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German Arms Exports Hit Record €8 Billion in 2019
2019-12-31 Read More...
Three years of falling weapons and military hardware exports have gone into reverse, reaching almost €8 billion in 2019. The figures have been criticized as proving that controls on weapons deliveries are not working, Deutsche Welle (DW)

Iran, Russia, China Conclude First Joint Naval Drills
2019-12-31 Read More...
A trilateral naval exercise of Russia, China and Iran, codenamed Maritime Security Belt, kicked off in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean on December 27 and concluded on December 30. The active phase of the exercise began on

Leonardo’s M-40 Target Drone Used to Prove MBDA’s Mistral Missiles
2019-12-30 Read More...
Leonardo has concluded a series of flights with its M-40 target drone as part of a trials campaign in Italy. This saw the drones simulating modern airborne threats, allowing for the realistic demonstration of MBDA’s latest surface-to-air

U.S. Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Under Construction
2019-12-30 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber is scheduled to make its first public appearance in December 2021. But there’s a lot of work to do before the plane can

ASELSAN Offers Incentives to Turkish Experts Living Abroad
2019-12-30 Read More...
ASELSAN, one of Turkey’s biggest defense companies, has joined efforts to reverse the brain drain and boost talented manpower needed by the growing country, Daily Sabah

Embraer, Brazilian Air Force Eye New Light Military Transport Aircraft
2019-12-27 Read More...
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which enables the study of the potential development of a new light military transport

Turkish Aerospace Opens Office in Pakistan’s Technopark
2019-12-27 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace has opened its first office in Pakistan at the country’s National Science & Technology Park, Sabah Daily

Russia Floats Out First Yasen-M-Class Nuclear Submarine
2019-12-27 Read More...
The Russian military has floated out the nuclear submarine “Novosibirsk” – the first Yasen-M-class vessel launched by the country, Sputnik news agency

Leonardo Tests New, Larger Osprey 50 AESA Radar
2019-12-26 Read More...
Leonardo has announced the first flight trials of its Osprey 50 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, the new, larger-aperture variant of the Company’s successful Osprey surveillance radar. The flight trials were carried

India Test-Fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)
2019-12-26 Read More...
India on Monday successfully test-fired its Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system, likely to be inducted into the armed forces by 2021, from a base off Odisha coast, local media quoted a Defence Ministry

Raytheon Wins Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy Contracts
2019-12-25 Read More...
Raytheon Company was awarded the following Standard Missile-3 Block IIA contract as announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on December 20,

Boeing Names David L. Calhoun President and CEO
2019-12-25 Read More...
Boeing announced that its Board of Directors has named current Chairman, David L. Calhoun (photo), as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective January 13,

Russian Troops Receive First Batch of S-350 Air Defense Missile System
2019-12-25 Read More...
Russian troops have received the first set of the advanced S-350 ‘Vityaz’ surface-to-air missile system, the Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer announced on

NGC Names Lesley Kalan Chief Strategy & Development Officer
2019-12-25 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) announced it has appointed Lesley A. Kalan as Vice President of Legislative Affairs, effective October 25. Kalan will report to Sid Ashworth, Corporate Vice President of Government

MBDA to Supply More Meteor Missiles to German Air Force
2019-12-24 Read More...
MBDA has received an order to build further Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles for the German Air

Oshkosh Wins JLTV Order for U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy
2019-12-23 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Warren has placed an $803.9 million order for 2,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs). Additional orders from the U.S. Army Contracting

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