| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Boeing Offers Sneak Peek of MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker Aircraft
ST. LOUIS --- Boeing for the first time is showing what it believes is the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) best suited for refueling U.S. Navy jets operating from aircraft carriers. Through its MQ-2... F-35 Completes Weapons Delivery Accuracy Tests
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- Testers from the 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) completed a major test milestone bringing the F-35 Lightning II’s full combat capabilities clos... Royal Navy Completes Sea Ceptor Firing Trials
Firing trials of the new Sea Ceptor air defence system have been successfully completed on board HMS Argyll. The second ship fitted with Sea Ceptor has also conducted a successful firing to verify ... DCMA Says Lockheed Late on F-35 Deliveries for 4th Consecutive Year
Lockheed Martin Corp. failed to meet delivery timelines set out in contracts for its F-35 jet for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Pentagon’s contract management agency. It’s a less up... US Approves $200M FMS Sale to Support Polish F-16s
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland for follow-on support and sustainment services for its F-16 fleet for an estimated cos... Japan Wants Long-Range Cruise Missiles for Its Defense Force
The introduction of long-range cruise missiles that the Defense Ministry is seeking in its fiscal 2018 budget runs the risk of being taken as an indication that Japan is looking to acquire a capabilit... Embraer KC-390 Tanker-Transport Meets Initial Requirements
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- The new Embraer KC-390 military transport and aerial refueling jet completed a relevant milestone today, with Embraer demonstrating to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) the... Qatar Signs LOI for 490 VBCI Combat Vehicles
SATORY, France --- Nexter Group announces the success of the new VBCI evaluation campaign by Qatari forces. It has demonstrated once again all the performances of the vehicle. The [firings], carried o... Saudis Claim Intercept of Houthi Ballistic Missile
RIYADH --- Saudi air defenses have downed a ballistic missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The missile targeted Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition fighting the Shiite r... Russia Brings Three New Voronezh Radars Into Operation
Three Voronezh radar station (Missile Launch Detector) have taken up combat alert in Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk and Altay krais. As the Voronezh radars have entered service, seven new-generation radars... Swiss Cabinet Rules Out Purchase of Heavy Lift Helicopters
BERN --- At its meeting on 8 December 2017, the Federal Council approved, in response to a query from the Council of States, a report studying the possibility of acquiring heavy lift helicopters. Vari... 2017 Was a Banner Year for the Arms Industry
Arms companies have had a good year. The top 100 learned in July that their annual revenues amounted to a healthy $364.8 billion, with American companies — as usual — dominating. While the military it... Finland to Upgrade Hamina-class Fast Attack Craft
The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command received a mandate, on 19.12.2017, from Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö to sign contracts on the upgrade of the Hamina-class fast attack missile crafts (F... Airbus to Rebuild and Upgrade Polish Turboprop Trainers
In the presence of the Undersecretary of Defense Bartosz Kownacki, on 19 December 2017 the contract for the modernization of 12 PZL-130 TC-I ORLIK aircraft to the improved TC-II version was signed by ... French AF Receives Its 13th A400M Airlifter
The thirteenth A400M Atlas military transport aircraft for the Air Force was delivered on Tuesday 19 December 2017 to the Air Force. It bears the serial number MSN65. The Directorate General of Armame... US Air Force Tests KC-135 Defensive System
TINKER AFB, Okla. --- A 507th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker here is fulfilling a critical role within the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard in the testing and fielding efforts to emplo... Six NATO Countries Contributed to Baltic Air Policing in 2017
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- Throughout 2017, Baltic Air Policing, the collective task of providing fighter interceptor aircraft ready to react quickly to Baltic airspace violations and infringements, has be... Swedish Defence Commission Report on Total Defence Concept
On 20 December the Swedish Defence Commission presented the report Resilience - the total defence concept and the development of civil defence 2021-2025. In the report, the Defence Commission prese... China Says New Transport Plans Boost Capabilities
