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Canada Receives Three Bids from US, Sweden for Fighter Competition

31/07/2020
Spain Agrees to Buy 7 Airbus Aircraft and 40 Helos in Exchange for Fewer Job Losses

31/07/2020
US Marine Corps Shuts Down Tank Units, Hauls Away M1A1s

31/07/2020
Airbus-Boeing Dogfight is Coming to a Head

31/07/2020
Pentagon Says China, Russia Nearing Status as US Nuclear Peers

31/07/2020
KMW Wins €280M Bundeswehr Order for Leguan Bridge Layers

31/07/2020
British MPs to Probe Foreign Involvement in Defence Supply Chain

31/07/2020
US Approves $126M Sale of 88 Fast Boats, Weapons to Philippines

31/07/2020
S. Korea's First Military Satellite Reaches Orbit

31/07/2020
Germany Dissolves Special Forces Company Over Far Right Links

31/07/2020
Swiss Army Chooses Indago 3 Small UAVs for Tactical Reconnaissance

31/07/2020
PLA Navy H-6G and H-6J Bombers Train in South China Sea

31/07/2020
Peru Renews Viking Support Contract for Twin Otters

31/07/2020
Pentagon CIO Efforts Driven by National Defense Strategy

31/07/2020
Hill F-35s Deploy to Alaska for Three Weeks

31/07/2020
US Looks for F-35 Missions in Middle East

31/07/2020
Triumph to Provide Aftermarket Services to GAL in Mid-East

31/07/2020
U.S. Expands Scope of Iran Metals Sanctions

31/07/2020
Swedish Forces Exercise in Baltic Sea

31/07/2020
Final Australian F-18 Hornet Completes Deep Maintenance

31/07/2020
Final Takeoff from ASW Frigate for French Navy Lynx

31/07/2020
DOD to Pull Over 11,000 Troops from Germany, Half to Return Home

30/07/2020
Iran Launches Underground Ballistic Missiles During Exercise

30/07/2020
Rafales Arrive in India, Give “Timely Boost” to Indian Air Force: Minister

30/07/2020
China Fears US May Base Aegis Ashore on Guam

30/07/2020
SFO Charges Former Airbus Subsidiary, Managers After Saudi Probe

30/07/2020
Airbus Posts H1 Loss of €1.9Bn As Sales Drop By One-Third

30/07/2020
Boeing Posts H1 Net Loss of $5Bn As Sales Drop 26%

30/07/2020
Northrop to Provide Key EW Capabilities for AC/MC-130J Aircraft

30/07/2020
Russian Pantsir S1 Anti-Air-Vehicles Train in Arctic

30/07/2020
Chinese J-15 Carrier Pilots Train for Buddy Refueling at Night

30/07/2020
Embraer Completes Upgrade of First Brazilian E-99 AEW Aircraft

30/07/2020
Eurofighter Details Sales Efforts in Finland, Switzerland

30/07/2020
Belgium to Sell Off C-130H Hercules Fleet

30/07/2020
Turkish A400M Ferries T-129 Attack Helos to Azerbaijan for Exercise

30/07/2020
UK Troops Reach Training Milestone for UN Mission to Mali

30/07/2020
EDA Chooses Sintra, Portugal for Multinational Helo Training Center

30/07/2020
Leonardo and Crowdstrike Partner for Cybersecurity

30/07/2020
Northrop Extends Meggitt Contract for Supply of Fuel Bladders

30/07/2020
Thales, RAF Mark 1,000th High-G Spin at Cranwell

30/07/2020
Spain’s Indra Joins FCAS Concept Study on Par with Airbus, Dassault

29/07/2020
Pentagon Sees Missile Defense As Part of Great Power Competition

29/07/2020
Boeing, Mitsubishi Sign Contract to Upgrade Japan’s First Two F-15JSI

29/07/2020
Combat Air Option for UK: Unmanned Tempest and More F-35s?

29/07/2020
Germany Delivers First Leopard 2 Tanks to Hungary

29/07/2020
Latest French SSN Suffren Arrives in Toulon

29/07/2020
Thales Begins Production of Ground Fire Radar

29/07/2020
US Space Effort's Future Hinges on Private Industry

29/07/2020
Eglin Afb prepares for First Two F-15EX Due in 2021

29/07/2020
GA-ASI Selected for Further Skyborg Vanguard Development

29/07/2020
Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship Sails for Africa

