| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Announces Deterrent Defense Buildup In Europe
WASHINGTON --- As NATO faces new challenges from the east, south, north and from within, the United States will continue to strengthen deterrence by sending troops to Europe, Defense Secretary Ash Car... Russia Designing New ‘Carrier Killer’ Torpedo
In early October, Russian military analysts reported that a group of designers working for the navy were completing work on a completely new high-speed torpedo. The widely-known Shkval (“Squall”) torp... Saab Teams with PGZ to Bid for Polish Naval Programs
Defence and security company Saab announces it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), the biggest defence company in Poland. The document foresees the deve... Helibras Unveils First Brazilian H225M with Exocet Missiles
Helibras opened the doors of its plant on Tuesday, October 25, for the in-flight presentation of the first armed H225M helicopter for Navy of Brazil. This is the most complex helicopter developed and ... US Air Force Fires Up Depot Line to Keep A-10 Flying
On paper, the Air Force plans to start mothballing the A-10 in 2018, with the last Warthogs sent to the boneyard by 2021. But last month Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said that the reti... Thales Alenia Space Wins South Korean Satellite Contract
SEOUL --- Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has signed a contract with the South Korean space agency KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) to supply a satellite navigation system called ... Orbital ATK Wins $130M Contract to Build Landsat 9 Satellite
NASA has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract to Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, known publicly as Orbital ATK, for the Landsat 9 ... Bidders Line Up for Canadian Frigate Replacement
The Trudeau government is now ready to solicit bids from defence contractors interested in designing and equipping Canada's next generation of combat ships. And it is demanding an extraordinary amount... European Commission Adopts New Space Policy
BRUSSELS --- EU space programmes already deliver services that benefit millions of people. The European space industry is strong and competitive, creating jobs and business opportunities for entrepren... French MoD Provides Operational Situation Report
Chammal Situation Report The key event this week in the Levant theatre was the beginning of the battle for Mosul. Iraqi forces successfully broke through the first lines of defence. To counter-atta... Poland Joins NATO Precision-Guided Munitions Buyers’ Club
Today, Poland officially joined Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Spain as the ninth participant in the Smart Defence project on the multinational pr... Chinese UAV Company Targets Middle East, African Customers
BEIJING --- China is pushing hard to win export contracts for its unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). Beijing is not shy about selling UAVs, including armed systems. Nanyang Technology is acquiring the C... Chilean Navy Begins Analysis of Frigate Upgrade Bids
SANTIAGO --- The Chilean Navy has begun analyzing technical and economic background information provided by three bidders for its Type 23 frigate upgrade program. The three offers were provided by a B... Israel to Upgrade Combat Helicopter Division
The IAF's Combat Helicopter Division is expected to undergo an extensive change: the helicopters will soon undergo extensive improvements, led by the integration of new armament which will be integrat... Meggitt Wins $48M to Supply HUMS for Chinese Helicopters
Meggitt Sensing Systems has been awarded a $48 million USD contract for a Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) from Guangzhou Hangxin Avionics Co Ltd (Hangxin), a leading engineering and maintena... The World's Armed Drone Market: Quantity vs. Quality
The presence of armed drones is a reality of the modern battlefield, but only a very limited group of countries has the technological ability to produce them or the military capacity to operate them. ... UK Steps Up Measures to Reassure European Allies
The UK is stepping up its package of measures to support its allies in Europe, in the face of a more assertive Russia, the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced today. The Defence Secretary sa... Ecuador to Sell Off Fault-Ridden Dhruv Helicopters
The Ecuadorian Air Force has moved to sell the three remaining Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv utility helicopters out of the seven it purchased between 2009 and 2012. This could be a loss o... Airbus Helicopters to Cut 582 Jobs In France
PARIS --- Airbus Helicopters plans to cut 582 jobs in France over the next two years via voluntary redundancies in response to weakness in the commercial helicopter market, the company said on Wednesd... Four Italian Eurofighters Fly Non-Stop to Canaries
TRAPANI, Italy --- In the late afternoon of Friday, October 21, four F-2000 (The Italian air force designation of the Eurofighter—Ed.) aircraft of the 18th Fighter Group of the 37th Wing returned to T... Latest Acquisition Report Sees Lower Pentagon Cost Growth
WASHINGTON --- As he concludes five years in the position, the undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, announced the release of the 2016 Performance of the Defense Acquisition System... DoD Official Discusses US Military, Commercial Space Industry
WASHINGTON --- The United States must make sure space services are always available to its warfighters, Douglas L. Loverro, deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy said Oct. 24 at the C... Saab Comments RBS15 Firing by Croatian Navy
Defence and security company Saab announces another successful customer live firing of the RBS15 surface-to-surface missile system. On 19 October, the Croatian Navy fired an RBS15 missile from the RTO... US Navy’s Stealth Destroyer Continues Maiden Cruise
MAYPORT, Fla. --- The Navy's most technologically advanced warship, guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), arrived in Mayport, Florida, for a port visit Oct. 25 after a period of operations ... US Air Force Details Cyber Protection Operations
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --- In a highly secure, underground facility in Colorado Springs, crews of operators in a room full of computers keep an ever-vigilant eye, protecting worldwide U... US Army War Game Increases Pace of Coalition Battle
FORT BLISS, Texas --- During Army Warfighting Assessment (AWA) 17.1, U.S. and coalition forces are conducting realistic war games in the austere southwest desert to improve how they fight, communicate... Self-Generated Power Could Reduce Soldiers' Load
NATICK, Mass. --- Today's warfighters may one day find themselves knee-deep in power. The bionic power knee harvester, also known as the PowerWalk, is an energy-harvesting device that is attached to b... US Navy’s Submarine Force Looking for Enlisted Women
HONOLULU --- The Enlisted Women in Submarine Task Force hosted a recruitment and conversion brief at Lockwood Hall Sept. 29. The recruitment for this cycle of applicants comes on the heels of succe... SWISS Confirms Order for One Additional Boeing 777-300ER
ZURICH --- Boeing and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) today confirmed a new order for one 777-300ER (Extended Range), valued at $339.6 million at list prices. The Swiss airline had previously or... EDA Chief Calls for More Cooperation on Counter-IED
ARANJUEZ, Spain --- On 25 October, EDA Chief Executive Jorge Domecq participated in the opening ceremony of the IAWS 2016 workshop organized by the Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Centre of Excel... Leonardo Welcomes Raytheon's Site Selection for T-X Trainer
The T-100 Integrated Air Training System, the Raytheon-Leonardo jet trainer proposal for the U.S. Air Force, will be assembled in Meridian, Mississippi. Should the U.S. Air Force approve the T-100 pro... About 100 Aircraft Took Off for CIS Joint Air Defence Training
In course of the CIS Joint air defence system training, three Tu-160, one Tu-95MS, and two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces took off from airfields and laid course to the Eas... Harris Launches New Lightweight Night Vision Binocular
ROCHESTER, N.Y. --- Harris Corporation has introduced the new F5032 Lightweight Night Vision Binocular that increases a warfighter’s night and low-light capabilities, while helping to reduce eye fatig... | 
