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04/01/2021
FAA and Boeing ‘Manipulated 737 Max Tests During Recertification:’ Report

21/12/2020
Netherlands, Germany Agree Joint Development of Next-Gen Frigate, AT Weapon

21/12/2020
Sweden Plans Major Upgrade of Military Capabilities

21/12/2020
Seven French AF Rafales Fly 10-Hour Mission to ‘Attack’ Djibouti

21/12/2020
GD Wins $4.6Bn Order for M1A2 SEPv3 Tanks

21/12/2020
French Defense 2021 Budget Up 4.5% to €39.2 Billion

21/12/2020
USAF Opened Criminal Probe After F-35 Grounding

21/12/2020
India’s DAC Approves $3.6Bn for Airbus A320 AEW, Next-Gen OPV

21/12/2020
Lockheed to Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in $4.6Bn Deal

21/12/2020
Netherlands to Upgrade Four Holland-Class OPVs

21/12/2020
Boeing Loyal Wingman Drone Prepares for Flight Tests

21/12/2020
FMV Delivers Mine Warfare Management Systems

21/12/2020
Embraer Delivers Fourth KC-390 Airlifter to Brazilian Air Force

21/12/2020
France Blocks Takeover of Photonis by Teledyne, Looks for Other Buyers

21/12/2020
Japan Sets Record $52 Bn Defense Budget

21/12/2020
US Navy Breaks Record with 13th Transit Through Taiwan Strait This Year

21/12/2020
Super Hornet Demonstrates Ski Jump Launch

21/12/2020
Indra Wins €246M to Develop New Self-Protection Suite for NH90 Helos

21/12/2020
Russian Sprut-SDM1 Light Tank Passes Amphibious Tests

21/12/2020
US Air Force Carries Out Third AARW Test Launch

21/12/2020
US Navy Awards $495M Contract for Next-Gen Jammer Low Band

21/12/2020
Raytheon Wins $145M for 90 Block V Tactical Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

21/12/2020
Boeing Wins $400M for B-1 and B-52 Engineering Services

21/12/2020
US Air Force Stands Up Alaska’s Second F-35A Squadron

21/12/2020
France Takes Delivery of First Shipment of Next-Gen Small Arms

21/12/2020
Airbus Upgrades Hungarian H145Ms with HForce Weapons Management

21/12/2020
Singapore Extends Boeing’s Contract for F-15 Services Support

21/12/2020
China Sees Wide Range of Missions for Z-20 Helicopter

21/12/2020
SIPRI Overview of Emerging Suppliers in Global Arms Trade

21/12/2020
Indra, Thales Team to Offer Next-Gen Tactical Comms to Spain

21/12/2020
Elbit 155mm Howitzer to Be Tested by US Army

21/12/2020
GM Defense Builds New Plant to Make Infantry Squad Vehicles

21/12/2020
Greece Approves €2.3 Bn Funding for Rafale Buy, Contract to Follow Shortly

18/12/2020
Swiss MoD Details Industry Bids for Air2030 Fighter and GBAD Programs

18/12/2020
Russian AF Orders First Ten Il-78M-90A Tankers

18/12/2020
Australia Kicks Off Hunter-class Frigate Program

18/12/2020
Singapore Completes Island Air-Defense System

18/12/2020
Rheinmetall Wins Major Hungarian Radar Order

18/12/2020
Germany to Retrofit More A400Ms and NH90 Helicopters

18/12/2020
US Will Not Renew Contracts with Turkey’s Defense Industry: State Dept.

