| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases NATO Member Bulgaria Downplays Reports of Pilot Revolt
Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov told a hastily-convened news conference on October 24 that reports that Air Force pilots had refused to take off for training flights had been blown o... Pentagon Kicks Off F-35 “Deep Dive” Cost Review
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Defense Department’s deep dive into the F-35’s cost is officially underway, as a team of Pentagon officials works their way through the massive supply chain of the Joint Strike... Russia Preparing to Launch of IL-276 Transport Aircraft
The Russian Armed Forces are planning to purchase the IL-276 medium military transport aircraft. The new aircraft will be able to transport several combat vehicles or hundreds of soldiers over a dista... F-35A Pilots Continue to Report Hypoxia Incidents
U.S. Air Force F-35s at Luke AFB, Arizona, are back in the skies after a spate of so-called physiological episodes (PEs) caused the service to ground the aircraft this summer, but the troubling events... Airbus Delivers First A320neo Assembled In China to Air Asia
TIANJIN, China --- AirAsia has taken delivery of the first A320neo assembled at the Airbus Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) at a dedicated ceremony in Tianjin, China. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-... Bulgaria Plans to Spend 2.2Bn Euro on Defence, Security in 2018
Bulgaria plans to spend 4.4 billion levs ($2.64 billion/2.25 billion euro) on defence and security next year, figures from the 2018 draft budget proposed by the finance ministry showed on Monday. T... Chinese Shipyard Patents New Submarine Propulsion System
China has conducted a trial run on the country's first permanent magnet propulsion motor for naval vessels, with experts saying that it marks a significant breakthrough in the country's naval vessel b... Light Military Helicopter Market Valued at $22 Bn Through 2031
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Utilizing data from its innovative Platinum Forecast System 3.1, Forecast International projects that a total of 1,610 light military rotorcraft will be produced during the 15-year ... Russia, Philippines Sign Military-Technical Agreement
Governments of Russia and the Philippines have signed agreement on military and technical cooperation. The document was signed by the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Ar... UK Invests £90M In New Helicopter Training Center
The Ministry of Defence has announced an over £90 million investment in a world-leading helicopter simulation centre to help train the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots of the future. ... Over 500 Senior US Military Officials Sanctioned for Serious Misconduct
WASHINGTON --- Since 2013, military investigators have documented at least 500 cases of serious misconduct among its generals, admirals and senior civilians, almost half of those instances involving p... Naval Group Confirms Commitment to Future Australian Subs
Naval Group has confirmed its commitment to deliver a regionally superior and sovereign Future Submarine capability for Australia that brings together experience and key technologies along with opport... Airbus Lakota Helicopter Enters Thai Army Service
In 2014, the Royal Thai Army acquired six UH-72A Lakota helicopters from Airbus Group through the US’s foreign military sales programme. After receiving training and in-country support, the Lakotas’ f... UK National Auditor Reviews Non-Competitive Defense Procurement
Regulations introduced by the Ministry of Defence (the Department) to deliver better value for money for the taxpayer from non-competitive procurement have the potential to deliver significant cost re... US Navy Drawing Up New Unmanned Systems Road Map
WEST BETHESDA, Md. --- The Unmanned Systems Facilities workshop held by the office of the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for unmanned systems (DASN UxS) and hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Cen... Colombia Wants to Pair Tader Radar with Anti-Air Missiles
BOGOTA --- The Colombian Air Force has expressed an interest in integrating anti-air missiles with its TADER radar system. The TADER is a 3D pulsed-Doppler X-ray primary radar mounted on a tactical tr... Sierra Nevada Enters Race for UH-1N Fleet Replacement
For a while, Sikorsky and its HH-60U Black Hawk, and the Boeing/Leonardo team with its MH-139, have been at the forefront of the U.S. Air Force’s UH-1N replacement competition. But as the deadline for... IAI Supplies Air Defense Radar System to European Customer
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) successfully supplied an advanced 3D air surveillance and defense radar system manufactured by ELTA Systems Ltd., a Group and Subsidiary of IAI (IAI/ELTA) to a Europe... South Korea, US, Japan Begin Missile Detection Exercise
South Korea, the United States and Japan began a joint exercise in waters off the Korean Peninsula and Japan, Tuesday, to enhance their capabilities in detecting and tracking North Korean ballistic mi... Orbital to Make F-35 Composite Structures for Lockheed
DULLES, Va. --- Orbital ATK announced today it has received an initial $24 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce additional composite components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Under the... Terma Radar Selected for Canadian Arctic OPVs
In a state-of-the art manufacturing space located in an industrial park outside of Toronto, Nanowave Technologies’ team of over 200 engineers, scientists and technicians are currently working on innov... Pentagon: Battle Against Violent Extremism at Inflection Point
FORT BELVOIR, Va. --- The conflict against extremist organizations is at an inflection point, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford hosted the chi... US NATO Ambassador to Press Russia on Zapad Troop Numbers
NATO ambassadors are set to meet their Russian counterpart to discuss a range of issues, including joint Russian-Belarusian war games. Western estimates say troop involvement was much higher than the ... Queensland Government Orders Two More AW139 Helicopters
ROME --- Leonardo announced today that the Government of Queensland in Australia has placed an order for two additional AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft are expe... US and ROK Forces Complete Mine Warfare Exercise
BUSAN, Republic of Korea --- Maritime forces from the U.S. and Republic of Korea successfully completed the Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MN MIWEX), Oct. 22. USS Chief (MCM 14), staff from M... 50th EDA Helicopter Tactics Course (HTC) Completed
BRUSSELS --- The 50th EDA Helicopter Tactics Course (HTC), which ran over three weeks at UK Royal Air Force base Linton-on-Ouse, was successfully completed on 13 October 2017. The HTC programme sta... US Strike Won't Destroy all N. Korean Nuclear Capabilities:
WASHINGTON --- A preventive military strike by the United States would not remove all of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, a renowned American expert on the North Korean issue ... Leonardo to Provide ATC Radars to Somalia, Sudan
ACCRA --- Leonardo has made further gains in the African Air Traffic Control (ATC) domain, announcing at African Air Show 2017 today that the company has signed two contracts to provide ATC systems fo... | 
