| Latest Feature Stories A Close Look at US Army and US Navy FY19 Procurement
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy's FY19 budget request totals $194.1 billion ($179.1 billion base and $15 billion OCO), $12.6 billion more than the FY18 request. The Navy wants $58.5 billion for procuremen... Dutch White Paper Earmarks €40 Billion for Procurement to 2033
PARIS --- The Dutch government on Monday published a new defense white paper it describes as “realistic and future-oriented,” and which promises to increase defense spending by €1.5 billion per year b... Latest Press Releases Dutch to Invest €40Bn over 15 Years to Modernize Armed Forces
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence can once again have confidence in the future. After years of budget cuts, the Defence organisation is investing in its people, capabilities and visibility. Personne... MBDA Wins £400M Contract to Develop Brimstone 3
The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million contract for the capability sustainment programme (CSP) of the advanced Brimstone air-to-surface missile, to extend its service life beyond 2030. ... FLC Group Signs for 24 Airbus A321neo for Bamboo Airways
PARIS --- Vietnam's FLC Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for up to 24 A321neo aircraft for future operation by start-up carrier Bamboo Airways. The agreements were s... Poland Orders 4 Additional Aermacchi M346s in €115M Deal
-- The four additional M-346 aircraft will be delivered by 2020 and will join the fleet of eight already in service. -- CEO, Alessandro Profumo: “This contract reinforces Leonardo’s close partnershi... US to Provide Record $705M for Israeli Missile Defense Programs
WASHINGTON --- The United States will provide Israel with $705 million in aid for its missile defense program. This is a record amount and a dramatically increased in this budget. This additional fund... French Navy Rafales to Fly to US for Carrier Training
LANDIVISIAU, France --- The twelve Rafale-M fighters participating in the French Navy’s “Chesapeake Deployment” will depart Naval Air Station Landivisiau on Wednesday, April 04, 2018, and fly to the U... Japan Reorganizes Ground SDF to Streamline Command
The Ground Self-Defense Force underwent its biggest organizational shake-up Tuesday, with command streamlined for flexible nationwide operations and the creation of amphibious forces tasked with defen... India to Be Self-Reliant in Key Missile Technologies By 2020
NEW DELHI --- In a major achievement for the country, India's premier research agency DRDO is now likely to achieve complete self-reliance in developing critical missile technologies by 2020, which wi... UOP to Make Oplot Tanks for Ukraine As Deliveries to Thailand End
The contract for supplying the main battle tanks "Oplot-T" to the Kingdom of Thailand is successfully fulfilled. The batch of combat vehicles successfully passed the test in the presence of customers ... Rolls-Royce to Supply MTU Engines for New French Navy Frigates
Naval Group's FTI vessels for the French Navy are to be powered by four MTU 16V 8000 engines forming a combined diesel-and-diesel (CODAD) propulsion system. The propulsion system will produce a total ... U.S. Special Forces Train for Winter Warfare in Sweden
KIRUNA, Sweden –-- There’s cold and then there’s above the Arctic Circle cold. So cold that frostbite on exposed skin can occur within minutes. Not cold enough to stop special operations forces from o... US Army to Test Manned-Unmanned Teaming for Next-Gen Combat Vehicle
WASHINGTON --- As the Army drives toward a Next-Generation Combat Vehicle capability, leaders have outlined plans to test key features that could one day allow a Soldier to control several robotic fig... French Rafales In UAE Train for Night Operations
These last few weeks have been an opportunity for Rafale crews of the 1/7 Provence fighter squadron of the French forces stationed in the United Arab Emirates (FFEAU) to deepen their operational coope... China’s J-20 Fighter “Ready for Combat at Any Time”: Chief Designer
China’s stealth fifth-generation fighters J-20 are ready for combat at any time, said Yang Wei, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and chief designer of the aircraft. The fifth-generation f... The Space Race the Pentagon Doesn’t Want
I was four years old when the space race began. I’ll never forget my parents’ anxiety, nor that of our nervous neighbors, as we gathered along our darkening Connecticut street. We peered into the sky ... China Adds Stall / Spin Recovery Training to Pilot Syllabus
HARBIN, China --- The PLA Air Force Harbin Flight Academy recently conducted the stall and spin recovery training with their JL-8 fighter trainer airplanes. This was the first such training on the ... US Army Tests Limited UH-60 Flight Deck Upgrade
JACKSON, Tenn. --- To enhance Army battlefield lethality, UH-60A/L Blackhawk helicopter pilots recently tested technology which could drastically change how Blackhawk Army aircrews plan and execute mi... Raytheon Developing Technology to Control Drone Swarms
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --- Under DARPA's Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program, Raytheon BBN Technologies is developing technology to direct and control swarms of small, autonomous air and ground vehicles... Raytheon to Begin Work on $600M US Army Strategic Software Systems
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Raytheon Company is beginning work on a contract to sustain and modernize missile defense and other strategic systems operated by the U.S. Army, combatant commands and other gover... Russia to Develop Pressure Helmet with Integrated Signal System
According the Chairman of the Ground Forces’ Military Scientific Committee Colonel Alexander Romanyuta, the Ratnik combat gear’s pressure helmet shall be developed by 2025. The helmet will be equi... France Launches New Study of Helicopter Engine Support
The Armed Forces Ministry has launched Dominno, a study to improve military helicopter engines maintenance operations thanks to the use of "big data". This is a priority aspect of the ministry’s overh... NATO Stands Up Multinational Division SE in Romania
In the snowy hills of Cincu in central Romania on Thursday, I had the pleasure of joining Defense Minister Mihai-Viorel Fifor and Chief of Defense General Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă to celebrate the accompli... Royal Navy Mine Hunter Tests International Trainees
Scottish-based Royal Navy mine hunter HMS Penzance has been working with international partners recently helping to train navigators from seven different nations. The high-tech vessel, which is par... Airbus Team Develops Space-to-Ground Laser Communications
BREMEN, Germany --- The first high capacity space-to-ground laser communication system is to be installed on the Bartolomeo platform of the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a collaboration... Harris Introduces New Two-Channel Handheld Radio
ROCHESTER, N.Y. --- Harris Corporation has introduced a new advanced two-channel handheld radio that simultaneously delivers voice and data networking to U.S. Army leaders, significantly improving cri... New UK Process May Halve Cost of Titanium Production
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) in Porton Down has revolutionised the production of titanium by reducing the 40-stage process down to just two steps and potentially halving the co... Boeing Invests in Australian Startup Myriota
Australian small and medium enterprises have demonstrated they are well placed to deliver defence innovation with the announcement today that an Australian startup will receive an investment from a US... Israeli Radar Company Rada Opens U.S. Subsidiary
NETANYA, Israel -- Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries, a developer and producer of software-defined, AESA tactical radars for the maneuver forces, announced the establishment of a U.S. joint v... Rockwell Collins Details FIDAE 2018 Exhibit
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- In an effort to continue growing its base of products and services in Latin America, Rockwell Collins will be showcasing its proven portfolio of cockpit, cabin and communication... Leonardo to Exhibit at FIDAE Air Show, Looks to LatAm for Sustainable Growth
Leonardo is ready to attend FIDAE 2018, one of the most important Aerospace, Defence and Security exhibitions in South America, which opens its doors on the 3rd April in Santiago, Chile. Looking to gr... | 