| Latest Feature Stories Opinion: Brace Yourselves, NATO — The Donald is Coming
NATO members are worried that US President Donald Trump could cause serious damage to the alliance. These are testing times for the trans-Atlantic relationship, DW's Bernd Riegert writes. Donald Tr... Latest Press Releases Swiss Issue RFQ for 30-40 Fighters
BERN ---The first Request For Quotations for the next fighter jets has been sent to the government agencies of the manufacturers. armasuisse expects offers in response by the end of January 2019. O... Same Six Firms Bid for Indian Fighter Tender
India’s quest for procuring 110 fighter aircraft for its air force is progressing with six global aviation majors having responded to the Request for Information for the program. The six firms whic... New Zealand to Buy Four Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The coalition Government has agreed to purchase four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from the United States Government. The four aircraft will replace the aging six P-3K2 Orion marit... Italy Says Won't Buy More F-35 Fighter Jets, May Cut Existing Order
ROME --- Italy will not buy more Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets and is considering whether to stick to the order to which it is already committed, Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta said on Fr... NATO Chief Call on Germany to Boost Defense Spending
Germany spends 1.24 percent of its GDP on defense and has promised to increase that figure to 1.5 percent by 2024. But Jens Stoltenberg, the head of the NATO alliance, says Berlin needs to spend much ... More Than Burden Sharing: 5 Objectives for the NATO Summit
Mark Newton et al believe that US President Donald Trump will arrive at the July 2018 NATO summit with only one thing on his mind: burden sharing. However, given the implications of events in Salisbur... Israeli Military Denies Hosting UAE Delegation on F-35 Base
JERUSALEM --- The Israeli military has denied that a military delegation from the United Arab Emirates was recently hosted by the Israel Air Force to review the F-35 stealth fighter jets. According... Turkish Laser Weapon Cuts Through Steel Armor from 500 Meters
ISTANBUL --- Tests on the cutting-edge Turkish-made High Energy Laser System, called the IŞIN Project, have been completed successfully, showing the weapon's powerful, long-range effectiveness. The... New Chinese Armed Drone Completes Maiden Flight
BEIJING --- China's self-developed Yaoying-2, a new reconnaissance and strike drone, has successfully completed its maiden flight, according to developer Aviation Industry Corporation of China Thursda... US Navy Testing ‘Air Film' Coating that Reduces Underwater Drag
The US Navy is working with researchers from the University of Michigan to create a new water-repellent coating that will help submarines travel better through water and allow officials to save millio... Two U.S. Navy Vessels Sail Through Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI --- Two U.S. Navy vessels crossed into the Taiwan Strait from the south and were continuing on a northeasterly course, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed late Saturday. Th... Primer Concern for Australia’s Corroding F-35 Fighters
Ten of the Royal Australian Air Force’s new multi-million-dollar strike fighters have corrosion issues after the manufacturer failed to use a protective primer when painting the F-35s. And F-35 p... MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
SAN DIEGO --- USS Coronado (LCS 4) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 completed the first comprehensive Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for the MQ-8C Fire Scout, June 29. R... Nepal Army Buys AgustaWestland AW139 Helicopter
KATHMANDU --- As per the highly placed source, Nepalese Army (NA) has purchased one AgustaWestland’s AW139 helicopter. The helicopter presently has been spotted flying at the Milan Area acquiring test... HAL Makes Insurance Claim After Su-30 Crashes Before Delivery
MUMBAI --- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has made an insurance claim of around Rs 273 crore ($39.7 million--Ed) on an under-production Sukhoi jet that recently crashed during its test flight nea... CRS Reports on Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program
The Navy in 2017 initiated a new program, called the FFG(X) program, to build a class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs). The Navy wants to procure the first FFG(X) in FY2020, the second in FY2021, ... CRS Reports on Status and Issues of Ford-class Aircraft Carriers
CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and CVN-81 are the first four ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). CVN-78 (named for Gerald R. Ford) was procur... AUVSI Sees FY2019 Funding of $9.6 Bn for Unmanned Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. --– Proposed spending for unmanned vehicle systems by the U.S military totals $9.6 billion for 2019, an increase of 28 percent over last year, according to an analysis by the Associatio... Brazilian Navy Commissions Atlantico, the Former HMS Ocean
BRASILIA --- At the Royal Naval Base in Devonport, Plymouth, UK, on June 29, a traditional naval ceremony was held indicating the beginning of the commissioning of the Multipurpose Helicopter Carrier ... British Government May Delay Latest Defense Ministry Review
The government has been unable to confirm whether the outcomes of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) latest review will be delivered by next week's deadline. The headline conclusions from the Modernis... China Says It Has Designed A New Air-Defense Missile System
China has become a world leader in air-defense technologies thanks to the hard work and dedication of researchers at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp's Second Academy, the country's major dev... Honeywell Wins $119M to Re-Work M-1 Tank Engine
Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, was awarded an $119,630,553 modification (P00089) to contract W56HZV-12-C-0344 for Total Integrated Engine Revitalization Automotive Gas Turbine hardwar... Rheinmetall Wins €20M Contract for Fieldguard Systems
The Düsseldorf-based high-tech group Rheinmetall with its Swiss subsidiary Rheinmetall Air Defence have booked an order to supply Fieldguard 3 measurement systems to two international customers. Field... Rostec Starts Aerodynamic Tests of VRT500 Copter
Specialists of the VR-Technologies construction bureau owned by Russian Helicopters affiliated to Rostec State Corporation started aerodynamic tests of the light utility helicopter VRT500 at the Centr... US Navy’s Latest Expeditionary Sea Base Arrives in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. --- The U.S. Navy's newest expeditionary sea base (ESB), USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams (T-ESB 4), arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, July 5, after completing its 15,000 nautical mile maide... US Army Teaching Robots to be More Reliable Teammates
ADELPHI, Md. --- Researchers at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Research Laboratory and the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University developed a new technique to qu... Nammo Ready to Launch Norway's First Space Rocket
Nammo yesterday conducted a final, successful ground test of the Nucleus rocket flight propulsion system, at the Nammo Raufoss Test Center. The ground-breaking hybrid rocket technology is now ready to... Meggitt Breaks Ground on New £130M Facility
Meggitt PLC launches construction of a new £130 million ‘super-site’ at Ansty Park in West Midlands International aerospace, defence and energy engineering group Meggitt PLC today commenced work on... Lockheed to Fly Commercial Super Hercules at Farnborough
BETHESDA, Md. --- Lockheed Martin will showcase its LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter at Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018, held in Farnborough, England, July 16-22. The LM-100... | 
