| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases GAO Wants Delay In New Frigate Acquisition
The Navy's current acquisition approach for its new frigate—a ship based on a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) design with minor modifications—requires Congress to make significant program decisions and com... Sweden Allocates Extra SEK 500M to Defense
In the spring budget, the Government has proposed extra funding to strengthen total defence this year. The Government is allocating an additional SEK 500 million to the Swedish Armed Forces and Sweden... Saab to Support Polish RBS15 Mk 3 Missiles
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Naval Port Gdynia, Poland, for the maintenance and logistic support of the Polish Navy’s RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missile system wi... F-35 Needs More Capable Adversary Aircraft
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter is easily able to counter the adversary services aircraft thrown at it in numbers, said an official of an adversary services contractor, who add... A400M Certification Work Continues for French Army
On 21 March, an Air Force A400M carried out the loading and unloading operations of a Gazelle helicopter on the permanent airborne operations base at Francazal, near Toulouse. A few days later, on 5 A... Oshkosh Wins $258M for US Heavy Vehicle Reset
OSHKOSH, Wis.--- Oshkosh Defense announced today that it has been awarded multiple delivery orders from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to recapitalize its Family of Heavy ... F-22 Fighters Intercept Two Russian Bombers Near Alaskan Coast
A pair of Russian nuclear-capable bombers flew near Alaska, coming as close as 100 miles from Kodiak Island -- the first time since President Trump took office that Moscow has sent bombers so close to... Lockheed Wins $100M for JASSM Support
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $100,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production support. Cont... Atlantic Fleet Chief Welcomes Future USS Ford to Home Port
Future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed builder’s trials and arrived in her homeport, Naval Station Norfolk for the first time on April 14. The ship was able to complete all major builders trial ... GAO Fears Concurrency Will Increase ACV Amphibious Vehicle Risk
GAO assessed the cost estimate for the first increment of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program—ACV 1.1—and found that it was developed in accordance with best practices. The cost estimate, (app... Pentagon Says Houthis Firing Iranian-Supplied Missiles into Saudi
WASHINGTON --- The United States and its allies and partners hope a U.N. team will negotiate an end to the conflict in Yemen, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today. "We see Iranian-supplied missi... Norway Begins F-35 Brake Chute Tests
Today testing begins of its specially developed brake screen for the F-35. It shall ensure that the Norwegian fighter aircraft lands safely in bad weather. In Norway, we operate under more extreme ... Upgraded Hercules Joins New C-130J In Israeli AF
Two aircraft in one day: an upgraded “Karnaf” (C-130 Hercules) and a “Shimshon” (C-130J Super Hercules) landed in Nevatim AFB last week and officially joined the tactical transport division. “There... Materiel Command Details Role In Minuteman ICBM Launch
KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. --- A team of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center experts supported the recent launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile to verify its accuracy and reliability, providing... Far-North Base Connects Air Force to its Satellites
THULE, Greenland --- Far north -- so far the northern lights are to the south -- is Detachment 1 of the Air Force’s 23rd Space Operations Squadron, a remote unit situated nearly on top of the world in... Thales Alenia Space Delivers Panels for South Korean Satellites
MADRID --- Thales Alenia Space has sent South Korea the third of three panels making up the communications payloads on the two GEO-KOMPSAT-2 satellites being built by Korea Aerospace Research Institut... Thales Extends Relationship with Indonesia’s PT Len
State-owned electronics company PT Len reaffirms confidence in Thales with the extension of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for further cooperation in combat management systems in Indonesia. A ... P-8 Squadron Completes Seven-month Deployment to Sicily
SIGONELLA, Sicily --- The "Pelicans" of Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) closed out a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations (AOO) as the last P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft... Sea Launch Still Faces Problems Despite New Ownership
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- With Sea Launch's outlook poor, Russian airliner S7 stepped in to purchase the ailing launch operator in September 2016. S7 co-founder, Vladislav Filev, has ambitious plans for Sea ... Statutory Basis Proposed for Finnish Military Intelligence
The working group preparing legislation on military intelligence submitted its report to Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö on 19 April 2017. The working group proposes in its report that an act on mi... EDA to Deliver 2nd Deployable Laboratory in May
MADRID --- As part of its Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis Laboratory (JDEAL) project, which has been launched in 2013 to support the fight against Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), the Eu... Ukraine Creates New Defense Hub
Today the State Concern “UkrOboronProm” actually created a defense hub: Best manufacturers, researchers and investment will center around it. The memorandum of cooperation with the NGO “League of def... Australia Tests Autonomous UAVs to Boost Communications
Defence researcher Robert Hunjet runs the Self-Organising Communications and Autonomous Delivery Service (SCADS) project. Through SCADS he is proposing an unmanned autonomous system that will allow... Army Explores Counter-Drone Techniques
Having developed and utilized unmanned aerial systems (UAS, or drones) for surveillance, targeting and attack, the US military now finds itself in the position of having to defend against the same tec... Pentagon May Reconsider Closing RAF Mildenhall
A decision to close RAF Mildenhall is being reconsidered by the US Department of Defense, according to reports. The base, which is home to the 100th Air Refuelling wing and more than 3,300 airmen, ... Russian Engineers Using Recce Robots in Palmyra
The Russian engineers are using the Scarabey reconnaissance robotic complex. This is a remote-control wheel base with HD video cameras, microphone and thermal image device. Distance of strong con... Patria Plans Layoffs at Aerostructures Unit
Patria will start employee co-operation negotiations in its Aerostructures Business Unit due to the productional and financial reasons. Additionally, Patria considers to re-organize work due to the ch... | 