29/07/2020
Lockheed Wins $18M to Modify Three MH-60R Helos for India

29/07/2020
Australian Frigate Sonar Upgrade Almost Complete

29/07/2020
Lithuania Unveils Modernized Air Defense Battalion

29/07/2020
ATAC to Deploy Ex-French Mirage F-1s in “Red Air” Role

29/07/2020
South Korea May Develop Solid-Fuel Space Rockets

29/07/2020
Iran Trains with Mock US Aircraft Carrier in Persian Gulf

29/07/2020
GE Wins Moroccan T700 Order for AH-64E Apache Attack Helos

29/07/2020
Hensoldt Delivers Radar for Bundeswehr Counter-UAV System

29/07/2020
Italy Selects Sardinia for International Flight School

29/07/2020
US Approves $60M Sale of Tank Training Ammunition to Kuwait

29/07/2020
US, Australia Seek New Military Cooperation in Face of China

29/07/2020
BAE Australia Wins $30M Periscope Contract for Collins Subs

29/07/2020
Curtiss-Wright Wins $220M US Navy Support Contracts

29/07/2020
Estonia and Luxembourg to Cooperate on UAV Training

29/07/2020
Russia to Order 76 Sukhoi Su-57 Fighters at MAKS Show in August

28/07/2020
Norway MoD Details Long-Term Funding, Priorities for Armed Forces

28/07/2020
Fourth NATO Unmanned Aircraft Arrives at Sicily Air Base

28/07/2020
First Ares Armored Vehicles Delivered to British Army

28/07/2020
More on First Rafale Delivery to India

28/07/2020
China Says Great Power Competition Spurs Next-Gen Fighter

28/07/2020
German Arms Export Limits to Turkey Exclude Naval Equipment

28/07/2020
French Government Raises €630M for New Aerospace Support Fund

28/07/2020
US Approves $39M AMRAAM Missile Sale to Netherlands

28/07/2020
Rostec Demos TOS-1A Thermobaric Rocket Launcher to Foreign Customers

28/07/2020
Vectrus Wins $529M to Operate US Army Camp in Kuwait for 12 Months

28/07/2020
Eisenhower Strike Group Conducts Strike Training in U.S. 6th Fleet

28/07/2020
Airbus VSR700 Prototype Performs First Autonomous Free Flight

28/07/2020
Australia Awards Boeing A$300M to Support P-8 Poseidon

28/07/2020
US Boosts Refueling Capabilities at Saudi Air Base

28/07/2020
South Korea, US to Hold Summertime Exercise

28/07/2020
Australia Seeks Contractor to Recruit, Reshape Future Defence Force

28/07/2020
India and Indonesia to Enhance Bilateral Defence Cooperation

28/07/2020
Norway Acts to Protect Defense Industry from Pandemic

28/07/2020
lTHPP Develops Device to Simulate Indirect Effects of Lightning on Aircraft

28/07/2020
US Eases MTCR Rules to Allow Wider Export of Drones

27/07/2020
First Five Rafales Fly from France to India

27/07/2020
Pentagon Imagery Shows Russia, Wagner Group Continue Military Involvement in Libya

27/07/2020
Putin Promises Russian Navy New Ships, Hypersonic Weapons

27/07/2020
China’s AG600 Seaplane Makes Maiden Flight from Sea

27/07/2020
Serbian President Asks US for 20 Modern Fighter Jets

27/07/2020
Putin Attends Naval Parade, Promises New Ships, Hypersonic Weapons

27/07/2020
Heron TP for German Air Force Makes Maiden Flight

27/07/2020
Kratos Details US Air Force Skyborg Contract

27/07/2020
France’s Latest SSN Arrives in Toulon for Further Sea Trials

27/07/2020
Lord Says Hypersonics, Counter-Hypersonics a Top DOD Priority

27/07/2020
China Launches New High-Resolution Mapping Satellite

27/07/2020
Underwater Drone Circumnavigates Atlantic Ocean in Four Years

27/07/2020
US Space Force Chief Outlines Milestones, Goals

27/07/2020
Thales Touts Quicker, Safer Approach to Mine Warfare

27/07/2020
Diehl Aerospace Touts Credentials for FCAS Role

27/07/2020
French, German and Spanish NADs Discuss SCAF Next-Gen Fighter in Paris

27/07/2020
Hanwha Ships Redback IFVs to Australia for Trials in A$4 Bn Tender

27/07/2020
NNSA Should Relax Rushed Schedule for W80 Nuke Warhead

27/07/2020
Raytheon, Schiebel Make Joint Offer for Australian Army Drone Tender

27/07/2020
S. Korean Army Retires UH-1H After 52 Years of Service

27/07/2020
GE90 Engine Surpasses 100 Million Hours

27/07/2020
US Says Russia Tested Anti-Satellite Weapon

24/07/2020
Four Share $400M Contract for Skyborg Vanguard ‘Loyal Wingman’ Program

24/07/2020
Pentagon IG Details Lockheed Contract Failings on F-35 Parts

24/07/2020
EU, France and Spain Modify A350 Launch Aid Terms to Comply with WTO Rules

24/07/2020
US Approves $634M Upgrade for Chile’s F-16 Fighters

24/07/2020
Senate in Turn Passes $740 Billion Defense Bill

24/07/2020
US Army Awards $823M DCGS Drop 2 Contract to BAE Systems

24/07/2020
DOD on 'Aggressive' Track to Develop Hypersonic Weapons

24/07/2020
Adm. Gilday: USS Bonhomme Richard Damaged on 11 of 14 Decks

24/07/2020
SRC Wins $426M to Develop Deployable Defense Against Low, Slow UAVs

24/07/2020
MDA Falling Behind on Missile Defense Tests: GAO

24/07/2020
First Keel Laying of the New Australian Navy Patrol Boats

24/07/2020
Australian Forces Join Regional Deployment to Guam

24/07/2020
French Firm Develops Ceramic Antenna in ESA Innovation Program

24/07/2020
Boeing Wins C-17 Training Contract for NATO Airlift Program

24/07/2020
SRI Wins $11M to Defend Against Large-Scale Disinformation Attacks

24/07/2020
Sixth of 11 Weapons Elevators Certified on USS Ford

24/07/2020
Construction Begins of Final Section of First Type 26 Frigate

24/07/2020
Super Hornets Drop Naval Mines During Ex. Trident Warrior

24/07/2020
Israeli Air Force Looks to Networked Future for Its Simulators

24/07/2020
Boeing Lobbyist Explains CH-47’s Assets in German, Israeli Competitions

