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European NATO Allies Launch Two Air Defense Initiatives
The Defence Ministers of Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, signed a Letter of Intent on 23 October 2020 with the aim of delive

Airbus Moves to Speed Output, But Keeps One Foot on Brake
PARIS --- The world’s largest planemaker Airbus has taken the industry by surprise by asking suppliers to prepare for a sharp increase in production after the coronavirus crisis - yet at the same time

Bombardier Stops Delivery of Engines Used on Turkish Military Drones
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to "countries with unclear usage" in the wake of reports that some of those engines are being used on Turk

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European NATO Allies Launch Two Air Defense Initiatives
The Defence Ministers of Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, signed a Letter of Intent on 23 October 2020 with the aim of delive...

Airbus Moves to Speed Output, But Keeps One Foot on Brake
PARIS --- The world’s largest planemaker Airbus has taken the industry by surprise by asking suppliers to prepare for a sharp increase in production after the coronavirus crisis - yet at the same time...

Bombardier Stops Delivery of Engines Used on Turkish Military Drones
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to "countries with unclear usage" in the wake of reports that some of those engines are being used on Turk...

China Slaps Sanctions on Lockheed, Boeing and Raytheon Over Taiwan Arms Sales
China has decided to sanction firms including Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Raytheon as well as individuals and entities that are involved in arms sales to the island of Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign...

US Slams Turkey for S-400 Tests, Warns of ‘Serious Consequences’
WASHINGTON --- Tensions between the United States and Turkey appear to be growing, following the latest war of words between the two allies over Ankara’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system....

First Gripen E Officially Presented in Brazil
The Gripen E, named F-39E Gripen by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), was officially presented today October 23rd, during the celebrations of Aviators’ Day and the Brazilian Air Force Day, at Wing 1, in ...

Italian Air Force Takes Delivery of Its Final Eurofighter
TURIN, Italy --- Taking off from Leonardo’s plant in Caselle (Turin), the final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon of the Italian Air Force was handed over during a ceremony today becoming one of t...

Leonardo Wins $465M Support Contract for TH-73A Training Helicopter
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The U.S. Navy awarded a contract to Vertex Aerospace, LLC (Vertex) on Oct. 20, 2020, for the Contractor Logistics and Maintenance Support (CLS) in support of the Advanced Helic...

Admiralty Shipyards Hand Over Submarine ‘Volkhov’ to Russian Navy
JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" handed over the large diesel-electric submarine "Volkhov" to the Russian Navy. The solemn ceremony of raising the naval flag was held on the deep-water embankment of the ente...

Dutch MoD Comments NATO Air-Defense Initiative
The Netherlands has started a multinational initiative with nine NATO allies for the development of new ground-based air defense. That happened today, on the second day of the virtual meeting of NATO ...

AMI Wins $700M for Next-Gen Ejection Sear Pentagon Contract Announcement
AMI Industries Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $700,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the delta qualification, production and fielding...

MTU Canada Teams with GE Aviation to Support USAF’s CFM56 Engines
VANCOUVER --- MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd, MTU’s stronghold and competence center for military engine maintenance, will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the United States Air Force...

Saab Wins Norwegian Order for Combat Training Centre Support
Saab has received an order for service and maintenance of the Norwegian Combat Training Centre. The order value is approximately 200 MSEK and the contract is valid between October 2020 and October 202...

Naval Group Unveils SMX 31 E Future Submarine Concept
OLLIOULES, France --- The SMX31E is Naval Group newest submarine concept. She integrates the latest digital technologies for reinforced operational efficiency and significant versatility of use. Steal...

US Military and Japan Self-Defense Forces Kick Off Keen Sword
PEARL HARBOR --- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces and units from the Japan Self-Defense Force began exercise Keen Sword 21 (KS21), Oct. 26, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa...

Australia and Singapore Defense Cooperation On Show
HMAS Adelaide has provided a platform for Singapore Air Force CH-47 helicopter crews to qualify and land on the RAN’s largest vessels, HMA Ships Adelaide and Canberra. The deck landing qualificati...

EU Maritime Security: from Strategy to Action
BRUSSELS --- Europe’s maritime security has significantly improved over the last years on several aspects including international or regional cooperation, information sharing, capability development, ...

French Aerospace Industry Holds Virtual Seminar with Finnish Counterpart
A Franco-Finnish industrial “virtual” seminar initiated by the Finnish Ministry of Defence with Business Finland and organized by the GIFAS and the AFDA, in collaboration with the French Defence Procu...

New Defense Innovation Models and Procurement Implications: The Italian Case
This paper regarding the Italian case was written by Alessandro Marrone, Head of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) Defence Programme, and Andrea Gilli, Senior Researcher, NATO Defense College, ...

Kongsberg Delivers Its 20,000th Remote Weapon Station
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is pleased to announce that it has delivered its 20,000th Remote Weapon Station (RWS) from its PROTECTOR family of products. The system has been in use from 1999 by Th...

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