| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases France Orders Fifth SSN, Launches Tiger MLU
PARIS --- On May 2, 2018, Florence Parly, minister of the armed forces, convened the ministerial investment committee, at the end of which two decisions were recorded: The Minister has launched the... US Approves $1.4 Bn Sale of Six C-130Js to Germany
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany of three (3) C-130J-30 aircraft and three (3) KC-130J aircraft for an estimated cost ... Turkey Threatens Retaliation If US Blocks Weapons Sales
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday warned the US against blocking planned weapons sales to his country, insisting that Ankara would respond to such an action with reprisals. Cavuso... Royal Navy Gets First Unmanned Minesweeping System
An autonomous minesweeper system that can safely clear sea lanes of mines has been handed over to the Royal Navy, Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced. Following a period of successful trials, ... Embraer KC-390 Prototype Exits Runway During Tests
GAVIÃO PEIXOTO, Brazil --- Embraer communicates the occurrence of an incident at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility with the KC-390, prototype 001, which was conducting ground tests that resulted in a ... Helicopter Maneuvers Suggest China's New Carrier Ready for Sea Trials
The guidance system on helicopters on China's second aircraft carrier, also the first home-made one, functions well and the efficiency of transporting troops between two aircraft carriers may be enhan... Outcome of EDA Ministerial Steering Board
SOFIA --- The European Defence Agency’s (EDA) ministerial Steering Board met this Saturday morning in Sofia under the chairmanship of HR/VP Federica Mogherini in her capacity as Head of the Agency. De... Norway, United Kingdom Plan Co-Operation in North Atlantic
“In times like these, when the security landscape is complex and uncertain, we need close allies. I am especially pleased with the strong UK-Norwegian relations, says State Secretary Tone Skogen. Earl... Angolan Consortium Orders Six Bombardier Q400
TORONTO --- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that it has signed a firm purchase agreement for six new Q400 aircraft with African Aero Trading on behalf of the consortium forming Air Conn... Near-Peer Adversaries Working to Surpass US in Technology
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. --- The world has changed dramatically as technology capabilities have gone global, and the United States’ near-peers China and Russia are advancing in the field at an alarming rate... The Trouble with PESCO: The Mirages of European Defence
The creation of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in December 2017 crowned the series of recent debates and actions aimed at strengthening the common security and defence policy of the EU. ... US Army Tests Smartphone App for Artillery Fire Control
FORT DRUM, N.Y. --- Soldiers are getting improved Field Artillery command and control capabilities via modernized software on Android-enabled smartphones. The upgrades -- such as receiving digital ... Exercise Tests Nine-Nation Joint Expeditionary Force
Britain remains more committed than ever to our longstanding allies in the face of evolving and intensifying threats, including chemical and biological weapons, reaffirmed Defence Secretary Gavin Will... Ukraine Touts T-84 Tank Performance in NATO Exercise
During the practical phase of Combined Resolve X international exercises at the training site near Hohenfels, Bayern, Germany, T-84 tanks proved their high effectiveness. The airborne company of 79... USAF Plans to Accelerate Defendable Space with Next-Gen OPIR
WASHINGTON --- The Air Force announced its intention to award two sole-source contracts for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program. In order to maintain space superiority over its... HMS Defender Back in Portsmouth After Post-Refit Sea Trials
HMS Defender has arrived back into Portsmouth after her first time back at sea following an 18-month refit. The Type 45 destroyer put her systems and personnel to the test over the seven-day period... RAF Typhoons Scramble Over the Black Sea
Royal Air Force Typhoons based in Romania have been launched as a response to a Russian aircraft operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea. Operating from the Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Air... DoD Offers to Host New NATO Command
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it has officially offered to host the proposed NATO Joint Force Command for the Atlantic at its naval facilities in Norfolk, Virginia. The new JF... US Navy Completes Lightweight Torpedo Defense Mission Module Tests
WASHINGTON --- The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program announced the successful completion of two days of at-sea testing of the AN/SLQ-61 Lightweight Tow (LWT) Torpedo Defense Miss... Future USS Thomas Hudner Completes Acceptance Trials
BATH, Maine --- The future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) successfully completed acceptance trials May 3 after spending a day underway off the coast of Maine. The U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and S... US Should Help Europe Achieve ‘Strategic Autonomy’, Not Fight It
According to Ronja Kempin and Barbara Kunz, US policymakers have mixed feelings about the EU’s 2016 Global Strategy, to say the least. The strategy outlines the ambition of strategic autonomy for the ... New Sopka-2 Radars for Russia’s Northern Fleet
Officers of a military representative office embarked on the technical acceptance of the Sopka-2 en-route radar facilities. In May, within the framework of the current State Defence Order, the manufac... Australian Defense Innovation Program Performing Well: Minister
The first Defence Industry and Innovation Programs Update Report, covering the Defence Innovation Hub, Next Generation Technologies Fund and Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC), was released... Spanish Cabinet Clears Airbus to Acquire 100% of CESA
Agreement that authorizes the foreign investment of the Netherlands company Airbus SE, through its Spanish subsidiary Airbus Defense & Space, SAU, to acquire 40% of the share capital of the Compañía E... EU Conditionally Approves Acquisition of Rockwell Collins by UTC
BRUSSELS --- The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in the aerospace sector. The decision is... Italy’s Dema to Cooperate with UAE’s Mutabala on Composites
ABU DHABI --- Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aerostructures manufacturing company wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), has signed a Cooperation Agre... IAI Shifts European Office from Paris to Berlin
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has opened a new office in Germany to support its growing business in the European market. The location for new office, in Berlin, was chosen due to Germany's central... | 