18/12/2020
US Navy Acts to Process Huge Data Flow from Triton UAV

18/12/2020
Russia Says S-500 Could Be ‘Antidote’ to Hypersonic Weapons

18/12/2020
Russia to Complete Trials of Next-Gen AFV in Summer 2021

18/12/2020
New Indra Air-Defense Radar Delivered to UK

18/12/2020
Pentagon Officials Discuss Special Ops, Irregular Warfare

18/12/2020
Honeywell Wins $1.1Bn for M-1 Tank Gas Turbine Engines

18/12/2020
Ultra Electronics Wins $268M for Towed Torpedo Countermeasures

18/12/2020
Raytheon Wins $611M for CCSS Defense Red Switch Network

18/12/2020
Terma Wins $306M to Support Aircraft Countermeasures

18/12/2020
Royal Air Force to Base E-7 Wedgetail AEW Aircraft at Lossiemouth

18/12/2020
Travis AFB Deploys Small UAVs to Guard Air Base Perimeter

18/12/2020
USMC Fields Interim F-35B Full Motion Video; Final Version Due 2024

18/12/2020
Russian Fighters Train for Air-to-Air Refueling

18/12/2020
Bell V-280 Valor Tests New Mission Equipment, External Loads

18/12/2020
Mirage F-1Cs to Play ‘Aggressor’ Role at Tyndall AFB

18/12/2020
French Attack Sub Visits Guam, Trains with US Navy SSN

18/12/2020
Damen to Lead EDIDP-Funded “Sea Defence” Project

18/12/2020
KMW Involved in iMUGS Development Contract

18/12/2020
Europe Approves €15Bn Budget for 2021-2027 Space Program

17/12/2020
India Plans to Develop Airbus A320 AEW Aircraft

17/12/2020
USAF in Europe Looks for New Air Base Defenses

17/12/2020
Rheinmetall Wins €556M Bundeswehr Order for Tank Ammunition

17/12/2020
Uppland Submarine Returned to Swedish Navy After Upgrade

17/12/2020
Germany to Buy 25.1% Blocking Stake in Hensoldt AG

17/12/2020
China Launches 4th Littoral Mission Ship for Malaysian Navy

17/12/2020
Elbit Wins $338M Swiss Military Radio Contract

17/12/2020
USAF Makes First Military Flight with Artificial Intelligence

17/12/2020
UK, France Exercise Joint Quick Reaction Alert

17/12/2020
Hensoldt to Offer Elta Long-Range Radar for German Frigates

17/12/2020
ESA Awards €759M Contracts to Maintain Kourou Space Port

17/12/2020
Swiss Army to Receive 219 Re-Engined Duro 4x4s, Retrofit 419 Others

17/12/2020
Denmark Orders 57 Eagle APVs from GDELS Unit Mowag

17/12/2020
New Russian Il-114-300 Regional Airliner Makes Maiden Flight

17/12/2020
China Says Taiwan’s New Corvette Will Be ‘Target for PLA Aircraft’

17/12/2020
Diehl Delivers New Ammunition for Frigate F125

17/12/2020
CAE Wins BAE Subcontract for US Marine Corps Wargaming Center

17/12/2020
Brazilian Air Force KC-390 Performs First Paratrooper Launch

17/12/2020
Amur Shipyard to Build New Corvettes for Russian Navy in 2021

17/12/2020
GE Gas Turbine to Power US Navy’s Next-Gen Frigate

17/12/2020
GD Delivers Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicles to US Army

17/12/2020
Northrop to Supply XM813 Chain Guns for US Army Strykers

17/12/2020
Italy Breaks Ground for New International Pilot Training School

17/12/2020
Russia Flies First Post-Soviet Passenger Airliner with Domestic Engines

16/12/2020
Israel Tests New David’s Sling SAM as Part of Integrated Air Defense Net

