| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Boeing Wins $1.5Bn Order for Kuwait’s Super Hornet Fighters
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $1,504,995,240 fixed-price-incentive-firm contract that provides for the production and delivery of 22 F/A-18E and six F/A-18F Super Hornets in suppor... German Air Force Is in Dire Straits, Chief of Staff Says
BERLIN --- NATO member Germany’s air force is in dire straits and funds are urgently needed to modernise its weaponry and systems, the air force chief of staff said on Wednesday. “The Luftwaffe is ... UK Prime Minister Again Avoids Committing to 'Tier One' Defence Status
For the second time in a week, Theresa May has shied away from pledging that the UK will remain a "Tier One" military power. Eyebrows were raised last week when the Prime Minister shied away from a... UK Tolerated "Inexcusable" US Treatment of Detainees After 9/11 Attacks: MPs
The UK tolerated "inexcusable" treatment of US detainees after the 9/11 attacks, MPs have found. The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said it was "beyond doubt" the UK knew the US mistreated ... Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Cleared for Low-Rate Initial Production
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system has successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board review and achieved milestone C. The signed Acquisition Decision Mem... Two Share $897M Contracts for BLU-137/B Penetrator Warheads
-- Superior Forge and Steel Corp., Lima, Ohio, has been awarded a $476,935,075 ceiling indefinite/delivery indefinite-quantity contract for BLU-137/B penetrator warhead production. This contract pro... Why is China Building a 30,000-Ton Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker?
What kind of equipment does the People’s Liberation of Army (PLA) Navy lack the most? The answer might be the aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. What kind of carrier does the PLA Navy lack the ... BAE Wins $224M Order for Additional APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets
BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Hudson, New Hampshire, is awarded $224,331,310 for modification (P00001) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price delivery order (N000... US Approves $185M for Australian Aegis Radar Upgrade
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of equipment associated with the integration of the CEAFAR 2 Phased Array Radar Sys... Chinook Block II Program Moves to Final Assembly
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- Boeing and the U.S. Army celebrated a major CH-47F Block II program milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) helicopter into final ... Norway’s Joint Strike Missile Has Proven Advanced Capabilities
An important milestone has now been achieved, with the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) passing the last of its planned tests in the missile qualification programme. The development phase of the JSM is now ... Norway Building F-35 Maintenance Center at Rygge Air Base
The maintenance center, currently under construction at Rygge Air Base, is planned to serve US-made fighter jets from across Europe. Following the arrival of the first F-35s, Norway, which is slate... RUAG: Swiss Federal Council Approves Unbundling Plan
BERN --- At its meeting of 27 June 2018, the Federal Council approved an unbundling proposal submitted by RUAG Holding AG, the technology and armament corporation affiliated to the Swiss government. A... DoD IG Report Looks at AH-64E Apache Program Numbers and Costs
We determined whether the Army justified procurement quantities for the AH-64E Apache new build and remanufacture helicopter programs. We consider the quantity justified when the analysis and rational... 5th Gen Aerial Target Passes Critical Design Review
TEHACHAPI, Calif. --- Sierra Technical Services, Inc. (STS) is pleased to announce the completion on 20 June 2018 of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the 5th Generation Aerial Target (5GAT). O... US Army Resumes Training Soldiers for Electronic Warfare
CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. --- Knowing your location and the location of the enemy is paramount on the battlefield, and with the advent of satellites and GPS, U.S. Soldiers can pinpoint their exact position... Rethinking the Cost of US Troops in Korea
The biggest news from Singapore is not the joint statement issued after the Trump-Kim summit, but President Trump’s decision to suspend US-South Korea joint military exercises. In defending his de... GIFAS Welcomes Prospects for Franco-German Space Cooperation
PARIS --- At the end of the Council of French and German ministers held in Meseberg, Germany on 19 June 2018, the German Chancellor and the President of the French Republic drew attention to the impor... China Flight-Testing Two C919 Aircraft Simultaneously
Two C919 aircraft carried out flight test simultaneously in Shanghai and Xi'an on June 22nd, 2018. AC102 took off from Pudong, Shanghai at 7:13 a.m. and flew for 1 hour and 34 minutes in the air; AC10... Airbus HC, Safran Boost Competitiveness of H125 and H130 Helos
MARIGNANE --- Airbus H125 and H130 helicopter customers will get a boost in their operations thanks to a significant reduction in direct maintenance costs for the Safran Arriel 2D engine, which equips... Afghan Air Force Growth Pays Off in Fight Against Taliban: Pentagon
WASHINGTON --- The Afghan air force has grown in capacity and proficiency as it continues to successfully target the Taliban across Afghanistan, the deputy air commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mis... Pentagon Details NATO’s New Joint Air Power Strategy
WASHINGTON --- NATO released its first Joint Air Power Strategy yesterday, stressing the integral role the domain plays in all of the alliance’s tasks. This is the first joint strategy released sin... Ten Navies Take Part in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose
ATLANTIC OCEAN --- Naval forces from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in the NATO Allied Maritime Co... RusHelo Overhauled Six Indian Border Security Force Helicopters
NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia --- Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) delivered six Mi-17-1V helicopters to the Border Security Force of the Republic of India. The helicopters... GD-OTS Wins Contract to Make Ground Mobility Vehicle
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. --– General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems was awarded a $33.8 million contract on May 22, 2018, by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., for the production of... Singapore, UK Renew MOU on Cooperative Defence Research
On 27 June 2018, Chief Defence Scientist Mr Quek Gim Pew and the Chief Scientific Adviser to the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence (MOD) Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte renewed the Memorandum of Un... Oshkosh Defense Wins $49M to Bring Autonomous Tech to Battlefield
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, LLC announced today that the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) awarded Oshkosh a $49 million contract to integrate exi... Patria Permits for Defence Exports to UAE Were Legal
Norwegian media reports that Patria products from Finland have been spotted in use during Yemen’s brutal civil war. Finland's Chancellor of Justice says that the government’s decision to approve ex... Northrop Uses AQS-24B Data with SeeTrack to Enhance Minehunting
LONDON --- Northrop Grumman and SeeByte are collaborating to incorporate AQS-24B mine hunting sensor data into the SeeTrack system to enhance its Autonomous Target Recognition (ATR) capability. The... Lockheed Contributed $340M to Australian GDP: DoD
The Government’s commitment to a viable long term defence industry has been validated with the release of an independent report into Lockheed Martin Australia’s positive impact on the Australian econo... BAE’s ‘Factory of the Future’ Has Collaborative Robots, Digital Tech
Our engineers will soon benefit from collaborative robots – or ‘cobots’ – designed to support people with complex manufacturing of combat aircraft by the end of this year. The cobotic workstation, ... DSTA and Boeing Kickstart Joint Research on Data Analytics
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Boeing signed the first project agreement to commence joint research and co-development in data analytics earlier at the inaugural Singapor... | 