24/07/2020
MoD Takes Over New Facilities for P-8A Poseidon in Scotland

24/07/2020
Thales Demos Synaps Radio Family to Spanish Military

24/07/2020
Dassault Aviation Posts 2020 First Half-Year Results

24/07/2020
BAE Developing New Flight Control Systems for Electric Flight

24/07/2020
Indra Wins S. Korean Air Base Air Traffic Surveillance Contract

24/07/2020
GKN Aerospace Opens Global Technology Centre in Bristol

24/07/2020
US Lawmakers Slam Lockheed on Defective F-35 Parts, Launch Investigation

23/07/2020
US Troop Withdrawal a Cause for NATO Concern: German Minister

23/07/2020
Navantia Launches First Corvette for Saudi Arabia

23/07/2020
BAE, Leonardo and Saab Confirm Talks on Future Fighter

23/07/2020
Pentagon Makes Questionable Claims of F-35 Improvements

23/07/2020
Leonardo’s M-346 Lightweight Fighter Makes Maiden Flight

23/07/2020
GAO: Key Uncertainties Remain in New F-35 Sustainment System

23/07/2020
Leonardo Touts Eurofighter Advanced Electronic Systems

23/07/2020
Lockheed Wins $703M for Hellfire Missile Procurement

23/07/2020
Second Improved Kilo-Class Sub Completes Builder’s Sea Trials

23/07/2020
BAE Awards £100M Subcontracts for Type 26 Frigate

23/07/2020
US Indo-Pacific Commander Details Regional Deterrence Efforts

23/07/2020
KMW-Nexter JVC Books €4.4 Bn Orders, Posts €2.5Bn Sales for 2019

23/07/2020
Rostec Begins Flight-Tests of Mi-8AMTSh-VN Special Forces Helicopter

23/07/2020
Royal Navy Drone Team Support Commando Fliers

23/07/2020
NATO Forces Participate in Sea Breeze Exercise in the Black Sea

23/07/2020
Royal Navy Monitors Surfaced Russian Submarine Around the UK

23/07/2020
L3Harris Wins $380M Contract for WESCAM MX Series

23/07/2020
BAE Wins $33M for Long-Range Artillery Guidance System

23/07/2020
Aerojet Achieves Milestone on DARPA OpFires Program

23/07/2020
Marinette Marine Begins Construction of LCS 29

23/07/2020
Raytheon to Develop Prototype of Next-Gen Weather Satellite

23/07/2020
Royal Navy Rebuilds Key Ammunition Jetty in Scotland

23/07/2020
BAE Forms Shipbuilding ‘Smart’ Partnership in Australia

23/07/2020
Raytheon Wins $375M to Develop Miniature Self-Defense Missile for Aircraft

22/07/2020
Pentagon Prioritizes Resources to Pacific

22/07/2020
Russian Navy Commissions Second Gorshkov-Class Frigate

22/07/2020
US Air Force Tests Gray Wolf Prototype Cruise Missile

22/07/2020
Australia, Japan and US Navies Exercise in Philippine Sea

22/07/2020
GKN Aerospace Joins Feasibility Studies for Future Fighter Engine

22/07/2020
Safran and ZF Aviation Team to Develop New Turboprop

22/07/2020
French Firm Develops Transparent Armor Plate for Helicopters

22/07/2020
UK Demos Airborne Manned/Unmanned Teaming

22/07/2020
Raytheon Wins UK MoD Order for GNSS Anti-Jamming Techs

22/07/2020
Occar Contracts Feasibility Study for Mid-Life Upgrade of Horizon Frigates

22/07/2020
US Army Awards Contract for Hybrid Electric Prototype

22/07/2020
US Air Force Details New Arctic Strategy

22/07/2020
Wildcat Helicopter Keeps Frigate at High Readiness

22/07/2020
US Navy Tests New Procedures for Amphibious Operations

22/07/2020
Raytheon Delivers First SPY-6 Radar to US Navy

22/07/2020
Canada Says CC-150 Polaris Ranker Fleet Reaches IOC

22/07/2020
CRS Has Many Questions About USS Ford Carrier Program

22/07/2020
China Says J-20 Fighter Jet Wins Patent Award

22/07/2020
GA-ASI Renews SkyGuardian Offer to Australia

22/07/2020
GE Aviation Brings Avionics, Electrical Power Tech to Team Tempest

22/07/2020
S. Korea, Japan in Multilateral Anti-Piracy Exercise Off Somalia

22/07/2020
Russian Troops Train to Repel Amphibious Forces in Arctic

22/07/2020
Northrop Delivers Three GEM 63 Motors for Atlas V Rocket

22/07/2020
EDGE to Buy Out Lockheed Stake in Middle East MRO Provider

22/07/2020
Seven More UK Companies Join Britain’s Next-Gen Tempest Fighter Project

