| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases EU Commission Budgets €13Bn for European Defence Fund in 2021-27
STRASBOURG, France --- For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission is proposing to increase the EU's strategic autonomy, bolster the EU's ability to protect its citizens and make the EU... Rolls-Royce Cuts 4,600 Jobs in “Fundamental Restructuring”
Rolls-Royce announces the next stage in our drive for pace and simplicity with a proposed restructuring that will deliver improved returns, higher margins and increased cash flow. This will support ou... Germany and Airbus Sign Lease for Heron TP After Bundestag Approves
BERLIN --- Airbus and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) have signed an operator agreement for Heron TP unmanned aerial systems (UAS) a... Senate Wants More Oversight of F-35 Sustainment Costs
The U.S. Senate has approved a proposal that would require the Pentagon to regularly brief lawmakers on efforts to contain sustainment costs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The measure would req... Dutch SMART-L Radars Approved for Missile Defense
Ballistic missiles in the hands of hostile states are one of the biggest threats today. Defensive systems include missiles, but detection radars are at least as important. The results of the Ballistic... New F-35 Sensor Raises Questions About Current One
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon to develop and deliver the next generation Distributed Aperture System (DAS) for the F-35 fighter jet. The result of a Lockheed Martin-led c... Russia’s EW Advances Offer Stealth Capability for Fighter Aircraft
An underlying driver in the reform of the Russian Armed Forces, first initiated in the fall of 2009, has proved to be the adoption and adaption of “command, control, communications, computers, intelli... Northrop Wins $866M Contract for Critical Missile Warning Radars
MCLEAN, Va. --– The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to sustain and modify a worldwide network of ground-based radars deemed critical to the success of its missile wa... Chinese AF Continues to Work Up on Y-20 Airlifter
China’s largest domestically-developed transport aircraft Y-20 recently completed its first airborne jump and airdrop training together with airborne troops of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, ... IAI Wins $150M for National SIGINT & EW for a European Customer
IAI- ELTA Systems was recently awarded a prestigious contract for the modernization and upgrade of a national level ground-based SIGINT and EW system for a European customer. The contract is valued in... Major Upgrade for Australian Submarine Force
Australia’s Collins Class submarine fleet will receive significant sonar upgrades further extending its superiority in our region. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and Mi... IAI Wins First Order for Innovative 3D On-The-Move Radar
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled the ELM-2138M Air Defense (AD) radar at the Eurosatory exhibition today. Featuring four full AESA staring panels for 360 degrees azimuth coverage, and on-the... AERO and IAI Offer Family of Aircraft for USAF’s OA-X Program
NATO member Czech Republic’s largest aircraft manufacturer with an unparalleled history of supplying thousands of military light jets around the world, AERO Vodochody Aerospace a.s., and world leader ... IAI and IMI Unveil Rampage Air-Launched Stand-Off Missile
Israeli Military Industries Systems (IMI Systems) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), unveiled a long-range assault missile, which was developed jointly by Israel's two leading, specialized defense... Akaer-Designed Gripen-E Rear Fuselage Passes Load Tests
Akaer – a company certified as Strategic Defense Company, controlled by Brazilian shareholders and independent management – designed Gripen's fighter rear fuselage which was recently approved after lo... India Pulled Out of PAK-FA Program After DRDO Boast
NEW DELHI --- A $9-billion deal to codevelop a next-generation fighter aircraft with Russia fell through after Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) shot it down saying it either had al... Airbus Opens Hamburg’s Fourth A320 Production Line
Airbus has inaugurated the fourth Hamburg A320 Family production line. Making use of digital technologies and a more flexible industrial set-up, the innovative state-of-the-art line is a key enabler f... Thales: Why Armed Drones are Changing Combat Forever
Could it be that armed drones “are becoming as important to warfare as the tank or the airplane in the past”? That is precisely what France’s Army Minister Florence Parly explained in announcing r... US Air Force Flies AgilePod on MQ-9 Reaper UAV
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- In March 2018, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Sensors Program Office, working jointly with the AFLCMC Medium Altitude Unmanned Aerial Systems Program Offic... Czech Firm Joins BAE Systems’ CV90 Team
BAE Systems has reached an agreement with the Czech firm AM-CME, an international supplier of high-quality steel parts, to provide mechanical components through its subsidiary Strojirny Sobislav s.r.o... UK and Poland Defence Ministers Hold Their First Meeting
During Sebastian Chwalek’s inaugural visit to the United Kingdom in his new role as Deputy Minister for the Polish Ministry of National Defence, the pair held the first Defence Capability and Industri... Raytheon, Safran Team for Next-Gen Sights for Combat Vehicles
Raytheon Company Safran Electronics & Defense and Safran Optics 1 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the next-generation of combat vehicle sighting systems. Using Safran HR... Assistance Brigade Adds ‘Extensive Tactical Depth’ in Afghanistan: C.O.
WASHINGTON --- Nearing its 100th day of its deployment in Afghanistan, the highly trained and specialized 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade for the NATO Resolute Support mission is seeing results,... RAPIDFire: Keeping Troops Safe from Predators in the Sky
How do you protect soldiers on the move from the latest airborne threats, including armed drones, hovering helicopters and even cruise missiles that are ready to prey on targets below them? The ans... USN to Commission Next DDG-51 Destroyer on June 12
SAN DIEGO --- On June 12, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Pre-Commissioning Unit Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), will be commission... UK Becomes Largest Operator of Saab Land-based Giraffe AMB Radars
Saab has delivered the tenth Giraffe Agile Multi Beam (AMB) radar to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) making the country the largest operator of land-based Giraffe AMB radars in the worl... Australia Seeks New Concepts to Enhance UAV Stealth
Defence is inviting Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to submit proposals for new technologies to protect Australian small, fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by making them harder ... Estonian Companies Now Free to Manufacture Military Weapons
The Parliament approved an amendment to the Weapons Act, with which Estonia's defence industry undertakings will be granted the right to manufacture and handle military weapons, ammunition and ordnanc... New Russian Kit to Be Used for First Time in Exercise
The BMD-4M combat vehicles, BTR-MDM Rakushka armoured personal carriers and 2S25 Sprut-SD airborne anti-tank guns will be used for the first time during the Russian-Serbian-Belarus Slovenian Brotherho... Russia to Showcase Newest T-14 Armata MBT at ARMY-2018
The Armata new generation tank will be showcased at the ARMY 2018 International Military and Technical Forum. The T-14 is designed on a modular basis, using unique digital and software solutions, whic... India’s BEL Opens Shop in Vietnam
Raksha Mantri, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the first Representative Office of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Hanoi, Vietnam today. Smt Sitharaman handed over the s... | 
