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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…

Pentagon Refuses ICC Jurisdiction Over US Troops

Pentagon Refuses ICC Jurisdiction Over US Troops

The United States has a good track record of investigating and prosecuting the alleged criminal actions of its own service members, and the International Criminal Court should stay out of U.S. business, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.

In 2017, the International Criminal Court announced …

US Resumes Ukraine Military Aid with $250M Payment

US Resumes Ukraine Military Aid with $250M Payment

The Department of Defense announced today its plans for $250 million in Fiscal Year 2020 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s capacity to more effectively defend itself against Russian aggression.

Thi…

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