16/12/2020
Turkey Slams US Sanctions Over Russian Missile Purchase

16/12/2020
Thales Alenia Wins Contract for Two Italian Military Satellites

16/12/2020
US Navy Investigates Possible New LCS Design Flaw

16/12/2020
Turkey to Export First Anka UAVs to Tunisia

16/12/2020
US Clears $550M Sale of Two Gulfstream G550 EW Aircraft

16/12/2020
Russia Orders Six Corvettes for Pacific Fleet

16/12/2020
Sweden to Increase Troops by 50%, Plans New Sub and New Warships

16/12/2020
Ukraine Orders Corvettes, Combat Drones from Turkey

16/12/2020
Lame-Duck Shipbuilding Plan Requires $45 Bn in Offsets

16/12/2020
Chinese J-10, Su-30 Fighters Conduct Dissimilar Air Combat Training

16/12/2020
Arianespace to Launch Eutelsat’s Next-Gen Satellite

16/12/2020
Aerojet Demos Scalability of Air-Breathing Scramjet Engine

16/12/2020
Elbit Wins $50M for Additional Dutch Army Soldier Systems

16/12/2020
Travis AFB First to Deploy Automated Aerial Security Solution

16/12/2020
Hanwha Signs Joint Defense Research Pact with US

16/12/2020
EXPAL Demos New Dual-EIMOS Mortar to Spanish MoD

16/12/2020
Indra Delivers Second NH90 Simulator to Spanish Military

16/12/2020
Boeing Wins $109M Contract for New Zealand P-8 Training

16/12/2020
China, Russia Extend Notification of ICBM and Space Launches

16/12/2020
Patria Ships AMVXP Test Vehicles to Japan for Evaluation

16/12/2020
Saab, Rolls-Royce to Research Innovative Propulsion Sensing Technology

16/12/2020
Russian Firm Develops Electric Motor to Protect Tropical Helicopters

16/12/2020
Northrop BACN Comms Relay Passes 200,000 Combat Flight Hours

16/12/2020
French Air Force Marks Ten Years of Rafale in UAE

16/12/2020
USAF Explores Supersonic Executive Transport

16/12/2020
Taiwan Sees Itself Arms Supplier to West As It Launches New Warship

15/12/2020
German Parliament Vetoes Armed Drones – for Now

15/12/2020
S. Korea to Buy MH-60R Helos to Boost ASW Capabilities

15/12/2020
US Sanctions NATO Ally Turkey over Russian Missile Defense

15/12/2020
France, Germany Advance Integration of KMW, Nexter

15/12/2020
Boeing Finds Same Flaws in New Locations on 787 Aircraft

15/12/2020
Saab Sweetens Gripen Offer to Canada with Aerospace Jobs

15/12/2020
Royal Navy Type 23 Upgrade Program Shifts to Top Gear

15/12/2020
India Launches First of Three Stealth Frigates

15/12/2020
Chinese Carrier Completes Year’s Third Cruise

15/12/2020
Russia Sets Up Mobile Radar Reconnaissance Units

15/12/2020
Northrop Wins $188M for A-10 Engineering Services

15/12/2020
Chinese Military Set to Operate Large Numbers of Z-20 Helicopters

15/12/2020
French Navy Clears NH90 for Air Transport by An-124

15/12/2020
Leonardo Details Vision for Training of Future Military Pilots

15/12/2020
F-35 and F-22 Test Relay Drone for Secure, Two-Way Data Sharing

15/12/2020
Littoral Combat Ship 23 Completes Acceptance Trials

15/12/2020
Pentagon Explains Why It Needs Three Space Agencies

15/12/2020
RAN’s Most Advanced Warships Exercise Together for First Time

15/12/2020
CRS Update on Congressional Arms Sales Review Process

15/12/2020
Ukraine Orders Foreign Military Kit for First Time

15/12/2020
SNC Wins Air National Guard EC-130J Line of Sight Datalink Contract

15/12/2020
U-2 Flies Real-Time Mission Enabling Kubernetes

15/12/2020
US Air Force MQ-9 Program Completes ATLC Testing

15/12/2020
Trump Administration Moves Forward with $1Bn Moroccan UAV Deal

14/12/2020
French, German Ministers Back Ariane 6 Launcher But Want ‘More Competitive’ Program

14/12/2020
Lockheed Selected to Help Mitsubishi Develop Japanese Next-Gen Fighter

14/12/2020
US Air Force Delivers Final F-15SA to Royal Saudi Air Force

14/12/2020
Lockheed Wins $900M for F-16 Depot-Level Support

14/12/2020
Russian Warships Fire ICBMs, Hypersonic Misssile

14/12/2020
Turkish Navy Receives First P-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

