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October 23, 2020  

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BAE to Develop Expendable Drones for USAF Skyborg Program
BAE Systems has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to develop an attritable air vehicle system for the Skyborg program Under this program, which has a contract ceiling

With New KF-X Stealth Fighter, S. Korea Eyes Foothold in Global Market
SACHEON, South Korea --- As South Korea gears up to reveal a prototype of its next-generation fighter jet in early 2021, Korea Aerospace Industries is pursuing a broader initiative to carve out its pr

As Sanctions End, Iran Plans to Export Arms
Cash-strapped Iran wants to become an arms exporter to generate much-needed income. But so far, no prospective buyers are in sight. On October 18, a 13-year UN arms embargo against Iran expired. Ir

 


South Korean officials believe that the country’s future KF-X stealth fighter, whose first prototype is currently in final assembly, could offer an advanced and affordable alternative to combat aircraft made by European nations and the United States. (KAI photo)
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BAE to Develop Expendable Drones for USAF Skyborg Program
BAE Systems has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to develop an attritable air vehicle system for the Skyborg program Under this program, which has a contract ceiling...

With New KF-X Stealth Fighter, S. Korea Eyes Foothold in Global Market
SACHEON, South Korea --- As South Korea gears up to reveal a prototype of its next-generation fighter jet in early 2021, Korea Aerospace Industries is pursuing a broader initiative to carve out its pr...

As Sanctions End, Iran Plans to Export Arms
Cash-strapped Iran wants to become an arms exporter to generate much-needed income. But so far, no prospective buyers are in sight. On October 18, a 13-year UN arms embargo against Iran expired. Ir...

Two Major US Airlines Defer Boeing 737Max Deliveries
When it comes to Boeing Co.’s 737 Max, things can always get worse. On Thursday, American Airlines Group Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. added to a chorus of order deferrals and cutbacks for the embat...

Swedish Gripen C/Ds to Remain in Service for Another Decade
On October 14, the Swedish Defence Ministry outlined a defense bill that covers an increase in the defence budget for 2021-2025 by over 40%. This is the largest increase in the defence capability of t...

China Firmly Opposes US Arms Sales to Taiwan: Defense Spokesperson
BEIJING --- China resolutely opposes the United States selling weapons to Taiwan and urges the U.S. side to stop its military contacts with the island, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson fo...

US Marines Stand Up Second F-35 Squadron is Asia
IWAKUNI, Japan. --- On October 16, 2020 Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 re-designated Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 as part of the Marine C...

Boeing Chopper Plant Under Scrutiny by US Army Team
A Boeing Co. plant in Arizona that builds Apache attack helicopters is under scrutiny by more than two dozen Army personnel after the company reported quality problems it says were caused by a derelic...

France to Repair Damaged Nuclear Submarine ‘Perle’
PARIS --- France will undertake a complex industrial operation to repair the submarine FS Perle, French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced Thursday during a speech broadcast as part of the...

Rand Assesses Euro Contributions to NATO's Combat Airpower
Airpower is critical to improving NATO's defense and deterrence posture in response to Russia's aggressive actions and continued military modernization, as recognized in NATO's 2018 Joint Air Power St...

India Completes User Trials of NAG Anti-Tank Missile
Final user trial of 3rd generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) NAG was carried out today on 22 Oct 2020 at 0645 hrs from Pokhran range. The missile was integrated with the actual warhead and a tan...

USS America Trains with Japanese F-35s
The first-in-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participated in advanced combined operations with Japan this week in the western Pacific Ocean. America conducted integrated air defen...

HMCS Victoria Returns to Sea with New Battery and Sonar
Her Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Victoria recently achieved another milestone as part of its ongoing sea trials. With the diesel electric submarine operating on the surface off Esquimalt, a...

Swedish Delegation in Brazil for Launch of New Gripen Fighter
BRASÍLIA --- The Minister of Defense, Fernando Azevedo, on Thursday (22/10), welcomed a delegation from Sweden to celebrate the launch of the new fighter of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the F-39 Gri...

Latest French Sub Fires MBDA Exocet, MdCN Cruise Missile
Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly hails the success of the first naval cruise missile launch by the nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren • On October 20, 2020, the Suffren, the first-in-seri...

US Space Force Chief Charts Service's Mission
The chief of space operations and commander of U.S. Space Command discussed challenges the U.S. is facing in space and the Space Force's efforts to address them. Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raym...

Indian Navy Commissions Fourth Kamorta-Class ASW Corvette
INS Kavaratti (P31), an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvette built under Project 28 (Kamorta Class), was commissioned into the Indian Navy by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Chief of the Army ...

Rolls-Royce to Increase Support for Key Royal Navy Programs
Rolls-Royce has signed a collaborative agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to strengthen ways of working across key Royal Navy programmes. The Memorandum of Understanding describes a co...

International Talks on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), or weapons designed to independently select and engage targets without the need for manual human control, could enable military operations in communications-de...

Australia to Invest A$600M in New Naval Information System
The [Australian] Government is strengthening the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) maritime communications by investing over $600 million in a new Fleet Information Environment. This will include up...

Airbus Delivers its First US-Assembled A220
Airbus has delivered its first U.S.-assembled A220 aircraft from Mobile, Alabama, underlining the aircraft manufacturer’s role as a global aircraft producer and heralding the arrival of a new era in A...

European Experts Reflect on Hypervelocity Systems
BRUSSELS --- Last week, experts from 12 EDA Member States as well as Norway and Switzerland participated in an online workshop organised by the Agency to identify and discuss research & technology nee...

Pratt to Invest $650M in Turbine Airfoil Production Facility
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. --- Pratt & Whitney announced today that it plans to invest at least $650 million through 2027 in a world-class turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, North Carolina. T...


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