| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases German Minister Wants Extra €12 Bn to Fix Worst Bundeswehr Gaps
PARIS --- A direct confrontation has flared up between German Minister of Defense Ursula van der Leyen and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, as the former wants significantly more money during this legisl... Finland Issues RFQ for 64 Fighter Jets, Launching €10 Bn Competition
On 27 April 2018, the Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command sent a Request for Quotation (RFQ) concerning the HX Fighter Programme to the governments of Great Britain, France, Sweden and the Unite... Greek Cabinet Approves $1.4 Bn Upgrade for F-16 Fleet
Greece’s Council on Foreign Policy and Defense (KYSEA) unanimously approved the upgrade of 85 F-16 fighter jets by the US. According to an announcement by the prime minister’s office, the approval ... India Approves $553M to Buy NAG Missiles, Naval Guns
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, met today and accorded approval to Capital Acquisition Proposals of the Services valued at over Rs 3,687 cro... Bahrain Cleared to Buy 12 AH-1Z Attack Helos for $911M
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of AH-1Z attack helicopters for an estimated cost of $911.4 million. The Defense Sec... Lockheed Wins $828M for MLRS Export Missiles
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded an $828,724,214 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and fixed-price-incentive) foreign military sales (Finland, Republic of Korea, an... Japan Says Its Ships Could Recover US F-35B Fighters
The [Japanese] Defense Ministry released a report on Friday concluding that Izumo-class destroyers of the Maritime Self-Defense Force can handle takeoffs and landings of fighter aircraft, if remodeled... Turkey Dismisses US Warning Against Buying Russian S-400s
Turkey has largely dismissed a warning from the new U.S. secretary of state against buying Russia's S-400 missile defense system, saying the deal is largely done and will not be reversed. U.S. Secr... India’s Tejas Fighter Fires Bvraam Missile, Advances Towards FOC
Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) successfully fired [an Israeli-made] Derby Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range Missile to expand the firing envelope as well as to demonstrate safe operation of the a... US Air Force Gunships in Syria Face Jamming, ECM
Adversaries in Syria are attempting to use aggressive electronic warfare capabilities to disable AC-130 gunships, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command said at a conference last week. Army Ge... Germany Delays RFPs for Heavy-Lift Helo Until Year-end
BERLIN –-- The request for proposals (RFP) for Germany’s Schwere Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter programme that was due to be issued in the coming days is not now expected to be rele... Ethiopian Airlines Signs for 10 Bombardier Q400 Aircraft
TORONTO --- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that it has concluded a firm order for 10 new Q400 aircraft with Ethiopian Airlines. The order also includes purchase rights for five additio... EFT Vessels Have Severe Performance Shortfalls: DoDIG
Objective: We determined whether the Department of the Navy (Navy) achieved the performance capabilities for the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program. Background: The EPF vessel, formerly ... Denel’s New Board of Directors Facing Herculean Task
Denel is currently a mess. It appears that the company may have been overzealous in some of its recent expansion efforts. Some of its more recent moves, such as the acquisition of BAE Systems Land Sy... Raytheon Wins $143M to Make 100 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded $143,270,000 for modification P00018 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-17-C-0034) to exercise an option to procure 100 full-rate produ... US Marines Order 15,000 Additional Heckler & Koch Rifles
Heckler and Koch Defense Inc., Ashburn, Virginia, is awarded a maximum ceiling $29,427,750 five-year, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the purchase of up to a max... The Slow, Sad Decline of the British Military
Britain’s military should be growing. It’s not. The Royal Air Force celebrated its 100th birthday last week with a gala program at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washin... Amazon and US National Security: ‘Worse Than You Think’
The U.S. Department of Defense has more than 3,000 datacenters and countless applications. The DOD smartly want to consolidate to save money. In March, the DOD put out a request for a proposal about... BAE Begins Eurofighter Sales Campaign in Finland
The UK Government and BAE Systems, on behalf of the Eurofighter nations and partner companies across Europe, are delighted to have today (April 27, 2018) received an invitation to tender as part of Fi... Chinese Military Declassifies 4,038 National Defense Patents
BEIJING --- In order to implement the military-civilian integration strategy and promote civilian use of national defense technology, the National Defense Intellectual Property Office under the Equipm... Harris Wins $130M for Handheld Video Datalink Radios
Harris Corp., Harris RF Communication, Rochester, New York, has been awarded a $130,000,000 indefinitely-delivery/indefinite-quantity for handheld video data link (HH-VDL) radios. This contract pr... Syria Attacked by Missiles, State Media Report
State media and a war monitor have reported the strikes, but have not said who was responsible or whether there were casualties. The report comes weeks after the US, UK and France launched strikes aga... New US Navy Squadron Begins Conversion to F-35C Carrier Variant
The Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-147 ‘Argonauts’ completed its first F-35C flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Calif. April 18. The inaugural flight supports the squadron’s transition fro... SNC, Textron Aviation to Develop Future Utility Aircraft
SPARKS, Nev. --- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Textron Aviation Inc. announced the renewal of their exclusive teaming agreement for a next-generation Fixed-Wing Utility Aircraft (FUA) today. ... Finland, Sweden Discuss Increased Operational Military Support
The Inquiry on legal regulation of the defence cooperation with Finland proposes that the Government should be given powers to take certain decisions on providing and receiving military support within... Pentagon’s Airbus UH-72A Lakota Fleet Logs 500,000 Flight Hours
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. --- The Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota fleet recently exceeded 500,000 flight hours, operating in a multitude of military missions and tasks around the globe. "This milestone i... Europrop Displayed TP400 Engine at ILA Air Show
Europrop International displays the TP400-D6 engine in ILA Berlin Air show from 25-29 April, the world’s longest running air show. The turboprop engine’s mock up is showcased by MTU Aero Engines on... | 
