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IAI Says LORA Ballistic Strike Missile Hit Target At 400km Range

03/06/2020
India to Produce 156 Upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles

03/06/2020
S. Korea to Cut $245M from Defense Budget Over Coronavirus

03/06/2020
China Denounces US ‘Attacks on China’s Defense Sector’

03/06/2020
Northrop to Provide Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites

03/06/2020
Navantia to Maintain Australian Naval Ships It Built

03/06/2020
Airbus A400M Drops 116 Paratroopers Through Both Side Doors

03/06/2020
RAF Typhoons in Lithuania Intercept Russian ELINT Aircraft

03/06/2020
US Army Awards Contract to Research Off-Road Autonomy

03/06/2020
BAE Wins Role in Darpa Squad-X Autonomy Research Program

03/06/2020
Korea to Pay Pentagon’s Korean Employee Labor Costs

03/06/2020
Spacecom, Space Force Officials Discuss Planetary Defense

03/06/2020
Space National Guard Would Cost $100M -$490M per Year: CBO

03/06/2020
Babcock Wins Missile Tube Contract Extension with Electric Boat

03/06/2020
USS Theodore Roosevelt Completes Carrier Qualifications

03/06/2020
China’s Tibet Military Command Holds Nighttime High-Altitude Drills

03/06/2020
Croatia to Provide Host Nation Support for Special Aviation Training Center

03/06/2020
Australia Tests Super Hornet Training Flight at Amberley

03/06/2020
US to Declare Victory and Pull Out of Afghanistan?

03/06/2020
Elbit Unit to Supply Underwater Comms to Unidentified Customer

03/06/2020
Frost Sees Commercial Aircraft Market Shrinking by $150 Billion

03/06/2020
US Navy P-8 Squadron Returns from 8-Month Deployment

03/06/2020
SNC Wins Order for Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System

03/06/2020
Triumph Wins Role in US Navy Helicopter Training Program

03/06/2020
Boeing Takes Embraer to Arbitration As New Buyers Appear

02/06/2020
Italy Clears Initial Order for 40 Centauro II Tank Destroyers

02/06/2020
New Swiss Fighters Will Cost CHF6 Bn to Buy, CHF12 Bn to Operate

02/06/2020
US Warship Challenges Chinese Restrictions in South China Sea

02/06/2020
New Chinese Aircraft Carrier Resumes Sea Trials

02/06/2020
Shipyard Delivers First Borei-A SSBN to Russian Navy

02/06/2020
MoD Report: French 2019 Arms Export Orders Drop 9%

02/06/2020
Russian Arms Exports to Africa: Moscow's Long-Term Strategy

02/06/2020
Norway Accelerates Defense Plans to Support Industry

02/06/2020
F-35s from Hill AFB Deploy to UAE for Third Time This Year

02/06/2020
Rolls-Royce Signs Contract to Power Royal Navy Type 31 Frigates

02/06/2020
Russian MoD Details NATO Activity Along its Borders

02/06/2020
US Army Air and Missile Defense Programs on Track Despite Slight Delay

02/06/2020
BAE Test-Fires APKWS Guided Rocket from Ground Vehicle

02/06/2020
Iron Dome Batteries to Arrive in US in December for Testing

02/06/2020
US Army Invests $4.6Bn in OMFV, Will Begin Fielding in FY2028

02/06/2020
Lockheed to Develop SEAD Retrofit for F-35A

02/06/2020
Bombardier Closes $550M Sale of the CRJ Program to Mitsubishi

02/06/2020
Northrop Completes Design Review for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent

02/06/2020
US Navy to Join 18 Allied, Partner Nations in Annual Baltic Exercise

02/06/2020
Northrop Completes Design Review for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent

02/06/2020
GE Details $394M Contract for J85 Engine Supplies

02/06/2020
Cubic Awarded Contract to Support British Army Training

02/06/2020
HH-60W Rescue Helicopter Flies with Apache in Test

02/06/2020
US Marines Arrive in Darwin, Begin 14-Day Quarantine

02/06/2020
US Base Relocation on Okinawa to Take 16 Years Longer, $5.4 Billion More

02/06/2020
China Working on New, More Powerful Long March 11 Rocket

02/06/2020
ASC Plans to Use Additive Manufacturing for Submarine Repairs

02/06/2020
Lockheed Delivers Final C-130J to Air Mobility Command

02/06/2020
F-35 Production Costs to Drop But Sustainment Costs to Increase: Pentagon

29/05/2020
France Announces Main Ground Combat System Contract, Details Own Vision

29/05/2020
PLA Claims to Have “Expelled” US Warship from South China Sea

29/05/2020
US Approves $1.2Bn Patriot PAC-3 Missile Package for Kuwait

29/05/2020
MC-130J Drops Palletized Weapons, Tests Arsenal Plane Concept

29/05/2020
South Korea to Develop Own Aegis Destroyer

29/05/2020
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Receive 112 Fast Boats

29/05/2020
Two Royal Navy Missile Submarines Sidelined by Technical Problems

29/05/2020
Bundeswehr Invests €520M in VHRTF Logistics and Eurofighter Simulators

29/05/2020
French AF A400M Completes Deployment in French Polynesia

29/05/2020
Marine Corps Seeks Information on Counter-UAV Systems

29/05/2020
US Sneaks Additional Interceptor Missiles into Korean THAAD Base

29/05/2020
Leonardo Tests AESA Radar on Eurofighter for Kuwait

29/05/2020
Pentagon Has Bold New Plan for Protecting America. What if it Doesn’t Work?

