| Latest Feature Stories An Overview of Russia’s Ten-Year Armaments Program
The document detailing the new Russian State Armaments Program (SAP), covering the years 2018 to 2027, has been signed, according to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin, who spoke to Kommersant in an... Latest Press Releases Germany Wants to Keep Fighter Jet Expertise in Europe
BERLIN --- Germany’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that its plan to give priority to the European fighter jet over U.S. competitors in a competition to replace aging Tornado jets would retain air... France to Develop Next-Gen EW and ELINT Aircraft
On February 28, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, convened a Ministerial Investment Committee which decided to launch development of the Strategic Intelligence Aircraft Program "Universal ... Admiral Warns Price of F-35 Must Come Down
The three-star admiral overseeing the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program ever says the cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter must come down, or it will quickly become unaffordable. In a meet... India’s DAC Clears $1.4Bn Procurement of Small Arms, More
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, met here today and accorded approval to Capital Acquisition Proposals of the Services and Coast Guard valued at... UK, Germany Work Towards Stronger Defence Relationship
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has hosted his counterpart Ursula Von der Leyen in the UK for the first time. The pair and their teams met to discuss strengthening defence ties. The German Defen... China Cautions Japan on Missile Build-Up in South
Japan is mulling a new military buildup in its southernmost region with an eye on China, Japanese media has reported. The Japanese government is considering deploying a surface-to-ship missile unit... Russian Hackers Infiltrated German Foreign, Defense Ministries
German security services have admitted they uncovered a Russian cyberattack on the foreign and defense ministries in December. Sources say the malware had been planted up to a year earlier. The Ger... Deal for New “Air Force One” May Be Less Rosy Than Claimed
The White House’s “fixed-price deal” may still leave the taxpayer on the hook. And a spokesman seems to have inflated the projected savings. An “informal” $3.9 billion deal for new Air Force One je... US Navy Awards $1.07 Billion R&D Contract to Penn State Lab
The Applied Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University (ARL/PSU), State College, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $1,070,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantit... US Navy Awards Ship Maintenance and Repair Contracts
-- BAE Systems - San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California (N00024-18-D-4325); -- Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon (N00024-18-D-4326); -- General Dynamics - National Steel and Shipbuilding Co... Lockheed Wins $149M for Post-Delivery Support of F-35 Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $148,745,565 for modification P00023 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0... Lockheed Wins $7M to Support F-35s in California, Japan
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $7,400,000 for modification P00033 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee cont... India’s Nag Anti-Tank Missile Completes Development Firings
Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) NAG were successfully flight-tested today in desert conditions against two tank targets at different ranges and timings. NAG ATGM has been developed by Defence Researc... Pentagon Waived Repayment of $16 Billion from FMS Customers
Under the law, when a foreign government buys U.S. weapon systems through the Department of Defense, those governments are required to reimburse the Department for research, development, and other one... Tata, Boeing Inaugurate Apache Fuselage Plant in India
HYDERABAD --- Tata Boeing Aerospace (TBAL), a joint venture between Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) today inaugurated its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad. Spread over 14,000-square ... Northrop Grumman-Built G/ATOR Approved for Early Fielding
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. --- The Northrop Grumman Corporation AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) has been approved for early fielding by the United States Marine Corps. This milestone fol... Study Weighs Regional Impact of Norway’s JSM-Armed F-35s
The topic for this study is how the new F-35 Lightning II and Joint Strike Missile (JSM) may affect Norwegian security policy towards Russia. The study asks how the systems influence Norwegian deterre... The Future of ISR in Contested Environments
