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France Awards Second Contract for 271 Griffon and 42 Jaguar Armored Vehicles
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the order by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) for 271 Griffon armored vehicles and 42 Jaguar armored vehicles, awarded on Sep

Korea, Indonesia Renegotiate Joint Fighter Jet Development Project
Korea and Indonesia are working on a new agreement for their joint fighter jet project, which has hit a snag following Indonesia's delay in paying hundreds of millions of dollars. About 10 official

Israel Orders Final Batch of AW119KX Helicopters from Italy
PARIS --- Italy and Israeli have concluded a reciprocal procurement agreement under which Israel will buy five additional Leonardo AW119KX training helicopters and Italy will buy an additional batch o

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France Awards Second Contract for 271 Griffon and 42 Jaguar Armored Vehicles
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the order by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) for 271 Griffon armored vehicles and 42 Jaguar armored vehicles, awarded on Sep...

Korea, Indonesia Renegotiate Joint Fighter Jet Development Project
Korea and Indonesia are working on a new agreement for their joint fighter jet project, which has hit a snag following Indonesia's delay in paying hundreds of millions of dollars. About 10 official...

Israel Orders Final Batch of AW119KX Helicopters from Italy
PARIS --- Italy and Israeli have concluded a reciprocal procurement agreement under which Israel will buy five additional Leonardo AW119KX training helicopters and Italy will buy an additional batch o...

Esper Promises to Maintain Israel’s Qualitative Edge in Middle East
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper promised Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz that the United States would maintain Israel's qualitative edge in the Middle East. Esper made the promise at the b...

Chinese Aircraft Penetrate Taiwan's ADIZ for 5th Time in 6 Days
TAIPEI --- Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft violated Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday (Sept. 22), marking the fifth incursion by People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)...

French Army Tests Griffon Armored Vehicle in Djibouti
On September 10, 2020, the French forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) received two Griffon multi-role armored vehicles for an operational technical assessment in hot weather. For its first trip to ...

US Army Grounds Upgraded Apaches Pending Inspections
The U.S. Army has grounded 12 upgraded Apache AH-64 helicopters while it conducts a review of quality procedures at a Boeing Co. plant after the contractor alerted the service to improperly performed ...

Russia Testing New GLONASS-Guided, 200-Km Range MLRS
The Russian Defense Ministry has publicized tests of its new Tornado-S precision missile, which takes GLONASS data input for its target and flies in squads capable of taking out dispersed enemy format...

Poland to Establish Armaments Agency to Handle Acquisitions
“The modernization process, the process of purchasing equipment for the Polish Army, is long and complicated. Too many entities are involved in this process, and as a consequence responsibility is shi...

Pentagon Anticipates Significant Troop Reduction in Afghanistan
Based on the current conditions in Afghanistan, the Defense Department expects there will be fewer than 5,000 U.S. military service members in that country by the end of November, said David F. Helvey...

Royal Navy Minesweeper Train with US MCM Forces in Gulf
Minehunters HMS Chiddingfold and Penzance knuckled down to their first test – within a week of arriving in their home for the next three years. Barely had the two ships completed the demanding 6,00...

US Air Force Bombers Conduct Global Mission
STUTTGART, Germany --- Multiple U.S. Air Force bombers from Europe and the United States conducted an extensive Bomber Task Force mission today, while integrating with NATO Allies and partners’ fighte...

India Fires Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Missile from Arjun Tank
Laser-guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired from MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges, Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar on 22nd Sep 2020. In these tests, the...

Riptide UUV-12 Launches BAE into Medium UUV Market
BAE Systems has unveiled the newest addition to its unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) portfolio, the Riptide UUV-12. The 12” diameter vehicle is the company’s entry into the medium UUV market – joini...

India Flight-Tests High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target
Successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was today conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odish...

Finland Cancels International Military Exercise Planned for 2021
The main military exercise of the Defence Forces for next year, ARCTIC LOCK 2021, was planned to take place in May-June 2021. It was to be the largest exercise of the Defence Forces in 2021, with a si...

GKN Aerospace Starts Shipping from New Facility in Malaysia
GKN Aerospace has shipped the first aero-engine components from its site in Johor, Malaysia. The CFM56 low-pressure compressor components have been delivered to an Asian engine MRO service provider. ...

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