29/05/2020
Baltic Fleet Naval Aviation Tests Peter Morgunov Amphibious Ship

29/05/2020
US Army Concerned by Vulnerability of Command Posts

29/05/2020
Two New Capabilities Certified for A400M Atlas Transport Aircraft

29/05/2020
Spain Completes First Month Leading NATO’s Baltic Air Policing

29/05/2020
Pentagon to Build 5G Network, Test Prototype Software at Nellis

29/05/2020
Australian Defence Force Orders Additional Wireless Virtual Weapons

29/05/2020
Naval Group Gradually Returning to Pre-Crisis Footing

29/05/2020
Boeing Resumes 737 MAX Production, Announces First 6,700 Layoffs

28/05/2020
Four Nations Sign Declaration of Intent to Develop Joint Tracked Vehicle

28/05/2020
China's Second Aircraft Carrier Back at Sea for Testing, Training

28/05/2020
US Releases More Details About MiG-29s, Su-24s It Says Were Flown to Libya

28/05/2020
Taiwan Eyes Further Purchases of Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles

28/05/2020
EU Keeps Defence Fund Alive with €8 Bn Proposal

28/05/2020
Tejas Mk.1 Fighter Enters Service with Second Indian AF Squadron

28/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $394M to Support Lot 14 F-35 Deliveries

28/05/2020
Russia Developing New Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle

28/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $106M for MLRS Support

28/05/2020
Ukraine Plans to Procure Western Fighters But Budget Lags

28/05/2020
Hensoldt to Modernize IFF Systems of German Tornado Aircraft

28/05/2020
Indra to Upgrade Spanish IFF Systems to New NATO Standards

28/05/2020
Marine Corps Receives F-35C Fighters at Miramar Air Station

28/05/2020
US Navy Squadron Inducts Final Production P-8A Aircraft

28/05/2020
Rand: Holistically Assessing the Future of Warfare

28/05/2020
Serbia Test-Fires Upgraded Air-Defense System

28/05/2020
US Navy LCS Trains with Singapore Stealth Frigate

28/05/2020
China Completes Giant Transonic Wind Tunnel

28/05/2020
Hacking Attempts Targeting S. Korean Military Info Double in 2019

28/05/2020
Five Months On, Northrop Details Missile Defense Test

28/05/2020
NATO Provides State-of-the-Art Comms to Allied Navies

28/05/2020
Leonardo DRS to Digitize US Army Howitzer Fire Control Systems

28/05/2020
Triumph to Supply Hydraulic Components for Bell 360 Invictus

28/05/2020
RUAG Attained 2019 Objectives But Posted Loss

28/05/2020
Triumph Reports Progress on Aerospace Structures Strategic Review

28/05/2020
EDA Project Aims for Multifunctional Smart Textiles for Defence

28/05/2020
Chiefs of Staff Agree Criteria for FCAS Assessment of Options

27/05/2020
Pentagon Confirms Russian Deployment of Fighter Aircraft to Libya

27/05/2020
Two Russian SU-35s in ‘Unsafe’ Intercept of P-8A Over Med

27/05/2020
Egypt Chose Russia’s Su-35 Because It Outperforms US Fighters: Report

27/05/2020
Indonesia in Arrears on Payments for KF-X, Submarine Programs to S. Korea

27/05/2020
Finnish H-X Program Chief Reviews Foreign Export Procedures

27/05/2020
Indian AF Stands Up Second LCA Tejas Squadron

27/05/2020
Airbus A400M Wins Automatic Low-Level Flight Certification

27/05/2020
The Replacement of the Luftwaffe’s Tornado Force

27/05/2020
GE Makes Case for Its B-52 Re-Engining Offer

27/05/2020
Navantia Teams with British Shipyard for Projects in UK

27/05/2020
US and Saudi Military in Joint Exercises on Saudi Islands

27/05/2020
AW159 Wildcat Helicopter in First Firings of Martlet Missiles

27/05/2020
China Naval Modernization: Implications for US Navy Capabilities: CRS

27/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $16M to Manage F-35 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources

27/05/2020
German Sub Operates Under NATO Command in Baltic

27/05/2020
Thales Alenia Space to Lead European PROMISE Project

27/05/2020
S. Korea to Develop Close-in Weapon System for Warships

27/05/2020
US Follows Through on Open Skies Treaty Withdrawal

27/05/2020
US Army Fears Serious Fallout for Industry if ‘Future Vertical Lift’ Falters

27/05/2020
HMS Protector Begins Major Revamp

27/05/2020
Triumph Wins Engine MRO Contract for International Chinook Fleet

27/05/2020
Russia Begins Construction of First PAK DA Strategic Bomber

26/05/2020
Virgin Orbit Fails to Launch Rocket from 747

26/05/2020
Three Senators Ask GAO to Investigate KC-46 Delays

26/05/2020
Australia Concerned by US Control of Its Weapons

26/05/2020
China's FC-31 Stealth Fighter Jet Making New Progress: Report

26/05/2020
Israel Prepares to Stand Up Second F-35 Squadron

26/05/2020
BAE Wins £350M ASTRID Contract from UK MoD

26/05/2020
China Protests ‘Unreasonable Hyping Up’ of Its Defense Budget

26/05/2020
Belfast Assembly Lines Not Damaged by Fire, Bombardier Says

26/05/2020
French Air Force Hosts Entry Force Exercise in North-East

26/05/2020
Latvia and Estonia Place Orders for Carl-Gustaf M4

26/05/2020
HMS Queen Elizabeth One Step Closer to Maiden Operational Deployment

26/05/2020
Second Russian Amphib Resumes Trials in Baltic

26/05/2020
Occar Comments Launch of Second Italian Navy PPA

26/05/2020
Twelfth Independence-Class LCS Completes Acceptance Trials

26/05/2020
Airbus Wins ESA Contract for Third European Service Module

26/05/2020
China's Amphibious Rescue Aircraft Readies for Maiden Sea Takeoff

26/05/2020
Missile Frigate Heralds Philippine Navy’s Modernization

26/05/2020
S. Korea, US to Discuss Cost-Sharing Pact Next Month

26/05/2020
RUAG Australia Awarded Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grant

