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Senate Committee Unveils $740Bn Defense Bill, Targets China

Senate Committee Unveils $740Bn Defense Bill, Targets China

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled its version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Defense Department on everything from troop salaries and equipment purchases to great power competition with …
Successful Launch Qualifies M51 Missile on Final French SSBN

Successful Launch Qualifies M51 Missile on Final French SSBN

PARIS — Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, expressed her great satisfaction after the successful June 12, 2020 launch of an M51 strategic ballistic missile by the nuclear-powered missile submarine Le Téméraire from Audierne Bay in the Finistère.

The Minister sent her warmest congratu…

Lockheed Wins $368M for Six F-35 Aircraft for Italy

Lockheed Wins $368M for Six F-35 Aircraft for Italy

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $368,194,942 not-to-exceed, undefinitized contract modification (P00036) to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-17-C-0001.

This modifica…

Taiwan Intercepts Chinese Fighters in Its Airspace

Taiwan Intercepts Chinese Fighters in Its Airspace

Taiwan reported intercepting several Chinese fighter jets on Tuesday, the same day a U.S. military transport plane overflew the island, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense.

Chinese fighters “briefly entered Taiwan’s southwest airspace” and were intercepted that morning, a ministr…

US Senate Committee Approves $9.1Bn for 95 Lockheed F-35s

US Senate Committee Approves $9.1Bn for 95 Lockheed F-35s

PARIS — The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday released its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizing the purchase of 95 Lockheed F-35 fighters at a cost of $9.1 billion in FY2021.

The 95 aircraft are 14 more than requested by the Pentagon. The comm…

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