| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases India Boosts Defense Budget by 8%, Pushes Defense Production
Union Budget for the financial year 2018-19, presented by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in the Parliament today, envisaged a total outlay of Rs. 24,42,213 crore. Out of this, Rs 2,95,511.41 c... UPS to Order 14 More Boeing 747-8Fs and Four 767Fs
SEATTLE --- UPS has exercised options to order 14 additional Boeing 747-8F freighters, providing the company with additional capacity in support of accelerating demand for U.S. and international air s... F-35 May Be Out as Germany Weighs Tornado Replacement Options
As Germany continues to consider options for replacing its old Tornado jet fighters, the head of the German Luftwaffe will literally be fired if he says the words “F-35” publicly again, according to a... Swedish Navy Warns of Submarine Shortage
Sweden needs six to seven submarines, but only two are now operational, warns the commander of the Swedish Navy’s First Submarine Flotilla. "The system is vulnerable system," he says. In the forthc... Ankara Uses Afrin Campaign to Showcase Turkish-Made Weapons
ANKARA, Turkey --- On Jan. 21, a day after Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch against Afrin in northern Syria, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim briefed media representatives about the campaign, putt... Russian Military Talks Tough After 'Unsafe' Black Sea Flyby
Moscow is talking tough after being reprimanded by the United States over an "unsafe" incident in which a Russian military jet flew within 1.5 meters of a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the Black S... US Ambassador to Promote Arms Sales at Singapore Airshow
WASHINGTON --- The United States for the first time in years is sending its diplomat responsible for foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow to promote U.S.-made weapons, a U.S. official said ... Pentagon “Can't Afford” F-35 Sustainment Costs: Lord
WASHINGTON --- Sustainment costs on the F-35 are poised to become unaffordable, and that’s a big challenge for Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’s newly christened undersecretary of defense for acquisition and... Poland Negotiated “Better Deal” for Patriot Missile: Minister
The Polish National Defense Ministry has secured an unspecified cost reduction in Patriot missile defense systems from the United States. A top Polish defense official previously blasted the $10.5 ... Norway Defense Chief Wants NH90s for Frigate Missions
On February 1, the Chief of Defense sent a recommendation to the Ministry of Defense on how to compensate for the lack of operational delivery on the NH90. The Armed Forces’ analysis of the NH90 ga... US Air Force Grounds T-6 Trainers Over Hypoxia Incidents
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- The 19th Air Force commander has issued an operational pause for all T-6 Texan II operations to ensure aircrew safety after a cluster of unexplained physiological events occurre... New Agreement Gives India Access to Some French Naval Bases
Indian ships and naval assets can now move across from the Pacific to Singapore, Andamans, Diego Garcia, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Djibouti, onwards to Oman. India is all set to firm up a defence... South Korea Talking with Thailand for New T-50 Order
South Korea is seeking to bolster its defense industry cooperation with Thailand as the first deliveries of T-50TH Golden Eagle fighter jets are underway. Defense Minister Song Young-moo visited Th... Russian MoD Says That 60% of Budget Spent on Equipment
The expenses for the Armed Forces technical re-equipment constitute 60 percent of the military budget; the rest 40 per cent are spent on salaries in the army and navy. At the same time, military ex... Naval Group Floats Out Eighth Fremm Frigate, Normandie
On 1 February 2018, Naval Group floated the FREMM multi-mission frigate Normandie, just 12 months after the start of hull assembly in the building dock on the Lorient site. The completion of this mile... US Army Working to Fix Problems with New Handgun
The Army’s new handgun meets “all safety and operational requirements,” officials said Wednesday, after a recently published report revealed several issues with the Sig Sauer-made weapon. Early eva... First Italian-Built F-35B Arrives In US for Testing
The first F-35B assembled outside of the U.S. landed at NAS Patuxent River on Jan. 31 after completing a transatlantic flight from Cameri Air Base in northern Italy. The flight follows the Italian ... US Army Developing Armed Robotic Vehicles Controlled by Soldiers
DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. --- Army engineers aim to qualify an autonomous combat vehicle on a gunnery range in the coming months, as part of a new program they say is the first step toward weaponized rob... UK Defence Secretary Discusses Threats with US Counterpart
The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and his US counterpart, Jim Mattis, have been discussing how to tackle the increasing threats faced by both allies. Both countries have recently unveiled new ... RAF Opens Huge New Hangar for A400M
A £70 million hangar large enough to contain three of the RAF’s new Atlas transport aircraft at the same time was officially opened by Defence Minister Guto Bebb at RAF Brize Norton today. The Atla... China's CH-4UAV Completes Multiple Ammunition Live-Fire Tests
YINCHUAN, China --- China's homemade Caihong-4 (CH-4) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) conducted a six-day multi-type ammunition live-fire test successfully in January in northwestern China. CH-4, dev... Phase One of Saudi AWACS Upgrade Completed
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. --- Phase one of a $1.6 billion, decade-long upgrade and sustainment effort for five Royal Saudi Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft began with a $240 ... China’s MoD Confirms Report of Armored Vehicle Upgrades
BEIJING --- The website of Jane's Defense Weekly recently published a report on Asia's demand for military ground vehicles (MGVs) in the next decade and provided a surprising analysis of China's spend... Naval Group Comments Launch of Indian Scorpene Sub
On 31 January 2018, in presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, and CMD MDL Commodore Rakesh Anand (IN Retd.), Karanj, the third of P75 Scorpene-class submarine was launc... New Indian Scorpene Sub Doesn’t Change Chinese Naval Advantage: China
The Indian Navy's third domestically-manufactured Scorpene class submarine launched Wednesday cannot compare for quality and quantity with the rapidly upgrading Chinese navy, Chinese experts said Thur... Minister Confirms HMS Ocean to be Scrapped
The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Ocean will not get a last-minute reprieve despite the launch of a review into the nation's future defence needs, ministers have confirmed. Former Head of the Navy Lord... Ogden ALC Describes Regeneration of Indonesian F-16s
On Jan. 23, 1979, the first operational F-16A Fighting Falcon arrived at Hill AFB as part of the then, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, making Hill the first Air Force base to stand-up an operational F-16... US Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Omaha
WASHINGTON --- The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Omaha, during a 10 a.m. PST ceremony at the Broadway Pier in San Diego, Feb. 3, according t... Pentagon Picks Three Firms for $268M Contract to Support P-8A
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington (N00019-18-D-0112; and N00019-18-D-0113); AAR Aircraft Services Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana (N00019-18-D-0111); and StandardAero (San Antonio) Inc., San Antonio, Te... Boeing Wins $195M for More JDAM Tail Kits
The Boeing Co., doing business as Boeing Defense Space and Security, St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $195,013,749 fixed-price-incentive-firm modification (P00006) to previously awarded contrac... Xiamen Airlines, GE Sign MoU to Strengthen Cooperation
XIAMEN, China --- Xiamen Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE today, to further strengthen the strategic cooperation between the parties. Zhao Dong, President of Xiamen Ai... Airbus Delivers 8,000th A320 Family Aircraft
Air China has accepted the 8000th Airbus manufactured A320 family aircraft. The aircraft is the airline’s third A320neo and is powered by Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. Airbus delivere... Saab Exhibits at the Singapore Airshow 2018
Saab will exhibit at the Singapore Airshow, from 6 to 11 February 2018. Saab will display its world-leading air defence and surveillance product line-up, including the Gripen fighter, Swordfish MPA, G... | 
