| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Successful First Flight for GlobalEye
Today Saab successfully completed the first flight of the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft in Linköping, Sweden. GlobalEye took off on its maiden flight at 12.52 local time on 14... Airbus Cautions Against GKN Takeover Bid
Airbus has warned it would be "practically impossible" to give new business to engineering giant GKN if it was bought by turnaround specialist Melrose. GKN makes wing components and other key aircr... Norway Unveils Defense Procurement Plans to 2025
This document gives an overview of future acquisitions for the Norwegian Defence Sector in the period 2018 - 2025. The long-term planning process outlines the continuous development of the Norwegia... ULA Wins $355M to Launch Two Satellites
United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $354,811,947 firm-fixed-price contract for launch services to deliver the AFSPC-8 and AFSPC-12 satellites to their intended orbit. ... Space-X Wins $290M for GPS III Launch Services
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California, has been awarded a $290,594,130 firm-fixed-price contract for launch services to deliver the GPS III to its intended orbit. This contr... PLA Website Confirms Sea Trial of Shipborne Railgun
Sea tests of China’s indigenous electromagnetic railguns are under way, Chinese papers have revealed, quoting delegates of the People’s Liberation Army who are attending the annual parliamentary sessi... ILS Wins Additional Launch Orders for Proton Medium Vehicle
ILS, a leading provider of commercial launch services, announced multiple launch assignments for Proton Medium launches that will include the use of both the 4.35 meter and the new 5.2-meter payload f... Orbital Wins $67M for Coyote Targets for US Navy, Qatar and Japan
Orbital Sciences Corp., Chandler, Arizona, is being awarded a $67,579,333 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract to procure 24 full-rate production Lot 11 GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea ... French MoD Claims Leading Role In Qatar’s NH90 Order
Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly welcomes the signing by the Qatari authorities of a contract for the benefit of the NHI consortium for the acquisition of 28 NH90 helicopters (16 in "land" version... Qatar Took 12 Options on NH90; Deliveries to Begin in June 2022
DOHA --- The Ministry of Defence of Qatar has announced a contract today for the purchase of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine multirole military helicopters. The deal was announced during the DIMDEX Exhibit... Russia’s Baltic Fleet Trains with Bal Anti-Ship Missiles
Bal and Bastion missile systems of the Baltic Fleet holds coastal training in Kaliningrad region. The missile units are involved in tactical, technical and special trainings aimed at improving skil... S-400s Becoming A More Difficult Issue for Turkey-NATO Ties
It was not so long ago that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg described Turkey’s decision to purchase the sophisticated Russian S-400 anti-ballistic missile systems as a difficult issue. “It ... China May Have Fixed High-Altitude Faults in Jet Fighter Engines
Footage of Chinese warplanes on drills in the country’s mountainous southwest suggest the military has overcome engine problems plaguing the aircraft at high altitudes, sounding a warning to regional ... Boeing Unit to Modernize Qatar Defense Logistics and Business Systems
SAN DIEGO --- Boeing through its subsidiary Tapestry Solutions, today announced it will implement an advanced Enterprise Resource Planning/Logistics Management Information System (ERP/LMIS) for the Qa... US Army in Japan Fields First Patriot Information Coordination Center
The success of the United States Army is aided by consistent improvement in warfighting equipment. As a forward-deployed Patriot Missile Battalion, the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regimen... DoD Officials Highlight Role of Cloud Infrastructure
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Defense Department is seeking an enterprisewide cloud infrastructure to ensure warfighters have access to real-time, mission-critical data, DoD officials said March 7 at an indu... CBO Compares 355-Ship Fleet with Smaller Naval Forces
CBO estimates that the costs of achieving a 355-ship Navy under two different approaches would average over $100 billion annually through 2047. Those scenarios are compared with two others that would ... Kratos Cleared to Export Mako Tactical UAVs
SAN DIEGO --- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security solutions provider, announced today that it has received U.S. State Department approval to market its Mako High Per... USAF Undersecretary Tells Boeing to Hurry KC-46 Deliveries
