| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases VietJet Air Signs $3.6Bn Deals for CFM Engines, 12-Year Support
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- As part of a special ceremony here today witnessed by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., VietJet Air announced an order ... German Court Clears Heron Drone Order
A German court on Wednesday dismissed a legal challenge from U.S. weapons maker General Atomics to Germany's plans to lease armed drones from Israel Aerospace Industries, clearing the way for the dron... Airbus and China Sign MoU to Expand Cooperation
BERLIN --- Airbus and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on aviation and aerospace, further enhancing a spirit of cooperation. The MoU was signed in Berlin by Fabrice Brégier, Airbu... Northrop Wins $244M Order for AESA Radars
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, has been awarded a $243,873,277 predominantly fixed-price contract with cost-plus-fixed fee and fixed-price incentive portions for 72 Activ... P&W Ready to Offer Growth Option for F135 Engine
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- Pratt & Whitney today announced the successful completion of performance testing of its Fuel Burn Reduction Demonstrator Engine. Based on this success, Pratt & Whitney can no... Who Will Power the T-X Trainer? Play the Percentages
The T-X competition is receiving a lot of attention in the aviation world. Such a lucrative contract—350 aircraft and further orders likely—promises a heated contest, with the triumphs and upsets a co... BMD System ‘Ready to Defend the Homeland Today’: MDA
WASHINGTON --- Yesterday’s successful test of part of the nation’s ballistic missile defense system shows that the United States can defend itself against the threat of ballistic missile launches from... Littoral Combat Ship Budget Games
This year’s Pentagon budget originally included a small victory for taxpayers: it reduced its request for the troubled Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to only one ship for $1.2 billion. “The Navy doesn’t w... 'US Can Outpace Missile Threat Through 2020'
WASHINGTON --- The successful shootdown of an intercontinental ballistic missile target in this week's interceptor test shows the United States can "outpace" foreign missile threats through 2020, the ... GD Markets ASCOD to Czech Republic, Signs Industry Agreements
BRNO, Czech Republic --- The government of the Czech Republic has a requirement to replace its legacy fleet of tracked armored vehicles with modern infantry fighting vehicles. General Dynamics Europea... Hill AFB Generates 3,000th F-35A Sortie, Adopts Upgraded ALIS
HILL AFB, Utah --- Recently, the F-35A Lighting II, departed Hill Air Force Base for the 3,000th sortie generated by maintainers from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and reserve 419th Fighter Wing.... Australian Army to Acquire Wasp AE Small UAVs
A new world-class surveillance and reconnaissance capability acquired by Defence will give our soldiers an edge on the front line. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister f... Japan’s H-IIA Launcher Orbits Michibiki Satellite
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA successfully launched H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 34 (H-IIA F34) which encapsulates MICHIBIKI No. 2, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System at 9:17:46 a.m. on June 1, 20... GD Wins $244M US Navy Training Services Contract
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics was awarded the Training Services for the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) contract by the Naval Sur... IRS Joins Fight Against Corruption In Offset Trade Deals
Bill Steinman recently wrote a post for the FCPA Blog about compliance risks in offset obligations. I'd like to continue that discussion, this time with some information about international cooperatio... US Donates Cutter, Six Patrol Boats to Vietnam Coast Guard
HONOLULU --- The U.S. Coast Guard transferred a High Endurance Cutter to the Vietnam Coast Guard during a ceremony in Honolulu on Thursday morning. The ship, which will be renamed CSB 8020, is expe... Sweden Holds Comparative Tests of Handheld Mine Detectors
As a part of the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) plan to replace and upgrade the range of handheld sensors used by SAF EOD, as well as keeping up-to-date on the current market, comparison tests of handheld... US Army’s 'Cyber Soldiers' Offer Capabilities to Tactical Units
FORT MEADE, Md. -- The term "cyber Soldier" sounds like something out of a futuristic action film. But that's exactly what to call the Soldiers from the 780th Military Intelligence (MI) Brigade who se... Inaugural Air Defense Exercise Hailed As Successful
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. --- Participants across the U.S. aerospace-defense enterprise agree – the inaugural Aerospace Control Alert Cross Tell Live Fly Exercise held here May 23-25 was a successful, integ... Saudi Arabia Lobbying Efforts in the Spotlight
Last week POGO Investigator Lydia Dennett spoke on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson regarding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s recent lobbying efforts. Their investigation found that weak enforcement o... Australia’s DoD Extends Optus Satellite Contract
Minister for Defence Senator, the Hon Marise Payne, has welcomed the extension of Defence’s C1 satellite partnership with Optus well into the next decade. Minister Payne said Optus had provided sat... EU Commission, EDA Sign Agreement on Defense Research
BRUSSELS --- The European Commission Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Lowri Evans, and the Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA), Jorge Domecq,... Canada Selects Rockwell’s Android-Based Joint Fires Solution
OTTAWA, Canada --- The Canadian Army selected Rockwell Collins’ joint-fires solution for its Digitally-Assisted Close Air Support (DACAS) system to digitally link airborne platforms and ground-based J... Aussie Software Improves Evaluation of Electro-Optical Systems
VIRSuite is a real-time scene generation software designed by the Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group for the analysis, evaluation and development of electro-optical systems in a range of compl... GE Touts LM2500 Turbine to Power New Canadian Warships
OTTAWA, Canada --- GE’s marine gas turbines are the ideal solution for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Canadian Surface Combatant next generation destroyer and frigate program, GE reported today at th... THAAD Scandal Ends Two High-Flying Military Careers
During the previous Park Geun-hye administration, most high-profile decisions about national security were led by two Army generals with high-flying military careers: Defense Minister Han Min-koo and ... Russian Defence Minister Chairs Military Dept. Board Session
Today, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held Board session of the Russian military department in the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre. Lead... Australia to Build Cabins for F-35 Ground Crews
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced Defence had signed a contract worth $37.5 million with Lockheed Martin Australia to provide portable facilities which will h... Safran Closes Sale of Identity and Security Activities
PARIS --- Safran announces the completion of the sale of its identity and security activities to Advent International for Euro 2.4 billion. As announced on September 29, 2016, the transaction wil... CAE 2017 Net Up 10% As Sales Increase 8%
MONTREAL, Canada --- CAE today reported revenue of $734.7 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017, representing 2% growth from the fourth quarter last year. Fourth quarter net income attrib... | 