26/05/2020
Fincantieri Launches Second PPA for Italian Navy; Five More to Follow

25/05/2020
Martlet Missiles Test-Fired from Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter

25/05/2020
Ten European Nations Regret US Withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty

25/05/2020
US Navy Ship Disables Drone with Laser Weapon Demonstrator

25/05/2020
China Slams US Deal to Sell ‘Overpriced’ Torpedoes to Taiwan

25/05/2020
US Navy Issues RFP for Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

25/05/2020
NATO Intercepted Nearly 300 Russian Aircraft in European Airspace

25/05/2020
Analyzing China’s 6.6% Defense Budget Growth

25/05/2020
Chinese Unmanned Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight

25/05/2020
US Navy’s FFG(X): Smallish Combatant with A Big Future?

25/05/2020
Kongsberg Wins Canadian Order for Remote Weapon Stations

25/05/2020
Philippine Navy’s First Missile Frigate Arrives in Subic Bay

25/05/2020
First Il-96-400M Airliner in Final Assembly

25/05/2020
AVIC to Begin Sea-Based Flight-Tests of New AG600 Seaplane

25/05/2020
Northrop Grumman Builds Very Lightweight Torpedo for US Navy

25/05/2020
Eurofighter Details Options to Improve Defensive Aids Sub-System

25/05/2020
LCS 24 Completes US Navy Acceptance Trials

25/05/2020
GE Wins $394M for J85 Jet Engine Support

25/05/2020
Merlins Return to HMS Queen Elizabeth As Training Ramps Up

25/05/2020
China Touts Its Beidou NavSat System

25/05/2020
NATO Takes Part in Swedish Naval Exercise

25/05/2020
Russian Tu-142M3 Flies 12-Hour Sortie Over Pacific Ocean

25/05/2020
Ukroboronprom Unit Upgrades Ukrainian Radars

25/05/2020
Bombardier Plant in Belfast Heavily Damaged by Fire

25/05/2020
US Withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty Is Slap in Face of European Allies: HASC

22/05/2020
Morocco Borrows €192M to Buy Unspecified Weapons from MBDA France

22/05/2020
Russia to Roll Out New Radar Capable of Detecting Hypersonic Targets 'at 450km Range'

22/05/2020
China Defence Spending to Grow by 6.6%, Lowest Rate in 30 Years

22/05/2020
LNA Said to Receive Fighter Jets As Libya War Escalates

22/05/2020
Soyuz-2 Rocket Launches Russian Military Satellite

22/05/2020
China Slams US for Preparing New Taiwan Arms Sales

22/05/2020
Finnish Parliament to Rebuke Ministries over NATO Deal

22/05/2020
Rafael Wins Export Order for EO Pods

22/05/2020
UK Coastguard King Airs to Get Leonardo AESA Radar

22/05/2020
Lockheed-Developed HX5 Replaces Aluminum at Half the Weight

22/05/2020
CAE to Develop C-130J Simulators for USAF Special Ops Command

22/05/2020
Thales Countermeasures for RAF’s Future Wedgetail AEW&C Aircraft

22/05/2020
New Zealand to Upgrade Ohakea Air Force Base

22/05/2020
Pentagon’s Cyber Command Marks Decade of Operation

22/05/2020
IAI’s Innovation Center Completes First Development Cycle

22/05/2020
Quest for 'Super-Duper' Missiles Pits US Against Key Rivals

21/05/2020
US Approves $180M Torpedo Sale to Taiwan

21/05/2020
B-1B Bombers Train with Allied Air Forces in Norway, Sweden and UK

21/05/2020
KMW, Nexter and Rheinmetall Awarded Initial MGCS Architecture Study

21/05/2020
Ukraine Plans Major Air Force Modernization

21/05/2020
Greek Air Force Denies Delays in F-16 Upgrade, Says Work on Schedule

21/05/2020
Moscow Plans Additional Modifications to Su-57 Fighter

21/05/2020
DGA Releases Details of French Navy’s New Fleet Supply Ships

21/05/2020
Piaggio Awarded €125M Maintenance Contract by Italian MoD

21/05/2020
White House Releases Report on ‘US Strategic Approach to China’

21/05/2020
US Use of Electromagnetic Spectrum is Contested

21/05/2020
India Approves Local Production of 26 Defense Items

21/05/2020
France Reforms Maintenance of Dauphin and Panther Helicopters

21/05/2020
CAE Wins Order for Third PC-21 Mission Simulator for French Air Force

21/05/2020
Russia Developing New Combat Engineer Equipment

21/05/2020
USS Zumwalt Completes First Live Fire Test

21/05/2020
Boeing Picks STS Aviation as Key UK Wedgetail Supplier

21/05/2020
Merlin Helicopter Makes Debut on Medway

21/05/2020
USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns to Sea

21/05/2020
Antonov Assembling AN-178 for Peru

21/05/2020
Korean Air to Supply 400 Cargo Doors to A350s from 2023

21/05/2020
First Study Contract Awarded for French-German Future Tank

20/05/2020
India to Maintain MMRCA Tender Despite Buying 83 Additional Tejas

20/05/2020
FAA Preserves Boeing’s Big Role in Certifying Its Own Planes

20/05/2020
South Africa’s Denel Faces Bankruptcy As Cash Runs Out

20/05/2020
Pentagon Awards $2Bn Contracts for MIDS Terminal Production and Support

