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July 13, 2022  

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US Struggles to Curb Turkey’s Exports of Armed Drones
Turkey is changing the face of modern warfare with its TB2 drone. As the weapon spreads across the globe, some U.S. lawmakers seek to crack down on the country, saying it's exploiting its NATO status

(Free access) Germany's Arms Export Dilemma: Go Ethical or Go Pragmatic?
To be ethical or not? The German Government faces this dilemma since the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict. Sending and selling weapon systems (from RGW90 and Strela to the air-defence system IRIS-T-

Morgan Stanley Sees Strong, Multi-Year Growth for Defense & Aerospace Industry
The Pentagon is undertaking generational investments as it gears up for the fight of the future, which we see providing multi-year growth for Defense, irrespective of the outcome in Ukraine. We see an

 


The public relations blitz around the Turkish Bayraktar TB.2 armed drone has obscured the very real proliferation risks posed by its growing popularity and accessibility, which is changing the nature of modern warfare. (Bayraktar photo)


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(Free access) Germany's Arms Export Dilemma: Go Ethical or Go Pragmatic?
To be ethical or not? The German Government faces this dilemma since the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict. Sending and selling weapon systems (from RGW90 and Strela to the air-defence system IRIS-T-...

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US Struggles to Curb Turkey’s Exports of Armed Drones
Turkey is changing the face of modern warfare with its TB2 drone. As the weapon spreads across the globe, some U.S. lawmakers seek to crack down on the country, saying it's exploiting its NATO status ...

Watchdogs Urge Congress to Axe New F-35 Engine
A trans-partisan set of advocacy groups, think tanks, and government watchdogs called on Congress to reconsider a $6 billion plan to make new engines for the F-35 fighter jet, arguing that the proposa...

Morgan Stanley Sees Strong, Multi-Year Growth for Defense & Aerospace Industry
The Pentagon is undertaking generational investments as it gears up for the fight of the future, which we see providing multi-year growth for Defense, irrespective of the outcome in Ukraine. We see an...

BBC Alleges British Soldiers Committed War Crimes in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD --- Rights defenders are demanding an urgent inquiry into reported allegations that British special forces executed dozens of detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances during ant...

First Modernized M270A2 Missile Launcher Delivered to US Army
CAMDEN, Ark. --- Lockheed Martin delivered the first Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270A2 launcher to the U.S. Army in a ceremony today at the Precision Fires Center of Excellence in Camden, Ar...

Lockheed Lays Out Its Vision of Future Air Combat
Lockheed Martin has laid out its vision for the future of tactical air combat. The head of the company's legendary Skunk Works advanced project division says its plan, which is centered on a multi-lay...

NATO Allies and Sweden Train to Keep Gotland Secure
After more than 200 years of military non-alignment, Sweden is in the process of joining NATO and will help strengthen Euro-Atlantic security as a new Ally. During exercise BALTOPS 22, Swedish troops ...

Rafael Unveils ‘Ice Breaker’ Cruise Missile for High-Value Targets
TEL AVIV --- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is participating at the Farnborough International Airshow 2022 in the United Kingdom where it will introduce the Ice Breaker: a 5th generation long-ra...

Chinese, Pakistani Type 054A Frigates Train Together for First Time
The ongoing China-Pakistan joint naval drill off Shanghai entered a live-fire phase on Tuesday after wrapping up the exchange phase on shore, with analysts saying that the Pakistan Navy's China-built ...

China Launches New Data Relay Satellite
XICHANG, China --- China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday. The Tianlian II-03 satellite was launch...

US Drone Strike Kills ISIS Leader in Syria
TAMPA, Fla. --- U.S. Central Command Forces conducted a UAS strike outside Jindayris, northwest Syria targeting two senior ISIS officials, July 12, 2022. Maher al-Agal, one of the top five ISIS leader...

Russia’s Latest Sarmat ICBM Set for New Stage of Tests
MOSCOW --- Russia’s new state-of-the-art Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is set to undergo a new stage of tests, Head of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on T...

NATO Air Policing Fighters Keep Busy in Baltic
RAMSTEIN, Germany --– The Spanish and French fighter detachments currently executing NATO's Baltic Air Policing were busy last week honing their skills and safeguarding Allied airspace. While on Ju...

RAF A400Ms Train to Operate from Unprepared Surfaces
A RAF A400M Atlas and crew from RAF Brize Norton have recently participated in Exercise Ouranos in France in which they trained to land on unprepared and natural surfaces, further demonstrating the ca...

NATO Says Alliance Ground Surveillance Continues Progress
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- On July 11, 2022, General James B. Hecker, Commander Allied Air Command (AIRCOM), handed over the command of the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force during a ceremony at the ...

Italian Navy, Sparkle Sign MoU for Protection of Subsea Telecom Cables
ROME --- Yesterday afternoon, at "Salone dei Marmi", Palazzo Marina, the Italian Navy and the Italian telecommunications company Sparkle signed the Memorandum of Understanding to improve the protectio...

SKYNET 6A Satellite Passes Critical Design Review
STEVENAGE, UK --- Airbus has achieved a key milestone with the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) next secure military communications satel...

Indra Develops Active Protection Radar for Armored Vehicles
MADRID -- The system has passed the most demanding tests in real-world scenarios, demonstrating an extraordinary ability to locate threats quickly and accurately in the worst conditions, including ext...

British Army Begins Training on Latest AH-64E Apache Helicopter
The home of Army Aviation, Middle Wallop, is now operating the Army’s latest addition to its aircraft inventory, the jaw dropping Apache AH-64E. The Apache attack helicopter has been in service wit...

USS Gerald Ford Reaches 10,000 “Cats and Traps” Milestone
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that 10,000 catapult launches and arrested landings using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced...

BAE Delivers Advanced M-Code GPS Products to Germany
BAE Systems has delivered advanced M-Code GPS receivers for ground-based missions to Germany via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process. Under a contract with U.S. Space Systems Command, BAE Systems...

Rafale’s M88 Engine Passes One Million Operating Hours
EVRY-CORBEIL, France --- The M88 engine that powers Dassault Aviation’s multirole fighter has clocked up more than one million operating hours (1). This major milestone is a testament to the operation...


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