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UK is set to double its number of F-35 stealth jets
The UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that UK is set to double its number of world-beating F-35 stealth jets after ordering 17 more aircraft.
The 17 new F-35B aircraft will be delivered between 2020 and 2022 and...
Rheinmetall formally hands over Survivor R to Berlin Police
Rheinmetall has formally handed over a heavily protected Survivor R special operations vehicle to the Berlin Police Department.
Dr Barbara Slowik, Chief of the Berlin Police Department, symbolically handed over the keys to the Operations Directorate, represented by...
Marte ER anti-ship missile successfully completed its first firing
European guided weapons house MBDA has announced that Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its first firing, successfully passing a major phase in its development.
According to the company, the firing trial was carried out on 9 November in an Italian...
Northrop Grumman gets $32,7 million Japanese Hawkeye contract modification
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. is being awarded $32,7 million for modification to a previously awarded contract for Japan E-2D aircraft, said the U.S. Department of Defense on 16 November. Â
According to a statement, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Military Aircraft Systems,...
Lockheed Martin receives modification for Trident II D5 ballistic missile contract
Lockheed Martin Space was awarded a two U.S. Navy contract modification for Trident II D5 ballistic missile production and deployed system support.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense on 16 November, Lockheed Martin Space  is awarded...
Pentagon issues contract modification for production of MMSC for Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin is being issued a $282 contract action modification for production of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships (MMSC)Â for Saudi Arabia.
The modification to the previously-awarded contract, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense (Dod), is covers long-lead-time...
U.S. Army contracts General Dynamics for new Army Ground Mobility Vehicles
The U.S. U.S. Army Contracting Command has issued a $14,4 million contract for Army Ground Mobility Vehicles from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems.
The contract, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Defense, is provided for the production...
Four Russian MiG-31 fighter jets made an emergency landing in Usinsk
Four MiG-31 fighter jets of Russian Aerospace Forces was forced to make an emergency landing in Usinsk, in the Komi Republic.
According to komiinform.ru, in Usinsk, On 16 November, four two-seat supersonic MiG-31 advanced long-range interceptor aircraft made an emergency landing on the alternate airfield.
The cause of...