20/05/2020
Rolls-Royce to Cut 9,000 Jobs In Post-Covid Reorganization

20/05/2020
F-35A Crashes on Landing at Eglin AFB

20/05/2020
Germany’s Troubled TKMS Buys Brazilian Shipyard

20/05/2020
US Navy Warns Iran of 'Defensive Measures' if Boats Get Too Close

20/05/2020
Parts Shortage Will Delay Delivery of Up to 24 F-35s, Lockheed Warns

20/05/2020
Italian Flight School Prepares for New T-345 Training Aircraft

20/05/2020
Sweden Extends Saab SK60 Support Contract to 2025

20/05/2020
Indra to Lead European Radar Development Project

20/05/2020
Pentagon Moves to 'Zero Trust' Model for Microelectronics

20/05/2020
Philippines’ New Frigate to Arrive Home on May 23

20/05/2020
US Army Says Aviation Modernization on Track Despite COVID-19

20/05/2020
HMS Pembroke Gets New State-of-the-Art Minehunting System

20/05/2020
Marine Corps to Modernize Infantry Weapons

20/05/2020
US Air Force Restructures Nuclear Weapons Center

20/05/2020
Airbus Officially Opens its A220 Production Facility in the U.S.

20/05/2020
NATO Calls for Innovations in Radar Data Technology

20/05/2020
Australian Industry to Develop New Hercules Training Systems

20/05/2020
Arquus Produces 1,000th Sherpa Armored 4x4 Vehicle

20/05/2020
Northrop Wins $2.4Bn to Develop Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellites

19/05/2020
US Democrats Say Fired State Dept. IG Was Probing Arms Sales to Saudi

19/05/2020
GAO Details Why Leonardo Won US Navy Training Helicopter Contract

19/05/2020
First Metal Cut for French Navy’s Replenishment Ship Program

19/05/2020
A Closer Look at India’s Plan to Drop 114-Fighter Order and Buy More Tejas LCAs

19/05/2020
US Army to Evaluate Patria Nemo 120mm Mortar System

19/05/2020
Booz Allen Wins $800M to Deliver AI-Enabled Products

19/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $485M to Produce IR Sensors for Allies

19/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $497M to Support US Army Patriot PAC-3

19/05/2020
Turkey Tests Domestic HGK-84 Laser Guidance Kit

19/05/2020
Royal Australian Navy Commissions Final Air Warfare Destroyer

19/05/2020
Norway Funds New Defense Technology Ventures

19/05/2020
General Atomics Wins Support Contract for Ford-Class EMALS and AAG

19/05/2020
BAE Wins $26M for Electronic Countermeasures on KC-130J Aircraft

19/05/2020
USS Truman Strike Group Completes Week of Integrated Training

19/05/2020
USS Roosevelt Brings New Capabilities to US 6th Fleet

19/05/2020
Next-Gen Jammer-LB Begins Final Tests

19/05/2020
EDA Launches New Project to Improve Military Sensor Performance

19/05/2020
US Air Force Looks to AI to Improve Intelligence Gathering

19/05/2020
Nammo Raufoss Wins Norwegian Technology Study Contract

19/05/2020
NATO Allies Practice Close Air Support in Lithuania

19/05/2020
NATO to Promote Engagement with Non-Defense Tech Companies

19/05/2020
First Test of Solar Power Satellite Hardware in Orbit

19/05/2020
MTU Rolls Out 3,000th Series 4000 Gas Engine

19/05/2020
Russia Launches Su-35S Production for Egypt: Report

18/05/2020
Germany’s MKS 180 Frigate Gets Green Light After GNYK Withdraws Complaint

18/05/2020
GAO Denies Airbus Protest, Confirms Leonardo Win on USN Training Helo

18/05/2020
Saab Wins New Order for Saab 2000 AEW Aircraft

18/05/2020
Up to 550 F-35s to Require Refits After Reliability Fails: GAO

18/05/2020
Saab Returns Upgraded Submarine Gotland to Swedish Navy

18/05/2020
Finnish Defence Command Blamed for Favoring F-35 in Fighter Competition

