Sourced: Defence News By Tom Kington Italy is edging closer to acquiring a new surveillance drone based on a business aircraft design. The UAV will offer 24-hour endurance and have a top speed of 330 knots. Italy’s Ministry of Defence last month sent an acquisition request to Parliament’s defense commission for 20 Piaggio Aerospace P.2HH… Continue reading ITALY PLANS TO SPEND $951 MILLION ON 20 SURVEILLANCE DRONES
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US ARM TWISTING TURKEY TO ABANDON RUSSIAN S-400 DEAL AND BUY PATRIOTS INSTEAD
Sourced: Defence World The United States will begin a high pressure lobbying and arm-twisting effort to force Turkey to abandon the S-400 missile defence system deal with Russia and buy US-made Patriots instead. Acting assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs Tina Kaidanow is expected to travel to Turkey next week to swing Ankara’s decision… Continue reading US ARM TWISTING TURKEY TO ABANDON RUSSIAN S-400 DEAL AND BUY PATRIOTS INSTEAD
THE US NAVY COMMISSIONED USS COLORADO ITS MOST POWERFUL SUBMARINE EVER
Sourced: The National Interest By Dave Majumdar The United States Navy commissioned its news attack submarine, USS Colorado (SSN-788) into service this weekend. The powerful Block III Virginia-class attack submarine is the fifteenth vessel of its kind to join the fleet as they slowly replace the long-serving Los Angeles-class boats as the backbone of the… Continue reading THE US NAVY COMMISSIONED USS COLORADO ITS MOST POWERFUL SUBMARINE EVER
PUTIN PLEDGES TO REDUCE RUSSIA MILITARY SPENDING
Sourced: Agence France-Presse President Vladimir Putin has said on that Russia would cut its military spending, a day after he won a presidential election with a landslide. ‘We have plans to decrease our defence spending both this year and next. But this will not lead to any decline in the country’s defence capacity,’ he said… Continue reading PUTIN PLEDGES TO REDUCE RUSSIA MILITARY SPENDING
TRUMP CALLS FOR A SPACE FORCE, A CONCEPT HIS PENTAGON OPPOSES
Sourced: Defense One By Caroline Houck U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday raised the prospect of creating a “Space Force,” a new branch of the military service — and a concept that his leaders at the Pentagon oppose. Air Force leaders, who oversee the bulk of the military’s satellites and launches, spent the last year… Continue reading TRUMP CALLS FOR A SPACE FORCE, A CONCEPT HIS PENTAGON OPPOSES
SAAB SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED FIRST FLIGHT OF THE GLOBALEYE AEW&C AIRCRAFT
Sourced: Defence Blog Saab successfully completed the first flight of the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft in Linköping, Sweden. GlobalEye took off on its maiden flight at 12.52 local time on 14 March 2018, from Saab’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden. The aircraft, a modified Bombardier Global 6000 jet platform, undertook a 1 hour… Continue reading SAAB SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED FIRST FLIGHT OF THE GLOBALEYE AEW&C AIRCRAFT
RUSSIA TEST FIRES NEW KH-47M2 KINZHAL HYPERSONIC MISSILE (VIDEO)
Sourced: The Aviationist The Russian Aerospace Forces have conducted the first successful test firing of the air-launched Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missile according to state sponsored media outlets. The missile, supposedly named Kh-47M2 and referred to as the “Kinzhal”, was fired from a modified MiG-31BMK (NATO reporting name “Foxhound”) over Southwest Russia. A report published on… Continue reading RUSSIA TEST FIRES NEW KH-47M2 KINZHAL HYPERSONIC MISSILE (VIDEO)
U.S PENTAGON MAY CREATE A COMBATANT COMMAND OF SPACE
Sourced: Defence One The Pentagon is considering creating a combatant command for space warfare, the latest step by the Defense Department to respond to Chinese and Russian militarization high above Earth. The move — one of several under consideration — is mentioned in a new Pentagon report sent to Congress last week. Right now, space… Continue reading U.S PENTAGON MAY CREATE A COMBATANT COMMAND OF SPACE
USA BLOCKS ADDITIONAL RAFALE SALES TO EGYPT
Sourced: Egypt Daily News Negotiations for the sale of additional Rafale between France and Egypt are hampered by the United States. Washington refuses to export an American component aboard the Scalp cruise missile that Cairo wants to acquire. Negotiations between Paris and Cairo are seriously stuck in for the sale of additional Rafale (12 fighter… Continue reading USA BLOCKS ADDITIONAL RAFALE SALES TO EGYPT
U.S NAVY PICKS FIVE CONTENDERS FOR NEXT GENERATION FRIGATE PROGRAM
Sourced:USNI By: Sam LaGrone and Megan Eckstein Five ship designs will compete in the Navy’s bid for 20 next-generation guided-missile frigates (FFG(X)) that will follow the Littoral Combat Ship, the service announced on Friday. Five shipbuilders were awarded contracts for conceptual design of the frigates, which the Navy will evaluate over the next 16… Continue reading U.S NAVY PICKS FIVE CONTENDERS FOR NEXT GENERATION FRIGATE PROGRAM