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Airbus-Boeing Dogfight is Coming to a Head

Airbus-Boeing Dogfight is Coming to a Head

Making airplanes is one of the most prestigious things countries can do, a testimony to their technical skills, engineering prowess and aspirations on the world stage. It can be a source of national pride, but also a flashpoint. Nothing illustrates this more than the global rivalry of Boeing Co. and…
Pentagon Says China, Russia Nearing Status as US Nuclear Peers

Pentagon Says China, Russia Nearing Status as US Nuclear Peers

For the first time, the United States will face two peer competitors with nuclear capabilities — China and Russia — by the end of this decade, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said.

Speaking today at the Nuclear Deterrence Forum sponsored by the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute, …

KMW Wins €280M Bundeswehr Order for Leguan Bridge Layers

KMW Wins €280M Bundeswehr Order for Leguan Bridge Layers

MUNICH/KOBLENZ, Germany — The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to supply additional Leguan bridge laying systems to the German Army. The contract covers 24 Leguan systems on the Leopard 2 ch…
US Approves $126M Sale of 88 Fast Boats, Weapons to Philippines

US Approves $126M Sale of 88 Fast Boats, Weapons to Philippines

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines of Scout, Assault, and Light Support Boats with armaments and related equipment for an estimated cost of $126 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency…
S. Korea’s First Military Satellite Reaches Orbit

S. Korea’s First Military Satellite Reaches Orbit

South Korea’s first military communications satellite successfully reached its final position in the geostationary orbit Friday, 10 days after its liftoff, the arms procurement agency said.

The Anasis-II, launched last week from Florida atop a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket manufactured by US commercial…


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