| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Flydubai Orders 175 Boeing 737 MAX
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --- Boeing and flydubai finalized the purchase of 175 737 MAX airplanes in the largest single-aisle jet order in Middle East history. The deal – which includes options for ... Lockheed Wins $7 Bn for F-22 Sustainment
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a total estimated value of $7,000,000,000 for F-22 sustainment. This c... GD Wins $2.6Bn to Upgrade 786 US Army Abrams Tanks
General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $2,628,902,518 fixed-price-incentive contract for the upgrade of up to 786 M1A1 configured Abrams vehicles to newly config... Boeing and Embraer Confirm Merger Talks
CHICAGO & SAO PAULO --- The Boeing Company and Embraer today confirmed the two companies are engaged in discussions regarding a potential combination, the basis of which remains under discussion. T... Chinese-Russian CR 929 Airliner Passes Engineering Review
On December 2017, the Board of Directors of CRAIC, the Chinese-Russian Joint Venture, acting as the operator of CR 929, the Long-Range Wide-Body Aircraft program, approved the results of passed Gate 2... Boeing Wins $1.2 Bn for Ten P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $1,232,654,575 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-14-C-0067) for the manufacture and de... Viva Air Finalizes Order for 50 A320 Family Aircraft
TOULOUSE, France --- Following an MOU signed at Le Bourget Paris Airshow in June, Viva Air, the Latin America low cost carrier group owned by Irelandia Aviation, has signed a purchase agreement with A... Shipyard Floats Out Second British Aircraft Carrier
HMS Prince of Wales has been floated and moved to her fitting-out berth at Rosyth. In a delicate overnight operation, sluices were opened and water gradually filled the dry dock, specially enlarged... Lockheed Wins $945M Order for PAC-3 Missiles
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $944,888,827 modification (W31P4Q-17-C-0006) to contract W31P4Q-17-C-006 for the initial Fiscal 2018 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) pr... Korea Moves Toward Buying More F-35 Fighters
Korea has taken the first step toward purchasing additional stealth fighter jets from the United States, multiple government sources told the JoongAng Ilbo on Wednesday. The move followed an agreem... Finland to Modernize XA-180 Personnel Carriers
The Defence Forces received a mandate from Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö to procure a life cycle upgrade from the Finnish Patria Land Systems Oy. Life cycle upgrades are used to modernise 65 XA-180 ... France Receives First Lockheed C-130J Transport
On Friday, December 22, the 2/61 "Franche-Comté" Transport Squadron, located on the BA-123 of Orléans-Bricy, will take delivery of the first C-130J-30 aircraft, the stretched version of the C-130J Sup... Boeing Wins $480M to Repair Saudi F-15 Parts
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $480,421,520 fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) repair support services effort. This program is compri... BAE Wins $228M to Produce M109A7 SP Artillery Guns
BAE Systems Land and Armaments LP, York, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $227,855,028 modification (PZ0002) to contract W56HZV-17-C-0001 for the production of up to 228 sets of M109A7 and M992A3 vehicles.... Airbus Helicopters, UK MoD Extend Support Deal for RAF Puma Mk2
OXFORD, England --- Airbus Helicopters and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a Follow-on Support Arrangement contract to provide support to the Royal Air Force Puma 2 fleet over the planned... Lockheed Wins $191M for Insensitive MLRS Munitions
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Alabama, was awarded a $191,593,882 modification (P00020) to contract W31P4Q-16-C-0102 for procurement of insensitive munitions motors and guided multiple launch ... US Army Awards $100M Order for 258 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $100,132,959 modification (P00082) to contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 for 258 joint light tactical vehicles and 1,727 kits. Work will be performed ... Hungarian Defence Forces Purchase Two Used Airbuses
Speaking at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó announced that the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) purchase two A319 Airbuses, adding that the planes wi... Serbia Negotiating Purchase of More Russian Arms
Serbia is negotiating the purchase of military helicopters from Russia in one of several possible new Russian arms purchases that could heighten tensions in the Balkans. Serbia's Defense Minister A... Australia Strike Aircraft Complete Counter-Daesch Campaign
