Boeing Commercial Airplanes Delivery less than a Third of 2019
In its Second-Quarter delivery results announced Tuesday, planemaker Boeing put out bleak numbers. The company delivered 70 (Q2: 20) airplanes this year, down from 239 (Q2: 90) in 2019
China May Cut Rare Earth Material Supply to Lockheed Martin in Sanctions...
China is likely to cut-off material supply including rare earths to Lockheed Martin besides imposing restrictions on its Chinese suppliers as part of sanctions for selling arms to Taiwan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on Tuesday that China had decided to impose sanctions on Lockheed...
US Allocates $250M Ukraine Security Assistance Fund against ‘Russian aggression’
The US Department of Defense will allocate $250 million in Fiscal Year 2020 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts to enable Ukraines capacity to more effectively defend itself against ‘Russian aggression. The USAI funds – $125 million of which was conditional on Ukraines progress...
France Speeds Up Aircraft Procurement to Revive Ailing Aerospace Industry
France will accelerate procurement of drones, helicopters and tanker planes as part of a larger potential recovery plan to help aerospace industry cope with the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 outbreak. The announcement was made by French defense minister Florence Parly on Tuesday
South Korea to Defer US Missile Purchase as Part of $225 Million...
South Korea has decided to defer the purchase of US-made ship-to-air missiles worth 70 billion Won (US$57.5 million) as part of a 300 billion Won ($244
China’s Defense Budget Doubles to $178.2B in a Decade
China has set aside 1.268 trillion yuan ($178
India to sign defense contracts valued below INR 200 Crore with local
The Indian Defense Ministry will sign contracts valued equal to or less than INR 200 crore ($23.4 million) with only local firms
India Announces Measures to Cut Defence Imports
India plans to strengthen its “Make in India” initiative by building its own military equipment and curbing imports, under its whopping $265.2 billion (INR 20 lakh crore) economic package
Cloud Signing Ceremony Kicks off AirShow China 2020
Chinas 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition kicked off today with a ‘cloud signing ceremony where potential national and international exhibitors signed up for the event by video-conferencing. While most important aerospace events including the Farnborough International air show pulling the plug due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, Airshow China has decided to go ahead and will be held from Nov
Raytheon Company Registers Order Backlog of $10.2B in Q1 2020, up 25%
Raytheon Company has reported a healthy order book with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.44 and backlogs at the end of first quarter 2020 valued at $51
Boeing to Raise $25 Billion in Bonds, Refuse US Government Aid
Boeing has it said it is pleased with the response to its bond offering which began May 1, and is expected to raise $25 billion by Monday, May 4. The bond offering includes debt instruments with an aggregate principal amount of $25 billion across seven tranches with maturities ranging from three to 40 years, a Boeing statement said
Airbus Defence and Space’s Revenue in Q1 2020 is 7X lower than...
Airbus Defence and Spaces EBIT Adjusted results for the First Quarter (Q1) for this year stands at €15 million, or nearly seven times lower than in Q1 2019 when it was €101 million, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We saw a solid start to the year both commercially and industrially but we are quickly seeing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic coming through in the numbers
Parts worth $500M Extracted from U.S. Aircraft Boneyard
FSB Intercepts Booby-Trapped Perfume Bottles Sent to Russian Officers
Ukraine’s Radionix Partners with Saab for Sensor, Defense Electronics Work
Collins Aerospace to Build New Jam-Resistant Navigation Systems for U.S. Military Vehicles...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U