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Boeing Signs First Chinook Block II Production Contract
PHILADELPHIA --- Boeing and the U.S. Army have signed a $136 million contract for the first CH-47F Block II Chinooks. The Army exercised options for four contracted CH-47F Block II Chinooks with th

F-35A Completes Initial Phase of Nuclear Certification Process
NELLIS AFB, Nev. --- Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft recently released B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies (JTAs) during the F-35A’s first Full Weapon System Demonstration, completing the final flight test e

First Underwater Firing of Russia’s Zircon Hypersonic Missile
The crew of the nuclear submarine missile cruiser Severodvinsk successfully completed the second test launch of the hypersonic cruise missile Zircon. The second test firing of the hypersonic crui

China's Taiwan Military Incursions Test the Limits of Airspace
China's recent air force maneuvers around Taiwan have caused consternation and confusion. However, there are critical distinctions to be made between rules on entering different kinds of airspace. ...

Boeing Signs First Chinook Block II Production Contract
PHILADELPHIA --- Boeing and the U.S. Army have signed a $136 million contract for the first CH-47F Block II Chinooks. The Army exercised options for four contracted CH-47F Block II Chinooks with th...

F-35A Completes Initial Phase of Nuclear Certification Process
NELLIS AFB, Nev. --- Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft recently released B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies (JTAs) during the F-35A’s first Full Weapon System Demonstration, completing the final flight test e...

First Underwater Firing of Russia’s Zircon Hypersonic Missile
The crew of the nuclear submarine missile cruiser Severodvinsk successfully completed the second test launch of the hypersonic cruise missile Zircon. The second test firing of the hypersonic crui...

China Flies More Aircraft in Taiwan ADIZ, Swaps Words with US
WASHINGTON --- China dispatched at least 56 fighter jets into Taiwan's air defense zone on Monday, the island territory claimed, as it scrambled its own air force for the fourth straight day to ward o...

India to Operate Mix of Nuclear and Conventional Subs
NEW DELHI --- The Indian Navy will operate a mix of nuclear and conventional diesel-electric submarines in the future to deal with the threats around the country, according to a senior government offi...

US Navy Hit By Another International Bribery Scandal
Federal agents are investigating a new U.S. Navy corruption case that has strong echoes of the Fat Leonard scandal, with a defense contractor facing accusations that he delivered cash bribes and bilke...

India Picks Ariane 5 for Launch of GSAT 24 Comms Satellite
On September 28, 2021, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) entrusted Arianespace with the launch of its GSAT-24 telecommunications satellite. GSAT-24 is scheduled for launch in the 1st quarter of 2022, from...

Russia to Arm UAVs with Thermobaric, Incendiary Bombs
Flamethrower (barometric weapons in Russian parlance--Ed.) drones will appear in the Russian army. The Ministry of Defense has agreed on the tactical and technical requirements for new weapons systems...

Sweden’s FMV Discusses Stealth of A26 Submarine
Being able to appear hidden through a low and balanced signature, with the help of so-called stealth technology, is a basic characteristic of a submarine. Here, the new submarine A26 will be far ahead...

US Navy Adds Destroyer to Naval Forces in Japan
US Navy Adds Destroyer to Naval Forces in Japan USS Ralph Johnson Joins Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan (Source: US Navy; issued Oct 04, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile d...

CSBA Reviews Prospects for US Army’s Future Vertical Lift
Future Vertical Lift (FVL) is a force structure recapitalization effort to design and procure a family of rotary-wing platforms capable of operations in future highly contested envi­ronments. The Army...

US Navy and Marine Corps Train for Amphibious Ops in Asia
OKINAWA, Japan --- U.S. Marines and Sailors from across III Marine Expeditionary Force and elements of U.S. 7th Fleet executed Noble Jaguar, an integrated naval exercise in and around Japan, Sept. 27-...

US Navy Christens Latest Destroyer As Another Sails to Hawaii
BATH, Maine --- The christening of the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) took place on 2 October 2021 at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. DDG 120 is the fifth (of nine) A...

US Navy Tests Upgraded BQM-177 Targets Off Coast of Japan
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --– The Navy’s Aerial Target program office (PMA-208) recently completed three back-to-back test flights with its newest subsonic aerial target, BQM-177A, in preparation for Full O...

Italian MoD Order Boosts Piaggio P.180 on Order to 20
VILLANOVA D’ALBENGA, Italy --- The Italian Minister of Defence, Lorenzo Guerini, signed on Friday, October 1 a Decree for the purchase of six new P.180 Avanti EVO for the Italian Armed Forces. For...

China Unveils Newest Transonic Wind Tunnel
China has completed the construction of its FL-62 continuous transonic wind tunnel. With a volume of 17,000 cubic meters and a weight of more than 6,600 tonnes, the FL-62 is one of the most advanced c...

Lockheed Opens New Factory for Hypersonic Missiles
COURTLAND, Ala. --- Lockheed Martin is breaking barriers in hypersonic technology, adding to its world-class portfolio another milestone with the grand opening of an advanced production facility in Co...

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