18/05/2020
US ‘Would Lose Any War’ Fought in the Pacific with China

18/05/2020
Atlas V Rocket Launches Sixth Orbital Test Vehicle for US Space Force

18/05/2020
US Attack Helicopter Offers Too Pricey for Philippines: Loredana

18/05/2020
India to Ease Restrictions on Foreign Ownership in Defence Ventures

18/05/2020
Germany Exports €300M of Arms to Libyan Belligerents Despite Embargo

18/05/2020
Thales Touts New Radar as Part of TLVS Proposal for Germany

18/05/2020
French A400M Cleared to Drop Paratroopers Through Side Door

18/05/2020
Raytheon, TNO to Develop 100km-Range Ramjet Artillery Round

18/05/2020
Reaction Engines to Study Hypersonic Test Bed for SABRE Technology

18/05/2020
Deployed F-35 Return to Hill AFB After Year-Long Deployment

18/05/2020
BAE Wins $1.1 Bn Contract for Weapon System Consumables

18/05/2020
Arizona Supreme Court to Rule on MDHI’s Dutch Helicopter Dispute

18/05/2020
China Slams Japan’s Decision to Launch ASDF Space Unit

18/05/2020
Thales Alenia Space Wins Two Study Contracts from ESA

18/05/2020
Advanced Hawkeye Certified for Aerial Refueling by F-18

18/05/2020
India to Invest $52M in Defense Testing Infrastructure

18/05/2020
NATO Participates in Exercise "Open Spirit" in the Baltic Sea

18/05/2020
Australian CH-47 Chinooks Train to Operate from HMAS Adelaide

18/05/2020
India Abandons MMRCA Fighter Tender, Will Buy More Tejas LCAs Instead

15/05/2020
China Deploys AEW, ASW Aircraft on Disputed Reef in S. China Sea

15/05/2020
MoD Mismanagement Led to ‘Huge Waste’ of UK Taxpayer Money: PAC Report

15/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $905M Contract for 21 MH-60R Seahawks for India

15/05/2020
Intelsat Files for Chapter 11 Protection

15/05/2020
CRS Flags Nine Major F-35 Issues for Congress

15/05/2020
Egypt Launches Final Gowind-Class Corvette

15/05/2020
HMS Queen Elizabeth Ends At-Sea Quarantine, Debuts Wildcat

15/05/2020
USS Ford Begins Second Round of Carrier Qualifications

15/05/2020
European MMF Tanker Pool to Receive First Two Aircraft in June

15/05/2020
South Africa Amends Arms Export Rules to Win New Sales

15/05/2020
AeroVironment Wins $146M US Army Switchblade Loitering Missile

15/05/2020
Rostec Delivers First Ansat Helicopter to Russia’s EMERCOM

15/05/2020
US Air Force Tests KC-46 for NVG-Compatibility

15/05/2020
US Navy Helps Install Two Landings Systems on Italian Carrier ‘Cavour’

15/05/2020
Boeing Delivers 100th P-8A Poseidon Built for US Navy

15/05/2020
China’s PLA Kicks Off Major Exercises on Northern Coast

15/05/2020
Coronavirus Banishes Hundreds of Jetliners to the Desert

15/05/2020
Persistent IED Threat Drives Demand for Advanced Jamming Systems

15/05/2020
Airbus Mulls Major Restructuring, Wide-ranging Job Cuts

14/05/2020
Lurssen, German Naval Yards to Merge As TKMS Talks JVC with Fincantieri

14/05/2020
New Spanish JVC Authorized to Produce 348 ‘Dragon’ 8x8 Wheeled Armored Vehicles

14/05/2020
Boeing Wins $2.6Bn for SLAM-ER and Harpoon Missile Production

14/05/2020
US Ambassador Accuses Germany of ‘Undermining’ NATO on Nuclear

14/05/2020
France, Germany and Spain Form New FCAS Working Group

14/05/2020
French, German Aerospace Industries Call for Strong Pan-European Recovery Plan

14/05/2020
German Naval Yards, Lurssen to Merge Surface Shipbuilding

14/05/2020
Israel AF to Disband F-16 Squadron to Make Room for New Aircraft

14/05/2020
FCAS: Expert Panel to Monitor Responsible Use of New Technologies

14/05/2020
US Special Ops Command to Launch Light Attack Aircraft Tender

14/05/2020
New LHD ‘Anadolu’ Seen Transforming Turkish Navy

14/05/2020
Ellsworth AFB B-1s Return to European Theater

14/05/2020
Royal Air Force Typhoons Train with UK Based US Fighters

14/05/2020
Pentagon Awards $147M Contract for High Endurance EW Jet Capability

14/05/2020
AIA Supports Public-Private Partnership for Aviation Manufacturing

14/05/2020
N. Korea Spent $620M on Nukes in 2019: Report

14/05/2020
Mitsubishi Suspends Development Work on M100 SpaceJet Version

14/05/2020
USAF Satellite Hacking Challenge Shifts to Fully Virtual Event

14/05/2020
BAE Navigates the Future of Undersea Autonomy

14/05/2020
Defender-Europe 20 Plus Exercise Moves into Active Phase

14/05/2020
Safran Euroflir 140 Selected for French Navy’s Dauphin N3 Helicopters

14/05/2020
Safran Awards Subcontracts to Australian Companies

14/05/2020
Boeing Won No Orders in April, Lost 108 More Orders for 737 MAX

13/05/2020
EU Defence Funds At Risk from Coronavirus

13/05/2020
GAO Finds F-35 Block 4 Costs Increase Again As Schedule Slides Two Years

13/05/2020
Swiss Extend Deadline for Fighter, GBAD Tenders to November

13/05/2020
China Urges France to Scrap Taiwan Frigate Upgrade

13/05/2020
US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship Near West Capella

13/05/2020
China Reveals Large Destroyer's Replenishment Training

13/05/2020
France Releases Reports into Covid-19 Contamination of Carrier Group

13/05/2020
Australian Companies Wins Subcontract on Future Submarines

13/05/2020
Airbus Wins European Union Satellite Communications Contract

13/05/2020
Kongsberg’s MCT-30 Turret Selected for US Marine Corps ACV Program

13/05/2020
China Corruption Probe Targets Former Aircraft Carrier Program Chief

13/05/2020
Where Is Defense Spending Headed After Coronavirus?