Australia’s six F/A-18F Super Hornets will return home in January marking the end of Australia’s successful air strike operations in Iraq and Syria. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Pay... France Marks 3 Years of Operations in Jordan
Colonel Arnaud, commander of the deployed Air Base (BAP), briefed reporters by video link live from Jordan, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the first mission flown from the BAP. Operat... Saab Wins Contract for Korean Stealth Fighter’s AESA Radar
Defence and security company Saab has received an order for support of algorithm development and evaluation for airborne AESA fighter radar. The radar development programme is led by the Korean Agency... CH-53K Demonstrates Dual Hook Jettison for First Time
For the first time, a CH-53K King Stallion performed a dual point external load and successfully demonstrated the auto-jettison capability of the aircraft, using a 5,000 lb. load. The test took pl... Immature Technologies Could Explode Cost of Columbia-class SSBN
Additional development and testing are required to demonstrate the maturity of several Columbia class submarine technologies that are critical to performance, including the Integrated Power System, nu... US Navy Awards $980M Contracts to Prepare Audit
Deloitte Consulting LLP, Alexandria, Virginia (N00189-18-D-Z013); and KPMG LLP, doing business as KPMG LLP Federal Services, McLean, Virginia (N00189-18-D-Z014), are being awarded a combined estimated... USAF Selects Locations for Next 2 ANG F-35 Bases
WASHINGTON --- The Air Force has selected Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin and Dannelly Field, Alabama as the preferred locations for the next two Air National Guard F-35A bases. “Sel... Marine Corps Continues to Introduce Viper Helicopters
MCAS KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii --- Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 received three upgraded AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters here, Dec. 19, 2017. The AH-1Z aircraft is an updated version of the ... Pentagon to Move to Cloud Computing
WASHINGTON --- Defense Department senior leaders have directed DoD to adopt cloud computing to support the warfighter, a direction that will become a pillar of the department’s strength and security, ... Germany Orders 4x4 Military Trucks from Iveco
BOLZANO, Italy --- Iveco Defence Vehicles received a significant order from the German BwFuhrpark Service GmbH for a new fleet of military medium multipurpose 4x4 trucks for the German Army. The o... Future USS Manchester (LCS 14) Completes Acceptance Trials
MOBILE, Ala. --- The future USS Manchester (LCS 14) successfully completed acceptance trials Dec. 15 after a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and... German MoD Lists Conditions for Successful Defense Cooperation
The Berlin Security Conference has become an important platform of international exchange on issues of security politics and military politics. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information ... Boeing Wins FAA Certification for KC-46 Tanker Airframe
EVERETT, Wash. --- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for its core 767-2C aircraft configuration, verifying that... 1st Improved Boxer Delivered to German Bundeswehr
The first BOXER APC featuring A2 configuration was delivered on 30th November 2017 to the German Army. Changes compared to the A1 configuration resulted from experiences made during the successful dep... A400M Refuels Six F-18 Fighters in One Flight
MADRID --- An Airbus A400M has successfully refuelled six Spanish Air Force F-18 fighters in a single mission as part of an air-to-air refuelling (AAR) human factors certification flight. The 13 Decem... India Commissions Latest Coast Guard OPV
Indian Coast Guard Ship “Sujay”, the sixth in the series of six 105m Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard Shri Rajendra Singh at Goa today in the presen... Rolls-Royce to Implement Strategic Plan at New Unit ITP
Following Spanish Government approval of Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the remaining 53.1% stake in ITP, previously owned by SENER, from now on the Spanish company will be part of the Rolls-Royce group... Saab Acquires Shipyard and GKN’s Applied Composites Business
Defence and security company Saab acquires the Swedish combat boat producer N. Sundin Dockstavarvet AB and the repair shipyard Muskövarvet AB, in order to strengthen Saab’s product offering in the nav... Hi-Tech Spy Tech to Protect Royal Navy's 4,800 Shipwrecks
Satellite imagery, radar and other technology is being used to protect the Royal Navy's most hallowed sites. Naval historians have joined forces with intelligence agencies to use the latest technol... | 
