Canada Threatens To Dump Boeing 'Military Equipment' Over US Anti-dumping Probe Into...
Canada has cautioned Thursday of cancelling a planned US$2 billion purchase of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets in the wake of anti-dumping investigations initiated by US Department of Commerce against Bombardier. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland issued the threat about Boeing's complaint against Bombardier
Thales Wins Appeal In F-35 Helmet Patent Case
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a decision in a patent suit against the US centering on the helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) in a fighter jet. The Federal Circuit reversed the US Court of Federal Claims decision that US patent number 6,474,159 was unpatentable because of...
Lockheed Martin To Procure Undersea Surveillance System For US Navy
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has won a $120 million contract to procure Technical Insertion 16 Acoustic-Rapid-Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Insertion (A-RCI) engineering services and the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS). A-RCI is a sonar system that integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array, and other ship sensor processing through rapid...
Defence Sales Bonanza For France With US$55 Billion Deals In 2016
France has signed more than US$55 billion in large defence deals this year making one of the most lucrative periods in the countrys history of defence exports. State owned firm DCNS today signed US$ 37 billion contract with Australian government in industrial town of Adelaide for 12 diesel-electric submarines
US Congress Clears Legislation For Designating India As 'Crucial Defence Partner'
US Congress has cleared legislation for designating India as a “major defence partner”, with the Senate passing the USD $618 billion American defence budget for 2017. The 2017 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) asks the defence secretary and the secretary of state to take steps necessary to recognize India as Americas...
BAE Systems Wins US Army Contract To Produce MK90 Rocket Propellant Grains
BAE Systems has won a $69 million contract from US Army for production of MK90 propellant grains used to power rockets deployed on rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft. The MK90 grain is the propulsion component of the MK66 rocket motor, which is the propulsion unit that powers the family of Hydra 70 rocket systems in service with the US military and several allied nations, the company announced Wednesday
Trump’s Victory To Raise Pressure On Canada To Boost Military Spending: Report...
Donald Trumps election victory is likely to pressurize the Canadian government to boost its defense spending and to reconsider its participation in US missile defense shield, military analysts in Canada predict. Further the victory could affect some of the Canadas high-profile missions in Eastern Europe, said Department of National Defence officials in Ottawa, who are working, analyzing about Trump presidency
Embraer Should Pay $205 Million To Settle Bribery Charges: US SEC
Embraer has to pay $205 Million to resolve alleged violations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, according to a global settlement announced today by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). SEC, an agency of US federal government, announced today along with US department of Jstice and Brazilian authorities
Ex NSA Contractor Stole 500 Million Pages Of Sensitive US Records Over
Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Harold Martin III has stolen 500 million pages of US government records over 20 years, including details of secret military activities, the US department of Justice stated in a court filing. The defendant violated that trust by engaging in wholesale theft of classified government documents and property throughout his government assignments
USAF Base in Colorado Leaks Toxic Chemicals Into Sewer System
A US Air Force airbase has been leaking 150,000 gallons of toxic contaminated water with perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) into the sewer system. Probably a week ago, the retention tank in the airbase has leaked out PFCs contained water at Peterson airbase in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the air base announced in a
US Needs $18 Billion A Year To Modernize Nukes
US needs to spend $18 billion per year for 15 years starting 2021 to modernize nuclear stockpile and the weapons and vehicles. "We've developed a plan to transition our aging system
Indian Outsourcing Firm Unlawfully Received US Military Drawings
A mysterious Indian outsourcing company unlawfully received drawings for US military hardware including Boeing F-15 fighters and Chinook helicopters from its US based part- owner. The former owner of two New Jersey defense contracting businesses has admitted that she conspired to send sensitive military technical data to India
Five Dutch Soldiers Injured in Boxer-Fennek Vehicle Collision During NATO Exercise in...
Polish Military Faces 200 Cyberattacks in Past Week, Strengthening Cyber Defense
First Deployment of Typhon Weapon System to the Philippines
The Netherlands Orders Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Radars
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U