| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Sweden Turns Down Less Expensive French Air-Defense Offer
STOCKHOLM --- Dagens Industri can today reveal that Sweden has received an offer for French air defence systems which is significantly lower than the SEK 10-12 billion that the Swedish government plan... Australia Approves A$1.4Bn Battlefield Command System
The way wars are fought on the modern battlefield will be revolutionised with a new Battlefield Command System for the Army. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Minister ... Croatia Short-Lists Israel, Sweden for Fighter Jet Deal
Israel is bidding to sell the Croatian air force upgraded second-hand F-16 combat aircraft. US and Greek bids have been discarded, a local TV station reports. The odds of Israel being able to sell ... China Expected to Deploy New DF-41 ICBM Next Year
China’s intercontinental ballistic missile DF-41 is expected to be deployed in early 2018, said military expert Yang Chengjun on a TV program broadcasted on China Central Television (CCTV) on Nov. 26.... £500M Upgrade Well Underway for British F-35 Base
Infrastructure works to prepare RAF Marham for the arrival of the F-35B Lightning multi-role combat aircraft next year are well underway at the Norfolk base. Over £500m is being invested in new infras... Israel Qualifies Naval Variant of Iron Dome
Today (Monday), an “Iron Dome” interception test performed from an Israeli Navy vessel was completed successfully. This test is another step towards the announcement of the system and battalion’s oper... ASC Shipbuilding to Build Australian Navy’s New OPVs
ASC Shipbuilding today welcomed the Government’s decision to select German ship designer Lürssen as the prime contractor for the SEA 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program, and ASC Shipbuilding as ... Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens Launch Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator
LONDON --- Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion fo... Royal Fleet Auxiliary Welcomes RFA Tidespring to the Fleet
Monday 27 November 2017 will mark a significant date in the history of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as RFA Tidespring is welcomed to the operational fleet. A Service of Dedication will be held at HM Nava... China's Manned Submersible Completes Key Stage, Nears 2020 Test
Chinese engineers have completed a key stage in China's manned submersible that can descend as low as 10,000 meters, and hope to begin trials by 2020. Chinese scientists finished the trepanning in ... F-35A Testis for Norwegian Drag Chute Underway in Alaska
FAIRBANKS, Alaska --- Maj. Jonathan “Spades” Gilber, U.S. Air Force F-35 test pilot, demonstrates the handling qualities of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II during icy runway ground testing at Eiel... Lockheed Wins Nearly $200 M of C-130 Training Contracts
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin received six contracts, with awards totaling $198.4 million, to improve training for C-130 airmen and operators around the world. The C-130J Super Hercules Maintenanc... Airbus Flies Second NH90 Sea Lion Prototype
DONAUWÖRTH, Germany --- The second prototype of the NH90 Sea Lion commissioned by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, I... Lockheed Wins $38M for F-35 Software Conversions
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $37,716,883 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-15-C-0003) to exerci... Orbital Wins $50M Contracts to Update AARGM Anti-Radar Missile
Orbital ATK Inc., Defense Electronic Systems, Northridge, California, is being awarded $32,908,496 for cost-plus-fixed-fee task order N0001917F0507 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement... GA Wins $17M to Integrate Laser SDB on Reaper Drone
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $17,461,954 contract for integration of the Guided Bomb Unit-39B/B, also known as laser small diameter bomb, onto the M... Thales Upgrades Swiss Air Force Helicopter Simulators
Thales has delivered upgrades to the Full Flight and Mission Simulators (FFMS) AS532 Super-Puma (TH06) transport helicopters and multi-purpose twin-engined EC635 military helicopter of the Swiss Air F... GE Engines Power Korean Navy’s Newest CHAMSURI II-Class Patrol Boat
GE announced that its LM500 marine gas turbines now power the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) first PKX-B patrol boat. The ROK Navy took delivery of this new surface combatant on October 30; the 220-ton PKX... BAE Adds Czech Technology to CV90 Offered to Czechia
