| Latest Feature Stories After $13Bn Contracts, DoD ‘Handshake’ Deal for F-35
PARIS --- The US Defense Department has reached a “handshake agreement” on the next F-35 production batch, Reuters reported from the Farnborough airshow on Sunday evening quoting Pentagon acquisition ... Latest Press Releases UK Unveils Tempest Future Fighter, Publishes Air Combat Strategy
PARIS --- UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson this morning unveiled a full-size mockup of Tempest, a conceptual next-generation fighter that he said will fly alongside the Lockheed Martin F-35 and t... Airbus Nears $23 Bn Jet Sale to AirAsia
Airbus SE is closing in on a blockbuster agreement to sell $23 billion worth of aircraft, based on list prices, to AirAsia Group Bhd., according to people familiar with the matter. The Malaysian ai... Saudi Arabia Orders Five Navantia Corvettes
The Government of Saudi Arabia has signed a contract for the construction of five corvettes, an operation that amounts to 1,800 million euros and represents the largest order in the history of Spanish... Ukraine Signs Contract for 55 Airbus Helicopters
KIEV --- Following the Intergovernmental Agreement signed between France and Ukraine on 8 June, Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior for the purchase of 55 ... Pakistan Signs Contract for 30 Turkish T129 Attack Helicopters
ANKARA, Turkey --- Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. is pleased to announce that the ongoing negotiations between Pakistan Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) and Turkish Aerospace has successfully ... US Navy Details $30 Billion Nuclear Propulsion Contract
WASHINGTON --- Naval Reactors, a joint program of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Navy (DON), announced the selection of Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC (FMP) as the new DOE and ... Russia Tests Air-launched Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile
Russia has been developing a hypersonic missile the United States is currently unable to defend against, according to sources with direct knowledge of US intelligence reports. According to CNBC, Ru... Boeing Bags Orders for 44 Aircraft from Two Airlines
FARNBOROUGH, U.K. --- Boeing and Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) announced the leasing company has ordered 30 737 MAX airplanes in its first direct purchase from a jet maker, reflecting the evolution of... Four Airlines Sign for 65 Airbus Airplanes
FARNBOROUGH, U.K. --- Golden Falcon Aviation, the exclusive aircraft provider of Wataniya Airways, has confirmed an order for 25 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The order follows an earlier MoU announ... KC-46 Completes Flight Tests Required for First Delivery
WASHINGTON --- The KC-46 Pegasus program achieved an important milestone July 6, 2018, at Boeing Field, Seattle, with completion of the final flight tests required for first aircraft delivery planned ... Second Zumwalt-class Destroyer Needs Engine Replacement
Bath Iron Works’ second Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer, the $7.5 billion USS Michael Monsoor, needs a $20 million engine replaced because inspectors found damage after the ship’s naval acceptance tri... Mexico’s President-Elect to Cancel $1.3Bn MH-60R Order
Mexican President-elect Andres Mannuel Lopez Obrador plans to cancel a $1.36 billion order for 8 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the country's Navy. The gunships, intended for use to counter the drug t... Rolls-Royce Wins Engine Orders for Sichuan, Starflex
Rolls-Royce today welcomed a decision made earlier in the year by Sichuan Airlines to select 10 Airbus A350 aircraft, which are powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB. The Trent XWB is the world’s mo... Turkey Unveils Jet Trainer Mockup at Farnborough
ANKARA --- A prototype [mockup] for Turkey's jet trainer/light attack aircraft will be exhibited for the first time at an international fair next week. The week-long Farnborough Airshow, one of the... Lockheed Seen Leading Race to Develop Japan’s Next-Gen Fighter
The [Japanese] Defense Ministry views Lockheed Martin Corp. as the leading candidate to develop fighter jets to succeed the F-2 fighters in the Air Self-Defense Force, according to government sources.... USS Ford Back in Dockyard After Acceptance Trials
WASHINGTON --- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrived at Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, July 15 to begin a yearlong maintenance and upgrade period. ... Germany Begins NH90 Sea Lion Qualification Phase
DONAUWÖRTH, Germany --- The second prototype of the NH90 Sea Lion has performed its first flight in serial configuration on July 10. This event marks the beginning of the helicopter’s qualification ph... UK Provides Details of Protector UAV Service Introduction
