| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Aerospace & Defense Industry, Main Trade Union Welcome Trump's Win
SEATTLE --- U.S. aerospace companies and lobbying groups embraced Donald Trump's presidential victory on Wednesday, setting aside fears that his policies would depress sales, shatter global alliances ... US Arms Export Boom Seen Continuing Under Trump
WASHINGTON --- U.S. defense contractors, which saw international sales rise strongly under President Barack Obama's administration, can expect a continued boom in arms exports under Donald Trump, aide... Russia to Complete S-400 Deliveries to China By 2020
MOSCOW --- The contract for S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems for China will have been carried out before 2020, Alexander Fomin, director of the Federal S... Did Russian Ships Drive Off Dutch Sub in Med?
MOSCOW --- A Dutch submarine on Wednesday morning tried to approach the Russian aircraft carrier group in the Mediterranean and spy on it, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on W... Bechtel Wins $575M for Nuclear Ship Propulsion
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $575,059,980 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, P... US Navy Says It Changed F-35B Engine On Ship At Sea
PACIFIC OCEAN --- The F-35B Lightning II completed a new milestone during its third and final Developmental Test Phase (DT-III) by successfully completing the first power module and engine swap at sea... UK Auditor Refuses to Pass Accounts of MoD’s Procurement Arm
The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has for the second successive year, qualified his opinion on the financial statements of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S). DE&S has again been un... GE Sees $155M Revenue from ARJ21 Sale to CASLC
COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.) held a signing ceremony on November 1 at the Zhuhai Air Show with China Aerospace Leasing Co., Ltd. (CASLC) for 20 firm and 20 options of ARJ21-7... S. Korea Trains for Solo Amphibious Operations
On November 3, at Dogu seashore in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, a biting winter wind blew. Korea Amphibious Assault Vehicles (KAAVs) made an abrupt appearance on the silent sea. As a smoke bomb goes off ... Anti-Daesch Operations Two Years and 16,000 Air Strikes Later
US-led air strikes against ISIS continue in Iraq and Syria, alongside a training programme to build the capacity of Iraqi security forces and local fighters. The UK has been conducting airstrikes agai... Ulan-Ude Helicopter Plant In Siberia Short of Export Orders
ULAN-UDE, Russia --- The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant in East Siberia is short of export orders, Head of the Republic of Buryatiya Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn said. The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant is a subsidiary... Britain Builds Permanent Military Base in Bahrain
BEIJING --- The British Ministry of Defense recently confirmed that it will launch a permanent military base in Bahrain this month, which has cost it tens of millions of US dollars. It is Britain's fi... South Korean Navy Floats New Landing Ship
The birth of the navy’s new 4,900-ton Cheonwangbong-class landing ship (LST-II), 3rd Ilchulbong Ham, has been announced. The navy said the launching ceremony for the Ilchulbong Ham was held at Hyundai... UK Committed to Working with Northern Allies
Britain remains committed to working with regional allies to confront global security threats, the Defence Secretary has said. Sir Michael Fallon highlighted the co-operation happening with partner... US Air Force Orders Thales Deployable ILS Systems
Thales has received an order from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide three Deployable – Instrument Landing Systems (D-ILS). These advanced, mobile systems are a crucial element in military airfield ... Airbus Provides TRS-4D AESA Radars to Freedom Variant LCS
HERNDON, VA --- Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. is under contract with its affiliate, Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security GmbH, to provide TRS-4D naval radars for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat ... Nordic Countries Agree to Deepen Military Cooperation
On Wednesday 9 November 2016, the Nordic Ministers of Defence made a Joint Statement, after having signed a Memorandum of Understanding on enhanced and easier access to each other’s territories in pea... NATO Operation Sea Guardian Kicks Off in the Med
MEDITERRANEAN SEA --- Today, NATO begins a new standing maritime security operation in the Mediterranean Sea named Operation Sea Guardian. Three NATO ships and two submarines – the Italian frigate ... Secretary-General Addresses 2016 NATO-Industry Forum
NATO officials and representatives of the defence and security industry gathered on Wednesday (9 November 2016) for the annual NATO-Industry Forum, this year held at the Palais d’Egmont in Brussels. T... US Navy Names Next DDG-51 Destroyer, Amphibious Ship
CHERRY POINT, N.C. --- In a ceremony Nov. 9, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, DDG 121, will be named Frank E.... Lockheed Promotes Australian Space Industry Innovation
CANBERRA, Australia --- Senior leaders from Australia’s industry, defence and academic communities today highlighted Australia’s natural comparative advantages in developing emerging space technologie... | 