21/07/2020
Space X Launches South Korean Military Satellite

21/07/2020
US Air Force to Receive Turkish F-35s Under Latest $862M Contract Award

21/07/2020
India to Receive First Five Rafale Fighters on July 29

21/07/2020
US Combat Aviation Brigade Prepares to Deploy to Middle East

21/07/2020
Rising Pressures Cloud Optimistic F-35 Sales Outlook: Report

21/07/2020
China Expands Amphibious Forces in Challenge to US Supremacy

21/07/2020
Lockheed in Talks to Compensate Pentagon for Flawed F-35 Parts

21/07/2020
Rolls-Royce to Power Bell V-280 Valor in US Army’s FLRAA Competition

21/07/2020
Collins Aerospace Wins BAE Tempest Actuator Contract

21/07/2020
General Atomics Selected for US Army’s Digital Guided Missile Program

21/07/2020
US, Japanese Navies in Minehunting Exercise Off Northern Japan

21/07/2020
Nimitz Carrier Group Exercises with Indian Navy

21/07/2020
BAE Wins $495M for the Instrumentation Range Support

21/07/2020
DRS Wins $190M for Counter-UAV System

21/07/2020
DRS Wins $120M for DAIRCM Aircraft Protection Systems

21/07/2020
New Royal Marines Unit to Shape the Future Commando Force

21/07/2020
New Artillery Munition Tested in Onera Wind Tunnel

21/07/2020
Pakistani Navy Commissions Romanian-Built Corvette

21/07/2020
First Class of Chinese Pilots Graduate on JL-10 Jet Trainers

21/07/2020
US Deploys Several B-1 Bombers to Guam

21/07/2020
BEML Wins Indian Army Order for T-90 Mine Ploughs

21/07/2020
German Air Force Reinforces Patrolling of the Baltic Airspace

21/07/2020
Northrop Taps Epirus for Electromagnetic Pulse C-UAS Weapon System

21/07/2020
Safran Details Role in Boeing EcoDemonstrator Project

21/07/2020
Lockheed Wins Ten-Year, $15Bn Contract for C-130J Super Hercules

20/07/2020
Airbus Wins £500M British Order for Skynet 6A Military Comms Satellite

20/07/2020
Lockheed Wins $935M for F-35 Support, More ALIS Hardware Despite Shift to ODIN

20/07/2020
Turkey’s Removal from F-35 Program Will Cost $9M per Aircraft: Official

20/07/2020
Japanese Rocket Launches UAE Mars Probe

20/07/2020
Germany Violated Arms Export Regulations for Decades: Report

20/07/2020
Pentagon to Reimburse Lockheed Part of Sikorsky Acquisition Costs

20/07/2020
Two Killed in Dutch NH90 Crash in Caribbean

20/07/2020
Saab to Open A Future Combat Air Centre in UK

20/07/2020
Raytheon Wins $126M for Six Enterprise Air Surveillance Radars

20/07/2020
US Navy Investigates Four-Day Fire on USS Bonhomme Richard

20/07/2020
DoD Doesn’t Know if Afghan Drone Program Was Worth $174M Cost: Report

20/07/2020
Royal Marine Fleet Protection Group Updates Equipment

20/07/2020
US Navy Receives New LCS Ship As It Retires First Four

20/07/2020
US Navy’s ‘Agility Summit’ Seeks Creative Solutions

20/07/2020
US Air Force Flies 33-Aircraft C-130J Formation for Exercise

20/07/2020
USAF Declares Full Operating Capability for Air Forces Cyber

20/07/2020
Darpa Eyes 2023 Launch for Satellite Repair Robot

20/07/2020
Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Launch Missiles Over Barents Sea

20/07/2020
EASA Certifies Leonardo AW139 Helicopter with Updated Avionics

20/07/2020
How NATO Can Avoid a Strategic Decoupling in Eastern Med

20/07/2020
EDA Chief Calls for Greater Collaboration in Wake of Covid

20/07/2020
Pentagon Reveals Some Details of Hypersonic Missile

17/07/2020
Japan Unveils Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile

17/07/2020
Russia’s Sevmash Shipyard Floats Out Third Borey-A Class SSBN

17/07/2020
Three Boeing Drones Autonomously Fly Complete Mission

17/07/2020
French Reaper Tests Integration of MALE Drones in Unsegregated Airspace

17/07/2020
Saab Wins $100M Carl-Gustaf Order from US Army

17/07/2020
Australian Navy Frigate Tests UAV Operations

17/07/2020
US Carrier Sails in South China Sea to Challenge Chinese Claims

17/07/2020
BAE Submits Proposal for U.S. Army’s CATV Program

17/07/2020
Fire on US Navy Ship Finally Extinguished on Fifth Day

17/07/2020
Australia’s Growing Defence Relationship with France

17/07/2020
BAE to Integrate Hybrid Electric Drive Onto Bradley Combat Vehicle

17/07/2020
KC-46 Flies Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

17/07/2020
CAE to Upgrade Training Capabilities for German Eurofighters

17/07/2020
Royal Navy Touts Frigate Performance in Dynamic Mongoose

17/07/2020
US Air Force Begins Evaluation of AWACS in Exercise

17/07/2020
Korean Navy Destroyers Sail to Hawaii for Exercise

17/07/2020
Lockheed Claims 38% Cut in Its Portion of F-35 Operating Costs

17/07/2020
New Zealand Increasing Defence Diplomacy in Pacific

17/07/2020
F-35 Maintenance Milestone Claimed for Australian Firm

17/07/2020
Third NATO RQ-4D Phoenix Drone Flies to Italian Home Base in Sicily

16/07/2020
US Accuses Russian-Backed Mercenaries of ‘Indiscriminately’ Mining in Libya

