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Belgium Buys Nine Dutch Squire Radar Systems to Replace ITERAR Surveillance Radar

November 30, 2018 @ 12:00 PM

The Belgian defense ministry is buying nine Squire high-tech radar systems from the Dutch armed forces. The Belgian Defense Minister Sander Loones and his Dutch counterpart, Ank Bijleveld, signed an agreement on Wednesday
Lockheed Martin to Enhance ONYX Exoskeleton for US Army

November 30, 2018 @ 11:26 AM

Lockheed Martin has won $6.9 million United States (US) Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) contract to enhance ONYX exoskeleton for future soldier demonstrations
Northrop Grumman Wins $119M in Embedded GPS and Inertial Navigation Contracts

November 30, 2018 @ 08:36 AM

Northrop Grumman has won two contracts worth $119 million combined for Embedded Global Positioning Systems and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) on Thursday. Northrop won $60 million as a modification to an existing contract, consisting of platform integration, modernization, diminishing manufacturing sources, flight test support, technical support following integration efforts, training, engineering support/studies, contractor depot repair, spares, and data for the INS, the United States Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
Taiwan May Prefer F-16V over F-35 for New Fighter Purchase

November 29, 2018 @ 01:48 PM

Taiwan is likely to consider buying 66 F-16V fighters instead of F-35 jets to replace its ageing F-5 fleet. The fleet of F-5 fighter jets at Zhi-Hang Air Base in Taitung County will be retired and replaced by 66 F-16V jets to strengthen the regions defense against Chinese warships and other threats, United Daily News (UDN) reported Wednesday
Russia Sets up Non-US Dollar Payment System for Turkey's S-400 Purchase

November 29, 2018 @ 11:30 AM

Russia and Turkey are working to create an interbank payment system independent of SWIFT for the S-400 anti-air missile system deal between the two countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an economic conference Wednesday that Russia would use the new interbank payment system and not the dollar because US administration used it as a pressure tool
Airbus Helicopters To Add A New MRO Complex In Japan

November 29, 2018 @ 10:33 AM

Airbus Helicopters will add a new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) complex adjacent to its existing facility in the Kobe Airport Facility in Japan, to now occupy a total space of 19,685 sqm. The companys existing facility is capable of accommodating up to 25 medium-sized helicopters simultaneously
Qatar to Receive First 6 Boeing F-15QA Fighters in 2021

November 28, 2018 @ 01:53 AM

The Qatar Air Force is expected to receive the first six of 36 Boeing F-15QA in 2021 The first of 36 Boeing F-15QA multirole fighters ordered by Qatar will arrive in the emirate in early 2021, Brigadier General Eisa al-Mohannadi, the Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF) officer heading the programme was quoted by
Oshkosh Wins $1.7B to Supply 6107 Additional Vehicles to US Army

November 28, 2018 @ 12:37 AM

Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $1.7 billion modification contract to exercise available options for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 22,166 kits
Raytheon Wins $37M US Navy SM-2, SM-6 Missiles Maintenance Contract

November 27, 2018 @ 01:22 AM

Raytheon has won $37 million modification contract for procurement of fiscal 2019 United States Navy Standard missile SM-2 and Standard missile SM-6 intermediate-level repair and maintenance. Work is expected to be completed by November 2019, the US department of defense said in a statement Monday
France, Germany to Sign Future Combat Air System Contract in Early 2019

November 23, 2018 @ 08:22 AM

The French and German defense ministers who met on Monday has agreed to sign the contract to jointly develop future-oriented capabilities-such as future combat air system (FCAS) and future combat ground system (MGCS) in early 2019. Following Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron's joint statement in the summer of 2017, expressing the political will to strengthen European defence by jointly developing FCAS and MGCS approved at the Berlin Airshow in April 2018, the defense ministers of both the nations noted that there has been significant progress of the work carried out so far, according to the joint statement issued on

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