Monthly Archive: Luglio 2020

The United States has accused Russia of conducting the test of an anti-satellite weapon in space that Washington fears could be used to threaten critical U.S. and allied satellites.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that a small space vehicle on July 15 inspected one of its satellites up close “u…

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio — The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded multiple indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to The Boeing Co., General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc., and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.

These …

PARIS — An audit by the DoD Inspector General found that “DoD received F-35 RFI spare parts that did not meet contract requirements, and paid performance incentive fees on sustainment contracts based on inflated and unverified F-35 aircraft availability hours,” Theresa S. Hull, Assistant Inspector…

BRUSSELS — Today, the governments of France and Spain agreed with Airbus SE to modify the terms of the Repayable Launch Investment granted by them for development of the A350 aircraft to reflect market conditions.

This means that the European Union and the Member States concerned – France, Spai…

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Chile of equipment and related services for F-16 Modernization for an estimated cost of $634.70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certif…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto over a provision removing Confederate names from military bases.

The vote was 86-14, one …