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November 16, 2020  

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US Spied on Denmark, Sweden in Lead-Up to F-35 Order: Report
PARIS --- The U.S. National Security Agency used a top-secret Danish-American intelligence agreement to spy on Danish government ministries and private companies in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, Danish

China’s ‘Carrier Killer’ Missiles Hit Target Ship in SCS: Report
The two “aircraft-carrier killer” missiles that China launched in August travelled thousands of kilometres and hit their designated target, a moving ship, near the Paracel Islands in the South China S

Austrian MoD Looking at Options for Eurofighter Redress
VIENNA --- “I cannot understand the decision, but in a constitutional state this is to be accepted. It is clear that this will keep a lot in the dark and that possible criminal offenses will not be so

 



The Royal Saudi Navy’s second Avanti 2200 corvette, Al-Dariyah, was launched on Saturday at the Navantia shipyard at Puerto Real, Spain. Saudi Arabia has ordered four ships of this class. (Navantia photo)
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US Spied on Denmark, Sweden in Lead-Up to F-35 Order: Report
PARIS --- The U.S. National Security Agency used a top-secret Danish-American intelligence agreement to spy on Danish government ministries and private companies in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, Danish...

US Air Force Prepares Further Revamp of Tanker Fleet
PARIS --- In spite – or because – of the KC-46’s woes, the United States Air Force is going ahead with the second step of its tanker fleet rejuvenation, known as KC-Y, according to General Jacqueline ...

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China’s ‘Carrier Killer’ Missiles Hit Target Ship in SCS: Report
The two “aircraft-carrier killer” missiles that China launched in August travelled thousands of kilometres and hit their designated target, a moving ship, near the Paracel Islands in the South China S...

Austrian MoD Looking at Options for Eurofighter Redress
VIENNA --- “I cannot understand the decision, but in a constitutional state this is to be accepted. It is clear that this will keep a lot in the dark and that possible criminal offenses will not be so...

Austrian, Italian Ministers Sign LoI on Helicopter Deal
ROME --- Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini and Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner have signed a Letter of Intent on the start of a cooperation programme in the sector of helicopter procurement du...

Taiwan Test-Fires Wan Chien Domestic Cruise Missile
TAIPEI --- A two-seater Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) from the Air Force’s First Fighter Wing on Wednesday (Nov. 11) took off from Tainan to carry out a test firing of the domestically built Wan Ch...

Romania Prepares to Order Second Batch of Piranha Vs
The chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Daniel Petrescu, and the chief of Land Forces Staff, Major General Iulian Berdilă, participated in the functional check-up of the armament systems and of...

Russian Air Bridge Flies Peacekeepers to Armenia
Another 18 Il-76 aircraft and two An-124 "Ruslan" aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Aerospace Forces of Russia with equipment and personnel of the 15th peacekeeping brigade sent to Ar...

Navantia Launches Second Saudi Corvette
RIYADH --- In the presence of the Commander of the Naval Forces Lt. Gen. Admiral Fahad bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily, the Royal Saudi Naval Forces celebrated the ceremonial launching into water of a corvet...

Naval Group Launches Final Fremm Frigate for French Navy
LORIENT, France --- Naval Group has launched the FREMM Lorraine [here] on Friday 13th November. This ship was ordered by the French General Directorate of Armament (DGA) on behalf of the French Navy. ...

India Claims Major Milestone for QRSAM Missile
Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System has achieved a major milestone by a direct hit on to a Banshee Pilotless target aircraft at medium range & medium altitude. The missile launch t...

Norway to Repair First F-35 Engines in 2021: Minister
Norway has one of the world's five workshops for the maintenance of the engines of the F-35 fighter aircraft. “This is the starting point for Norwegian maintenance of the F-35 and an important milesto...

French Frigate Successfully Fires MdCN Cruise Missile
On Tuesday November 10, 2020, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) FS Bretagne successfully fired a naval cruise missile (MdCN) against a land target, located on the Landes (Biscarosse) site of DGA’s Mis...

Minister Details Future Order for MHT Anti-Tank Missile
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, announces the launch of a new missile, the Missile Haut de Trame (High Frame Missile, MHT) Traveling to the Bourges site of the company MBDA,...

US Navy Exercises $171M Option for 36 More TH-73A Helicopters
ROME ---Leonardo welcomes the announcement made by the U.S. Department of Defense to award AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a 171 million USD modification to the previously awarded firm-fixed-price c...

China Weighing AI for Future Fighter Trainer
China's future fighter trainer could feature artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to help pilot cadet's learning and boost future combat capability, said the chief designer of China's current mos...

US Air Force to Operate Robotic Dogs for Base Defense
TYNDALL AFB, Fla. --- Over the last year, Tyndall Air Force Base and the 325th Security Forces Squadron have been working with Ghost Robotics to develop a system to enhance security and safety for the...

Italy, Qatar Sign Preparatory Agreement on Pilot Training
On the occasion of the visit of the Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini to Doha concluded a few days ago, in the context of which - among others - various issues concerning bilateral military and tech...

Pentagon to Buy Additional Anti-Aircraft Radars from Ukraine
The Ukrainian state-owned company Scientific and Production Complex Iskra will once again supply radar equipment to the United States, reported the news outlet "Defense-Industrial Courier" with refere...

China's Latest Unmanned Combat Systems to Enter Service
Scientists at a Chinese military university have in the past few years been focusing on developing unmanned combat systems intended to win future wars, and their efforts are beginning to bear fruit. R...

Royal Navy Divers Trial Drones on Med Deployment
Royal Navy divers worked with drones for the first time on an operational deployment. The Fleet Diving Squadron’s Expeditionary Diving Group have been training in the Mediterranean, developing thei...

Belgian F-16s Fly 30 Missions in First 30 Days in Mid-East
Since October 1, our Belgian Air Component has been participating in the fight against the Islamic State (Daesh) within the framework of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJT...

Austria Wants Ethical Rules on Battlefield Killer Robots
The Austrian government is calling for a system of international ethics on the use of killer robots and drones in combat. Vienna says it wants humans, and not algorithms, to decide on matters of life ...

Swedish Navy Tests Link 22 Exchanges with Finland
The first transmissions with Link 22 between marine units have been completed and open up opportunities for, among other things, a more integrated collaboration with Finland in the Baltic Sea region. ...

Rheinmetall Completes 40mm Ammo Deliveries to South Africa
Rheinmetall is supplying the South African military with new 40mm medium-velocity ammunition, underscoring its role as the world’s leading one-stop-shop for 40mm ammunition systems. In October 2020 Rh...


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