| Latest Feature Stories Australia’s Future Frigates: Looking Behind the Hyperbole
PARIS --- Australia’s announcement that it has selected BAE Systems as the preferred tenderer to supply nine Hunter-class “Future Frigates” under the SEA 5000 program has generated great enthusiasm – ... Latest Press Releases Pentagon Orders 78 Osprey Tiltrotors in $4.2 Billion Deal
Bell Boeing JPO, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded $4,191,533,822 for modification P00008 to convert the previously awarded V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0015) to a fixed... Russia Orders Initial Batch of Su-57 Fifth-Gen Fighters
KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, Russia --- The Russian military has signed the first state procurement contract for 12 fifth-generation fighters, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said Saturday. "The ... Singapore to Decide on F-16 Replacement in Next Few Months
SINGAPORE --- Singapore will decide "likely in the next few months" on a new fighter jet type to take over the baton from its ageing fleet of F-16s, with the replacement exercise projected to start fr... Senators Add New Blocks to Turkey’s F-35 Deal As Trump Promises to Deliver
ANKARA --- U.S. President Donald Trump has promised Turkey that he would take necessary steps regarding F-35 fighter jets, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said. Speaking at a televise... Russia’s New Bulava Sub-Launched Ballistic Missile Enters Service
MOSCOW --- A source in the Russian defense industry told TASS on June 29, 2018 that the D-30 missile system with the R-30 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile had been accepted for service in the... India’s Defense Acquisitions Council Clears S-400 Deal with Russia
NEW DELHI --- The Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) of India has given its final approval to an agreement to purchase S-400 air defense missile systems from Russia, despite Washington’s opposition, T... Airbus Takeover of Bombardier C-Series Comes into Effect
AMSTERDAM / MIRABEL, Canada --- The closing of the previously announced C Series transaction between Airbus SAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus SE (EPA: AIR), Bombardier Inc. (TSX: BBD.B) and Inv... Japan to Buy Advanced US Radar for Aegis Ashore Missile Defense
Japan will next week pick a U.S.-made advanced radar for its multibillion-dollar missile defense system, an upgrade that could help ease trade friction with Washington and provide cutting-edge protect... Kongsberg Wins JSM Missile Order for F-35 Integration Phase
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (Kongsberg) has signed a contract worth 700M NOK with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency for JSM test missiles for the integration phase on the F-35. As a result... US Completes B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Life Extension Flight Tests
WASHINGTON --- The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the U.S. Air Force completed two non-nuclear system qualification flight tests of the B61-12 gravity b... Northrop Begins Full-Rate Production on F-35 Part In Advance of Contract
PALMDALE, Calif. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation’s center fuselage of the F-35 Lightning II recently entered full-rate production. This milestone marks the beginning of a 1.5-day production interval ... Senate Appropriators 'Dismayed' At Unrealistic Estimate from F-35 JPO
Senate appropriators said in their mark of the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill they are "dismayed" by the inaccuracy of the F-35 joint program office's initial estimates for potential savings f... UK Prime Minister Comments BAE’s Australian Frigate Win
Prime Minister Theresa May has hailed a shipbuilding contract worth up to £20 billion between BAE Systems and the Australian government as the biggest Naval defence contract for a decade. BAE Syste... A400M for Belgium and Luxembourg Enters Production
In 2001, Belgium and six other countries signed a contract with Airbus for the development and acquisition of new transport aircraft. Our country ordered seven A400Ms to replace its C-130s, in service... Oshkosh Wins $484M Order for 1,574 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, LLC announced today that the U.S. Army has placed a $484 million order for 1,574 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and associated installed and packaged kits. ... Turkey Continues to Develop Air Defense Capabilities
ISTANBUL --- In order to respond to its air defense needs, Turkey is carrying out multidimensional sophisticated defense projects. In accordance with the Air and Missile Defense Roadmap, the projects ... Taiwan to Stand Up First Full Apache Brigade
The Republic of China Army 601st Air Cavalry Brigade is to formally become the first air brigade to be fully equipped with Boeing Co AH-64E Apache attack helicopters following a ceremony on Wednesday ... Turkey Orders Aselsan’s Sehat Counter-Mortar Radar
An agreement regarding the SERHAT Counter Mortar Radar for the needs of Turkısh Armed Forces, valuing USD 40,320,000 has been signed between Aselsan and Ministry of National Defence and entered into f... Finland Extends Thales Surveillance Radar Maintenance Deal