16/07/2020
US Navy ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Missions in Caribbean, South China Sea

16/07/2020
China Says It’s Ramping Up Production of JF-17 Fighter

16/07/2020
India Delegates Capital Procurement Powers to Armed Forces

16/07/2020
Northrop Minotaur Rocket Launches Spy Satellite for NRO

16/07/2020
Saab Signs $145M Contract to Support UAE’s GlobalEye

16/07/2020
Northrop Steers Clear of Defense Contractors’ Plea for Covid Cash

16/07/2020
US Army Orders BAE’s Next-Gen Missile Warning Systems

16/07/2020
GA-ASI Details UK Contract for Protector RPAS Production

16/07/2020
Dutch Navy Orders Thales NS100 and Scout Radars

16/07/2020
China Releases Video of J-10 Fighter Combat Training

16/07/2020
USS Tripoli, Second America-Class LHA, Joins the Fleet

16/07/2020
Fire Still Burning Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard on Fourth Day

16/07/2020
British Forces Demonstrate Capabilities Around Falklands

16/07/2020
German Eurofighter, RAF Typhoons Together on Baltic Operation

16/07/2020
Two Sicily-Based P-8As Take Part in Bulgarian Exercise

16/07/2020
USS Roosevelt, Regional Partners Exercise ASW Capabilities

16/07/2020
First Japanese V-22 Arrives at Kisarazu Air Field

16/07/2020
US Air Force Material Command Updates Strategic Plan

16/07/2020
US Air Force Tests New Silent Knight Radar for CV-22 Osprey

16/07/2020
US Air Force Begins to Retire KC-10 Tankers

16/07/2020
Boeing Wins $916M to Support ISS Operations Through 2024

16/07/2020
RUAG Australia Benefits from Defence Grant

16/07/2020
ST Engg, IAI Set Up JV to Market Naval Missiles

16/07/2020
Safran Says Two NATO Countries Choose E-NYX Night Vision Goggles

16/07/2020
Saudi Arabia Plans Biannual ‘World Defense Show’ from March 2022

16/07/2020
Japan’s New Defense White Paper Warns of ‘Aggressive Competitors’

15/07/2020
UK Orders First 3 Protector Drones in £65M Deal

15/07/2020
MPs Blast Decades of UK MoD Failure to “Get A Grip” on Equipment Budget

15/07/2020
UK Signs Modernization Agreement, Commits to US Army Programs

15/07/2020
MoD May Abandon £1Bn Contract to Build Fleet Solid Support Ships

15/07/2020
Philippines to Buy Two C-130s; Super Tucanos to Arrive This Month

15/07/2020
RAF’s First Rivet Joint Aircraft Back in UK After Upgrade

15/07/2020
Third MRTT Tanker Delivered to French Air Force

15/07/2020
US Air Force Tests IRST Pod for F-15, F-16 Aircraft

15/07/2020
First V-22 Osprey Delivered to Japan

15/07/2020
Philippines Delay Corvette Program, Will Buy Israeli Fast Patrol Boats

15/07/2020
Australia, US Expand Next Gen Jammer Partnership

15/07/2020
Russian Fighters Intercept USAF Spy Plane Over Black Sea

15/07/2020
Israeli Air Force Stands Up New Special Forces Wing

15/07/2020
India’s Defence Expenditure in a Wider Perspective

15/07/2020
Indra Successfully Flight-Tests Targus Optionally Piloted Aircraft

15/07/2020
UVision Says Hero-30 Loitering Munitions Are in Service

15/07/2020
Rohde & Schwarz Wins Radio Contract for Cape-Class Patrol Boats

15/07/2020
Mesko to Make SPIKE Parts If Rafael Wins Polish Tender

15/07/2020
US Army Searches for Improved Mission Systems in Future Aircraft

15/07/2020
Lockheed Martin Faces Chinese Sanctions Over Taiwan Deal

15/07/2020
Northrop’s Firebird Completes Capability Demonstration Flights

15/07/2020
Russian Air Force Flies Giant An-22 Antey Turboprop

15/07/2020
USAF Awards $23Bn Contract for Up to 144 Boeing F-15EX Fighters

14/07/2020
Opposition Questions British Arms Sales to Saudi

14/07/2020
US Navy Amphibious Ship Destroyed in Spectacular Fire

14/07/2020
French Rafales Strike ISIS Targets in Iraq

14/07/2020
Australia to Develop Own Satcoms Constellation

14/07/2020
Commons Briefing Paper Details British Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia

