| Latest Feature Stories The Pentagon Is the 21st Century Icarus
An ancient Greek tale says that Icarus drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after he ignored his father’s advice to fly low to avoid the sun’s warmth during their attempted escape from the isle of Crete. ... Latest Press Releases GD Wins $696M for Virginia-class SSNs
General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $696,246,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-17-C-2100 for additional long lead time mate... China to Enhance J-20 Stealth Fighter Capabilities
China will continue to improve and upgrade its cutting-edge J-20 stealth fighter jet, giving it more capabilities than merely penetrating an enemy's air defense networks, according to its chief design... Russia to Begin S-400 Deliveries to Turkey in 2020
MOSCOW --- Russia will begin implementing the contract on the delivery of S-400 air defense systems with Turkey in early 2020, the presidential aide on military cooperation told a local television on ... RAF Team in US Preparing Service Introduction of MQ-9B Protector UAV
A small team of Royal Air Force personnel based in the United States is preparing the way for the introduction into service of the UK’s new remotely piloted air system (RPAS), the MQ-9B Protector. ... South Korea Orders 90 More Taurus Stand-Off Missiles
SEOUL --- South Korea has inked a contract to purchase 90 more Taurus long-range air-to-ground missiles in line with its weapon system introduction program despite eased tensions on the peninsula, an ... Turkish Airlines Finalizes Deal for 25+5 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
SEATTLE --- Boeing and Turkish Airlines announced they have finalized a firm order for 25 787-9 Dreamliners with options for five more airplanes. The firm order will allow Turkey's flag carrier to fur... UK Military Credibility 'at Risk Without Defence Budget Increase'
Britain will put its status as a "credible military power" at risk unless it increases its defence budget, the former commander of the UK's Maritime Forces has said. Rear Admiral Alex Burton raised... Why the F-35 Is Wrong for India and Wrong for Other Countries
The F-35 is such an incredibly integrated platform that changing its sensors would be like asking Apple to manufacture an iPhoneX just for you — with a Google pixel camera, a Samsung galaxy OLED scree... Global Hawk Flies Reconnaissance Flight Along Ukraine’s Russian Border
The RQ-4B Global Hawk, the unmanned aviation vehicle (UAV) of the U.S. Air Force, has conducted another hours-long reconnaissance flight over the demarcation line in Donbas, according to monitoring da... Swiss Cabinet Explains Rationale for Popular Vote on Air Defense
BERN --- The Federal Council wishes to give the Swiss people the opportunity to vote on the acquisition of new fighter jets and of a new air defense system. At its meeting of March 9, 2018, it decided... France, India Sign MoUs on Reciprocal Logistic Support and Classified Information
-- Agreement between India and France regarding the provision of reciprocal logistics support between their Armed Forces: Signed by Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Defence Minister, and Mrs. Florenc... Defense Lobbying Ban Might Drain the Pentagon Swamp
Finally, the revolving door between the Department of Defense and the private sector might be slowing down, and the taxpayers have the Senate to thank. Section 1045 of the FY 2018 National Defense Aut... Turkish, Qatar Defense Firms Ink Partnership Deal
DOHA --- Leading Turkish defense contractor Aselsan and Qatari military tech firm Barzan Holding on Monday signed a partnership agreement for technology transfer. The partnership deal -- "BARQ," me... Lockheed Delivers First TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar to Latvia
RIGA, Latvia and SYRACUSE, N.Y. --- Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful site acceptance test of a TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (TPS-77 MRR) marking an on-time delivery of the first of three rad... Terma, ScanAv Team to Bid for F-35 Regional Avionics Test Center
COPENHAGEN, Denmark --- With the F-35 fighter aircraft being introduced in Europe these years, there is a growing need for establishing European regional maintenance capabilities. Terma has substan... How Much Do America’s Arms Makers Depend on Foreign Metal?
No one knows how the U.S. military and its weapons suppliers will be affected by President Trump’s surprise tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, because no one seems to know how much foreign metal ... F-35 Nears End of SDD Phase and On USS Wasp In South China Sea
PAX RIVER, VA. --- Peter Wilson completes crosswind creeping short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) testing with BF-1, an F-35B, March 5 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. This is BF-... Coalition Live-Fire Exercise Enhances Iraqi Combat Capabilities
BESMAYA RANGE, Iraq --- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, in conjunction with the Coalition Aviation Advisory and Training Team, coordinated the first coalition live-fire exercise ... US Army Soldiers Need Lighter, Faster, Smaller Equipment to Win
SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- "Our troops need equipment that is more effective -- lighter, faster and smaller. That i-s going to be a theme of mine," said the commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Comma... Estonia Says Russian Plane Violated its Airspace Over Baltic
Estonia says a Russian military cargo plane has violated its airspace near Vaindloo Island in the Baltic Sea. The incident on March 12 was the first alleged airspace violation of Estonia by a Russi... Forecast International Expects US Defense Electronics Market to Grow
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- While running for office, U.S. President Donald Trump promised to eliminate sequestration and increase defense spending, causing a surge in defense stocks a day after the election. ... US Navy’s DDG-1000 Stealth Destroyer to Get New Role
WASHINGTON --- With the DDG-1000's high-technology guns turning into the world's most expensive pieces of ballast, the US Navy is asking Congress to fund a conversion of the Zumwalt class from primari... US Navy Cancels Hybrid Drive Program for Destroyers
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Navy is canceling a program to install a new hybrid electric drive system in new-production DDG-51 class destroyers. Only one destroyer, DDG-103 Truxtun, will be equipped with ... India Reaffirms Strategic Partnership Model in Defence Acquisition
The policy on Strategic Partnerships in Defence sector was approved by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in May, 2017. It was promulgated on 31.05.2017 as Chapter-VII of Defence Procurement Procedure... India Has Approved 40 Foreign FDI Proposals and Joint Ventures
The Government is promoting privatisation in Defence Production. Till February 2018, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has issued 348 licenses to 210 Indian Companies for manufacture ... ILS Proton to Launch Satellite-Servicing Drones in 2020
ILS, a U.S.-based leading global commercial launch services provider and UK headquartered Effective Space announce their intent to contract to deliver two of Effective Space’s SPACE DRONE spacecraft i... Pentagon's New Tech Chief Review Military's Space Launch Plans
Michael D. Griffin, the new Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, may be the most intellectually gifted public servant in the entire Trump Administration. He holds seven academic de... Leonardo’s 76mm Naval Gun Passes Cyber Security Assessment
Leonardo puts cyber security at the heart of its systems, making sure that its increasingly interconnected technologies are protected from cyber sabotage The widely-adopted OTO 76/62 SR naval g... Russian Army Sets Up Inflatable Dummies of Weapons in Moscow Region
The 45th Central Engineering Deception Regiment stationed in Moscow region has fielded new military equipment. Among them there are the S-300 and Buk air defence systems, Iskander missile systems a... AVIC to Showcase Star Aircraft at Airshow China 2018
ZHUHAI --- The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) will take its star aircraft to the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China), which will run from 6th to 1... | 
