| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Lürssen Wins A$4 Bn Australian OPV Competition
The Turnbull Government today announces Australia’s 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels will be designed and built under prime contractor Lürssen. The Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) project, which is worth up... US to Deploy Six F-22 Stealth Fighters to Korea Next Month
SEOUL --- The United States is planning to send six F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to a joint air force exercise in South Korea next month in what is believed to be U.S. action to put maximum pressu... Japan and UK to Jointly Develop Air-to-Air Missile
TOKYO --- Japan will team with the U.K. to develop an air-to-air missile, Tokyo's first defense equipment project with a partner other than the U.S. and a potential turning point for the country's arm... Russian $321Bn Acquisition Plan to Focus on Precision Weapons, Nukes
SOCHI --- Specific attention in Russia’s new state program of armaments will be focused on precision weaponry, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday. "Specific attention wil... Saab Wins New Sea Giraffe Order for US Navy LCS Program
Defense and security company Saab has received an additional order from General Dynamics for delivery of its Sea Giraffe AMB naval radar for the United States (U.S.) Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships LCS 2... After Naval Base, Djibouti Agrees Strategic Partnership with China
BEIJING --- China and Djibouti on Thursday agreed to establish strategic partnership to strengthen all-round cooperation. The announcement came as Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Djibo... Former UK Ministers Warn Against More Defence Cuts
A former defence secretary has warned that spending less on the military does not make the UK more secure. Arguing the need for increased funding, Labour peer Lord Hutton of Furness said a current nat... TMKS Under Pressure from Cost Overruns, Long Delays: Report
When the giant industrial concern ThyssenKrupp releases its annual results on Thursday, the focus will likely be on the company’s unprofitable steel division, which is being merged with Tata Steel UK ... China Completes High-Altitude Tests of AC312E Helicopter
AC312E, the first light twin-engine civil helicopter ever developed in China, completed all plateau test flights Tuesday at Ninglang Luguhu Airport, a commercial airport that sits at an altitude of 3,... EDA Conference Is “Most Important Moment for EU Defence in Decades”
BRUSSELS --- The European Defence Agency (EDA) Annual Conference 2017 entitled 'Security in the digital age: the added value of European cooperation’ was opened Thursday morning (23 November) in Bruss... Latvia’s Defence Spending Reaches 2% of GDP
Ministry of Defence: Saeima decides to spend more on defence, reaching the threshold of 2% of GDP for the first time in its history and ensuring the compliance with NATO standards, which require membe... Navantia, BIW Team for US Navy Future Guided Missile Frigates
Navantia and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works have signed a teaming agreement to collaborate on the U.S. Navy’s next-generation FFG(X) Guided Missile Frigate. The partnership between Bath Iron Works, ... Lockheed Completes Third F-35A for Australia
Australia’s third F-35A aircraft has rolled off the assembly line at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, marking another major milestone in Australia’s F-35A Project. Minist... SeaCeptor Missiles Provide Major Boost to Royal Navy Frigates
With Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose officially welcomed back into frontline service on Thursday after receiving the Sea Ceptor missile system, Forces Network takes a look at what it can do. It mar... Russia Upgrading Msta-S Self-Propelled Howitzers
In accordance with the State Defence Order, the military-industrial enterprise repaired and modernised combat hardware. The 2S19M2 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer has an improved aiming fire rate (i... Search Ends for Missing Sailors in C-2A Crash
PHILIPPINE SEA --- The U.S. Navy ceased search and rescue operations at 10:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Nov. 24 for three Sailors not immediately recovered after a C-2A Greyhound crashed on the afte... China Says UK’s New “Assault” Carrier Saves “Some Face”
BEIJING --- The British Defense Ministry recently announced that the British Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth will be commissioned on December 7, which will put an end to the 3-year-l... US Destroyer En Route for Home for Major Repairs
YOKOSUKA, Japan --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, Nov. 24, to meet heavy lift transport vessel Transshelf and be... B-1B Lancer Bombers to Train with Royal Australian Air Force
RAAF Base Amberley will host up to two United States Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancers as part of the United States-Australia Force Posture Initiatives. The USAF B-1B Lancers are long-range, multi-miss... UK Awards Support Contract for Royal Navy Radar Systems
Visiting BAE Systems’ Great Baddow site today, Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin announced a new £18 million contract to support the Royal Navy’s air defence fleet and sustain Chelmsford jobs. The ... EDA Conference Calls to Step up Cyber Defence Cooperation
BRUSSELS --- EDA Chief Executive Jorge Domecq this afternoon closed the Agency’s Annual Conference 2017 with a call to use the EU’s new defence tools and the EDA’s full potential for enhancing cyber c... Israeli AF Used Advanced Debriefing System for Ex. Blue Flag 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) supplied to Israel's Air Force (IAF) an innovative drill debriefing system that performs debriefing in record time. The system was developed for the Blue Flag Exerci... Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN Engine Enters Service
Rolls-Royce today celebrated the entry into service of its Trent 1000 TEN engine. The engine is designed to power all variants of the Dreamliner family, including the new 787-10. The engine incorporat... Fatigue Tests Completed on MC-21 Wing Box
In mid-November, Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) named after professor N.E. Zhukovsky completed another stage of static tests of a composite load-bearing wing box of MC-21-300 aircraft. The... Trust Fund to Help Jordan Destroy Ammunition Advances
In a ceremony at NATO Headquarters on 22 November 2017, the ambassadors of Spain and Switzerland and the acting General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) signed an agreement to... | 
