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The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $127.4 million contract to Gulfstream Aerospace for the delivery of two C-37B aircraft. The contract was awarded using funding from the recently passed …
U.S. Air Force Orders Two Gulfstream C-37B Aircraft Read More
It’s been a relatively quiet start to 2020 in the European defense and security environment, but the past week has brought some pieces of news and political developments to keep …
Quick Hits: European Defense and Security Environment Week in Review Read More
Four years after it was split from Alcoa, Arconic itself is dividing into two companies: Arconic focused on rolled aluminum products and a new aerospace-focused operation, Howmet Aerospace. The new …
Split of Arconic Results in a New Howmet Aerospace Read More
The Russian Caspian Flotilla has received the Bal coastal defense missile system. In a statement on Thursday, the press office of the Russian Southern Military District said, “The first Bal …
Russian Caspian Flotilla Receiving Bal Missile System Read More
The Forecast Roundtable kicks off the start of a new year by sitting down each analyst from its International Military Markets group with host Mathew Beres to discuss the trends …
2020 Global Defense Spending Annual Snapshot: Part 4 Read More
The Russian air defense system Pantsir-S has received a hypersonic missile. Speaking to state-owned TASS Russian News Agency, Valery Slugin, the chief designer for air defense systems at Shipunov Design …
Russian Pantsir System Receiving Hypersonic Missile Read More The Forecast Roundtable kicks off the start of a new year by sitting down each analyst from its International Military Markets group with host Mathew Beres to discuss the trends …
2020 Global Defense Spending Annual Snapshot: Part 3 Read More
After years of investment and testing and planning for the procurement of unmanned aerial surveillance platforms for use in the signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission, and unending controversy, Germany is scrapping …
Germany Drops Triton Plans, Opts for Manned Airborne Surveillance Capability Read More The Forecast Roundtable kicks off the start of a new year by sitting down each analyst from its International Military Markets group with host Mathew Beres to discuss the trends …
2020 Global Defense Spending Annual Snapshot: Part 2 Read More
The U.S. will transfer CH-47 Chinook helicopters to Afghanistan as part of an effort to modernize the Afghan military. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Defense to the …
U.S. Plans Creation of Afghan CH-47 Fleet Read More