At the KAZ airfield, a branch of Tupolev PJSC (itself part of PJSC United Aircraft Corp. of Rostec State Corporation), the first flight of the deeply modernized Tu-160M bomber-bomber with new production NK-32-02 engines took place.

The aircraft was piloted by a crew led by Anri Naskidyants. The …

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of F-16 Modernization and Logistics Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $175.4 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the requi…

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FAIRFAX, Va. — General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it was awarded the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) contract by the General Services Administration (GSA) in partnership with the Defense Department (DoD) and the Defense In…

The Navy announced F-35C modifications to the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) yesterday, under a contract structure now in place to deliver the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, employing a single-phase acquisition strategy, versus a two-phase strategy, as originally planned.

“Shifting to s…

Leonardo Hispania – a Leonardo company with headquarters and plants in Loriguilla (Valencia), where all employees and suppliers are Spanish – is tendering for the supply of 58 30mm HITFIST ‘manned’ turrets, as part of the Spanish Army’s 8×8 VCR (Vehículo de Combate de Ruedas) Dragón programme.

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