| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Marine Corps F-35B Caught Fire During Training Flight But Landed Safely
WASHINGTON --- The Marine Corps is investigating after an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter based out of Beaufort, South Carolina, recently caught fire in mid-air, Military.com has learned. The incident h... India MoD Clears $10Bn Purchase of Tejas Fighters, T-90 Tanks and 15 LCH
NEW DELHI --- The government will spend Rs. 67,000 crore ($10.04 billion—Ed.) on made-in-India military hardware, with a defence ministry panel today clearing the purchase of 83 Tejas Light Combat Ai... Pentagon Assigns F-35 Maintenance Work to Australia, Netherlands, UK
The Department of Defense has assigned F-35 Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) capability for the first component repair assignments Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS), for ... Czech Air Defense Tender Draws Five Bidders
A bid by the Czech Republic Defense Ministry for modern, medium-range air-defense systems has drawn interest from five companies. These include Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Kongsberg, Rafael and Diehl. T... RAF Grounds Its AWACS Fleet Over Electrical Fault
RAF surveillance aircraft being used in the fight against so-called Islamic State have been grounded following the discovery of an electrical fault. The fleet of six Sentry E-3D, including two assi... BAE Wins $193M to Fix, Improve USS Zumwalt
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a maximum value $192,682,485 cost-plus-award-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for post... HMCS Montréal Begins First Deployment As X-Ship
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal is now at sea on its first deployment as the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) experimental ship. The modernized Halifax-class frigate deployed October 24, 201... After Japan, RAF Typhoons Train In S. Korea
The United Kingdom unveiled its key warplane, the Typhoon, during a joint drill with South Korea and the United States at the U.S. air base in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. Four Typhoon fighter... Improving Chinese Arms Producers Find Growing Market
Chinese military equipment, which features better technology, reliability and tailored customer service, is increasingly appealing to international buyers, several arms producers told the Global Times... BAE Wins $193M to Fix, Improve USS Zumwalt
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a maximum value $192,682,485 cost-plus-award-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for post... Singapore Comments Helicopter Contracts As Airbus Confirms
"MINDEF/SAF has always taken a rigorous and prudent approach in planning for our defence needs and acquires sufficient helicopters to meet Singapore's defence requirements. The H225M and CH-47F wi... DCI Expands French Helicopter Flying School, Buys More EC120s
PARIS --- Défense Conseil International (DCI), the reference operator of the French ministry of defence for the international transfer of French military know-how, is inaugurating new facilities at it... OCCAR Extends NSPA’s Role In A400M Logistic Support
An OCCAR team, led by OCCAR Director Mr. Tim Rowntree, visited the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) on 2 November 2016. The bi-annual visit was an opportunity to review and discuss common bu... Cato Explains How Pentagon Can Save $1 Trillion over 10 Years
The United States could reduce Pentagon spending by over a trillion dollars in the next decade—spending $5.2 trillion rather than the currently planned $6.3 trillion— by adopting strategy of military ... Russia’s Il-76MD-90A Transport to Begin State Trials
ZHUHAI --- The advanced Russian-made Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A military transport plane will start undergoing state trials soon, General Designer of Russia’s Ilyushin Aviation Complex Nikolai Talikov told ... BAE, Northrop Win As UK MoD Selected As F-35 Repair Hub
The Ministry of Defence is pleased to announce that the UK has been chosen by the F-35 Program Office to be a global repair hub providing maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services for F-35 av... Dutch MoD Details F-35 Maintenance Win
Fokker and Aeronamic may service part of the European F-35 fleet in the coming years, the F-35 Joint Program Office of the US Department of Defense announced today. The value of the future orders is i... Australia Wins F-35 Maintenance Work
In a major win for the nation’s defence industry, Australia has been chosen to provide Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade for the componentry of the Joint Strike Fighter in the Asia Pacific Reg... Su-34 Bombers Delivered to Russia’s Eastern Military District
MOSCOW --- An air unit based in the Khabarovsk Territory in Russia’s Far East has received a batch of Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) frontline bombers, district spokesman Colonel Alexand... Update on F-35 Trials on USS America
PACIFIC OCEAN --- Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) successfully completed its fifth day of F-35B Lightning II developmental test (DT-III) with the support of flight deck personnel who recei... Saab Wins FMV Order for New Helmet-Mounted Display
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for an advanced helmet mounted display (HMD) system, called Targo. The new system will be... PNG Air Orders Five Additional ATR 72-600s
TOULOUSE, France --- The world’s leading turboprop manufacturer ATR and Papua New Guinea carrier PNG Air today announced a US$ 134 million contract for the firm purchase of five ATR 72-600s. The deal ... Airbus to Upgrade Satcoms on Royal Navy Warships
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded the Maritime Network Evolution contract with the UK Ministry of Defence. The contract value amounts to £ 36 million, and will cover the communications network... US Army Warfighting Assessment Looks at Rapid Capabilities
FORT BLISS, TX --- Technology worldwide is advancing at a rapid pace. Similar to upgrades on modern devices, such as smartphones or tablets, the Army must provide Soldiers upgrades to their tactical e... Innovative Cyber Program Protects Critical Tyndall Assets
TYNDALL AFB, Fla. --- The 325th Communications Squadron became the first Air Combat Command squadron to join a new initiative to ensure Tyndall is able to train and project unrivaled combat air power.... Coalition Airstrike Demonstrates Synergy Among Nations
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar --- The U.S.-led coalition tasked with degrading and defeating Da’esh successfully executed a large scale, multinational strike on a weapons facility in Al Hadithah, Iraq, Oct... Australia’s DST Group Recounts Asraam Involvement
In the ever-evolving world of armaments, Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) research has been critical to ensuring the F/A-18 Hornet’s ASRAAM weapon continues to offer a capability edge. Th... Bundeswehr Confirms Order for New Bridgelayers
Between 2018 and 2021, the Bundeswehr will receive seven systems of the assault bridge / armored bridging system manufactured by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) which is based on the LEGUAN product also d... New Battle Management Software for NZ Army
The New Zealand Defence Force will soon have access to cutting-edge communication systems, providing a complete picture of the battlefield and allowing information to be shared quickly. Defence Min... Indian Subcontractor Delivers First Airbus A330 Part
The Prime Minister will visit Dynamatic Technologies’ facility in Bangalore as Airbus takes delivery of the first set of A330 wing components, produced jointly in the UK and India. Airbus’ footprin... USS San Diego Recovers Orion Crew Module
PACIFIC OCEAN --- Amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) successfully completed recovery operations of the NASA Orion crew module Nov. 1. The Underway Recovery Test-5 (URT-5) is part of a... | 
