International
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InternationalState Department Approves $3 Billion AH-64E Sale To Qatar
The State Department has approved a $3 billion sale of 24 Boeing [BA] AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment, such as the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and […]
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Navy/USMCV-22 Program Seeks Savings In Foreign Customers, But 2020 Deadline Looms
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Having Japan as a foreign military sales partner on the V-22 could end up saving the U.S. government $60 million or more over the life of the program, […]
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InternationalCzechs Cleared to Buy More Than $1 Billion in Attack, Utility Helicopters
The State Department has cleared the Czech Republic to buy more than $1 billion in Bell [TXT] AH-1Z attack helicopters and Sikorsky [LMT] UH-60 Black Hawks. Larger of the two […]
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Navy/USMCFlight Tests Of Extended Range AARGM Expected In Fiscal 2021
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Captive carry-testing of an extended-range variant of the Navy’s anti-radiation missile is expected to begin in fiscal year 2020 and be followed by flight-testing some time in FY […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Billions In UAE and Bahrain Patriot Missiles And Equipment
The State Department approved two possible multi-billion-dollar Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain for hundreds of Patriot missiles and related equipment, the Defense Security […]
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Air ForceHASC Members Introduce Bill to Prevent Turkey from Receiving F-35
Three members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) this week introduced a new bill designed to limit the transfer of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkey as long […]
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Air ForceF-35A Conducts First Combat Deployment in CENTCOM Region
The Air Force’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first combat strike in the Middle East April 30, just two weeks after it deployed to the region, the Air Force […]
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InternationalPoland Signs Contract with Leonardo Helicopters for Four AW101s
Amid a military modernization effort by Poland to counter possible Russian revanchism, the Polish Military of Defense has signed a more than $424 million contract with Leonardo Helicopters for four […]
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PentagonNew GAO Report Paints Worrying Picture for F-35 Sustainment
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report April 25 offering new recommendations to improve the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s supply chain and sustainment issues, and warns that without […]
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InternationalLatest Indian Navy Helicopter Crash Highlights Urgency of Procurement
An Alouette helicopter airborne from an Indian Navy (IN) warship crashed into the Arabian Sea on April 10, 2019. All three crew egressed safely from the stricken helicopter after executing […]