Florida Woman Attempts to Export Defense Items to China | French Pledge $6.7B for Scorpion Modernization | Polish Air Force to Equip H225M with Rafael’s Spike-ER Missiles

by [email protected] | Jun 14, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * A US federal jury in Florida has convicted Wenxia “Wency” Man of attempting to export defense items to China without a license. Man, a Chinese national and naturalized US citizen was arrested in September after she conspired to illegally acquire...

Canadian Contractors May See F-35 Work Shift to Other Partner Nations | Ammo Destined for Mali Missing from Air France Flight | Taranis UCAV May Get 4th Trial

by [email protected] | Jun 13, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Boeing plans to test its new Chinook rotor blades this October. If successful, the heavy-lift helicopter will gain an extra 2,000lb for its maximum take-off weight. Using honeycomb composite rotor blades, good news from Boeing could see it form part of the...

Dissent in the Ranks over Canada’s Fighter Jet Replacement | Elbit Debuts IronVision HMS for Tank or Armored Vehicles | Denmark Makes it Official: F-35s to Replace F-16s

by [email protected] | Jun 10, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s new Osprey X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has been selected by the US Navy for mounting on its MQ-8C VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle. Consisting of three panels for 360 degree field of regard, the Osprey...

US and India Now Major Defense Partners | Ash Carter, Elon Musk to Discuss Innovation | Boeing Awarded $667M to Supply AH-64E Apache’s to Qatar

by [email protected] | Jun 9, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The US has changed its relationship status with India to “major defense partners,” following a new series of agreements on climate change, nuclear power, and national security. The announcement comes after a meeting between between President...

DARPA’s CODE Program: Collaborative Unmanned Air Sys | Aermacchi Presents First M346 for Poland | France & Germany Discuss Inter-governmental Arms Exports

by [email protected] | Jun 8, 2016 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * DARPA has awarded eight companies contracts to work on Phase 2 of the Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program. The Lockheed Martin and Raytheon led program aims to make unmanned systems perform sophisticated tasks both individually and...