| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Clears More Fighter Sales to Gulf
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. has approved the long-stalled sale of fighter jets by Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. to Persian Gulf allies in deals valued at as much as $20 billion, according to people... Contract Launches Definition Study of New European Unmanned Aircraft
In August 2016, the contract for a Definition Study of the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Programme was awarded by OCCAR to Airbus Defence and Spa... Germany to Weigh MBDA Bid for MEADS Development
BERLIN --- Germany's defense ministry on Wednesday said it had received a proposal to secure the contract for a $4.5 billion missile defense system from European arms maker MBDA and hoped to submit it... Audit Confirms Suspension of Swiss Air-Defense Project
BERN --- The administrative investigation mandated by the DDPS concluded that the Défense Sol-Air (DSA 2020) project took place in accordance with the guidelines and regulations. However, the auditor ... Sikorsky Wins UH-60M Orders for Taiwan, Tunisia
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $148,725,000 modification (P00357) foreign military sales contract (Taiwan) W58RGZ-12-C-0008 for six UH-60M uniquely configured aircraft ... Lockheed Wins $484M for Four More AEHF, GPS III Satellites
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, has been awarded an $89,486,334 modification (P00038) to a previously awarded contract (FA8808-12-C-0010) for Advanced Extremely High Frequenc... China-Made Aircraft Carrier May Enter Water At Year End
BEIJING --- Photos about the progress of China's first home-made aircraft carrier were revealed online again lately. Britain's Jane's Defence Weekly claimed that the carrier island is already lifted i... US to Deploy 600 Troops to Iraq for Final Mosul Attack
WASHINGTON --- About 600 American troops will be deployed to Iraq to further enable local security forces as they prepare to retake the key Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the L... First Underwater Launch of UAV from Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
NEWPORT, R.I. --- In a testament to the versatility and adaptability that its unmanned systems bring to complex missions, Lockheed Martin successfully launched Vector Hawk, a small, unmanned aerial ve... After OpEval, Russia Says Lada-class SSK Meets Expectations
MOSCOW --- The operational evaluation of the Project 677 Lada-class lead diesel-electric submarine St. Petersburg has confirmed the Navy’s expectations and will be completed at the end of this year, R... S-400 Missile Hits High-Speed Targets at 45-km Altitude
YEKATERINBURG, Russia --- The Russian Central Military District’s air defense (AD) regiment fielded with S-400 Triumph (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems a year ... Airbus HC Delivers First AS565 MBe Panther to Mexican Navy
MARIGNANE, France --- The Mexican Navy yesterday took delivery of the first of the ten AS565 MBe Panther helicopters it purchased in 2014, becoming the first customer in the world to receive the new v... Norway Rolls Out Two New Spy Ships
The Nordic states have been pouring billions into their militaries, citing an imaginary Russian "threat." For the first time in history, Norway possesses two spy ships due to an unprecedented measure.... Australian Orders Back-Pack Electronic Surveillance System
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP announced today that Defence has signed a contract that will provide Australian soldiers with a back-pack electronic surveillance system. ... MRJ's First Test Aircraft Completes Ferry Flight to the U.S.
NAGOYA, Japan --- Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today completed the ferry flight to the United States for the First Test Aircraft (FTA-1) of the MRJ (Mits... Kuwait Orders Sniper Targeting Pod for Eurofighter Typhoons
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin has received a direct commercial sale contract for the integration of Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) onto the Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter. The con... India Re-Launching Global Tender for New-Generation Assault Rifle
NEW DELHI --- The Indian government is re-launching a global tender for a new-generation standard issue assault rifle to replace the Indian Army's glitch-prone, the domestically-made INSAS (Indian Sma... Lockheed Wins $128M for SBIRS Satellite Support
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, has been awarded a $127,485,710 modification (P00089) to previously awarded contract FA8810-13-C-0001 for Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) ... Boeing Wins LAIRCM Countermeasures Contract for P-8A
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $17,336,797 modification to a previously awarded firm-price incentive (firm-target) contract (N00019-14-C-0067). This modification provides... USAF Struggling to Get F-22, F-35 to Talk to Older Fighters
As fifth-generation aircraft such as the F-35 begin to come online, bringing with them advanced sensors and data fusion capability, the U.S. Air Force is looking for a way to build a battlefield commu... Commission Reports Swedish Military Face Manpower Shortage
The manning system of the armed forces is ultimately intended to man all units with an adequate amount of soldiers and personnel that are trained under conditions that make it possible to meet the dem... Andalusia Aerospace Sector Has €2.3Bn Sales, Employs 14,000
SEVILLE, Spain --- The Andalusian Aerospace industry had a turnover of €2,343 million in 2015 and created 1,052 new jobs, according to the “Aerospace Annual Report 2015’, carried out by HÉLICE Cluster... US Army Awards Contract for JETS Handheld Targeting System
FORT BELVOIR, Va. --- The Army has awarded a $339-million contract for a new handheld device that puts the power of precision bombs, missiles and artillery in the hands of dismounted infantry Soldiers... Harris, Boeing Advance Next-Generation Avionics Technology
MELBOURNE, Fla. --- Harris Corporation and Boeing are developing next-generation avionics technology for current and future military aircraft to improve and protect aviators’ missions. Harris and B... Ukraine Introduces New “Taipan” Combat Module
UKROBORONPROM SE “SpetsTehnoEksport” introduced a new combat module “Taipan”, its combat characteristics meet the highest Western standards. The premiere took place at the international exhibition ... Rheinmetall to Modernize, Expand German Combat Training Centre
The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall AG several modernization contracts worth a total of around €24 million. Through to 2020, Rheinmetall will be expanding the system technology of the German... Lockheed Delivers First Modernized TACMS Missile
DALLAS --- Lockheed Martin has manufactured and delivered the first modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile to the U.S. Army from its Camden, Arkansas, production facility. As part of th... Uralvagonzavod Exhibits AFV Service Centre At Adex 2016 Show
During 2nd Azerbaidjanian International Defense Exhibition ADEX 2016 Corporation “Uralvagonzavod” (UVZ) has presented a mobile service centre for maintenance and repair of armored vehicles being a uni... BAE to Bolster U.S. Navy’s Ability to Share Critical ISR Data
WAYNE, N.J. --- BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth up to $84.7 million to provide the U.S. Navy with the ability to simultaneously transmit and receive real-time intelligence, surveillance,... Rockwell Collins to Exhibit At AUSA 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- At the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition (AUSA) 2016 taking place Oct. 3-5, Rockwell Collins will highlight a wide range of solutions for the U.S. ... Northrop Grumman to Exhibit At AUSA Show
WASHINGTON --- Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight a full range of solutions for the many missions of the U.S. Army at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Expos... | 
