| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Indigo Partners Finalizes $50 Bn Order for 430 Airbus A320neo Aircraft
Airbus announced today that it had finalized agreements with Indigo Partners and its four portfolio airlines for the purchase of 430 additional A320neo Family aircraft for ultra-low-cost airlines Fron... CALC, AerCap and Viva Air Each Order 50 Airbus A320 Aircraft
CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited), a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, has signed a firm order for 50 A320neo Family aircraft. This latest incrementa... Boeing Wins $6.1Bn Order for 36 Qatari F-15QA Fighters
The Boeing Co., Defense, Space, & Security, St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $6,173,500,000 undefinitized contract action contract for the F-15 Qatar program. This contract provides for the... Japan’s Record 5.2Bn Yen Defense Budget Includes Cruise Missiles, ATBMs
TOKYO --- The Cabinet on Friday approved a record-high draft defense budget for fiscal 2018 to beef up Japan’s missile defenses against the growing threat from North Korea, breaking the record for the... China’s New AG600 Flying Boat Makes First Flight
GUANGZHOU --- China's first large amphibious aircraft AG600 on Sunday completed its maiden flight in south China's Guangdong Province. At 9:39 a.m., the aircraft AG600, code named "Kunlong" left Ji... Belgian Minister Says Rafale Offer ‘Too Good to Be True’
France is making every effort to give its Rafale fighter every opportunity. After the French government already promised an economic return of 4 billion, it is now talking of even 20 billion. But acco... Boeing Receives Contract for First Japan KC-46 Tanker
The Boeing Co., Defense, Space & Security, Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $288,681,573 firm-fixed-price contract for one KC-46A aircraft for Japan. The face value is not-to-exceed $19,786,279... Belgium Joins European Tanker Pool, Buys One A330MRTT
The Council of Ministers decided Friday (Dec. 22) to allocate 258 million euros to the Belgian participation in a fleet of European tankers, an amount that corresponds to the value of an aircraft Airb... India Orders 131 Barak Missiles, 240 Precision-Guided Bombs
Raksha Mantri Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman cleared two procurement proposals here today. The first proposal is related to procurement of 240 bombs, at a cost of Rs. 1254 cr. from M/s JSC Rosonboron Exp... Raytheon Wins $660M for AMRAAM Missiles
-- Raytheon Missile Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $634,204,347 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) production Lot 31. The con... Brazilian Minister Casts Doubts on Embraer Tie-up with Boeing
SÃO PAULO, Brazil --- Brazil’s defense minister said the government was concerned that talks about Boeing Co.’s possible takeover of Embraer SA had gone ahead without its knowledge, and demanded expla... DRDO Successfully Tests Interceptor Missile
Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) System of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully scored a direct hit on incoming missile today at around 09:45 am from Dr Abdul Kalam Island ... India Issues RFP for 15 Light Combat Helicopter
BENGALURU, India --- HAL has received a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 15 Limited Series Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army today. LCH is a 5.5-ton c... Russia to Finance 55% of $2.5Bn Sale of S-400 Missiles to Turkey
MOSCOW --- The value of contract to deliver Russian S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey stands at $2.5 billion, the head of the state corporation Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, said in an interview ... German Navy Refuses Faulty Frigate, Wants Fixes
The Federal Agency for equipment, information technology and use of the Federal Armed Forces (BAAINBw) calls from the Frigate Consortium 125 (ARGE F125), including the shipyards ThyssenKrupp Marine Sy... Latvia Orders AW119Kx Helicopters for State Border Guard
ROME --- Leonardo is pleased to announce that the State Border Guard of Latvia has signed a contract for two AW119Kx single engine helicopters plus option for an additional unit, customised configurat... Russia Delivers Second Batch of Su-35 Fighters to China
MOSCOW --- Russia has sent the second batch of 10 Su-35 fighter jets (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) to China under a contract signed back in 2015, a source familiar with Russia’s military and techni... Uzbekistan Aims to Boost its Military Capabilities
Since the death last year of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan has made headlines as its new president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, seeks to reform much of the country by liberalizing the economy... Status of Polish Armed Forces Modernization
During the last 2 years 250 contracts were signed by the Polish MoD for the modernization of the Armed Forces, which amounted to 20 billion PLN. 160 of them amounted to 13 billion PLN and were assigne... Marshall Aerospace to Support French C-130H Transports
Marshall has won the contract to provide engineering services to the French Air Force fleet of 14 Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft. The contract has been awarded by the state-owned Service Industriel d... USAF Awards $110M for Gray Wolf Networked, Affordable Cruise Missile
DALLAS --- Lockheed Martin received a $110 million, five-year Phase 1 contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop and demonstrate a new low-cost cruise missile called Gray W... House of Commons Report Reveals True State of UK Defense Spending
This paper summarises UK defence expenditure (historic, current, and planned), international comparisons of defence expenditure of NATO Allies, and the financial cost of UK military operations. It ... Royal Canadian Navy Receives New Support Ship
LÉVIS, QC. --- Davie Shipbuilding - Canada's leading shipbuilder - today announced that it has completed the construction, commissioning and sea-trials of the first Resolve-Class Naval Support Ship, A... Taiwan to Receive Upgraded F-16Vs This Year