14/12/2020
Brazil Launches Second Locally-Built Scorpene Submarine

14/12/2020
USAF Buys Used Saudi F-15 Wings to Refurbish Its Own F-15Es

14/12/2020
Scorpion Program Boosts Belgian, French Army Interoperability

14/12/2020
GA Wins $305M Contract for MQ-9 Reaper Support

14/12/2020
Boeing Wins $109M for New Zealand’s P-8A Trainers

14/12/2020
Lockheed Wins $104M for F-35 Tech Refresh, Maintenance

14/12/2020
Four Additional Camcopter Helicopter Drones for French Navy

14/12/2020
Latest Chinese Destroyers Perform Intensive Exercises

14/12/2020
Airbus Delivers Third C295 SAR Aircraft to Brazil

14/12/2020
MMP Anti-Tank Missile Fired from a Sabre Special Ops Vehicle

14/12/2020
Thales to Develop Close Combat Weapons for Australian Army

14/12/2020
US Air Force, Pentagon Leaders Discuss Cutting-Edge Innovations

14/12/2020
Joe Biden’s Pentagon To-Do List Is Long… and He’s Checking It Twice

14/12/2020
Elbit to Upgrade Romanian Air Force's IAR-99 Aircraft

14/12/2020
Estonian Navy Receives New Force Protection Vessels

14/12/2020
S. Korea Ranked 10th in World Arms Exports: Report

14/12/2020
Royal Air Force Looks to Sustainable Fuels to Power Fast Jets

14/12/2020
Massive Type 31 Frigate Building Hall Unveiled in Rosyth

14/12/2020
Leonardo Borrows €200M from EIB for Tech Development

14/12/2020
US Offers to Sell F-15s and F-18s As Indonesia Plans Fleet of 170 Fighters

11/12/2020
New US Navy Submarine-Launched Drone Can Guide Long-Range Torpedo Attacks

11/12/2020
US Sends Bombers to Middle East as Signal to Iran

11/12/2020
US Set to Sanction Turkey Over S-400 Buy Exclusive: U.S. Set to Sanction Turkey Over Russian Defense System – Sources (excerpt)

11/12/2020
Spanish Industry Joins Phase 1A of FCAS Program

11/12/2020
Pentagon Shipbuilding Plans Calls for 355 Ships by Early 2030s

11/12/2020
Latest US Navy Shipbuilding Plan is Poison Pill for Biden Administration

11/12/2020
BAE Wins $184M Order for 36 Amphibious Combat Vehicles

11/12/2020
Korean Air Wins $278M Support Contract for H-53 Helicopters

11/12/2020
New 1,000 kg AASM Bomb Successfully Dropped from Rafale

11/12/2020
DARPA Completes Third X-61A Gremlin Flight Test

11/12/2020
Russian Destroyer Returns to Northern Fleet After 5-Months in Med

11/12/2020
New Anti-Tank Weapons and Fennek Upgrade for Dutch Army

11/12/2020
US Navy Destroyer Test-Fires Tomahawk Block V Missile for First Time

11/12/2020
Royal Navy Names Fifth Astute-Class Attack Submarine

11/12/2020
CRS: China’s Naval Modernization and Implications for US Navy

11/12/2020
Airbus Touts Eurofighter’s Leading-Edge Technology

11/12/2020
CRS Updates Report on US Navy’s Large Surface Combatant

11/12/2020
GAO Cautions DoD Over Threats in Electromagnetic Spectrum

11/12/2020
French Navy Ships Damaged SSN Perle to Cherbourg for Rebuild

11/12/2020
In Search of Pentagon Officials Not Captured by Industry

11/12/2020
NATO Concludes Operation Sea Guardian 2020

11/12/2020
Rheinmetall to Supply Bundeswehr with New Combat Helmet

11/12/2020
Royal Navy and US Navy to Work Together to Embrace Ideas and New Tech

11/12/2020
Airbus Qualifies 5-Metre Deployable Reflector for Radar Satellites

11/12/2020
India Completes Trials of New 5.56mm Carbine

11/12/2020
Over 300,000 Ratnik Soldier Systems Delivered to Russian Army

11/12/2020
US Senate Fails to Block $23 Bn Sale of F-35 Fighters, MQ-9 Drones to UAE

10/12/2020
Greece to Sign €2.5 Bn Deal for 18 Rafale Fighters Before New Year: Report

