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Ahead of Trump’s Visit India Clears MH-60R Helicopter Buy
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:46:05 +0000 EST

In anticipation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit, the Indian government has taken the step of greenlighting a potential $2.6 billion acquisition of 24 Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo multimission …

Could Boeing’s Woes Finally Be Behind It?
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:12:28 +0000 EST

The first Boeing 737 MAX 7 made its debut today at the company's Renton, Wash. factory. Image

Boeing‘s annus horribilis has culminated in the worst full-year loss in the company’s 103-year history. Nearly the whole year has been consumed by the two fatal crashes of its 737 …

Airbus and Boeing Report January 2020 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries
Posted on Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:38:51 +0000 EST

The new Boeing 777X made its first flight on 25 January. Based on the legacy 777 design and with proven technologies from the 787 Dreamliner, the 777X took off in front of thousands at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, for a nearly four hour flight before landing at Seattle's Boeing Field. Photo Source -

Airbus Sets New All-Time Backlog Record as Boeing 777X Makes First Flight by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. In January 2020, Boeing and Airbus delivered 13 and 31 …

U.K. Commits Joint Expeditionary Force to NATO Readiness Initiative
Posted on Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:20:11 +0000 EST

At the first NATO Defense Ministers meeting of 2020, Britain’s defense secretary, Ben Wallace, used the occasion to reassure NATO’s European members that the United Kingdom remains a key element …

FCAS Initial Demonstrator Phase 1A Contracts Awarded
Posted on Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:12:19 +0000 EST

The tri-national Future Combat Air System (FCAS; or Système Combat Aérien Futur, or SCAF, in French) has now officially launched as the governments of France and Germany together awarded the …

U.S. State Department OK’s Indian FMS Request for IADWS
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:17:14 +0000 EST

A government-to-government foreign military sales (FMS) request by India estimated at $1.87 billion for an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS) has been granted approval by the U.S. State Department. …

Assembly Standoff Leads to Crisis in El Salvador
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:17:44 +0000 EST

In a dramatic escalation of the emerging showdown between El Salvador’s new populist presidential administration and the opposition-dominated legislature, President Nayib Bukele deployed armed police and security personnel into a …

First P-8A Poseidon Arrives in U.K.
Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:56:59 +0000 EST

The first of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) intended for the Royal Air Force (RAF) arrived in Scotland on February 4. The arrival of this aircraft marks …

Egypt, Italy in Talks on Possible FREMM Buy
Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:10:37 +0000 EST

Italian FREMM frigate Carlo Bergamini (F590)

The Egyptian Navy is said to be close to purchasing a pair of European Multi-Purpose Frigate (FREMM) warships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. On February 4, 2020, French newspaper La Tribune …

Congress Repeals Requirement for Conventional Long-Range Standoff Weapon
Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:53:17 +0000 EST

Congress has repealed a requirement for the U.S. Air Force to develop a conventional variant of the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) air-launched cruise missile. A nuclear LRSO is currently under development …