programs
The Navy in FY2021 and beyond wants to develop and procure three types of large unmanned vehicles (UVs). These large UVs are called Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs), Medium Unmanned Surface Veh...

Damen Lays Keel for Second South African Patrol Vessel
On 28th August, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying. The keel-laying was for the second of three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) that DSCT is building for the South Africa...

Semiconductors and Modern Defense Spending: The New Competition
The United States must again confront authoritarian powers, but the nature of conflict has changed. Now, technological leadership is one of the most important areas for competition. U.S. opponents...

Ten-Year Market for Missile Decoy Programs Valued at $1.3 Billion
Over the next 10 years, $1.3 billion will be spent on the key programs covered in Forecast International’s new analysis, The Market for Decoys and Dispensers. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put...

Russian Defence Minister Holds Teleconference with Military Chiefs
Today, the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation, under the leadership of the head of the military Department, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, held a teleconference wi...

US Marines Increase Readiness with Small UAVs
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. --- The crisis-response capabilities of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command reached new heights. Task force U.S. Marines certified as small Unmanned A...

USAF, Industry Consortium Launch AFRL-Industry Partnerships
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with the governing council of the Nano-Bio Materials Consortium (NBMC), has approved a pilot program to enable AFRL researchers ...

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