| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases CRS: Growing US Navy to 355-Ship Fleet Would Cost $162 Billion
The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the cong... US Mulls Drugs to Boost Special Ops Soldiers
TAMPA, Fla. --- Special Operations Command wants to create super-soldiers through pushing the limits of human performance, and is looking to nutritional supplements and even performance enhancing drug... Trump Budget Adds No Planes, One DDG to Obama Plan
President Donald Trump is expected to propose a $603 billion defense budget for the year beginning Oct. 1 that would add one warship but no more F-35 and Super Hornet jets than the Obama administratio... Saudi Government Launches New Defense Industry Initiative
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia --- The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) has today announced the creation of a new national military industries company. Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) will... India Looks for Engine, Technical Help for Its New Helicopter
NEW DELHI --- Months after unveiling the full-scale model of the Indian multi-role helicopter, the Indian government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has issued a request for information to suppl... Safran Signs Contract to Support German NH90 Engines
HAMBURG --- Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a 7-year support contract with BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support) to support RTM322-powere... GD Mowag Delivers First Piranha to Denmark
KREUZLINGEN, Switzerland --- The Piranha, the latest member of the Piranha family of 8x8 wheeled vehicles of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), which has been selected by the Danish Defen... USAF Mismanaging Critical Space Programs: GAO
Many major Department of Defense (DOD) space programs GAO reviewed have experienced cost and schedule increases. For example, costs for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite program grew 118... Russia to Start Production of New Artillery Reconnaissance System
"Penicillin" is able to pinpoint the location of enemy artillery less than five seconds after firing The holding company "Ruselectronics" has announced that the advanced artillery reconnaissance sy... Two Ways to Encourage European Armament Cooperation
The Armament Industry European Research Group (Ares Group) is publishing two new comments this month on the same topic: how to encourage European armament cooperation globally, stagnant over the last ... US-Philippines Naval Exercises Avoid South China Sea
TAIPEI --- Annual exercises held by the Philippine and U.S. navies are skipping the South China Sea this year as the Southeast Asian nation’s leader takes another step toward a stronger political and ... US Mulls More Troops to Break Afghanistan Stalemate
ISLAMABAD --- U.S. President Donald Trump is considering whether to send up to 5,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, a decision expected to come before a NATO summit on May 25. But the question bein... Delta Orders More CFM-56 Engines to Power Latest A321s
WEST CHESTER, Ohio --- Delta Air Lines announced that it has selected CFM International's CFM56-5B engine to power 30 additional A321ceo aircraft announced May 11, 2017. These A321 aircraft will jo... China, UAE Vow to Boost Military Ties
BEIJING --- Gen. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), met with Mohammed bin Ahmad Al Bawardi, the visiting minister of state for defense affairs of the United Ara... Russia Continues to Introduce Ratnik Soldier Equipment Kits
Combined-arms army of the Eastern military district located in the Amur region, Jewish Autonomous region, and Khabarovsk Krai has received more than 1,000 sets of the Ratnik kit. The kit is a uniqu... Chiefs of Defence Want NATO Ready, Relevant and Able
The Allied Chiefs of Defence gathered in Brussels on 17th May 2017 for their second meeting of the year, ahead of the Heads of State and Government meeting on 25th May 2017. Discussions on the threats... NATO to Discuss WMD Non-Proliferation, Arms Control in Helsinki
As a valued NATO Partner, Finland will host the 13th Annual NATO Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation from 29 to 30 May 2017 in Helsinki. ... Australian Navy Completes Ship Acceptance Trials
COPENHAGEN --- In April 2017, the Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV) MV Sycamore successfully completed Sea Acceptance Trials and is now ready for final handover to the customer, the Royal Aus... NRL Tests Autonomous 'Soaring with Solar' ISR Concept
WASHINGTON --- The Solar Photovoltaic and Autonomous Soaring Base Program and the U.S. Marine Corps' Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O) want to improve the ability of unmanned platforms to support 24-7... Denel Taps New Markets, Seeks New Partners
Despite some recent management troubles, Denel remains stable. The company plays a key role in the self-sufficiency of South Africa’s defense industry, and the government will continue to support the... Lockheed Team Lays Keel for 19th Littoral Combat Ship
MARINETTE, Wis. --- The Lockheed Martin led industry team officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy's 19th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS St. Louis, in a ceremony held at Fincantieri Mari... New System to Improve Underwater Acoustic Research
The Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group has recently acquired a new Towed Acoustic Projector System (TAPS) that will significantly improve how the organisation conducts its underwater acoustic ... Lockheed Pilots to Fly US Air Force F-35s At Paris Air Show
Due to the Air Force's limited number of aircraft, pilots and maintenance professionals, we have decided not to develop an F-35 demonstration profile for airshows this year. While we look forward to d... EASA Certifies New SuperJet SSJ100 Model
The designer and manufacturer of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100), the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has successfully ended European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification process for its new typ... Darpa Improves Design of Extremely Complex Military Systems
Computational models and simulations can be enormously helpful when designing complex military systems such as new aerospace vehicles and engines, reducing development costs and times. However, realis... Airbus Safran Launchers to Become ArianeGroup
Airbus Safran Launchers, the joint venture created at the initiative of the Airbus and Safran groups in order to reorganise the European launchers sector, is to be known as ArianeGroup. The change in ... Russian Helicopters to Exhibit at SITDEF 2017 in Peru
MOSCOW --- Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, and Rosoboronexport will demonstrate serially produced military helicopters during the 6th International Exhibition of Technology in D... | 