14/07/2020
US Approves $250M Upgrade to S. Korean ELINT Aircraft

14/07/2020
Boeing Wins Additional $150M Missile Defense Contract

14/07/2020
China's Upgraded Type 052D Destroyer Debuts in East China Sea

14/07/2020
US Navy Awards Contract for Medium USV Prototype

14/07/2020
Lockheed Wins $87M for F-35 ALIS to ODIN Transition

14/07/2020
Northrop Wins Darpa Contract for Hypersonic Glide Research

14/07/2020
China Holds Air Defense Drills As US Ups Reconnaissance Flights

14/07/2020
Sea Hawk, UAV Add Much-Needed Capabilities to LCS Ship

14/07/2020
COVID-19 Sharpened Focus on Trans-Atlantic Security Gaps: Pentagon

14/07/2020
RAF’s P-8A Poseidon Takes Part in NATO Exercise for First Time

14/07/2020
Australia to Upgrade Space Surveillance Capability

14/07/2020
Italian Army Delivers AW169 Trainers to Italian Army

14/07/2020
NATO Maritime Exercise Dynamic Mongoose Ends in High North

14/07/2020
Australia Orders 8,500 Additional EF88 Assault Rifles

14/07/2020
US Naval Research Lab’s Future is at Risk, Report Warns

14/07/2020
Italy to Dismantle 500 Retired M-113 APCs

14/07/2020
Portuguese Frigate Heads to Netherlands for Modernization

14/07/2020
BAE Develops Digital ‘Factory of the Future’

14/07/2020
US Clears $23 Bn Sale of 63 F-35As and 42 F-35Bs to Japan

10/07/2020
US Approves $620M PAC-3 Upgrade for Taiwan

10/07/2020
Competition Heats Up to Host US Troops in Europe

10/07/2020
China Cranks Up War of Words Against US Naval Presence

10/07/2020
Japan to Build Prototype of New Stealth Fighter from FY 2024

10/07/2020
US Approves Mk 54 Torpedo Sales to Belgium, Germany

10/07/2020
House Defense Spending Report Shows Bad Blood with Pentagon

10/07/2020
Airbus Team to Bid H145M for Australian Special Forces

10/07/2020
Boeing Completes Apache, Chinook Deliveries to India

10/07/2020
Lockheed Wins $56M for F-35 Block 4 Electronic Warfare

10/07/2020
Philippine Navy Commissions First Korean-Built Frigate

10/07/2020
US Navy Touts Littoral Combat Ship Role in Pacific

10/07/2020
Saudi, UK, US Minehunters Train in Persian Gulf

10/07/2020
Indra Sees Over €325M Sales from Spanish F110 Frigate Program

10/07/2020
Pentagon Claims Lead in Artificial Intelligence “Where it Counts”

10/07/2020
Royal Navy Merlin Refuels in Flight from Frigate

10/07/2020
Royal Navy OPVs Escort Russian Task Group Through Channel

10/07/2020
Europe’s COBRA Radar Program Seen Fading Away

10/07/2020
Northrop to Develop Next-Gen Ammo for 30mm Chain Gun

10/07/2020
Kawasaki Sells New H145 / BK117 D-3 Helicopter to Thailand

10/07/2020
UK Loans Estonia Four Jackal Vehicles for Mali Mission

10/07/2020
Pandemic Revealed Supply Chain Vulnerability, Pentagon Official Says

09/07/2020
Airbus Delivered 196 Airliners, Booked 298 Net Orders in First Half

09/07/2020
Germany Orders Two Airbus A321neoLR Aircraft

09/07/2020
Germany Renews Airbus Service Contracts for Heron 1 UAVs

09/07/2020
China Says US Military Flights Near Its Coast Are 'Dangerous'

09/07/2020
HMS Defender Working Up for Deployment with Carrier Group

09/07/2020
Saab Receives Swedish Order for Torpedo 62 Life Extension

09/07/2020
Israel Shipyards to Supply Two OPVs to an African Navy

09/07/2020
“Cost-per Effect” Analysis for Weapon Systems: A Red Herring?

09/07/2020
Belgium Leads European Study into Swarming Robots

09/07/2020
BAE Reveals Newest Section of Future British SSBN, HMS Dreadnought

09/07/2020
Watchdog Details Growing Role of Pentagon Contractors

09/07/2020
Two US Navy Carriers Now at Norfolk for Maintenance

09/07/2020
Northrop SHORAD System Selected to Counter Aerial Threats

09/07/2020
Elbit Adds Mini UAV to Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel

09/07/2020
BAE Systems Selects CAE for Qatar Typhoon Simulators

09/07/2020
Elbit to Deliver 1,000 Software-Defined Radios to Sweden

09/07/2020
Rolls-Royce Sees £3 Bn Cash Outflow in H1 While 3,000 File for Redundancy

09/07/2020
USAF Develops Pressurized Container for Medical Transport

09/07/2020
Final Australian F-18 Hornet Completes Deep Maintenance

09/07/2020
Britain to Resume Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia After One-Year Freeze

08/07/2020
Saab Begins Gripen-E Parts Production in Brazil

08/07/2020
Two US Navy Carrier Continue Exercise in South China Sea As Beijing Protests

08/07/2020
N. Korea Poised to Test Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile: Report

