| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Airbus, Dassault Team to Develop Europe’s Future Combat Air System
BERLIN --- Dassault Aviation and Airbus have decided to join forces for the development and production of Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which is slated to complement and eventually replace... BMC Wins Race to Make Turkish Tank
ANKARA --- BMC, a Turkish-Qatari armored vehicles manufacturer, has won a key contract on the road to developing and producing the country’s main battle tank, dubbed “Altay,” defense sources told stat... European Industry Team Up to Develop Mission Package for Euro MALE Drone
BERLIN --- Four European champions in the area of Defence Mission Systems intend to combine their unique and complementary capabilities to provide the MALE (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) drone prog... Japan Seeks Role In European Marine Patrol Aircraft
TOKYO/BERLIN --- In a fresh bid to win its first major foreign arms deal since World War II, Japan is proposing its P-1 submarine hunter for a French-German project to develop a marine surveillance ai... South Korea to Issue RFP for ASW Helicopters
SEOUL --- South Korea will soon invite foreign bidders to supply advanced naval anti-submarine warfare choppers, the state arms agency said Monday. A government committee on weapons acquisition dec... China’s First Domestically Built Carrier Set to Begin Sea Trials
Q1: In what ways does the Type 001A differ from China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning? How significant are these differences? A1: The Liaoning began its life as a “heavy aircraft-carrying cr... Aero Vodochody, Israel Aerospace Expand L-159 Cooperation
The biggest Czech aircraft manufacturer with an unparalled background of supplying proven military light jets around the world, Aero Vodochody Aerospace a.s., and world leader in defense systems techn... US Clears $70M Sale of Artillery PGM Kits to Dutch Army
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of three thousand five hundred (3,500) M1156 Precision Guided Kits for an est... Dutch Air Force to Extend F-16 Pilot Training in US
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of defense articles and services in support of continuation of a Continental ... India’s Tejas Fighter Performs Well At Exercise Gagan Shakti
NEW DELHI --- The indigenously-manufactured Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has performed well while it was put to trial by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in war-like operational conditions during Gagan... Raytheon, Rheinmetall Tout Upgraded Patriot Radar to Germany
BERLIN --- Raytheon Company's 360-degree capable, gallium nitride -powered active electronically scanned array, a Raytheon funded and proposed upgrade to the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, re... Union Calls for Fleet Supply Ships to Be Built in UK
Shipyards in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea and Spain now eyeing up critical defence contract, GMB investigation reveals. GMB, the union for shipbuilding workers, today said i... US Navy Accepts DDG 1001, Future USS Michael Monsoor
BATH, Maine --- Today the Navy accepted Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) delivery of the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW). Delive... Japan Coast Guard Adds H225 Helicopter
BERLIN --- Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of one H225 helicopter from the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), bringing JCG’s H225 fleet to ten units. JCG currently operates three AS332s and f... Lockheed Wins $11M for F-35 Flight Test Software Support
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $10,891,280 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0045). This modi... Fincantieri Delivers 10th FREMM Frigate to Italian Navy
TRIESTE --- The frigate “Federico Martinengo” was delivered today to the Italian Navy at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). It is the seventh of a series of 10 FREMM vessels of the FREMM ... GA-ASI to Demo MQ-9 Guardian Unmanned Aircraft in Japan
TOKYO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), announced today that it will conduct maritime surveillance flight demonstrations in M... RAF Typhoons Return to Romania for NATO Air Policing Mission
RAF Typhoons have returned to Romania to continue their role in NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission. They left their base at RAF Lossiemouth to join 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) at Mihail Koga... British Airborne Forces on Exercise with European Allies
The British Army’s airborne forces are testing their ability to fight alongside mechanised infantry from key European and NATO allies. 16 Air Assault Brigade is heading up the ground element of the... Senegalese Airspace Secured by Thales
Senegal's armed forces are relying on Thales's air defence and surveillance expertise with the procurement of Ground Master 400 long-range radars and a SkyView command and control centre to ensure air... Digital Transformation Arrives in Theatre of Operations
Thales is finalising deployment of the new Supermux waveform for the Spanish Army under a contract from the Spanish defence ministry to adapt the PR4G radios in service with the Spanish armed forces t... Pentagon Sees Cloud Data Giving Edge on Battlefield
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Department’s enterprise-wide cloud solution will give warfighters the information they need at speed, providing the critical battlefield advantage in the wars of tomorrow, D... USS Wasp Completes First Pacific Patrol with F-35s
OKINAWA, Japan --- The ships of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) arrived in Okinawa, Japan on April 21, capping nearly two months of operations in the Indo-Pacific with the 31st Marine Expedi... New Royal Navy Survey Ship Begins Sea Trials
The Royal Navy’s newest vessel HMS Magpie has been in action already undergoing rough weather sea trials in the Irish Sea less than a month after being launched. New survey ship HMS Magpie on sea t... Soldier Protection Today: Status Report
The Super Soldiers series examines opportunities to improve dismounted soldier survivability in the near-, mid-, and far-term through changes to policies, improvements in equipment, and by harnessing ... Aurora to Expand Research into eVTOL Capabilities
MANASSAS, Virginia --- Aurora Flight Sciences today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to transition its X-Plane program technology t... Rolls-Royce and Airbus Sign UltraFan Engine Integration Agreement
Rolls-Royce and Airbus have signed a collaboration agreement for the integration of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan demonstrator for flight testing. The integration solutions demonstration will be co-funded by... GE, US Army Conduct T901 Preliminary Design Review
LYNN, Massachusetts --- GE Aviation hosted the U.S. Army for the successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the T901-GE-900 engine in early March. The T901 is GE Aviation’s engine for the Improved ... Leonardo Broadening Appeal of Its Sophisticated Missile Decoy
The still-evolving, Leonardo-produced BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD), missile countermeasures system is on the verge of significant fighter jet application in the years ahead. The system co... Brazil Conducts First Training Flight of Updated Lynx Helicopter
YEOVIL, U.K. -- A Brazilian Navy pilot has performed the first flight on a modernized Lynx helicopter. Brazil is upgrading eight of its 12 Lynx helicopters under a July 2014 contract valued at $160 mi... Spirit Delivers Fifth CH-53K Helicopter Fuselage to Sikorsky
WICHITA, Kan. --- Spirit AeroSystems today announced it has successfully delivered the fifth System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter fuselage for the U.S. M... Canada Certifies Increased Gross Weight for S-92 Helicopters
STRATFORD, CT. --- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company announced today Canadian certification for the expanded gross weight capability option for new S-92 helicopters. The option increases the maxim... Meggitt Sells Off Precision Micro
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, has announced that it has sold Precision Micro, ... Magellan Signs Long Term Deal for Complex Castings, Engine Shafts
TORONTO --- Magellan Aerospace announced today the signing of a 5-year agreement with an undisclosed commercial aeroengine customer to manufacture complex magnesium and aluminium castings and finished... United Aircraft Corp. Exhibits at Eurasia Airshow 2018
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will participate in the international Eurasia Airshow 2018 in Turkey. Eurasia Airshow, held for the first time, will take place in Antalya International Airport o... France Has Biggest Exhibitor Group At Berlin Air Show
PARIS --- Eric Trappier, Chairman of GIFAS and Chairman & CEO of Dassault Aviation, will lead a 40-strong delegation of French companies made of aerospace, defence and space industrials, the greatest ... | 