Based on a proposal of the Defence Forces Logistics Command, Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö mandated the Defence Forces to conclude an extension agreement on the maintenance of Long-Range Surveill... Czech VERA-NG Passive Radar Successful in German Trials
ERA company has been involved in an international Baltic CESMO Trial 2018 (BCT18) at PUTLOS military training area on North of Germany from 14th to 28th June. ERA supported 53rd EW & RECCE regiment du... GE Wins $437M to Develop Next-Gen Adaptive Fighter Engines
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a $437,032,792 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00029) to contract FA8626-16-2138 for designing, fabricating, integrating, and testing co... Special Ops Command Awards $315M Griffin Missile Order
Raytheon Company Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $315,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the production of the Griffin missile as well as related support for ... Lockheed Wins $288M for Apache Sights for UAE
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $288,347,355 modification (0006) to domestic and foreign military sales (United Arab Emirates) contract W52P1J-17-D-0043 for Modernized Target Ac... Oshkosh Wins $484M for Army Trucks & Kits
Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $484,268,130 modification (P00119) to contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 for 1,574 vehicles and 7,538 kits (includes installed and packaged kits). Wor... Raytheon Wins $96M for Mini Air-Launched Decoy Jammers
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $96,125,000 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00008) to contract FA8682-16-C-0004, for Lot 11 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer v... Lockheed Wins $86M to Support Iraqi AF C-130J Transports
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded an $85,722,754.86 five-year contract order on June 28, 2018 (FA8553-17-F-0020-PZ0001) under the basic indefinite-delivery/indefin... Pentagon Orders Six Scan-Eagle UAS for Lebanon
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is awarded $8,215,759 for firm-fixed-price order N0001918F0487 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-17-G-0001) for the procurement of six ScanE... Northrop Wins $96M for CREW Counter-IED Systems
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Virginia, is awarded a $96,531,053 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-17-C-6327) to exercise options f... Lockheed Wins $20M to Roll Out ALIS 3.0 for F-35 Support
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $19,886,882 for modification P00038 to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-16-C-0004) for the low rate initial production Lot... Japan to Develop Unmanned Undersea Vessel to Hunt Mines
The government plans to purchase the nation’s first domestically developed unmanned underwater vehicle, which will be capable of detecting mines on the seabed, in fiscal 2019, according to government ... British Army Apache Shows its Range and Power
Army aviators have demonstrated the range and power of the punch their Apache attack helicopters can deliver. Exercise Talon Gravis has seen 3 Regiment Army Air Corps (3 Regt AAC) launch formations... US Army Electronic Warfare Prototypes Reach First Brigade
FORT RILEY, Kan. --- For today's commander, having a clear picture of the battlefield is almost as much about understanding the electromagnetic spectrum as is it about reading a map. To better equi... PLA Holds High-Altitude Drill on Plateau in Tibet
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army stationed in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region carried out a military drill on Tuesday to test their logistics and armament support capabilities. An... UK Must Maintain Defence Capabilities to Maintain NATO Role: MPs
NATO is the cornerstone of UK defence. The 2018 NATO summit is taking place against a backdrop of increasing political uncertainty and potential military threat. As in previous times of danger, the UK... EU Defence Capability Development: Plans, Priorities and Projects
Enthusiasts of strategic studies will be familiar with the tripartite, quasi-mathematical equation of ends, ways and means. Over a period of 18 months or so – beginning in June 2016 with the publicati... Depot-Level Maintenance of Combat Aircraft: Insights for the F-35
Presentation by Edward G. Keating, Deputy Assistant Director in CBO's National Security Division, at the Western Economic Association International 93rd Annual Conference. Click here for the pr... Delayed Hangar Prolongs Danish F-16 Service
Delays to the hangars that will shelter the Danish Air Force’s new F-35 fighter jets means that the Defence will have to make do with the old F-16 fighters a little longer than expected. In a note ... Elbit Faces Credit Downgrade Over IMI Acquisition
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that in light of the progress in the acquisition of IMI Systems Ltd., (IMI) by the Company, as announced by the Company on June 19, 2018, the Israe... | 