08/07/2020
US Clears $23M Sale of Single UH-60M to Jordan

08/07/2020
New Zealand Army to Buy Bushmaster Protected Vehicles

08/07/2020
Skeldar V-200 Drone Selected for Belgian-Dutch Minehunter Program

08/07/2020
US Navy Fires Ford Carrier Program Manager

08/07/2020
Rheinmetall Touts CH-53K for Bundeswehr After Sea Trials

08/07/2020
Cubic Wins $950M for USAF's Advanced Battle Management System

08/07/2020
China Touts Beidou Sat Nav to Arab Countries

08/07/2020
GA to Demo Sea Guardian UAV to Japanese Coast Guard in September

08/07/2020
US Air Force Orders Upgrade for LITENING Targeting Pods

08/07/2020
France Extends Airbus Maintenance Deal for Coastal Surveillance System

08/07/2020
Understanding NATO’s Transformation and Resiliency

08/07/2020
Airbus Details A330 Conversion Process to MRTT Tanker

08/07/2020
Australia Details Innovations to Grow Defense Industry

08/07/2020
Leonardo Sells First IFR-Certified AW119 to EMS Operator in US

08/07/2020
US Air Force Joins US Navy Air Combat Training Solution

08/07/2020
DRS Delivers 70,000th Mounted Computers to US Army

08/07/2020
US Approves $2Bn Sale to France of Three Advanced Hawkeye AEW Aircraft

07/07/2020
Indonesia Gets Green Light to Buy Eight MV-22 Ospreys in $2Bn Deal

07/07/2020
Austria Delays Saab-105 Replacement Until Final Decision on Eurofighter Court Case

07/07/2020
EU Promises ‘Decisive Action’ if US Won’t Settle Airplane Row

07/07/2020
Fourth French Regiment Receives Griffon Armored Vehicle

07/07/2020
Russia Begins to Market Latest T-14 Armata Tank for Export

07/07/2020
L3 Harris Launches SmallSat Demonstrator for US Air Force

07/07/2020
Lithuania to Buy Six UH-60M Helicopters in $380M Deal

07/07/2020
Raytheon Wins $6 Bn Contract for Spares, Support

07/07/2020
US Clears $100M Sale of Stryker Armored Vehicles to Argentina

07/07/2020
US to Sell $3 Bn Worth of Fuel to Israel

07/07/2020
In-Depth Analysis of Russian A2/AD Capabilities: FOI

07/07/2020
Vigor Marine Wins $155M to Upgrade USS McCampbell

07/07/2020
Raytheon Wins $35M Order for AIM-9X Block II Missiles

07/07/2020
SSC Wins $13M to Develop Drifting Sonobuoys, Other ASW Techs

07/07/2020
China Says Serbia to Buy 15 Additional CH-92A Armed Drones

07/07/2020
First Mission Navigation Belt Delivered to Dutch Army

07/07/2020
China Deposits Instrument of Accession to Arms Trade Treaty

07/07/2020
Premium Aerotec Cuts First Metal for Airbus A321XLR Fuel Tank

07/07/2020
British Government May Cut Army by 20,000, Axe Royal Marine Brigade

06/07/2020
US Sends B-52 Bomber Over S. China Sea as China Steps Up Naval Drills

06/07/2020
Turkey Completes Flight-Tests of Roketsan's Atmaca Anti-Ship Missile

06/07/2020
Israel Launches Ofek 16 Spy Satellite

06/07/2020
French Minister Calls for Unlocking European Defense Funds

06/07/2020
Japan Mulls Strike Capability After Dropping Aegis Ashore

06/07/2020
UK MoD Pledges to Evolve Faster in the Years Ahead

06/07/2020
Rolls-Royce Faces Long Recovery After Deep Slump

06/07/2020
Investigative Group Reports on Turkish Arms Deliveries to Libya

06/07/2020
IRIS-T SLS Successfully Qualified by Swedish Army

06/07/2020
S. Korea May Launch First Military Satellite Next Week

06/07/2020
US Navy Sends Two-Carrier Group to Demonstrate Commitment

06/07/2020
CSIS Reviews Capabilities of J-20 Stealth Fighter

06/07/2020
Serbia Unveils Six Chinese-Made CH-92A Armed Drones

06/07/2020
US Navy to Test New SEAL Mini-Submarine Off Hawaii

06/07/2020
Patria Demos Remote Operation of AMV 8x8 Armored Vehicle

06/07/2020
Five NATO ASW Frigates Hunt Five NATO Submarines in ‘Ex. High North’

06/07/2020
RAF Typhoons Monitor Russian Aircraft with VIP Voyager

06/07/2020
Australia to Deploy Ships to SE Asia, Hawaii for Exercises

06/07/2020
Kratos Awarded $30M in C5ISR Contracts

06/07/2020
European Maritime Agency to Operate Drones in Baltic Sea

06/07/2020
Corruption Probe Disarms Ukrainian SAM Brigade

06/07/2020
MTU Aero Engines to Cut Up to 1,500 Jobs By End 2021

06/07/2020
India Orders 33 Russian Fighters As Part of $5.2Bn Acquisition Package