13/05/2020
Royal Air Force Typhoons Carry Out Exercise with US B-1 Bomber

13/05/2020
US Army Awards $121M Contract for Javelin Anti-Tank Missile

13/05/2020
USS Ford Reaches Another Post-Delivery Milestone

13/05/2020
Embraer Delivers Five Commercial and Nine Bizjets in 1Q20

13/05/2020
S. Korea Looking into Engine Malfunction in Patrol Boats

13/05/2020
Raytheon Technologies to Train Afghan Air Force Pilots

13/05/2020
CPI Aero Joins Industry Team for Next Gen Jammer Low Band

13/05/2020
NATO Sec-Gen Discusses Pandemic with EU Defence Ministers

13/05/2020
Lockheed Marietta Delivers 500th F-35 Center Wing

13/05/2020
Singapore Suspends Exercise Wallaby Due to Pandemic

13/05/2020
Russia’s ARMY-2020 Forum to Include Advanced Information Technologies

13/05/2020
USAF Flexes Muscles, Flies Bomber Sorties to Europe, South China Sea

12/05/2020
German Military Needs Armed Drones: Govt Adviser

12/05/2020
USAF Picks Three for 'SpeedDealer' Radar Demonstrator

12/05/2020
Norway’s Defense Budget Hit by Weak Krone as Foreign Purchases Cost More

12/05/2020
Darpa Prepares Blackjack Project for Full Demonstration

12/05/2020
Poland Publishes New National Security Strategy Document

12/05/2020
China's Pursuit of Space Superiority Harms US, Undermines Stability: USCC

12/05/2020
Report on Arms Procurement and Corruption in the Gulf Monarchies

12/05/2020
StandardAero Wins $237M Contract to Support T-38 Jet Trainer

12/05/2020
Chemring Wins $200M for Husky Mounted Detection Kits

12/05/2020
Additional A-29 Super Tucano for USAF Special Ops Command

12/05/2020
GAO Again Faults Delays in US Navy Ship Maintenance

12/05/2020
Swedish Forces Hold Major Coastal Defense Exercise

12/05/2020
GKN Aerospace, Boeing Extend Partnership on Military Aircraft

12/05/2020
US Air Force Helps Boeing Develop KC-46A Remote Vision System

12/05/2020
French Mirages Train with Finnish Hornets, Swedish Gripens

12/05/2020
Queensland Economy Benefits from Defence Cooperation with Singapore

12/05/2020
USAF Increases Cost-Efficient Production of Aircraft Parts

12/05/2020
New Innovation Advisory Board for NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative

12/05/2020
Raytheon Begins Share Exchanges for Outstanding Notes

12/05/2020
Poland Begins Search for 32 Light Support Helicopters

11/05/2020
Pentagon Drops 80% Fighter Readiness Rate It Never Reached

11/05/2020
Fixes Gradually Improving F-35’s Image as $428 Bn Bundle of Flaws

11/05/2020
Japan Faces Challenges In Developing Next-Gen Fighter Jet

11/05/2020
Russia Tests New Hypersonic Missile Designed for Tu-22M3M Bomber

11/05/2020
Iranian Navy Friendly Fire Incident Kills 19, Injures 15: Official

11/05/2020
Marine Corps Begins Search for Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle

11/05/2020
Leonardo M-345 Jet Trainer Wins Italian Certification

11/05/2020
US Approves $2.3Bn Sale of AH-64E Apache Refurbishment to Egypt

11/05/2020
UAE Approves to Buy 4,569 Surplus MRAP Vehicles

11/05/2020
F-35 Squadron Returns to US After Six-Months in Mid-East

11/05/2020
US Approves $230M Sale of Amraam Missiles to Hungary

11/05/2020
Chinese Airborne Troops Transform, Receive New Vehicle

11/05/2020
Arctic Exercise Shows US Concern for Region

11/05/2020
US and British Ships Leave Barents Sea, Continue Arctic Operations

11/05/2020
US Navy Sends More Ships to South China Sea

11/05/2020
Boeing Wins Additional $128M, Boosting GMD Program Funding to $11.3 Bn

11/05/2020
Raytheon Wins $238M to Produce Planar Array Antennas

11/05/2020
US Navy to Test LCS Ships in Minehunting Role

11/05/2020
Bundeswehr Receiving Fuchs Counter-EOD Vehicles

11/05/2020
MD Helicopters Wins $36M to Support Afghan MD-530F Helicopters

11/05/2020
Dutch Air Force Extends GKN Fokker Support Contract

11/05/2020
US Army Orders Aerosonde UAVs for Nigeria, Uganda

11/05/2020
US Navy, Northrop Test New Radar for MQ-8C Fire Scout

11/05/2020
Testing Completed of Second Vendor F-35 Canopy

11/05/2020
Australia Launches SATCOM Research Collaboration

11/05/2020
Elbit Introduces UAV-Based Maritime Rescue Capability

11/05/2020
IAI Buys Rights to Zibar, Zmag, and ZD Off-Road Vehicles

11/05/2020
US Claims ‘Full Compliance’ in WTO Aircraft Dispute

07/05/2020
UK Parliament Questions US Threat to Cancel F-35 Deployments Over Huawei Links

07/05/2020
Pentagon Admits US Military Ops Killed 132 Civilians, Injured 91 in 2019

07/05/2020
US Navy’s FFG(X) Frigate Risks $1.4 Bn Cost Per Ship: CRS

07/05/2020
Canada Again Extends Deadline for C$19 Bn Fighter Competition

07/05/2020
US Rearms to Nullify China's Missile Supremacy

07/05/2020
US Air Force Seeking Faster, Longer-Range Air-to-Air Missiles

07/05/2020
Is Russia’s S-400 Surface to Air Missile Worth Its Sticker Price?