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Ground Force has put two Y-9 transport planes into service, a move that reflects its aspiration to build stronger strategic projection capabilities. On Friday, a ... Russia Continues to Deliver New Equipment to Units
New artillery formation of the Combined Arms Army located in Moscow region, Western MD, received more than 10 2S33 Msta-SM2 self-propelled howitzers. The formation is being rearmed with modern mili... Gulf Mine Forces Link Up for Final Workout of 2017
A giant America Sea Dragon helicopter passes HMS Bangor during the last all-action minehunting exercise of 2017 in the Gulf. The Royal Navy's entire Middle East mine warfare force - five ships and ... German Defense Minister Ursula Von Der Leyen at a Crossroads
Ursula von der Leyen is fighting on many fronts. Her Christmas visit to German troops stationed in Afghanistan highlighted her tension with the military and Berlin. DW's Udo Bauer reports from Mazar-i... Elbit to Support US Army’s Fleet of C-26 and UC-35 Aircraft
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America LLC (ESA), through its wholly-owned subsidiary M7 Aerospace LP, was awarded a contract from DynCorp I... Coalition Airstrikes Continue to Kill ISIS Leaders
SOUTHWEST ASIA --- In Iraq and Syria, coalition airstrikes killed three senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria leaders in the past three weeks, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve off... F-35A Continues Icy Runway Tests in Alaska
EIELSON AFB, Alaska --- Lockheed Martin’s F-35A test crew is conducting testing on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to certify the aircraft’s ability to taxi and land on an icy runway. In order to ... US Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS City of Bismarck
MOBILE, Ala. --- The Navy accepted delivery of its ninth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9), Dec 19. EPFs are shallow draft, all aluminum, commercial-based cat... Finnish Forces Take Up Options in Research Program 2017
The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command to take up options from the Defence Forces’ Research Program 2017 (PVTO 2017) The defence administration’s commercial steering group made the decision ... Facts and Figures on China's Military Reform
BEIJING --- This winter marks the second anniversary of the launch of China's reform of its armed forces. Here's a list of facts and figures on the historic breakthroughs. -- Four general depart... US Army Upgrades Mission Command Network
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- "We have a very limited amount of time to do this, so kicking the can down the road is not an option." Those words, emphasized at a recent conference, reveal the im... BAE Launches Supply Chain Assurance to Tackle Insider Threats
A new cloud-based service to help companies of all sizes manage their supply chain cyber risk. The Cyber Defence Monitor research by BAE Systems revealed that around one third of C-level executives... China Skeptical of EU Defense Pact
Despite crises - the economic and the refugee one - and cohesion problems on several fronts, the EU seems determined to continue the path of integration. Closer cooperation in the field of security an... Joint Air Combat Exercise at Mountain Home Finishes
MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho --- The 366th Fighter Wing is located in the middle of nowhere in southern Idaho, nearly an hour away from a large city. Not exactly the description of a place one would expec... HMS Ocean Returns Home for the Final Time
Bad weather has put a dampener on the homecoming of HMS Ocean as she arrived home a day earlier than expected. The Royal Navy Fleet Flagship returned to her base-port of Devonport in Plymouth at ab... Potential Impact of US U-Turn on Cluster Munitions
Cluster munitions are air-dropped or ground-launched weapons that release a number of smaller submunitions intended to kill enemy personnel or destroy vehicles. Cluster munitions were developed in Wor... Thales Touts Spy Ranger Mini-Drones for Recce, Field Surveillance
Actually seeing what is going on around on the field is part of the vital needs of an Army. The Spy Ranger mini-drones were developed by Thales in a partnership with Aviation Design and Merio, two sma... Spacecom's Orbital Assets are Attractive to Potential Buyers
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Spacecom has suffered from a series of recent setbacks. The company lost contact with Amos-5 in November 2015, and permanently wrote off the satellite a month later. More importantl... Occar, NSPA Sign Agreement for Lithuanian Boxer Munitions
A Service Level Agreement related to the 'Provision of Ammunition and Missiles' between NSPA and OCCAR-EA, on behalf of the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania, was signed in a ceremony at NSPA ... Iron Bird Power on As CityAirbus Reaches Next Milestone
DONAUWORTH, Germany --- The CityAirbus programme has reached another important milestone: the completion and “power on” of the “iron bird” ground test facility in Taufkirchen, Germany. This enables th... | 