10/12/2020
Russia Signs Agreement to Establish Naval Base on Red Sea

10/12/2020
First Firing of France’s Modernized ASMPA Nuclear Stand-Off Missile

10/12/2020
Egypt's Sisi Meets CEOs of Airbus, Dassault and Naval Group in Paris

10/12/2020
Germany Extends Arms Embargo on Saudi Arabia for Another Year

10/12/2020
Sikorsky Wins $507M US Army Contract for Black Hawk Helicopter Work

10/12/2020
KMW Wins €300M to Upgrade Dutch Army Fennek AFVs

10/12/2020
Saab Wins $250M Swedish Order for Ground-Based Air-Defense

10/12/2020
Virgin Australia Halves Boeing 737 MAX Order, Delays Deliveries

10/12/2020
French Army Updates Status of Next-Gen Scorpion Program

10/12/2020
Russia Conducts Large-Scale Exercise of Strategic Nuclear Forces

10/12/2020
Bell Touts AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter to S. Korea

10/12/2020
Boeing’s Autonomous MQ-25 Flies with Aerial Refueling Store

10/12/2020
US Air Force Looks to Modernize Washington Air Defenses

10/12/2020
Australia Awards A$173M Contract for Night Vision Systems

10/12/2020
Bell-Boeing JV Wins $170M for V-22 Upgrade

10/12/2020
PLA Introduces New, Assault Vehicle-Based Howitzer

10/12/2020
CSIS Report Rubbishes Comac and its C919 Airliner

10/12/2020
B-1B Lancer Demos External Missile Release

10/12/2020
Airbus Concludes Cooperative Pilot Phase with German Startups

10/12/2020
Slovak Artillery Deploys Abroad for First Time for Exercise

10/12/2020
White House Issues Another National Space Policy

10/12/2020
Next Gen Jammer Low Band Enters Next Phase of Development

10/12/2020
DRDO Demos Quantum Communication Between Two Labs

10/12/2020
Solar Panels May Cause Radio Frequency Interference: FMV

10/12/2020
Austal USA Delivers Future USS Mobile to US Navy

10/12/2020
Nammo Signs Strategic Partnership with Finnish Military

10/12/2020
Italy’s DEMA Delivers First Two Airbus 220 Components

10/12/2020
France to Build 75,000-Tonne Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

09/12/2020
Two Generals, 12 Others Fired Over Sexual Harassment at Fort Hood

09/12/2020
German MoD Reports Significant Improvement in Equipment Readiness

09/12/2020
US House Approves Defense Bill with Veto-Proof Margin

09/12/2020
US Air Force Awards Contract for Skyborg Prototypes

09/12/2020
Biden’s Pick for Defense Secretary Runs into Turbulence

09/12/2020
Airbus Claims Lead for FCAS New-Generation Fighter in Spain

09/12/2020
Rheinmetall Takes Over Maintenance of German CH-53G Transport Helicopters

09/12/2020
Chinese MoD Denounces $280M US Arms Sale to Taiwan

09/12/2020
Russia’s Kazan SSGN to Complete State Trials This Year

09/12/2020
Space Most Critical Defense Domain: Morgan Stanley

09/12/2020
Lockheed Australia Wins RAAF F-35 Training Contract

09/12/2020
Australia Sets Up F-35 Industry Support Fund

09/12/2020
BAE Wins Order to Continue LRSAM Seeker Production

09/12/2020
US Marine F-35C Demonstrates Arrested Landing on Short Runway

09/12/2020
Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training

09/12/2020
Swedish Patriot Program Enters New Phase with Initial Deliveries

09/12/2020
Finland MoD Updates on HX Fighter and Squadron 2020 Programs

09/12/2020
BAE Supports Canadian Frigate with Emergency Repairs

09/12/2020
China Hails Growing Market Share in Global Arms Sales

09/12/2020
Rolls-Royce Delivers Power System for Directed Energy Field Tests

09/12/2020
New Barrels for German Army Mantis C-RAM Guns

09/12/2020
S. Korea to Develop Autonomous Underwater Mine Detector

09/12/2020
A Look at Possible Russian Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Ops

09/12/2020
Pentagon Guidance Provides Framework for Work with Industry

09/12/2020
Contract Integrates Spanish Industry in R&D for NGWS / FCAS Program

08/12/2020
In U-Turn, French President Defends Arms Sales to Egypt Despite Rights Concerns

08/12/2020
US Approves $280M Arms Sale to Taiwan

08/12/2020
Sukhoi to Deliver First Production Su-57 Fighter by Year’s End

08/12/2020
US Hits China with Hong Kong Sanctions, OKs Taiwan Arms Sale

08/12/2020
China: Taiwan Buys American Weapons to Pay “Protection Fee”