03/07/2020
Bundestag Approves €1 Bn Weapon Package with GMLRS, 3 SIGINT Aircraft

03/07/2020
Royal Navy Carrier Completes 70-Day F-35B Operational Work-Up

03/07/2020
Pentagon Concerned by Chinese Exercises in the South China Sea

03/07/2020
Australia to Procure Additional Regiment of SP Howitzers

03/07/2020
SNC to Integrate AC/MC-130J Countermeasures for US SOCOM

03/07/2020
Upbeat Chief of Staff Describes the Future of US Air Force

03/07/2020
Israel’s IAI Reaches ‘Historic Agreement’ with United Arab Emirates

03/07/2020
Dutch Army Receives First Bushmaster EW Vehicle

03/07/2020
Israeli Air Force Training German Heron TP Crews

03/07/2020
CRS Surveys Pentagon Counter-UAV Systems

03/07/2020
CSIS Issues Report on the Missile War in Yemen

03/07/2020
HMS Lancaster Returns to Operations After Sea Ceptor Upgrade

03/07/2020
ESA Selects Thales Alenia Space Proposal for Copernicus Project

03/07/2020
Drone Show Operational Limits of Air Defense Systems

03/07/2020
Italian Predator UAVs in Kuwait Reach 10,000 Hour Milestone

03/07/2020
Australia Delivers Virtual Conference Equipment to Pacific Nations

03/07/2020
Leonardo Holds Virtual Exhibition for Naval Capabilities

03/07/2020
ATR to Cut 204 Jobs as Production is Cut by 50%

03/07/2020
Hensoldt Wins €1.5Bn Order for Eurofighter AESA Radar

02/07/2020
FAA Completes Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flights

02/07/2020
Overweight Australian Frigate Design Heads Back to Drawing Board

02/07/2020
Boeing Hid Details of MCAS from FAA: IG Report

02/07/2020
Australia’s DoD Updates A$75Bn Shipbuilding Plan

02/07/2020
New Documents Detail F-35 Parts Mismanagement: POGO

02/07/2020
German Navy Fears Delay in NH90 Sea Tiger Procurement

02/07/2020
HII Awarded $936M Contract to Build US Navy Destroyer

02/07/2020
Raytheon Wins $522M Contracts for AMRAAM Missiles

02/07/2020
SNC Wins $700M Contract for SOCOM C-130J Countermeasures

02/07/2020
US Air Force Awards Second Round of ABMS Contracts

02/07/2020
Oshkosh Wins Order for 248 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

02/07/2020
Australia to Order Remote Weapon Stations for Armored Vehicles

02/07/2020
F-35 Program Generates $794M Orders for Norwegian Industry: MoD

02/07/2020
UAE and U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Operations in Arabian Gulf

02/07/2020
RAF Typhoons Scramble for Fifth Time on NATO Mission

02/07/2020
Royal Air Force Modifies Training for Reaper, Protector UAVs

02/07/2020
Airbus Wins Australian Order for Telecoms Satellite

02/07/2020
French Navy Takes Delivery of First Fremm Air-Defense Frigate

02/07/2020
Croatian Contingent Enters Germany-Led EU Battlegroup

02/07/2020
Lockheed Delivers F-35 Distributed Mission Training Capability

02/07/2020
EASA Certifies Airbus H160 Helicopter

02/07/2020
BAE Delivers First EMP-Hardened RAD5545 Radios

02/07/2020
Embraer Invests in Brazilian Cybersecurity Company

02/07/2020
Fincantieri Acquires Control of Support Logistic Services

02/07/2020
Norway's Kongsberg Acquires Patria Helicopters A/S

02/07/2020
Australia Launches 10-Year, A$270Bn Defense Upgrade

01/07/2020
Airbus to Cut 15,000 Jobs by Summer 2021

01/07/2020
Senators Move to Block Troop Withdrawals from Germany After Pentagon Approval

01/07/2020
Australia to Buy LRASM, Boost Long-Range Strike Capabilities

01/07/2020
Turkey to Keep Making F-35 Parts Through 2022: Pentagon

01/07/2020
New-Gen Chinese Stealth Fighter to Fly in 2021: Report

01/07/2020
Pentagon’s Use of Military Contractors Hides True Costs of War

01/07/2020
US Missile Defense Chief Looks to Cope with Changing Threat

01/07/2020
China Touts ‘Great Potential’ of Y-20 Transport Aircraft

01/07/2020
MBDA’s MMP Missile Selected for European BLOS Capability

01/07/2020
First NATO Tanker Aircraft Arrives at Dutch Home Base

01/07/2020
Pentagon Says Risk Aversion Impedes Hypersonics Development

01/07/2020
China to Hold Military Exercise Off Xisha Islands

01/07/2020
GKN Aerospace Wins $440M Deal to Support Gripen Engines

01/07/2020
Lockheed Wins $226M for MLRS Launchers

01/07/2020
Sikorsky Wins $107M for CH-53K Support

01/07/2020
GE Wins First Order for F-15EX Lot One Engines

01/07/2020
Qinetiq Wins A$100M Australian Research Engineering Contract

01/07/2020
Elbit Wins $53M to Supply Intel Suites to South-East Asian Navy

01/07/2020
Lockheed Wins $10M to Maintain F-35 Chase Aircraft

01/07/2020
How to Restore Competition, Fair Pricing to Government Contracting

01/07/2020
US Navy Begins Training TH-73A Instructor Pilots

01/07/2020
Thales Upgrades Royal Navy Minehunter Despite Covid

01/07/2020
US Air Force Unveils New Space Force Structure

01/07/2020
Boeing Delivers 2,500th AH-64 Apache Helicopter

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