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce the release of the latest entry in The Mitchell Forum paper series, “Rethinking the Information Paradigm: The Fut... US Forces Japan Chief Welcomes JASDF F-35A to Misawa
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan --- The United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Terrence A. Greene, joined Misawa Air Base leadership in welcoming the first operational Ja... Montenegro Says NATO Contributions on Target for 2024
WASHINGTON --- Montenegrin Defense Minister Predrag Boskovic says the country is on target to spend 2 percent of annual economic output on defense by 2024, in keeping with a promise to expand military... Rapid Equipping Force Brings Fast Solutions to Soldiers
WASHINGTON --- During Operation Atlantic Resolve in Europe, Soldiers were tasked to move ammunition around Eastern Europe but lacked sufficient trailers to haul it, said Col. Lanier Ward. A program... 'Third Arm' Project Enters Next Testing Phase
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- Soldiers may be asked to carry heavier, more lethal weapons in the near future, but they might have a third arm to improve their accuracy and reduce fatigue. Using ... A Closer Look at US Air Force’s FY2019 Budget Request
The Air Force 2019 budget requests $194 billion in budget authority, an increase of $10 billion, or about 6 percent, over the fiscal year 2018 request.1 But the challenges the Air Force is facing are ... China Plans Sea Launch for Carrier Rocket
China will launch its carrier rocket from the sea for the first time in 2018, which would allow China to narrow the gap in sea launches. The Long March-11, a solid propellant rocket developed by th... Russian Su-24MR Carries Out Planned Flight Over Sea of Japan
MOSCOW --- A Russian Su-24MR warplane performed a planned mission over the Sea of Japan, local media reported Wednesday. "The crew of the Su-24MR warplane from the Eastern Military District carried... Boston MedFlight Orders Three Airbus H145s
LAS VEGAS --- Boston MedFlight, a nonprofit organization that provides critical care air medical transport for Boston-area and other Eastern Massachusetts hospitals, has ordered three new versatile Ai... Bell Signs Four Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Helisul Taxi Aereo
Bell Helicopter announced today the signed purchase agreement of the first of four Bell 505 Jet Ranger X aircraft to Brazil based customer, Helisul Táxi Aéreo. The aircraft will be used to conduct pan... Embraer E190-E2 Wins Certification by ANAC, FAA and EASA
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- In a ceremony held today at the Company's facilities in São José dos Campos, Embraer received Type Certificate for the E190-E2, the first member of the E-Jets E2 family... EDA, European Investment Bank to Cooperate
BRUSSELS --- Jorge Domecq, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA) and Alexander Stubb, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo... A New Beginning for European Defense?
It is time to move past institutional integration and develop practical European security capabilities. Europe is facing multiple security challenges. Russia aims to undermine the European security... Lithuania to Present New Defence Procurement Reform
On March 1 Vice Minister of National Defence Giedrimas Jeglinskas will take part in the jointly organised US-Lithuania Defence Forum in Vilnius. At the event, the newly formed Defence Materiel Agency ... Over 600 New-Gen Systems Received by Russian EW Troops
More than 600 new generation complexes were received by EW troops over the last five years. As a result, the share of modern equipment has reached 67 %. Also for the period, 19 new models have been... Russia Invites US, NATO Leadership to Moscow Conference
The Russian Ministry of Defence invited military leadership of the USA and NATO to the Moscow Conference for International Security. It was announced by Colonel General Alexander Fomin, the Deputy Def... EDA Members Approve Cyber Defence Training Platform
BRUSSELS --- EU Member States last week agreed to commence work on a platform to provide Member States with education, training, exercise and evaluation (ETEE) services in the field of cyber security/... L3 Buys Stake in Nanotechnology Optics Company
NEW YORK --- L3 Technologies announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the Dallas-based nanotechnology firm, Peak Nano Optics, LLC (Peak Nano), to acquire a minority stake in the comp... Rheinmetall 2017 Sales Up 5%, Defense Up 3%
-- Consolidated sales grow 5% to €5,896 million -- Operating result rises 13% to €400 million -- Operating free cash flow improves significantly to €276 million -- Automotive generates an operating... Naval Group 2017 Sales Up 16%, Net Income Grows 52%
• Sales of €3.7 billion (+16% vs 2016), of which 35% on international markets • Orders intake of €4 billion • EBITA of €172.7 million, 1.5-point increase in operating profit to 4.7% • Promising per... | 