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Canada May Decide This Year on New Fighter to Replace Aging CF-18s
Canadians will get a better idea this year of which fighter jet the Liberal government intends to buy for the country's air force. The decision amounts to more than a simple choice between two expe

Indian Navy to Test Rafale-M, Super Hornet for Ski-Jump Operations
NEW DELHI --- With countdown already begun to commission indigenous aircraft carrier 1 as INS Vikrant in August 2022, the Indian Navy will conduct flight trials of Rafale-Maritime fighter at Shore Bas

S. Korean F-35A Makes Belly-Landing, Pilot Safe
An F-35A stealth fighter operated by the Air Force made an emergency landing in a training session due to a malfunctioning landing gear. The Air Force said Tuesday that the landing gear failed to o

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Canada May Decide This Year on New Fighter to Replace Aging CF-18s
Canadians will get a better idea this year of which fighter jet the Liberal government intends to buy for the country's air force. The decision amounts to more than a simple choice between two expe...

Indian Navy to Test Rafale-M, Super Hornet for Ski-Jump Operations
NEW DELHI --- With countdown already begun to commission indigenous aircraft carrier 1 as INS Vikrant in August 2022, the Indian Navy will conduct flight trials of Rafale-Maritime fighter at Shore Bas...

S. Korean F-35A Makes Belly-Landing, Pilot Safe
An F-35A stealth fighter operated by the Air Force made an emergency landing in a training session due to a malfunctioning landing gear. The Air Force said Tuesday that the landing gear failed to o...

Five World Powers Pledge to Prevent Nuclear War
BERLIN --- Five of the world's nuclear powers on Monday pledged to prevent the proliferation of nuclear arms and have also said that nuclear war is not an option. In a rare statement issued jointly...

Lockheed Delivers 142 F-35s in 2021, Looks Back on Year
Lockheed Martin delivered a total of 142 F-35 fighter jets to the United States and its allies, three more than originally planned, the world's largest defense contractor said on Monday. The compan...

Blinken Calls for 'United' NATO Stance on Russian Troop Buildup Near Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with eastern NATO allies Monday about Russia's military buildup along Ukraine's border, calling for a "united" NATO stance. In a phone call Monday with ...

Iran to Sue Airbus, ATR for Failure to Supply Spare Parts
TEHRAN --- Iran announced that it will file a lawsuit against the Airbus and ATR after they avoided supplying the country with spare parts under the pretext of the US sanctions. Iran’s Civil Aviati...

Turkey to Test Ukrainian Engine for ATAK-II Helicopter
Turkey will start testing the engine it is buying from Ukraine to power its T929 ATAK-II twin-engine heavy attack helicopter this year. In a New Year’s greeting for employees working at Turkish Aer...

Qatar Takes Delivery of First NH90 Helicopters
The Qatar Emiri Air Force's first TTH and NFH helicopters had a joint public premiere during Qatar National Day. The first TTH overland variant was delivered on 11 December, in accordance with contrac...

Elbit to Supply EW Countermeasures for UAE’s MRTT Tankers
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates, Elbit Systems Emirates Limited, was awarded an approximately $53 million contract to supply Direct...

CRS Reports to Congress on Virginia-Class submarine
The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998, and a total of 34 have been procured through FY2021. Since FY2011, Virginia-class boats have...

Indra's Lanza 3D Radar Passes NATO’s TBM Detection and Tracking Tests
MADRID --- The Lanza 3D Deployable Air Defence Radar (DADR) developed by Indra, a leading global technology and consulting company, has successfully passed NATO’s tests, certifying the sensor's tactic...

Funding Boosts US Air Force Hypersonic Testing Throughput
ARNOLD AFB, Tenn. --- Two of the test and evaluation capabilities within the Space Test Branch of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex have received funding from the Test Resource Management Cen...

Marine Corps Depot Completes First F-35B Laser Peening
CHERRY POINT, N.C. --- Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft when it successfully completed verification of the laser shock peening pr...

Russian Forces to Receive Over 400 Armored Vehicles in 2022
In 2022, it is planned to receive more than 400 units of armored vehicles in the formations and military units of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. As part of the execu...

Nuclear Arms Control After the Biden-Putin Summit
After their June 2021 meeting in Geneva, President Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin released a Joint Statement on Strategic Stability outlining a path forward for nuclear arms control and r...

Leonardo Completes Acquisition of 25.1% Stake in Hensoldt
ROME --- Leonardo today completed the acquisition from Square Lux Holding II S.à r.l., a portfolio company controlled by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts & Co. L.P, of 25.1% of the shares in...

L3Harris Downsizes from Four to Three Business Segments
MELBOURNE, Fla. --- L3Harris Technologies today announced a new alignment and organization of core businesses, moving from four to three focused segments: Integrated Mission Systems, Space and Airborn...

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