08/12/2020
Russia Working on Advanced Single-Engine Combat Plane

08/12/2020
Arianespace to Orbit Four CO3D Imaging Satellites

08/12/2020
Russia Waiting for Turkey’s Decision on Second S-400 Deal

08/12/2020
Saab to Equip Bulgarian Navy’s New Patrol Vessels

08/12/2020
Russian Korsar Combat Drone Undergoing Operational Evaluation

08/12/2020
Airbus Delivered 64 Aircraft in November, Bringing 2020 Total to 477

08/12/2020
GKN Aerospace Signs JV with Two Chinese Aerospace Firms

08/12/2020
Taiwan’s F-16 Upgrade Program Behind Schedule

08/12/2020
Royal Navy's Second Aircraft Carrier Crippled by Flooding

08/12/2020
Germany Approves Sale of 15 Gepard SP AA Guns to Qatar

08/12/2020
Russia Cautions Against Using Ukrainian-Maintained Helicopters

08/12/2020
Millog Wins €1.5Bn Deal to Support Finland’s Military

08/12/2020
British Aircraft Carrier Will Soon Deploy Near Japan: Report

08/12/2020
HMCS Harry DeWolf Trials New Capabilities at Sea

08/12/2020
UK MoD’s Thinking on New Protector Drone Revealed

08/12/2020
Nigeria Receives Second Mi-171E Helicopter from Serbia

08/12/2020
SOCOM Hopes to Use Artificial Intelligence in Warfare

08/12/2020
US Space Development Agency Looks to Gain Industry’s Trust

08/12/2020
Sukhoi to Roll Out Su-57 Fighter with 2nd-Stage Engine in 2022

08/12/2020
First Deliveries of Russia’s Armata Tank Due Next Year

08/12/2020
GA-ASI Completes Static Testing on MQ-9B SkyGuardian Wing

08/12/2020
NATO Composite Special Ops Command Reaches Full Operational Capability

08/12/2020
Collins Completes Modernization of E-6B Block I Aircraft

08/12/2020
Rolls-Royce, India’s Infosys Team for Aerospace Engineering

08/12/2020
Exploring the Trust Factor in Human-Machine Teaming

08/12/2020
Northrop Sells Federal IT and Mission Support Business for $3.4 Bn

08/12/2020
FMS Sales Accounted for Just 25% of $176Bn US Arms Sales in FY20

07/12/2020
Two Arrested Over Major Hacker Attack at Italy’s Leonardo Defense Group

07/12/2020
June 2021 Paris Air Show Canceled over Covid

07/12/2020
New Players Emerge As Top 25 Arms Makers See Sales Rise by 8.5%

07/12/2020
Russian Physicist Working on Hypersonic Aircraft Arrested for High Treason

07/12/2020
Data Stolen in Embraer Ransomware Attack

07/12/2020
PLA Drops Depth-Charges in Exercise to “Deter Taiwan Secessionists”

07/12/2020
American, British and French Paras in Air Assault Exercise

07/12/2020
Sukhoi Supplies Russian MoD with Su-35S Fighter Jets

07/12/2020
UK’s Team Tempest Holds Virtual Briefing Across UK Industry

07/12/2020
US Approves $132M Ammunition Sale to Australia

07/12/2020
Russian Troops Deploy Demining UGV in Nagorno-Karabakh

07/12/2020
Royal Navy Monitors Russian Warships Close to UK Waters

07/12/2020
Panel Recommends Fixes to Cut US Military Aviation Accidents

07/12/2020
US Marines Complete Norway Deployment for Arctic Warfare Training

07/12/2020
Second US Navy FFG(X) Frigate Named “USS Congress”

07/12/2020
US Troops Still Welcome Here, Says German Minister

07/12/2020
CRS Reports on Current Issues Facing Hypersonic Weapons

07/12/2020
Pentagon: New Directive Will Improve Acquisition Reform

07/12/2020
Ulan-Ude Manufactures First Two Ka-226T Helicopter Fuselages

07/12/2020
Australian and Indonesian Navies Deepen Defence Cooperation

07/12/2020
Italian Defense Minister Calls for Closer Defense Partnerships in Med

07/12/2020
Simulators Enable First-Ever Virtual Training with RAAF and Coalition Partners

