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Australia, UK Agree to Cooperate on Frigate Programs

Australia, UK Agree to Cooperate on Frigate Programs

Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) have further strengthened their enduring defence relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on building and delivering the next generation of cutting-edge frigates.

The MoU re-enforces both countries’ commitment to working togeth…

NATO Releases Defence Expenditure Report 2013-2020

NATO Releases Defence Expenditure Report 2013-2020

NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defence expenditure according to an agreed definition of defence expenditure.

The amounts represent p…

Pratt & Whitney Wins Contract for F135 Modernization Study

Pratt & Whitney Wins Contract for F135 Modernization Study

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Pratt & Whitney today announced that it has been awarded a $1.5M contract to conduct an F135 modernization study and operational assessment by the F-35 Joint Program Office to determine specific propulsion system growth requirements for Block 4.2 F-35 aircraft and beyond. Th…
Chinese Troops Test New Artillery in Tibet

Chinese Troops Test New Artillery in Tibet

LHASA, Tibet — An artillery brigade under the PLA Xizang Military Command recently maneuvered hundreds of miles to a shooting range at the alpine area to test the firing efficiency of a new type of artillery.

During the training in the past, the targets were usually set at the best firepower ra…

Boeing, US Navy to Demo Future Ramjet Missile Technology

Boeing, US Navy to Demo Future Ramjet Missile Technology

ST. LOUIS — Boeing and the U.S. Navy will demonstrate advanced missile technologies that will make carrier air wing strike fighters more lethal against threats into the next decade.

Boeing has been awarded a $30 million contract from the Navy to co-develop the Supersonic Propulsion Enabled Adva…

US Lost $19 Bn to Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan: SIGAR

US Lost $19 Bn to Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan: SIGAR

ISLAMABAD — The United States has lost $19 billion in Afghanistan since 2002 due to “waste, fraud and abuse,” the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a new report released Tuesday.

SIGAR monitors all U.S. spending in the 19-year war in Afghanistan, America’s…


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