| Latest Feature Stories Commons Report Vindicates Criticism of Lockheed’s F-35 Costs
PARIS --- Highlighting the “unacceptable” lack of transparency over the costs of the F-35, and the “wholly unsatisfactory” failure by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide adequate cost estimates, the... Latest Press Releases Boeing, Bombardier State Cases Ahead of ITC Hearing
WASHINGTON --- The Boeing Company released the following statement regarding today’s public hearing at the International Trade Commission (ITC) on Bombardier’s illegal business practices with its C Se... MPs Slam “Unacceptable Lack of Transparency” in F-35 Costs
The procurement of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is designed and built by a consortium led by Lockheed Martin, is the most expensive international defence procurement programme in history. A ‘f... Bell’s New V-280 Tilt-Rotor Makes First Flight
AMARILLO, Texas --- Bell Helicopter today announced that its V-280 Valor has achieved first flight. The V-280 Valor is a next-generation tiltrotor that is designed to provide unmatched agility, speed,... Japan to Buy Two Aegis Ashore Batteries for $2 Billion
TOKYO --- Japan formally decided on Tuesday it would expand its ballistic missile defense system with U.S.-made ground-based Aegis radar stations and interceptors in response to a growing threat from ... Trump Announces New National Security Strategy
WASHINGTON --- President Donald J. Trump today announced a new national security strategy rooted in a whole-of-government approach that stresses the economic might of the United States. In a writte... Reversing Course, DoD Will Retain Cluster Munitions
The Department of Defense last month abandoned a 2008 policy that would have reduced the U.S. inventory of cluster munitions and imposed strict new safety and quality control standards on these anti-p... Chinese Air Force Planes Fly Through Tsushima Strait for First Time
BEIJING --- Chinese air force planes Monday flew through Tsushima Strait for the first time and conducted drills in international airspace over the Sea of Japan, an air force spokesperson said. The... Lockheed to Develop Affordable Cruise Missile Demonstrator
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, has been awarded an $110,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Gray Wolf science and technology demonstration effor... Leak Found on New British Aircraft Carrier
The UK's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is leaking because of a faulty seal. The Royal Navy's future flagship, which was commissioned by the Queen earlier this month in Portsmouth, has ... Lockheed Meets 2017 F-35 Delivery Target; 265 Now Delivered
FORT WORTH, Texas --- On Friday, December 15, Lockheed Martin delivered the 66th F-35 aircraft for the year, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for 2017. To date, more than 2... Boeing Delivers New Australian Battlespace Comms System
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today congratulated Defence and Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) for delivery of the A... PLA Says Foreign Warplanes ‘Interfere’ with High-Seas Exercise
Several Chinese bombers, fighters and surveillance aircraft encountered and dealt with interference from foreign warplanes while conducting a training mission over the Tsushima Strait on Monday, accor... German Defense Minister Backs Longer Afghanistan Mission
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan had been carried out too quickly, making her remarks during her sixth trip to Camp Marma... Lockheed Wins $961M for Pod Sustainment and Upgrade
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $961,160,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract for sustainment, mode... Elbit Wins DIRCM Order for International A330 Tanker Fleet
A signing ceremony for a contract award related to the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) Programme was held on 17 December, in Rehovot, Israel. The US$ multi-million supplemen... GKN Wins Support Contract for South African Gripen RM12 Engine
GKN Aerospace has signed a three-year contract extension worth over USD 8 M (Initial order value ZAR 89M), covering the technical product support, maintenance and parts supply for the Gripen RM12 Engi... EDA Study Points Towards Big Data Potential for Defence
BRUSSELS --- How do new and constantly evolving Big Data methodologies and techniques impact defence Modelling and Simulation and how may their increasing potential be best used? To shed light on thes... USAF Selects BAE’s Bomber Armament Tester
Our Bomber Armament Tester will signal operational readiness for the U.S. Air Force’s bomber fleet’s weapon systems The U.S. Air Force has selected BAE Systems to design, develop, manufacture, and ... BAE Contracts Czech Firm for Swedish Mortar Program
BAE Systems has signed a contract with Czech manufacturer Laser Centrum CZ, Ltd. to produce mechanical components for the Swedish Army’s Mjölner mortar system. The agreement represents BAE Systems’... PLA Introduces New Fabricated Fortifications
BEIJING --- New type of fabricated fortification developed by the Defense Engineering Research Institute under the Academy of Military Science (AMS) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has b... US Navy Commissions Newest Littoral Combat Ship
BUFFALO, N.Y. --- The Blue crew of Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, USS Little Rock (LCS 9) proudly delivered their ship to the fleet and brought her to life in front of a welcoming crowd of thou... First Two Airbus H175s Enter Service in Southern Hemisphere
Global offshore service provider Babcock International has taken delivery of two H175s at a ceremony in Darwin, Australia. Babcock’s aircraft are the first H175s to be introduced into the southern hem... Podcast: Pierre Sprey and the Birth of the A-10
The A-10 has proven itself to be one of the most venerable and capable aircraft in the US arsenal. It is also an aircraft most people in the Air Force never wanted and have spent years actively workin... What Could Santa Bring the Pentagon?
Ho! Ho! Ho! The tradition of having the U.S. Air Force track Santa’s Christmas Eve circumnavigation of the globe dates back to 1955, amid the chilliest days of the Cold War. But it’s firmly up-to-date... Saab Wins KMW Order for Mobile Camouflage Systems
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH (KMW) for deliveries of Mobile Camouflage Systems (MCS). Deliveries will take place during th... AMOG, Thales Collaborate on New Research into Submarine Technology
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced another Australian defence industry collaboration success with Melbourne firm AMOG Technologies contracting with Thales on n... IAI to Maintain IAE AG V2500 Engines
International Aero Engines AG (IAE) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced today a 10-year general terms agreement for maintenance of V2500 engines at IAI's BEDEK, Engine Division. The first ... India Tweaks Defense Procurement Procedure
The threshold limit for defence offsets was fixed at Rs.300 Crore in 2008. Keeping in view enhancement in cost of procurement on account of offsets in such cases and difficulties faced by smaller OEM... Rostec to Provide After-Sale Service for MC-21 Aircraft
Rostec State Corporation will be the main logistics and maintenance operator of after-sale service for long-haul aircraft MC-21. The tender for providing the service has been won by the Aircraft Servi... Leonardo Wins Prize for Electric Tail Rotor for Helicopters
The National Award for Innovation, the most important prize for Italian innovation, was awarded to Leonardo during a ceremony held in the Chamber of Deputies, in the presence of the President of the C... | 
