The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning has been at sea over the past week, making history by qualifying the first batch of new fighter jet pilots who were directly recruited from high school and trained specifically to fly carrier-based aircraft.

This new pilot …

PARIS — On November 6, 2020, the Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly traveled to Toulon to take delivery of the attack nuclear submarine ‘Suffren.’

The General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) has received in Toulon the Suffren, first in series of the six nuclear attack submarines (SNA) o…

Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, was awarded an Other Transaction Authority agreement with a ceiling of $339,318,582 for the Mid-Range Capability.

Work will be performed in Baltimore, Maryland; Akron, Ohio; Clearwater, Florida; Moorestown, New Jersey; Owego, New York; Syracuse, New Yo…

GATINEAU, Quebec — Following an open and competitive process, Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and the Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a contract to General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, from Ottawa, On…

WARSAW – — Fitch Ratings has downgraded Airbus SE’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BBB+’ from ‘A-‘/ The Outlook is Negative. Fitch has also downgraded Airbus’s and Airbus Group Finance BV’s senior unsecured debt to ‘BBB+’ from ‘A-‘. Airbus’s Short-Term IDR has been affirmed at ‘F1’.

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MOODY AFB, Ga. — The 23rd Wing and 347th Rescue Group leadership received the Air Force’s first two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters at Moody Air Force Base, Nov. 5.

Aircrew from the 41st Rescue Squadron out of Moody AFB and the 413th Flight Test Squadron and 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron,…