| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Airbus:100 A320neos Will Be Awaiting Engines By End June
SYDNEY --- Airbus expects to have produced around 100 A320neo family aircraft by the end of June that will not be able to be delivered because they are awaiting engines, said Guillaume Faury, presiden... Boeing, Safran Stun Industry by Teaming on APUs
CHICAGO and PARIS --- Boeing and Safran have agreed to jointly design, build and service Auxiliary Power Units (APUs), creating better value for customers and for both companies. An APU is an onboard ... F-35 Lightning’s Arrival at RAF Marham Postponed (excerpt)
The F-35 Lightning’s arrival at RAF Marham has been postponed due to bad weather, the air base announced this morning on its Twitter account. The first of the jets were due to fly across the Atlant... Policy Change Required for Japan to Operate Aircraft Carrier
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration is plotting another radical change in Japan’s postwar security policy. It is laying the political groundwork for adding an aircraft carrier to Japan’s arsena... Two MV-22 Ospreys Make Emergency Landings in Japan
TOKYO --- Two CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft of the U.S. Air Force made emergency landings at Amami Airport in Kagoshima Prefecture on Monday afternoon. No one was injured, the Defense ... Why the Pentagon Doesn't Know How Much Anything Costs
Defense Secretary James Mattis made some frank remarks about the Pentagon's budget woes last month. “I cannot right now look you in the eye and say that we can tell you that every penny in the past ha... Lockheed Wins $14M to Study F-35 Improvements, Reduce Cost and Weight
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $14,386,915 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for emerging... P&W Details $2 Billion Contract for F-35 Lot 11 Engines
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. --- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. and the U.S. Department of Defense today announced a contract award for the 11th lot of F135 propulsion systems, power... Seven Firms Respond to Engine RFP for China-Russian CR929 Jetliner
On May, 30 China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Corporation (CRAIC) has received answers to previously distributed RFPs from 7 potential suppliers of Power Propulsion Systems (PPS) for long-... French, British Navies Kick Off Expeditionary Force Exercise
On 1 June, the French Navy’s Bâtiment de Projection et de Commandement (Projection and Command Vessel, BPC) “Tonnerre” and the British Royal Navy's amphibious warfare ship HMS Lyme Bay docked in the p... RAF Marham Ready for First F-35Bs Due This Week
Preparations for the arrival of the UK’s new F-35 multi-role combat aircraft have taken a major step forward with the completion of resurfacing work on the secondary runway at RAF Marham. RAF Marha... UK Public Shows 'Big Interest' in Arrival of F-35B Fighters
An RAF base is anticipating "a big interest" when Britain's cutting-edge F35B Lightning II stealth fighter jets touch down on UK soil. The UK's supersonic aircraft are due to arrive any time from T... UK Outlines Plans for Indo-Pacific Security at Global Meet
The international community must stand up as one to tackle extremism and complex cyber threats, Gavin Williamson has declared. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson speaking at an alter during a plena... Israeli Air Force Stands Up New Advanced Training Squadron
A new era of aircrew member training: Last week, the IAF's new Advanced Training Squadron was officially established in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The squadron will concentrate the entire scope of the... French Frigate Fires Aster 30, Destroys Target in Exercise
On May 30, 2018, after weeks of preparation and close collaboration with the DGA and the MBDA company, the [French Navy] air-defense frigate “Chevalier Paul” took just a few seconds to fire an Aster 3... Mattis, Indo-Pacific Leaders Discuss Security Issues
WASHINGTON --- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Indo-Pacific regional leaders discussed security issues during a series of meetings at the 2018 International Institute for Strategic Studies Shang... GD Team Completes Test Phase for U.S. Navy Knifefish UUV
QUINCY, Mass. –-- The General Dynamics Mission Systems team successfully completed all stages of formal Sea Acceptance Testing (SAT) of Knifefish, the U.S. Navy’s Surface Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Unm... Australia’s DST Develops Deployable EW Testing Facility
DST regularly conducts trials at Woomera to test the effectiveness of self-protection countermeasures for Australian Defence Force aircraft; leading to increased survivability of these platforms. T... US Army Completes Airborne Testing on Smaller Laser Designator
FORT BRAGG, N.C. --- The Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate here, in conjunction with elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, completed final phases of Airborne testing for the Laser Tar... Airbus to Hire Over 4,000 Worldwide This Year
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus is organising an “AfterWork: Catch your dream job!” recruitment drive dedicated to innovation at its Toulouse site on 20 June. A large number of positions will be on off... Israeli Firm Unveils Lightweight Double-Barreled Assault Rifle
EUROSATORY 2018 --- Silver Shadow debuts its next-gen Gilboa DBR-SNAKE 5.56 x 45mm rifle at Eurosatory 2018. It is the newest member of the successful Gilboa family of rifles, and the only double-barr... Carmor Unveils New Mantis Lightweight Protected Vehicles
EUROSATORY 2018 --- Carmor Integrated Vehicle Solutions Ltd. will unveil the Mantis family of tactical armored vehicles. These vehicles provide an exceptionally high level of survivability and super-m... Record 52 Israeli Companies to Exhibit at Eurosatory 2018
EUROSATORY 2018 --- Fifty-two (52) companies will present their technologies at the Israeli National Pavilion, organized by SIBAT – the International Defense Cooperation Directorate within Israel's Mi... Patria to Launch New Products at Eurosatory
Patria attends Eurosatory 2018 event held on 11-15 June in Paris launching new products. Systems Business Unit will launch at the event two new passive RF sensor products: MUSCL (Multi-Static Coherent... Rheinmetall to Exhibit New IFV, Boxer SPAA Gun at Eurosatory 2018
Move – sense – strike: under this motto, Rheinmetall will be showcasing its comprehensive array of products at Eurosatory from 11 to 15 June 2018. Innovative, agile, flexible and adaptable, new Rh... | 
