F-35: Milestones, Repairs & Comparisons Oh My | BAE to Use Titanium Alloy for Suspension | SK Continues Negotiations with Washington Over KF-X

by [email protected] | Nov 23, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The F-35B has reached another program milestone following the completion of weapons load testing during trials on board the USS America assault ship. During the trials, pilots intentionally conducted flight tests under unfavorable conditions to gauge the...

Rheinmetall Secures $10.6M for African Combat Training Facility | MBDA to Support French/British Missile Defense Collaboration | SK Cleared for LAIRCM Buy

by [email protected] | Nov 22, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Arms trafficker Viktor Bout will continue serving his 25-year stint in federal prison following the denial of a retrial by the US Circuit Court of Appeals. Convicted of conspiring to kill US soldiers by agreeing to sell arms to DEA informants posing as...

US State Dept Finally Clears FMS to Qatar & Kuwait | French Train Eagles to Take Down Rogue Drones | Taiwanese AF to Get F-16 Upgrades in $3.45B Deal

by [email protected] | Nov 21, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Sources close to the Canadian government claim that Ottawa is still hoping to acquire approximately 20 F/A-18 Super Hornets without the need for an open competition. It’s believed that the procurement, intended as an interim solution to replace their...

Chile & Airbus to Collaborate on Defense & Aerospace | EDA Gets Budget Increase Ending Six Year Freeze | SK Investigating DAPA on Suspicion of Intel Leak

by [email protected] | Nov 18, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * An agreement has been signed between Airbus and the Chilean government to pursue collaborative business development in the defense and aerospace industry. Both sides will cooperate on manufacturing and maintenance for future projects while exploring further...

F-22 Weapon Sys Gets a Thrifty Fix | Israel’s Cyber Exports May Top $5B for 2016 | Pakistan Aeronautical Opening Up to Private Sector Participation

by [email protected] | Nov 17, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Issues affecting an F-22 Raptor weapons system have been fixed and the fighter has returned to normal operations with student pilots. While few details have been released, the issues surround the in-flight operations including radar functions and low...