DefenceTalkBudgetary pressures in North America and Europe are significantly affecting both new aircraft production numbers and delivery revenue on a global basis. Asia-Pacific and other regions provide some lift to the market, but it is small at this point. Frost & Sullivan’s recent Aerospace and Defense research finds that the global market for military fixed-wing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-europe-fixed-wing-military-aircraft-spending-seen-dropping-48575/

DefenceTalkThe first of the UK’s fleet of next generation anti-submarine maritime patrol Merlin helicopters have been handed over to the Royal Navy. The delivery of the five helicopters, which have been upgraded as part of a £750M Lockheed Martin contract, to the Navy’s Fleet Air Arm marks a significant milestone. Fitted with a state-of-the-art glass […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-navy-takes-delivery-of-next-generation-merlin-helicopters-48564/

DefenceTalkThe United States has delayed plans to supply Egypt with an additional four F-16 fighter jets due to unrest gripping the country, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. “Given the current situation in Egypt we do not believe it is appropriate to move forward at this time with the delivery of F-16s,” spokesman George Little told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-suspends-delivery-of-f-16s-to-egypt-pentagon-48562/

DefenceTalkThe top US general has informed Congress of options for military intervention in Syria, but stressed that the decision of whether to go to war was one for civilian leaders. In a non-classified letter made public Monday, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey set out five options — from nonlethal intelligence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-general-lays-out-military-options-in-syria-48560/

DefenceTalkThe first Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II to be assigned to Air Combat Command’s (ACC) 347th Rescue Group at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., was ferried from the company’s Aeronautics facility located here. Maj. Gen. H. D. Polumbo, Jr., commander, Ninth Air Force, Air Combat Command, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., flew the Super […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-delivers-first-hc-130j-to-moody-air-force-base-48556/

DefenceTalkNever mind the non-stop collection of metadata and other sneaky surveillance tools being implemented by the NSA: a new report has revealed that the National Security Agency’s spy powers allow the government to grab location data on just about anyone. In an article published by the Washington Post over the weekend, journalist Dana Priest detailed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nsa-locates-cell-phones-even-when-they-are-turned-off-48558/

DefenceTalkOn July 12, 2013, at Alkanptan firing range in South Africa, a week of extensive test firings was completed demonstrating the precision and terminal accuracy of the Vulcano Guided Ammunition with a direct hit against a target at a range of 33 km. The ammunition was fired by a Self-Propelled Howitzer PzH 2000. The Vulcano […]https://www.defencetalk.com/155-mm-vulcano-sal-guided-ammunition-scores-direct-hit-at-33-km-range-48551/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on July 18th of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of 260 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $452 million. The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-requests-aim-120c-7-advanced-medium-range-air-to-air-missiles-48547/

DefenceTalkThe German parliament has taken on the task of conducting a rapid-fire investigation into the Euro Hawk drone debacle. With elections looming, the defense minister’s testimony could prove politically explosive. In a period of just days, German parliamentarians hope to conduct an investigation into the failure of the 600-million-euro Euro Hawk drone project, a process […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-defense-minister-to-face-grilling-over-euro-hawk-debacle-48549/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy got its first look at the upgraded MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned system when Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered its first MQ-8C system this month. Northrop Grumman is the Navy’s prime contractor for the MQ-8 Fire Scout program of record. The company delivered the first MQ-8C aircraft to the Navy in early July […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-upgraded-mq-8c-fire-scout-delivered-to-us-navy-48544/