TAIPEI, Taiwan --- Four upgraded F-16 fighter jets are scheduled to be delivered to the Air Force in 2018 by a state-owned aviation firm, Ministry of National Defense (MND) sources said Wednesday. ... Croatia Received Four Offers for New Fighter
The Republic of Croatia is to reach one of the crucial and most complex decisions regarding its defence sector following the Homeland War – to retain the capability of control and protection of the na... BAE Wins Contract to Begin M109A7 Full-Rate Production
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract that clears the path to begin full-rate production of the company’s M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier vehicles. The contr... Royal Air Maroc Orders 4 GE-Powered Boeing 787s
SEATTLE --- Boeing and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) today announced orders for (4) 787-9 Dreamliners – valued at $1.1 billion at list prices – that will enable Morocco's flag carrier to expand international ... Bombardier Wins Orders for 12 CS300s, 12 CRJ900s
MONTREAL --- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and EgyptAir Holding Company announced today that the parties have executed a firm agreement for the sale and purchase of 12 CS300 aircraft along with purch... China Says Its Most Advanced UAV Is Combat Ready
After multiple rounds of flight and firing tests, the Wing Loong II UAS has conducted firing tests with eight types of missiles and dozens of bombs, with a hit rate of 100 percent, the Xinhua News Age... Lockheed Awarded $553M for THAAD Interceptors
Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a $553,144,843 modification (P00007) to definitize a previously-awarded HQ0147-17-C-0032 undefinitized contract action.... Raytheon Wins $333M for Qatar Surveillance Radar
Raytheon Co., Woburn, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $333,355,700 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a Surveillance Radar program operations and maintenance follow-on sustainment pa... GA Wins $328M for Predator and Reaper Support
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $328,801,883 cost‐plus‐fixed‐fee contract for MQ‐1 Predator and MQ‐9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft support and servi... Boeing Wins $193M for Small Diameter Bomb Production
The Boeing Co. Defense, Space and Security, St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $193,638,503, contract modification (P00001) to a previously awarded contract (FA8672-16-D-0010) for Small Diameter ... Longbow LLC to Refurbish Sights of UK Apache Helicopters
Longbow LLC, Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $103,056,024 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (United Kingdom) contract for Fire Control Radar Mast Mounted Assembly Refurbishment program for the ... Northrop Wins $255M for Three MQ-9 Triton UAVs
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded $255,309,325 for fixed-price-incentive modification P00003 to a previously awarded advanced acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-00... Boeing Wins $148M for F-18 Hornet Maintenance
The Boeing Co., Jacksonville, Florida, is being awarded $148,548,978 for modification P00027 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-14-D-000... Lockheed Wins $102M to Improve AEGIS Combat System
Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey is being awarded a $102,506,796 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-5116) to ex... US Army Orders PSS-T Tethered Observation Balloon
Bravura Information Technology Systems Inc.,* Aberdeen, Maryland, has been awarded a $233,334,787 modification (P00009) to contract W56KGY-16-D-0035 for engineering, logistics, operations, and program... Elbit to Upgrade Mi-17 Helicopters for Asian Country
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $110 million contract from an Asia-Pacific country for the upgrade and maintenance of dozens of Mi-17 helicopt... Saab Offers Fixed Face Configuration of Sea Giraffe 4A Radar
Defence and security company Saab has introduced the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face (FF), a fixed-panel configuration of Saab’s existing and delivered active electrically scanned array, AESA, radar family.... First Run for GE Aviation’s Advanced Turboprop Engine
PRAGUE --- GE Aviation’s Advanced Turboprop engine, the first clean-sheet turboprop engine to hit the Business and General Aviation (BGA) market in more than 30 years, successfully completed its first... UkrOboronProm Testing New Weapons for Ukrainian Army
In 2017, the SC "UkrOboronProm" plants started and successfully completed development and testing of new military equipment and weapons, aiming to strengthen the Ukrainian army in the near future. ... UOP Delivers 50 BTR-3DA to Ukrainian Army
The State Enterprise "Kyiv Armored Plant", which is part of the State Concern "UkrOboronProm", fully complied with the State Defense Order 2017, having transferred 50+ new BTR-3As, repaired T-72, as w... AW109 Trekker Helicopter Wins EASA Certification
ROME --- Leonardo is pleased to announce that the AW109 Trekker helicopter was issued with type certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) yesterday. Deliveries will start in the firs... India Sees ‘Strategic Partnership’ As New Procurement Channel
Government has finalized the policy on Strategic Partnerships in the Defence Sector. The same has been promulgated on 31.05.2017 as Chapter VII of Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 as “Revital... Latvia MoD Analysis of Zapad 2017 Wargame
Ministry of Defence has completed a review of military training Zapad 2017, jointly conducted earlier this year by Russia and Belarus. Ministry of Defence believes that Zapad 2017 was an attempt t... AW139 Global Helicopter Fleet Passes Two Million Flight Hours
The AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter global fleet has reached an outstanding milestone of two million flight hours, across all operational scenarios on five continents, while performing a wid... Kongsberg and Thyssenkrupp Established Joint Venture
thyssenkrupp, its subsidiary Atlas Elektronik and Kongsberg joined forces and established a 50/50 joint venture company to shape the future combat systems of conventional submarines. The company named... | 