WASHINGTON --- Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan visited the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus production and modification facility in Everett, Washington, March 14, 2018, after the latest announce... Ukraine Masters Production of Large Caliber Artillery Ammunition
UKROBORONPROM SJSHC "Artem" successfully tested 152 mm artillery ammunition of own production. Thus, Ukraine received own production of large caliber artillery ammunition. This was stated by Pavlo ... Sikorsky, Romaero to Open Only Blackhawk MRO Center in Europe
Aerospace company Romaero -- aerostructure manufacturing and maintenance and repair for civil and military transport aircraft -- the largest company in the Romanian Aerospace Industry and Sikorsky, pa... Aero’s New L-39W Jet Trainer Receives Type Certificate
Leading Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody received type certificate for the L-39CW jet trainer, which represents the L-39 aircraft re-engining and modernization of avionics equipment. This st... US Air Force, NATO Works to Address Pilot Shortage
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --- The shortage of pilots in the Air Force has been well documented, but the United States isn’t the only member of NATO looking for more people to fill seats. That ... China Says Japanese Izumo LHD's Combat Capability Very Limited
BEIJING --- New progress has recently been made on conversion of the Izumo, Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) largest helicopter destroyer, into an aircraft carrier. Shinzo Abe said that a... GE9X Aero Engine Takes to the Sky
VICTORVILLE, CA --- The GE9X engine lifted off on March 13 under wing of GE Aviation’s 747 flying testbed in Victorville, California, for its first flight test. The engine that will power Boeing’s ... Arctic Ice Camp Supports US and UK Submarines
BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle --- A temporary ice encampment built on a moving ice floe in the Beaufort Sea is providing critical support for three nuclear-powered submarines. The Seawolf-class fast-... UK’s Rosyth Dockyard to Lose 150 More Jobs
Around 150 further jobs are to be lost at Rosyth dockyard in Fife, bringing the total to 400 since November. The site oversaw the construction of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen E... Elbit to Supply SAR Solution to Asian-Pacific Country
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. (“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today that it was awarded a $65 million contract by an Asian-Pacific country to provide a comprehensive Search and Res... Israel Holds Combines Border Protection Exercise
Over the past two weeks, the IAF Helicopter Division, ground forces, police forces and others participated in an exercise focused on sudden events. The exercise – a first of its kind – was meant to in... EDA Supports Defence Acquisition Training
PRAGUE --- The European Defence Agency supports the first Central and Eastern European (CEE) Armaments Cooperation Course which takes place in Prague from 13-16 March 2018, gathering some 30 delegates... India MoD Lists ‘Make in India’ Products
‘Make in India’ in defence sector, which is primarily driven by capital acquisition of defence equipment and other policy measures, has been introduced in all major areas of defence such as combat veh... USAF Lauds Role of Ejection Seat Maintainers
ELLSWORTH AFB, S.D. --- The Advanced Concept Ejection Seat, or ACES II, is a system designed to save an aircrew at a moment's notice. Otherwise known as the "last chance for life," the seat is the las... Report Sees Small Drone Threats to Infantry, Urges Countermeasures
WASHINGTON --- The emergence of inexpensive small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) that operate without a human pilot, commonly known as drones, has led to adversarial groups threatening deployed U.S... Four Possible Outcomes for European Security and Defense
Over the past decade, European security and defence has been characterised by uncertainty, fragmentation and reluctance. This report maps out possible future scenarios by identifying and analysing fou... Saab Issues 2017 Annual Report, Restates Financial Figures
Saab publishes an integrated annual and sustainability report for 2017. The report describes, among other things, Saab’s performance, strategy, goals and operations. As of 1 January 2018, Saab has ... Rheinmetall 2017 Sales Up 5%, Earnings Increase 19%
The Rheinmetall Group in Düsseldorf is forecasting continued growth in organic sales and a further increase in operating earnings in its Automotive and Defence divisions for fiscal 2018. The technolog... Leonardo Board Approves 2017 Results, Reconfirms 2018 Guidance
-- FY2017 results delivered in line with Guidance revised in January: New order intake at € 11.6 billion Revenues at € 11.5 billion Book to bill at 1 EBITA at € 1.07 billion and Profitabil... | 