Czech optical specialist Meopta will support vital line-of-sight technology for BAE Systems’ CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) as part of a Memorandum of Understanding with defence and security com... Deployable Landing System Gives USAF Pilots Global Reach
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. --- Airmen will be able to setup instrument landing systems at austere landing strips within days, now that the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here authorized full rate pro... The Evolution of RAF Drone Warfare in the 21st Century’
Anyone who has conducted interviews with around 60 Reaper drone crew members and given evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Drones will have learned a thing or two about the Royal Air Forc... CRS Reviews Columbia-class SSBN Program
The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program, previously known as the Ohio replacement program (ORP) or SSBN(X) program, is a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs... CRS Reviews US NAVY Shipbuilding Plan
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... Fincantieri Delivers Upgraded OPV to Armed Forces of Malta
TRIESTE --- Fincantieri delivered Offshore Patrol Vessel P61 to the Armed Forces of Malta, following upgrading activities carried out at the Group’s drydocking facility within the Port of Genoa. Th... Elbit Inaugurates Fighter Mission Training Center in Colombia
HAIFA, Israel --- An Elbit Systems interconnected, multi-cockpit Mission Training Center (MTC) was recently inaugurated for the Colombian Air Force. The MTC provides realistic simulated battlefield tr... Saab Launches New Tool for Military Training
Defence and security company Saab launches a new tool for military O/C (Observer/Controller) and exercise leaders. The new application, We:Are, is built on Augmented Reality for smart phones and table... US Prepares to Replace Nuclear Gravity Bombs
This is the story of a pair of Air Force bombs. I came across it just before Thanksgiving, and in the days since—probably like you—I have been confronted with the traditional late-November choice: dar... Russia, U.S., Britain Aid Search for Missing Argentine Sub
Russian, U.S., and British teams are aiding the 14-nation search for a missing Argentine Navy submarine, 11 days after the vessel lost contact following an explosion. Aircraft from Argentina, Brita... Allies Discuss Assistance to Ukraine's Defence Reforms
On November 27-28 Chief of the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Major General Vitalijus Vaikšnoras is conducting a visit in Ukraine to attend meetings of the Multinational Joint Commission o... Lockheed to Enhance F-16 Training Programs in Two Countries
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Rockwell Collins has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide display systems for two international F-16 training program customers. The solutions include customized configuration... Amur Unit Receives Latest Command Vehicles Based on BTR-60 PUM
The RChBD military base located in the Amur region, Eastern MD, has received the latest R-145BM-1 command-and-staff signal vehicles based on a modernized armored personal carrier. The command-and-s... Finnish Defence Forces Defend Against Simulated Attack on Helsinki
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) began their main annual exercise across parts of southern Finland on Monday. The week-long war games are taking place in the Uusimaa region, including the Helsinki are... Skipsteknisk, IMC Team to Offer Research Vessel to Australia
Skipsteknisk AS of Norway and International Maritime Consultants (IMC) of Fremantle, Australia have entered into a teaming agreement to offer the Skipsteknisk range of hydrographic oceanographic resea... Thales Acquires Aveillant, World Pioneer In Holographic Radar Technology
Thales announces the acquisition of Aveillant Ltd, a Cambridge (UK) based start-up company, pioneer in holographic radar technology. Holographic radars perform very differently to standard surveill... Technodinamika Tests New Parachute for Ultra-Low Heights
Technodinamika is testing a new Shturm parachute for ultra-low heights. As expected, the tests will be completed in the first half of 2018. According to the General Director of the Technodinamika h... NZDF Aircraft Technicians Work on 'Skibirds' in Antarctica
Antarctic weather is harsh and unforgiving but for two aircraft technicians deployed by the New Zealand Defence Force, the chance to work on the continent and on aircraft nicknamed the “Skibird” was a... Final F-16 Rolls Out from Fort Worth Assembly Line
FORT WORTH --- Bobby Tamplin was 26 years old in 1977, when he went to work as a parts fabricator on the F-16 fighter jet. At the time, he was told his job would last “maybe five years.” Forty year... | 
