| Latest Feature Stories Looking Back On 15 Years of “Spin” About Afghanistan
I spent the last decade-and-a-half listening to the nation’s military leaders explaining, over bacon and eggs, how the U.S. was making progress in Afghanistan. Ever since 2001, officers and their civi... Latest Press Releases Raytheon Wins $630M for SM-3 Missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $614,483,341 modification (PZ0001) to definitize a previously awarded undefinitized contract action executed on Dec. 8, 2015; the modi... Iran Says S-300 Air Defense System Now ‘Fully Integrated’
Iran’s advanced S-300 air defense system, delivered by Russia after years of delay, is now “fully integrated” into the air defense network, a senior Iranian air force commander told the country’s stat... North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan
North Korea fired a ballistic missile eastward over Japan, at around 5:57 a.m., Tuesday missile flew more than 2,700 kilometers at a maximum altitude of around 550 kilometers, the Joint Chiefs of Staf... NATO Battlegroups in Baltics and Poland Fully Operational
NATO’s four multinational battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are now fully operational. This milestone comes after the Canadian-led battlegroup based at Camp Ādaži in Latvia became ... Second South Korean Sub Delivered to Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia --- The newest Navy submarine fleet, KRI Nagapasa 403, from South Korea arrived in Surabaya today on Monday, August 28. After a 15-day trip from the shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuild... Royal Navy Unveils Radical Future Submarine Concepts
The Royal Navy has unveiled a series of futuristic submarine concepts which mimic real marine lifeforms and radically change the way underwater warfare could look in 50 years. With a crewed mothers... Indian Navy Receives First Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
HYDERABAD, India --- Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday handed over the Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) jointly developed by India and Israel, to the Indian Navy, at Bharat Dynamics Ltd... Russia Moves Two Subs from Black Sea to Med
The two latest Kolpino and Velikiy Novgorod diesel-electric submarines of the Black Sea Fleet reached the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The surfaced submarines are floating accompanied by SB-921... DoD Moves Troops, Assets to Texas for Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Department is prepositioning troops, search and rescue units, aircraft, vehicles, equipment and supplies to staging areas near the worst of the flooding in southeastern Texa... Iraqi Forces Reach Center of Tal Afar
WASHINGTON --- Iraqi security forces reached the center of Tal Afar and liberated another 60 square kilometers in and around the former Islamic State of Iraq and Syria stronghold, a Defense Department... Estonia, NATO Closely Monitor Russia-Belarus Zapad Maneuvers
Estonia and NATO are closely monitoring preparations for Zapad, the joint exercise between Russia and Belarus, and expect both countries to adhere to the letter and spirit of international agreements.... New US Military Plan for Afghanistan 'Not There Yet'
PENTAGON --- The Pentagon is not ready to move forward with President Donald Trump's new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, since military officials say key decisions have yet to be made. Defense... USAF Secretary Says F-35A “Ready for Combat” In Pacific
The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is ready and poised to go to the Pacific — or any theater, for that matter — should tensions escalate with North Korea, the Air Force’s top civilian said Friday. “We ... Chinese Air Force Expands Operations Into Pacific Ocean
Recent moves by the Chinese Air Force show it has determined to expand its presence over oceans by conducting more long-distance drills and developing new bomber aircraft with longer ranges, according... RAF Hands Over NATO Romania Duties to Canada
Four Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 fighter aircraft departed Romania on 28 August, ending the UK’s five-month leadership of NATO’s enhanced air policing mission in the country. Since April the Typhoons... RAF Sends Two Typhoons to Estonia for Training Mission
Two Typhoon Fighters from 3 (Fighter) Squadron Royal Air Force have arrived in Estonia to conduct a training mission and been greeted by the Minster for Armed Forces Mark Lancaster TD MP. The Typho... Elbit Wins $93M Upgrade of Asian Country’s F-5 Fighter Fleet
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $93 million contract from an Asia-Pacific country to upgrade its F-5 aircraft fleet. The contract will be perf... China Claims US Navy Ships “Pose Major Threat to Other Vessels”
In an apparent bid to quell Western concerns over a series of accidents involving U.S. naval vessels, General Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander, insisted the U.S. "freedom ... Burkina Faso Orders Two Mi-171SH Armed Helicopters
“Rosoboronexport signed two contracts for the delivery of Mi-171SH military transport helicopters and air weapons to Burkina Faso. Our partners will receive 2 rotary-wing aircraft. The contracts will ... Irkutsk Delivers Su-30SM Fighters to Russian AF
Generation 4+ Su-30SM fighters have made a flight from the Irkutsk aviation plant to the Western MD to reinforce squadrons in the Kursk region. The regiment has received two Su-30SM supermanoeuvera... Boeing Wins $323M Order for F-18 Spare Parts
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $323,500,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized delivery order (TH13) against a five-year base contract (SPRPA1-14-D-002U) with one five-year o... Police Access to Military Weapons Needs More Oversight, Not Less
The Trump administration is removing restrictions–including important oversight measures–on a program that puts surplus military gear into the hands of state and local law enforcement agencies. The ne... Average Launch Mass of Military Satellite Continues to Decline
Between 2012 and 2016, global militaries took delivery of 203 satellites. Deliveries reached a peak in 2013 with the launch of 55 satellites. Launches declined to a low point in 2016, when only 26 sat... Newly-Trained F-35 Maintainers Begin US Air Force Service
EGLIN AFB, FL. --- The first Air Force core trained F-35 maintainers have become noncommissioned officers during July and August, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. To this point, the leaders who are re... ECA Group's Inspector MK2 USV Goes Wireless
ECA Group extends the capabilities of its Unmanned Surface Vehicle INSPECTOR MK2 to provide faster data transfer linked to other unmanned systems. Premium equipment has been selected and tested in ... USAF Releases Video Report on MC-12 Liberty
FORT MEADE, Md. --- The MC-12W Liberty provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to ground forces all over the world. In this Air Force Tech Report, learn about the capabilities of the MC... US Army Completes Autonomous Micro-Robotics Research Program
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- Researchers from industry and universities across the nation have rallied around a collaborative technology alliance with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory since 2008.... Insitu Marks One Million Flight Hours of Australian UAVs
BINGEN, Wash. --- Insitu reached a milestone worth celebrating when the company’s unmanned platforms – ScanEagle, Integrator and RQ-21A Blackjack – hit a collective one million operational flight hour... Cyberspace Domain Critical for Nuclear Treaty Monitoring
PATRICK AFB, Fla. --- The Air Force Technical Applications Center here is charged with ensuring each and every nation across the globe complies with the ban on nuclear weapons testing, 24 hours a day,... Airbus Delivers First U.S.-Produced A320 to Spirit Airlines
The first delivery of an A320 aircraft from the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility has taken place in Mobile, Alabama, USA. The aircraft, delivered to Spirit Airlines, is the 37th overall delivery fro... Israel Aerospace Industries Exhibits at MSPO 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will display a variety of cutting-edge defense solutions at the upcoming MSPO defense industry show, to be held in Kielce, Poland, from September 5-8, (Booth E-31). ... | 