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson marked a momentous centenary year for the RAF at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) today, as it was announced that Waddington will operate the air force’s ne... Royal Air Force Receives 20th Airbus A400M Aircraft
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has taken delivery of the 20th next-generation Atlas A400M transport aircraft as the programme continues to meet key development milestones. Secretary of State for Defence... New Airbus Services Bring Power of Data to Military Operations
FARNBOROUGH, U.K. --- Airbus is extending its highly successful introduction of advanced data analytics in the civil aviation community to the defence market with the launch of SmartForce. Airbus D... Saab Launches Next Gen RBS15 Anti-ship Missile
Today, Saab announces the RBS15 Gungnir next generation anti-ship missile system that is being shown at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018 for the first time. The littorals in the Baltic Se... CAE Joins Boeing for German Heavy-Lift Helicopter Competition
RAF FAIRFORD, U.K. --- Today at the Royal International Air Tattoo, CAE Elektronik GmbH announced that it has signed a teaming agreement with Boeing to support the H-47 Chinook helicopter being offere... Lockheed to Help UK Build First Commercial Spaceport
FARNBOROUGH, England --- The UK Space Agency has selected Lockheed Martin to help implement its vision for the UK Spaceflight Programme, an innovative initiative to create a world-leading commercial l... Leonardo Launches Latest-Generation COMINT System
FARNBOROUGH, U.K. --- Leonardo, which is exhibiting at the Farnborough Air Show 2018 (16-20th July), will unveil a new Electronic Warfare (EW) communications intelligence (COMINT) product, called ‘Spi... Leonardo Launches New E-Scan Radar for Fighter Jets
FARNBOROUGH, U.K. --- Leonardo, exhibiting at Farnborough Air Show 2018 (16-20 July), will unveil the latest in its portfolio of electronically-scanning (E-Scan) radars, the Grifo-E. The new radar wil... ATR Signs Contracts, MoU for Nine ATR-72 Turboprops
TOULOUSE, France --- African airline Air Botswana today signed a firm order for two ATR 72-600s. Having operated ATR -500 series aircraft since 1996, the Botswanan national flag carrier has been an AT... Lockheed to Market Rafael SPICE Air-to-Surface Missile Kits
FARNBOROUGH, England --- Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., of Israel, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to evaluate potential markets and customer requirements for Raf... Terma and MASS Team to Deliver Global EWLS Solution
FARNBOROUGH, UK --- Terma, a Denmark based Aerospace, Defence & Security Group, and UK-based MASS, a Cohort plc company, have partnered to deliver a global Electronic Warfare Lifecycle Support (EWLS) ... DARPA, Lockheed Demo Tech for Connected Warfighter Network
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently performed a series of flight tests demonstrating how a system of systems (SoS) appr... France, Japan Sign Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement
PARIS --- Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono signed at the Hôtel de Brienne a bilateral defense agreement (ACSA: Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreem... Exercise Sea Breeze 2018 Kicks Off in Ukraine
NAPLES, Italy --- The 18th iteration of exercise Sea Breeze kicked off following opening ceremonies in Odessa and Shiroky Lan training range, Ukraine, July 9. Sea Breeze is designed to enhance inte... Littoral Combat Ship 13 Completes Acceptance Trials
MARINETTE, Wis. --- Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 13, the future USS Wichita, completed Acceptance Trials in the waters of Lake Michigan. LCS 13 is the seventh Freedom-variant LCS designed and built by t... GAO Weighs Outcome of Acquisition Reforms at DOD
Over the past two decades, we’ve issued annual “Quick Looks” at the Department of Defense’s largest and most expensive acquisition programs. Our work continued this year with a review of DOD’s 86 majo... Babcock Looks for Subcontractors for Type 31e Frigate Bid
Babcock Team 31 is poised to welcome a host of industrial specialists to its second Type 31e Suppliers' Conference in Bristol – building on growing interest in its T31e bid. Following on from the f... Rolls-Royce Says Trent XWB Marks New Milestones
The team behind the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is celebrating again as the world’s most efficient large aero engine reaches two new milestones in its highly successful programme. In the past few days th... Boeing Takes $124M Charge on Spirit Write-Off
CHICAGO --- The Boeing Company will recognize a charge to earnings to reflect a Delaware Supreme Court ruling that the company is not entitled to recover certain costs associated with the 2005 sale of... | 
