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Japan to establish EW unit at Kumamoto next year

Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported on Jun. 29 that Tokyo will establish an electronic warfare (EW) unit at JGSDF Camp Kengun in Kumamoto next year. The unit will have 80 personnel and will deal with enemy attacks by jamming their communications and radar signals using electronic and infrared means. It will also be responsible for the […]
Raytheon Wins $2.3 Bn Saudi Order for THAAD Radars

Raytheon Wins $2.3 Bn Saudi Order for THAAD Radars

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Woburn, Massachusetts, is being awarded a sole-source contract in the amount of $2,271,181,543 under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

The contract type will be a hybrid firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-fee,…

US Commanders in Europe Point Fingers at Chinese Expansion

US Commanders in Europe Point Fingers at Chinese Expansion

It seems counter-intuitive, but China is increasingly a concern for the commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and Africa and NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command.

Navy Adm. James G. Foggo told the participants of a webinar sponsored by the International Institute of Strategic Studies that China i…

Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests to Begin Today: Report

Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests to Begin Today: Report

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON — Pilots and test crew members from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co are slated to begin a three-day certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The test is a pivotal moment in Boeing’s worst-ever …

US Army $214M Order Launches Production of Infantry Squad Vehicle

US Army $214M Order Launches Production of Infantry Squad Vehicle

DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. –– The Army today announced it has selected GM Defense, LLC, Detroit, Mich., to produce the Infantry Squad Vehicle, or ISV, to motorize Infantry Brigade Combat Teams. Delivery of this modernized capability is slated to begin with the 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, as th…
Kuwait Parliament Asks Why Eurofighter Deal Is So Expensive

Kuwait Parliament Asks Why Eurofighter Deal Is So Expensive

ABU DHABI — Investigations by Kuwait’s permanent parliamentary committee to try the ministers involved in the Eurofighter aircraft deal have reportedly found large-scale misappropriation of state funds in securing a deal for the fighter jets.

The probe has currently run into a stalemate over m…


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