Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases KC-46A Tanker Delays Concern USAF The [US] Air Force expects to decide by the end of the year what actions aerospace giant Boeing may face for missing a delivery date for the first 18 new aerial tankers bought in generations. The K... Ariane 5 Orbits Australian and Indian Satellites In 74th Consecutive Launch Success Arianespace has successfully launched the Sky Muster II satellite for Australian operator nbn (National Broadband Network) and the GSAT-18 satellite for the Indian space agency ISRO (Indian Space Rese... BAE Details Typhoon Offer for Belgium Typhoon provides air-to-air superiority which is unmatched by any other available aircraft, and has well-defined and combat-proven air-to-surface capabilities which will continue to evolve to meet the... More on Poland’s Controversial Caracal Decision The Polish government has cancelled talks with Airbus Helicopters on a multi-billion euro deal to buy military helicopters. The decision reopens the door to the helicopter makers that failed in the or... 45 Countries Sign Declaration on Export, Use of Armed UAVs The following Joint Declaration was issued today by the United States and the governments of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland... Russia Starts Flight Tests of Upgraded Mi-28NM Attack Helo MOSCOW --- The flight trials of the Mil Mi-28NM (NATO reporting name: Havoc) advanced upgraded attack helicopter have been kicked off in Russia, according to the Izvestia daily. A prototype of the ... Lockheed Wins $214M Order for CASS Test Systems Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Training, Orlando, Florida, is being awarded a $214,536,353 ceiling-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for performance based logistics ... India’s HAL to Launch IPO for 10% Stake In January NEW DELHI --- The government-owned military plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is finally set to hit the market in January with an initial public offering (IPO). Official sources said the gove... Kongsberg Wins Contract to Upgrade Norway’s ULA-Class Subs Kongsberg Defence Systems (KONGSBERG) has entered into agreement with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA Naval Systems) to upgrade part of the main weapon system of the Norwegian ULA-class su... US Navy Sends Reinforced Strike Group Into South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) joined two guided-missile destroyers from the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) for a series of interoperability drill... Atlas Elektronik Completed Mid-Life Upgrade of Minelayer Pansio On October 3rd, 2016, the fully refitted minelayer Pansio has been handed over to the Finnish Navy. The mid-life upgrade has been carried out by Atlas Elektronik Finland Oy together with Uki Workboat ... Airbus Tests C295W Air Tanker Variant Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated the Airbus C295W medium transport as an airborne tanker. The C295W, equipped with a palletized air-to-air refuelling unit and associated comp... Rolls-Royce to Power Italy’s New Multi-Purpose Patrol Vessels FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany --– Rolls-Royce is to supply 14 of its highest-power MTU diesel engines for the seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels that are being built for the Italian Navy (M... Australia, US Agree Cost-Sharing for Force Posture Initiatives The Minister for Defence, the Hon Marise Payne, and United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter have welcomed the in-principle conclusion of cost-sharing negotiations for the Force Posture Initiativ... Saab Teams with MESKO to Support Polish RBS15 Missiles Defence and security company Saab has signed a teaming agreement with the Polish defence company MESKO, a member of Polish Armament Group (PGZ), for the long-term maintenance and support of the Polish... USAF Reservists to Maintain F-35’s Low Observable Materials HILL AFB, Utah --- When the Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing and active duty 388th FW received the Air Force’s first operational F-35s in September 2015, they took responsibility for not only flyi... Jenoptik Components for Poland’s Leopard 2 Upgrade Program JENA/WEDEL, Germany --- Jenoptik is to supply 126 electric turret and weapon stabilization systems to the Polish company ZM Bumar Labedy S. A. as part of a modernization program for the Leopard 2 tank... US Army Launches LRIP for Harris Falcon III Radios ROCHESTER, N.Y. --- The U.S. Army has placed an initial order of approximately $10 million for Harris Corporation’s Falcon III AN/VRC-118 Mid-tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR) after receiving a M... SAIC Wins $575M by US Army Engineering and Support Center MCLEAN, Va. --- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC) awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) the High Performance Computing Modernizatio... Saab ASW Training System Participates In Unmanned Warrior Defence and security company Saab will participate in Unmanned Warrior, a demonstration and exercise held in Scotland and Wales 10-21 October, with its anti-submarine warfare training system AUV62-AT ... US Navy Showcases Cutting-Edge Virtual Reality Experience MILLINGTON, Tenn. --- Navy Recruiting Command unveiled a mobile, high-tech combat simulation module during Sacramento Navy Week. The Navy created the virtual reality experience to allow participant... Raytheon, Logos Collaborate On Advanced Multi-Intelligence Sensors MCKINNEY, Texas, --- Raytheon Company and Logos Technologies are partnering to provide advanced multi-intelligence, or multi-INT, sensor systems to address challenging intelligence, surveillance and r... Finnair, Patria Aim to Train Next Generation of Pilots Finnair and Patria Pilot Training have signed an agreement for the training of new commercial pilots. According to the agreement, Patria will run a MPL-training program (Multi-Crew Pilot License) for ... Polish Ministers Affirms Defense Industry Policies, Plans On Tuesday, October 4, a meeting of the Parliamentary Commission of National Defense (Pol. Acronym: SKON) took place, during which information was presented on the operation and development plans of t... L-3 First DoD Contractor to Obtain GPS Military Code Certification NEW YORK --- L-3 Communications (LLL) announced today that its next-generation Military Code (M-Code) GPS User Equipment has successfully completed the final step in a government security certificatio... At Black Dart, Northrop Demos Counter-UAV Technologies HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ---- Northrop Grumman Corporation recently took part in the annual U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Black Dart exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems (UASs). Managed by th... EDA Personnel Recovery Demonstrator Used In Polish Courses BRUSSELS --- EDA’s Personnel Recovery Functional Area Service Advanced Technology Demonstrator (PR FAS ATD), a sophisticated information management and Command & Control (C2) tool recently developed w... |