07/05/2020
US Space Force Launches, Reveals Some X-37B Details

07/05/2020
Contract Amendment Advances Multinational MRTT Fleet

07/05/2020
Iraqi MP Says Baghdad Considering Russian Air Defense Systems

07/05/2020
RAF Chinooks Log 2,000 Hours Supporting French Operations in Mali

07/05/2020
China Touts New Truck-Mounted 155mm SP Howitzer

07/05/2020
Austal Wins A$324M to Build Six Cape-Class Patrol Boats

07/05/2020
HII Wins $187M Advance Procurement for Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 9

07/05/2020
HII Wins $187M to Prepare Refueling of Aircraft Carrier USS Stennis

07/05/2020
Boeing Wins $112M to Provide Early IRST II Units

07/05/2020
Boeing Wins $36M to Fix Faulty P-8A Sensor Turrets

07/05/2020
Marine Corps Aviators Wave the Flag in South China Sea

07/05/2020
New Javelin Missile Variant Enters Production

07/05/2020
Japan Scraps Akita Site for Aegis Ashore Battery

07/05/2020
Pentagon Uses Thermal Imaging to Detect Covid-19

07/05/2020
DoD Should Strengthen Oversight of FMS Transportation Fees: GAO

07/05/2020
Industrial Base Implications of US Army's Future Vertical Lift Plans

07/05/2020
Lockheed Tests AI for ISR Capabilities in Denied Comms Environments

07/05/2020
Protecting the US Supply of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles

07/05/2020
NSPA Offers Strategic Aeromedical Evacuation Services

07/05/2020
Three Selected for UK Specialist Nuclear Technical Services Contract

07/05/2020
Norway’s Nammo Completes Florida Acquisition

07/05/2020
Rolls-Royce Furloughs 4,000 Staff, Cuts Engine Deliveries

07/05/2020
N. Korean Ballistic Missile Support Facility Nears Completion: Report

06/05/2020
US Senators 'Seek to Block Deployment of F-35A Jets to UK' Over Huawei Role

06/05/2020
China Launches First Long March 5B, Its Heaviest Rocket to Date

06/05/2020
US Navy Operates Ships in Barents Sea for First Time in Decades

06/05/2020
Rolls-Royce Braces for the Worst from COVID Crisis

06/05/2020
Seoul Says It Won’t Improve Defense Cost-Sharing Offer

06/05/2020
Greece Signs Three-Year Lease for IAI Heron Drone

06/05/2020
Lürssen Completes Hull of First Australian OPV

06/05/2020
Canada Makes US$70M Payment for F-35 Despite Development End

06/05/2020
B-1B Bombers Exercise in Estonian Airspace

06/05/2020
Leonardo Adds Rafael Pods to M-346 Light Fighter Variant

06/05/2020
US Marine Rotation to Australia to Proceed As Planned

06/05/2020
Pentagon Focuses on Sustaining Industrial Base Through Pandemic

06/05/2020
Chinese Navy Has Underground Bases for Its Submarines

06/05/2020
Raytheon wins $325M to Repair US Navy ATFLIR Pods

06/05/2020
Airbus, Xenesis Sign Payload Contract for New Bartolomeo Platform

06/05/2020
British Army Stands Up Its First Aviation Brigade

06/05/2020
KBR Wins $140M US Navy Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Orders

06/05/2020
Australia Unveils Plan to Transform Naval Sustainment

06/05/2020
Swedish Armed Forces Continue to Exercise

06/05/2020
UK MoD Funds Development of New Sensors

06/05/2020
US Marines, Australian Troops Test New Weapons Simulation

06/05/2020
USAF Modernizes Survival and Escape Training

06/05/2020
NNSY Completes First Organic Cold Spray Repair by US Naval Shipyards

06/05/2020
US Army Researches Integrated Power Cables for Soldiers

06/05/2020
Boeing, RAAF Roll Out First 'Loyal Wingman' Combat Drone

05/05/2020
Germany Confirms Commitment to US Nuclear Deterrence

05/05/2020
FMV Begins Search for New Training Aircraft for Swedish Air Force

05/05/2020
US, UK Warships Operate in the Barents Sea

05/05/2020
Northrop, Raytheon Team to Bid for Next-Gen Interceptor Contract

05/05/2020
Iran Says US Push to Extend Arms Embargo is 'Illegitimate'

05/05/2020
Boeing Blames Covid-19 for $168M Overrun on Air Force One Program

05/05/2020
GE Aviation to Cut Workforce by Up to 13,000 Jobs

05/05/2020
Israel Orders RAFAEL's Spike FireFly Loitering Munition

05/05/2020
Australia Looks for Partner for Next Gen Integrated Soldier System

05/05/2020
Pentagon’s Esper Details Defense Readiness in Face of Pandemic

05/05/2020
Marshall Wins Support Contract for Cameroon’s C-130H Fleet

05/05/2020
NATO Report Looks at Impact of Technology on Our Security

05/05/2020
UK Joins BOXER Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle Support Partnership

05/05/2020
Ausralia's Defence Science and Technology Group Launches New Strategy

05/05/2020
Australia Working to Develop Hyperspectral Imaging

05/05/2020
Compact, Removable ‘Networking on the Move’ Technology for Marine Corps

