| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Putin Reveals Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Already in Service
MOSCOW --- Russia has created a small-size super-powerful nuclear power plant that can be installed on a cruise missile, which will ensure an unlimited flight range and invulnerability to missile and ... Germany Excludes Thyssenkrupp from Warship Tender
Already suffering from allegations of bribery and cost overruns on several naval orders, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems has now been barred from bidding to build Germany's next generation of battleships.... Boeing Wins US Navy Contract to Modernize Super Hornet Fleet
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Boeing has been awarded a contract to modernize the U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet, extending the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+ flight hours. In the early 2020s, Boein... Russia Begins Testing New Sarmat Heavy ICBM
MOSCOW --- Russia has launched tests of new promising missile complex Sarmat, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during his annual State of the Nation Address. "We have launched the ... Russia Has Hypersonic Weapons, Putin Claims
MOSCOW --- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that Russia possesses hypersonic weapons. All countries with a high level of scientific potential "are actively developing hyperson... BAE Wins $1.2Bn Support Contract for Australian ANZAC Frigates
The jobs of almost 1,700 workers have been secured by the signing of a landmark extension to the sustainment contract for our Anzac Frigates. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Py... US Clears $47M Javelin Missile Sale to Ukraine
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine of Javelin Missiles and Javelin Command Launch Units (CLUs) for an estimated cost of ... Lockheed to Develop and Fit HE Laser to Burke-class Destroyer
BOTHELL, Wash. --- The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $150 million contract, with options worth up to $942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delivery of two high power laser weapon ... Russia Says Su-57s Return Home After Syria Trials
MOSCOW --- Two Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jets have successfully completed a two-day program of tests in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told reporters on Thursday. "Indeed, they we... Japan Studying Whether F-35Bs Can Fly from Helicopter Carrier
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Friday that his ministry is studying whether F-35B fighter jets can be put on a "helicopter carrier," a move that may raise concerns that Japan is backing away f... MoU Signed for An-132 Production in Saudi Arabia
Antonov Company, Taqnia Aeronautics, a subsidiary of Saudi Technology Development and Investment Co (TAQNIA) and WAHAJ, an affiliate of SIPCHEM have signed a three-party MoU to manufacture the AN−132 ... Babcock Signs 5-Year Agreement to Buy Airbus H160s
LAS VEGAS --- Babcock is set to become the global launch customer for the H160 after signing a five-year frame agreement for the purchase of a fleet of H160s. The fleet of H160s is destined for EMS an... Leonardo Wins €140M Helicopter Orders At Heli-Expo 2018
-- Seventeen aircraft across Aw119Kx, AW109 GrandNew, AW109 Trekker, AW169, AW139 and AW189 models; -- Deliveries through to 2019 with aircraft to perform EMS missions across Europe, VIP/corporate an... Thales Details Role in Future French Sigint Aircraft Project
Thales welcomes the decision by the Ministry of the Armed Forces to award a contract to integrate Thales's Universal Electronic Warfare Capability (CUGE) on board three Falcon Epicure jets. This ne... MTU Joins Sikorsky for German Heavy Helicopter Bid
MUNICH --- Germany’s leading engine manufacturer and U.S.-based helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company have jointly entered into an agree-ment for MTU to provide maintenance, repa... China Compares New Aircraft Carrier to In-Service “Liaoning”
BEIJING --- China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier has attracted worldwide attention since it was launched on Apr. 26, 2017. The new vessel is similar to the aircraft carrier Liaoning, whic... US Army Looks to Reinforce Air and Missile Defense
WASHINGTON --- In addition to peer competitors China and Russia, North Korea and Iran are posing a rapidly evolving threat, said Lt. Gen. Jim Dickinson. To counter that threat, the U.S. must enhanc... Japan Upgrades Its E-767 AWACS Fleet
Boeing was recently awarded a $60.9 million hybrid (fixed-price-incentive-firm, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-plus-incentive-fee) contract to perform the mission computing upgrade in... Royal Air Force Launches Its Own Carbonite-2 Spy Satellite
The Chief of the Air Staff today announced the RAF’s role in the launch and operation of a demonstrator satellite. Now in orbit, the Carbonite-2 offers sovereign, full-motion colour video from space f... US Army Deploys Anti-Drone Lasers to Europe
For decades, the Defense Department has put money and manpower behind getting directed energy — or laser — weapons in the hands of soldiers. And now, Army soldiers are using one of the first practi... BAE Orders Vertical Launchers for Royal Navy's Type 26 Frigate
HAVANT, England --- BAE Systems awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to equip the Royal Navy's new Type 26 Global Combat Ship with the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The MK 41 VLS is the only... Belgian MRTT Order Requires 4 International Agencies
Belgium has now joined the multinational effort to acquire a European fleet of Multi-Role Tanker-Transport (MRTT) Aircraft, thus becoming the fifth nation to participate in this initiative, joining Th... Polish Shipyard Cuts Steel for Swedish Navy’s SIGINT ship
The Polish Nauta Shipyard has today cut the first steel for the Swedish Navy’s SIGINT ship, officially beginning the production phase of the vessel. The ceremony was also attended by officials from Sa... Atlas V Launches Second GOES-S Weather Satellite
NASA successfully launched the second in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at 5:02 p.m. EST Thursday. NOAA’s Geostationar... Austal Launches US Navy’s 10th Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship
MOBILE, Ala. --- The U.S. Navy's tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, Burlington (EPF 10), was launched at Austal USA's shipyard, March 1. The launching of an EPF is a multi-step proces... DARPA Chief Describes Promising Future Technologies
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will employ enhanced funding to discover technologies used to defend the homeland, bolster deterrence and aid service members engaged in co... Boeing Sets Up New Autonomous Systems Program in Australia
BRISBANE --- Australia will be home to Boeing’s largest autonomous systems development program outside of the United States following a new partnership agreement with the Queensland Government. Ove... Cubic, Thales to Jointly Compete for UK MoD Training Program
Cubic Corporation today announced that its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division will be teaming with Thales in the UK to bid for the Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP) Joint Fire... Australia to Advance 3-D Printing of Explosives, Propellants
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) will partner with industry and academia to develop new technologies improving the... India Says Huge Response for DefExpo 2018 in Chennai
DefExpo India has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world for the last 10 years. For the first time DefExpo is being held in Chennai from 11 to 14 April 2018 and there is tremendous ... | 