International
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Air ForceAustralians Could Accelerate Global Hawk Buy By Three Years
PALMDALE, Calif. –Due to a growing operational demand to further secure its coastline borders, the Australian military may accelerate the timing of a potential RQ-4 Global Hawk buy by three […]
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InternationalInouye Casts Doubt On F-35 Engine Funding
A senior senator signaled recently he is pessimistic about his chamber funding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine, but pledged to weigh a plan for the contractor to use […]
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InternationalBoeing to Build 10 C-17 Airlifters for Indian Air Force
Boeing [BA] recently said that India has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters, making India the C-17’s largest international customer. Boeing […]
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InternationalSaudi Arabia FMS Requests Total Nearly $1 Billion For LAVs, Sensor Fuzed Weapons
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) June 13 notified Congress that Saudi Arabia would spend nearly $1 billion in Foreign Military Sales for Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs) for its armed […]
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InternationalAfghan Training Focus: Reaching Transition And Making It Last, Gen. Says
There’s been “significant” progress in the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), but the goal is for enduring achievement once the transition of national security responsibility is passed to the Afghan government […]
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InternationalAustralia Selects U.S. Navy’s MH-60R SEAHAWK Helicopter for AIR 9000 Phase 8 Program
The U.S. Navy recently said that Australia picked the MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopter to fulfill the Australian Defence Force’s AIR 9000 Phase 8 requirement for a fleet of 24 multi- role […]
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Homeland Security
IATA Unveils Mock-Up Of Risk-Based Checkpoint Of The Future
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week unveiled its first mock-up of an airport checkpoint of the future concept that features an intelligence-driven, risk-based approach that includes technology to […]
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InternationalBell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Initiate New Asia-Pacific Facility
Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft Co., both Textron Inc. [TXT] companies, broke ground June 9 on a new facility dedicated to service and support for customers in the Asia-Pacific region. […]
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InternationalFrench Minister of Foreign And European Affairs Honors U.S. WWII Veterans
In Washington, D.C., June 6, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Alain Juppe honored three U.S. World War II veterans at the World War II Memorial. “In recognition of […]
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InternationalNujira, KCB Signal Solutions Partner In Support of U.S. Military
Nujira, a UK.-based provider of Envelope Tracking technology, and U.S.-based KCB Signal Solutions joined in a formal partnership to support their growing U.S. military customer base, the companies said June […]