| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases India May Buy 324 Tejas Fighters If Mk II Version Meets Requirements
NEW DELHI --- After years of being critical of the Tejas fighter, which is still not combat-ready 35 years after the Light Combat Aircraft project was first approved by the government, the IAF has now... 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... Defense Expenditure of NATO Countries Rises for 3rd Consecutive Year
NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defe... China Claims ‘Breakthrough’ on Naval Electromagnetic Railgun
Official media reports on two scientists during China's Two Sessions period have revealed that the Chinese navy is making notable achievements on advanced weapons, including sea tests of electromagnet... Belgium, Lithuania and UK Mull Joint JLTV Buy
On March 13-15 Vice Minister of National Defence Giedrimas Jeglinskas observed tests of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) in Bedford while on visit in the United Kingdom. Vice Minister also met ... Major Electronics Upgrades Key Part of Dutch Apache Remanufacture
The Netherlands has received approval from the U.S. State Department for the upgrade and remanufacture of its AH-64D Block II Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64E configuration. While the contract ... SpaceX Continues to Develop Human-Rated Dragon
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Development of the first version of the Dragon has been completed, SpaceX is now using it to conduct routine resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Furthermore,... NATO Not Seeking Cold War with Russia, but Will Defend Allies
BRUSSELS --- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the West is not looking to start a new Cold War or an arms race with Russia, but he reiterated that the military alliance will defend “all all... PLA Marines Conduct Massive Ground-breaking Maneuvers
In the largest exercise of its kind, more than 10,000 troops traveled more than 2,000 kilometers to arrive on Monday at two army training bases in Southwest China's Yunnan Province and East China's Sh... US Navy Says USS Wasp Now Certified for F-35B Operations
OKINAWA, Japan --- The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived in White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, March 15, after completing a completing a dedicated period of flight operations with F-3... Lockheed Wins $451M for F-35 Aircraft Spares
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $481,954,000 for firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed fee delivery order 0584 against a previou... Indonesian Air Force Ceremony Marks Delivery of F-16 Fighters
The Indonesian Air Force celebrated the arrival of the newest addition to its fleet -- 24 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney’s F100 engines -- during a ceremony at Iswahyudi Air ... Lockheed Wins $3.5Bn US Army Training Contract
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $3,531,926,800 firm-fixed-contract for Army training aids, devices, simulators and simulations, maintenance, sustainment, operations and support ... Lockheed Wins $200M to Train Special Ops Airmen
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide comprehensive training support services for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), supporting schoolhouse oper... Raytheon Wins $150M for Qatar Patriot Training
Raytheon Co., Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $150,431,534 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price); foreign military sales (Qatar) contract for staffing and training for Qatar depot op... US Orders $20M of Reduced-Ricochet, Limited-Penetration Ammunition
Black Hills Ammunition Inc., Rapid City, South Dakota, is being awarded a $20,530,600 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for production of 5.56mm reduced-ricochet limit... LCS Mine Reconnaissance Module Completes Development Tests
SAN DIEGO --- The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program successfully completed Developmental Testing (DT) of the Coastal Mine Reconnaissance (CMR) mission module aboard USS Coronado ... Royal Navy Sub Breaks Through Arctic Ice in Major Exercise
Royal Navy submarine HMS Trenchant has broken through the metre-thick ice of the Arctic Ocean to join two US boats on major exercise. Ice Exercise 18 (ICEX) is a series of demanding trials in the f... UK Boosts Chemical Capability as Threat Intensifies
Gavin Williamson announces measures to maintain the UK's world-leading chemical analysis and capability. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced measures to maintain the UK’s world-leading... Future USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Completes Acceptance Trials
MOBILE, Ala. --- Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Tulsa (LCS 16) successfully completed acceptance trials March 9 after a series of in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and... US Navy to Commission Submarine Colorado Tomorrow
The Navy will commission its newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Colorado (SSN 788), during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, March 17, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connectic... CAE Wins C$150M Contract for Qatar NH90 Training Package
DOHA, Qatar --- Yesterday at the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX), CAE was awarded a subcontract from Leonardo Helicopters to provide the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEA... Thales Wins UK Order for Acoustic Shot Detectors for Ajax AFV
The Defence Secretary announces a £3.7 million deal for the Army's next generation armoured vehicle with the latest automated threat warning system. The Ajax Shot Detection System will be manufactu... US Artillery Unit Tests New Battlefield IFF System
FORT GREELY, Alaska --- Twenty Field Artillery Soldiers are testing the Joint Effects Targeting System Target Laser Designation System (JETS-TLDS) at the Cold Regions Test Center here. The JETS-TLD... CSIRO, QinetiQ Developing CO2 Scubbers for Submarines
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has joined forces with QinetiQ on a ground-breaking project that aims to let submarines stay submerged longer while using less power and providing better co... US Faces Global Science, Technology Competition, Official Says
WASHINGTON --- The United States is in an era of constant science and technology competition from countries such as Russia and China, a senior Pentagon official said on Capitol Hill yesterday. Mary... NATO Releases Secretary-General’s 2017 Annual Report
Presenting his Annual Report today (Thursday 15 March 2018), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that “in an unpredictable world, the Alliance is stepping up to keep our nations safe”. The... Russian Navy’s SAR Service to Receive Over 40 UUVs
The High Command of the Russian Navy will continue to introduce robotic systems into the Search-and-Rescue (SAR) Service of the Russian Navy. In the next three years, the Search-and-Rescue Service ... EDA Calls for Proposals on Preparatory Action on Defence Research
BRUSSELS --- The European Defence Agency (EDA) today, 15 March, published the three 2018 calls for proposals for the EU’s Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR). The work programme includes ... Boeing Unit Invests in Fortem Technologies
CHICAGO --- Boeing announced its investment in Fortem Technologies, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company developing advanced radar systems for unmanned and manned aircraft. Fortem Technologie... | 