05/05/2020
Bundeswehr Orders More EOD Equipment from Rheinmetall

05/05/2020
France’s ECA Wins €20M Mine Countermeasures Contract

05/05/2020
Leonardo to Provide Japan with Further IFF Electronics

05/05/2020
US Navy Offers New Incentives to Fill Manning Shortfall

05/05/2020
First CH-53K Simulator Ready for Training

05/05/2020
Airbus, Koniku Inc. Develop New Solutions for Aviation Security

05/05/2020
RUAG Australia Supports Loyal Wingman Industry Team

05/05/2020
RUAG Ltd Expands its Service for Swiss Air Force at Payerne AB

05/05/2020
MBDA Offers Undisrupted Support to Home Nations, Export Customers

05/05/2020
China Could Unveil Long-Range Xian H-20 Stealth Bomber This Year

04/05/2020
Embraer Focuses on Future After Boeing Divorce

04/05/2020
Two Ellsworth B-1s Demo Force Employment Model in Pacific in Warning to China

04/05/2020
Two Advances for Chinese Navy after Month-long Carrier Tour

04/05/2020
Fincantieri Comments FFG(X) Contract Win

04/05/2020
Aerojet Wins $1.8Bn NASA Contract for RS-35 Rocket Engines

04/05/2020
Northrop Wins $123M for LAIRCM Countermeasures

04/05/2020
Australian Company Wins Global Order for F-35 Flares

04/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $19M to Integrate Korean Naval Gun into Aegis

04/05/2020
Akima Wins $330M Contract to Maintain USAF C-21 Aircraft

04/05/2020
Havelsan to Cooperate with TAI for Turkey’s TF-X Fighter

04/05/2020
SIGAR: US-Led Mission in Afghanistan Withholds Key Security Data

04/05/2020
US, British Warships in ASW Exercise Above Arctic Circle

04/05/2020
Northrop to Develop Gateway for F-35, F-22 Communications

04/05/2020
UK Sells Third Hunt-Class Minehunter to Lithuania, Upgrade to Follow

04/05/2020
Australian Frigate Completes South and S-E Asia Deployment

04/05/2020
Pentagon Support for African Partners Includes Helicopters, Attack Planes

04/05/2020
Romanian Pumas Near End of First Tour in Mali

04/05/2020
US Army Fires Third Next-Gen Strike Missile Test

04/05/2020
31st MEU Trains for Naval Integration Ops from Guam to Okinawa

04/05/2020
Sale and Export of Surplus US-Made Arms to Foreign Entities

04/05/2020
Modified Exercise Spring Storm Kicks Off in Estonia

04/05/2020
Three French C-130Js Fly First Tactical Training Mission

04/05/2020
Australian DoD Unveils New Plan to Maintain Capability Edge

04/05/2020
Spirit Cuts Jobs to Cope with Lower Market Demand

04/05/2020
BAE Completes Buy of Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios Business

04/05/2020
Italy’s Fincantieri Wins FFG(X) Competition, Bags Initial $795M Contract

01/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $6.07Bn for PAC-3 MSE Missiles

01/05/2020
Boeing Raises $25Bn with Bond Offering, Foregoes Government Cash

01/05/2020
Philippines Offered $1.5Bn Apache or $500M Viper Attack Helos

01/05/2020
Second Boeing 777X Completes First Flight

01/05/2020
China Opposes Foreign Naval Presence in S. China Sea

01/05/2020
More on Sea Trials of French Navy’s First Barracuda-Class SSN

01/05/2020
GE Aviation Details $707M Contract for F110 Engine Production

01/05/2020
Australia Orders Six New Patrol Boats in A$350M Deal

01/05/2020
One Dead, Five Missing in Crash of Canadian CH-148 Helicopter

01/05/2020
Ukraine Continues Testing of Neptune Cruise Missile

01/05/2020
US Army Test-Fires Precision Strike Missile for Third Time

01/05/2020
China Says Latest, Most Advanced SP Gun Enters Service

01/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $618M for THAAD Product Support

01/05/2020
HHI Wins $187 for Long-Lead Items for Two LHA Amphibs

01/05/2020
Lockheed Wins $129M to Retrofit US, Norwegian F-35s

01/05/2020
UK MoD Chooses Supplier for New Defence Training Deal

01/05/2020
Boeing Wins $112M to Supply 16 IRS&Ts for Australia and US Navy

01/05/2020
Lockheed Awarded $89M for F-35 Modifications and Retrofits

01/05/2020
AeroVironment Wins $76M Order for Switchblade Weapon System

01/05/2020
HMS Queen Elisabeth Sails with Two Crew Tested Positive for Covid-19

01/05/2020
Two B-1s Fly 32-Hour Mission to S. China Sea and Back

01/05/2020
US Navy Provides Medical Care to Sailors Aboard USS Kidd

01/05/2020
Ukraine Launches Production of Zoopark-3 Counter-Battery Radar

01/05/2020
Israeli AF Offers Peek into Weapons Development Process

01/05/2020
Royal Navy Shadows Russian Warship Through Channel

01/05/2020
Sentinel A4 Radar Passes Key Milestones

01/05/2020
First Q-53 Radar with Gallium Nitride Delivered to US Army

01/05/2020
CSIS on Improvisation and Adaptability in the Russian Military

01/05/2020
Aero Vodochody Details Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic

01/05/2020
Dauphin N Helicopter Embarks on Frigate for First Time

01/05/2020
Australia Testing AI to Improve Search And Rescue Ops

01/05/2020
Airbus Solution for Widebody Aircraft Cargo Conversion

01/05/2020
US Air Force Reorganizes Program Executive Offices

01/05/2020

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