Latest Feature Stories The Lesson of Aleppo: War Crimes Are Worth It Although fighting has resumed in Aleppo, the Syrian regime, backed by Russia and Iran, has registered a military victory there. The scandal is that the world is standing by as civilians are murdered, ... Latest Press Releases US to Deploy F-22s to Australia In 2017 The US will begin flying its deadliest fighter plane, the F-22 Raptor, out of northern Australia next year, the most senior American commander in the Pacific has revealed as he warned of a need to sho... Increased Risks, Costs Seen for Littoral Combat Ship Program The Navy’s $29 billion Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program provides a step-by-step case study in acquisition failures and the costs and risks of unacceptable levels of concurrency. Its design requi... Pakistan Tests Babur-2 Ground-Launched Cruise Missile RAWALPINDI, Pakistan --- Pakistan today conducted a successful test of an enhanced version of the indigenously-developed Babur Cruise Missile. Babur Weapon System version - 2 incorporates advanced aer... China Boosts Defenses on Artificial Islands STATE DEPARTMENT --- The Chinese military is building anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on the artificial islands it has constructed in the South China Sea, in what analysts believe is a prelude ... Australia Launches Second Air Warfare Destroyer The Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program reached a significant milestone in Adelaide today as the second of three destroyers was formally named and launched into Australian waters for the first time. ... German MPs Slam Reliance on Russian, Ukraine Airlift Firms Germany will be forced to continue handing lucrative contracts to Russian and Ukrainian firms to transport its military hardware, according to Bundestag MPs. A joint contract with the Russian firm Vol... Leonardo Wins Chinese Contract for 30 EMS Helicopters Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Chinese company Sino-US Intercontinental Helicopter Investment announced today the signature of a contract for 30 helicopters in EMS (Emergency Medical Service) configuration... MDA Launches Two SM-6 Missiles from DDG 53, Outcome Unclear The Missile Defense Agency and sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), an Aegis baseline 9.C1 equipped destroyer, today successfully fired a salvo of two SM-6 Dual I missiles against a complex me... MBDA’s New Enforcer Scores Several Hits In Initial Trials MBDA has successfully tested the lightweight missile, known as Enforcer, as part of its ongoing development programme. The multinational Enforcer team scored several highly accurate hits during guided... Sikorsky Wins $138M to Support VH Presidential Helicopters Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is being awarded $137,986,916 for modification P0005 to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-16-D-1000) to exe... Raytheon Wins $68M for SM-3 Block IIA Upgrade Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $68,071,044 sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification. This modification award is for the execution of the Guidance Electr... BAE Wins $385M to Support Weapon Systems on Submarines MCLEAN, Va. --- The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year contract worth up to $368 million to provide systems engineering and support services to the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) o... Héroux-Devtek Wins Gripen-E Landing Gear Contract LONGUEUIL, Quebec --- Héroux-Devtek Inc. today announced that it has signed a contract with Swedish defence and security company Saab AB for the production of complete landing gear systems for the Gri... US Approves Sale of Two Sea Giraffe Radars to Philippines WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines for AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars and related ... Leonardo Sells Two Additional AW119Kx EMS Helicopters Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today at the Air Medical Transport Conference, taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina, that Life Link III of the upper-midwest United States has purchased an additio... Government ‘Trade-Ins’ Help Corps Modernize Gear for Fleet QUANTICO, Virginia -- Marine Corps Systems Command’s Combat Support Systems is exploring ways to get Marines the equipment they need faster and at no additional cost. The command implemented the E... US Troops to Arrive in Europe in January to Reassure Allies WARSAW --- The United States is deploying troops to Poland, the Baltic states and Romania next month as part of raising the security of the region, Polish and U.S. defense officials said Wednesday. ... US Navy Tests Autonomous Swarmboat Capabilities ARLINGTON, Va. --- Autonomous unmanned swarming boats were put through their paces in a recent demonstration in the lower Chesapeake Bay-with results that show dramatic new possibilities for autonomy ... Faulty Throttle Trigger Caused F-16CM Thunderbird Accident JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. --- A throttle trigger malfunction and inadvertent throttle rotation resulted in an F-16CM being destroyed upon impacting the ground south of Peterson Air Force Base, Co... US Navy Shipboard Helicopter Squadrons Take on New Roles ATLANTIC OCEAN --- Keeping the squadron nickname, the Dragonslayers of HSC-11 went underway with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to conduct carrier qualifications for the first tim... NATO Demos Unique Counter-IED Analysis Laboratory In Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are among the main causes of military and civilian casualties. To counter this type of threat, France has created a counter-IED a... 2016 Was ‘Outstanding Year’ for NZ Defence Sector Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says 2016 has seen the New Zealand Defence Force respond to natural disasters, train Iraqi soldiers and future-proof the country’s Defence industry. “I think most of... USAF Describes ‘Compass Call’ Operations in Mid-East SOUTHWEST ASIA --- Military operations are complex. Attacking an adversary requires significant coordination and communication between a commander and their fighters. The fog and friction of war means... Bombardier CS300 Awarded FAA Type Validation Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that its CS300 airliner has been awarded its Type Validation by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This most recent approval means that both... Secretary of the Navy Names New SSBN, Two More Vessels During a ceremony today at the District of Columbia city hall, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus formally announced the first ship of the new fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), formerly known as... DRS to Produce Handheld Targeting System for Forward Observers ARLINGTON, VA --- DRS Technologies announced today that it has received a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract from the U.S. Army to produce a next-generation hand-held precision... Russian MoD Establishing Complete Line of Unmanned Aircraft MOSCOW --- The Russian Defense Ministry is seeking to set up a complete line of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), including tactical and high-altitude ones, expert Denis Fedutinov writes in the pages of... Bird Strikes A Constant Hazard, Require Constant Analysis The release of the movie "Sully: The Untold Story of the Miracle on the Hudson" brought the subject of bird strikes, which occur when a bird or flock of birds collide with an aircraft, into the public... Major Hurdles Seen for Europe's New Defence Agenda The 2016 December European Council will discuss a bundle of measures to strengthen the EU’s security and defence policy. While the Brexit vote and the US elections raised the ambitions of some member ... Airbus Group Becomes Airbus Pending AGM Approval Airbus Group SE will change its stock market listing name to Airbus in January 2017. This follows the decision announced in September to merge its Group structure with the Commercial Aircraft division... MTU Aero Engines Details Outlook to 2025 MUNICH / RZESZÓW, Poland --- At its Investor and Analyst Day 2016, MTU Aero Engines AG detailed its outlook for the period to 2025. The company’s largest-ever investment phase will come to an end in 2... Saab Develops New, Individualized Training App for Soldiers Defense and security company Saab has developed a new app called WE:Go for soldiers using Saab’s GAMER instrumented training system. Currently, most training after-action reviews present the exerci... Australian Defence Industry Minister Meets with DCNS in France The Minister for Defence industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP today met with senior management of DCNS in France to discuss progress on Australia’s Future Submarine Program. As part of the visit, ... |