| Latest Feature Stories Syria Missile Strike: the View from Russia
MOSCOW --- The US Navy’s missile strike against Syrian air base Al-Shayrat has prompted vigorous discussion in Russian and foreign media, focused mostly on the socio-political or military-political as... Latest Press Releases France, Germany Plan to Study Next-Gen Armored Vehicles, Tiger Helicopter
BERLIN --- Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and her French colleague Jean-Yves Le Drian reaffirmed, last Monday in Berlin, Franco-German cooperation in the service of the common European defense.... Turkey to Launch Full-Rate Production of Altay Tank
SAKARYA, Turkey --- Defense Minister Fikri Isik has said Turkey will start mass production of its main battle tank in May this year. Speaking at an opening ceremony of a hospital in northwestern Sa... Why Argentina Will Not Spend $2 Bn on Military Equipment
Recent reports in the Argentine press indicate that the country has plans to purchase over $2 billion worth of military equipment over the next few years. In a letter leaked to El Destape, Argentine a... What Will US Have Achieved with Missile Strike on Syria?
It’s strange that the latest U.S. war is so rudderless, given that it was launched from a pair of Navy destroyers boasting rudders 14 feet high and wide. To anyone or anything hit by a Tomahawk cru... US Air Force Extends F-16 Service Life, Cuts Costs
FORT WORTH, Texas --- The U.S. Air Force authorized extending the service life of the Lockheed Martin F-16's designed service life to 12,000 Equivalent Flight Hours — far beyond the aircraft's origina... US Approves $Bn for Iraqi Pilot Trainer and Support
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Iraq for pilot and maintenance training, contractor logistical support (CLS) ... F-35 to Face Rafale, Typhoon in Combat Exercise for First Time
LANGLEY, Va. --- U.S. Air Force Airmen will partner with the Royal Air Force and the French Air Force for a second trilateral exercise beginning April 12 through April 28, 2017, at Joint Base Langley-... Russia Sees Big Potential for YaK-130 Export Sales
MOSCOW --- The YaK-130 operational jet trainer developed by the Irkut Corporation (a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corporation) will retain its capabilities on the global market, according to defe... Russia to Launch Production of Upgraded Tu-160M2 Bomber In 2020
MOSCOW --- The serial production of the upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) strategic bomber will begin in 2020, a source in Russia’s defense and industrial sector told TASS. ... Fincantieri Signs Agreement to Take Over France’s STX Shipyard
TRIESTE, Italy --- Fincantieri S.p.A. announces that it signed today with the French State, represented by the Agence des Participations de l'Etat (APE), the Heads of Terms announced on April 6, 2017.... S. Korea Airlifts Construction Equipment to THAAD Site
SEOUL --- South Korean military airlifted construction equipment to a site where the U.S. missile defense system is to be deployed, indicating an imminent launch of construction, Newsis news agency re... British F-35 Pilots to Begin Simulator Training
Royal Navy and RAF personnel will begin flying a simulator to test the new F-35 Lightning II aircraft ahead of flight trials on the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier next year. The si... UK Budget Cuts Threaten Crucial Battlefield Training
Military exercises at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Canada are under threat from a funding crisis in the MoD. The battlefield training exercises at the unit prepare soldiers to... US Coast Guard Chief Highlights National Security Missions
WASHINGTON --- As a unique instrument of national security, the U.S. Coast Guard works in a broad spectrum of areas to secure America's maritime borders and protect U.S. interests at home and abroad, ... Nimitz Carrier Group Works Up for Deployment
PACIFIC OCEAN --- Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 is currently undergoing their final pre-deployment assessment, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), marking the completion of their condensed In... L-3 Vertex Wins $202M for C-12 Aircraft Sustainment
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded a $202,164,280 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for depot level maintenance, logistics, and susta... Oshkosh Wins $259M for Trucks and Other Equipment
-- Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $116,131,233 modification (0018) to contract W56HZV-15-D-0031 for recapitalized Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks M1977A4 (M977A0/A2 to ... Commons Committee Launches Inquiry on SDSR 2015 and the RAF
The Defence Committee launches an inquiry into Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 and the RAF. The inquiry assesses how effectively the RAF is implementing the ambitions outlined in the... New Multi-Spectral Sensor for Global Hawk AUV
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The U.S. military will soon be able to see airborne images at a greater distance and with greater clarity than ever before now that UTC Aerospace Systems has successfully completed... SSL to Partner with DARPA on Satellite Servicing
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Space Systems Loral (SSL) has signed and executed an agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced capabilities for servicing and m... Ukraine Says Indonesia Accepted BTR-4s, Denies Cancellation
Information in the media about the possibility of Indonesian Marine Corps refusal to buy Ukrainian BTR-4M is the demonstration of competitive struggle for markets after the successful delivery of the ... Raytheon Speeds Delivery and Secures Satellite Weather Data
AURORA, Colo.--- Raytheon has completed an upgrade and final testing of the data transport and processing system for the Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System which provides weather and en... OCCAR Comments FREMM Frigate Delivery to France
On 11th April 2017, the French FREMM ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) follow on ship “Auvergne” was accepted by OCCAR on behalf of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) - the French defence procureme... BAE Selected for US Army’s Next-Gen Missile Defense Technologies
BAE Systems has been chosen for a position on a new eight-year, $3 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue supporting the U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Com... Airbus Prepares to Assemble First BelugaXL
TOULOUSE --- The first large sections of Airbus’ next generation new transport aircraft, the BelugaXL, have arrived at the aircraft Final Assembly facility (L34) in Toulouse. Following a five nigh... RAN Retires Sikorsky S-70 Seahawk
Royal Australian Navy Seahawk helicopter “Skeletor” has flown its last operational flight after a career logging 6200 airframe hours and spanning more than 28 years of service. Navy took the opport... Safran Celebrates Delivery of 100th Engine for A320neo
PARIS --- Safran is celebrating today the delivery of the 100th LEAP-1A propulsion system for the A320neo commercial twinjet. It will be deployed by Air India, the first airline in India to operate th... Rolls-Royce, Safran Open New Aerospace Plant in Poland
ROPCZYCE, Poland --- Aero Gearbox International (AGI), a company established jointly by Rolls-Royce and Safran Transmission Systems (Safran), is today celebrating the opening of a new 13,500 m2 facili... | 