07/12/2020
GA-ASI Demos CODE Autonomy Engine on Avenger UAV

07/12/2020
Finland Expands Participation in International Exercises

07/12/2020
Upgraded Russian Submersible Test-Dives to 200-Meter Depth

07/12/2020
Patria Delivers AMV 8x8 System Platform Vehicle to Saab

07/12/2020
US, Australia Sign Agreement to Develop Virtual Training Range

07/12/2020
Ryanair Buys 75 Additional Boeing MAX Jets, Takes Total Order to 210

04/12/2020
US Special Forces Open Base in Latvia

04/12/2020
Brazilian Navy Approves Preliminary Design of Future SSN

04/12/2020
Danish Defense Minister Hits Back at US Criticism

04/12/2020
Russian Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier Set for Sea-Trials in 2022: Report

04/12/2020
US Military Aircraft Accidents Killed 224 and Lost 186 Aircraft and $11Bn: Report

04/12/2020
USAF to Field Interim Fix to KC-46 Remote Vision System

04/12/2020
British, Italian Defense Ministers Discuss Tempest, Cooperation

04/12/2020
China’s First Shipborne Helicopter Drone Makes Maiden Flight

04/12/2020
French Air Force Deploys Talios Pod Overseas for First Time

04/12/2020
Bechtel Wins $1.2Bn for Navy Nuclear Propulsion

04/12/2020
Textron Wins $66M US Army Order for 36 New Shadow UAVs

04/12/2020
MDHI Wins $34M Contract to Support Afghan AF Helicopters

04/12/2020
Sweden, Finland to Cooperate on Joint Procurement

04/12/2020
Estonia, U.S. Conduct Joint Defensive Cyber Operation

04/12/2020
Royal Marines Roll Out New Vehicles on Mortar Exercises

04/12/2020
Thales Alenia Space Wins €482M Order from ESA

04/12/2020
C-130J Refuels F-22s on Ground in ‘Hot Pit’

04/12/2020
Australia to Cut Red Tape and Strengthen Defense Procurement: DoD

04/12/2020
UAC Becomes Centerpiece of Rostec’s Aviation Cluster

04/12/2020
Increasing Submarine Threat Brings Torpedo Defense Back to Surface

04/12/2020
Airbus Zephyr Solar-Powered Drone Concludes New Test Flight Campaign

04/12/2020
South Korea Increases 2021 Defense Budget By 5% to $48 Billion

03/12/2020
NATO Must Consider Chinese Military Power, Says German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas

03/12/2020
US Navy, Marines Still Years Away from Achieving Readiness Targets: GAO

03/12/2020
Norway's Storting Approves Long-Term Plan for Defense

03/12/2020
US Republicans Balk as Trump Uses Defense Bill for Leverage on Big Tech

03/12/2020
Eumetsat Picks Arianespace for Next Six Satellite Launches

03/12/2020
Avoiding Barriers to Greater Transatlantic Defense Cooperation

03/12/2020
Russia Allegedly Develops Jam-Resistant Munitions with AI

03/12/2020
Damen Cuts First Steel on Dutch Navy’s Combat Support Ship

03/12/2020
CSL Cuts First Steel for Indian Navy’s Shallow Water ASW Craft

03/12/2020
Soyuz-2 Launches Russian Satellites from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

03/12/2020
Rolls-Royce to Power Korean Navy’s FFX Batch III Frigates

03/12/2020
Germany’s MKS 180 Multipurpose Combat Ship Becomes Type 126 Frigate

03/12/2020
RAF and Qatari Pilots Operate for First Time As Joint Squadron

03/12/2020
Pentagon Consolidates IT Services to Improve Efficiency

03/12/2020
Sukhoi Completes Production Contract for Su-34 Aircraft

03/12/2020
Royal Navy Frigate to Complete Four-Year Refit by Easter

03/12/2020
MoD Awards £2.6M Maintenance Contract for RAF’s C-17 Fleet

03/12/2020
JCS Chief: Military Must Keep Up with Global, Technology Changes

03/12/2020
Raytheon to Support New Australian OPV Fleet

03/12/2020
Thales to Design Flank Array for Future Australian Submarines

03/12/2020
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