| Latest Feature Stories Swiss Lay Groundwork for Fighter, Air Defense Missile Acquisitions
PARIS --- As it waits for industry responses to its initial request for proposals for new combat aircraft, the Swiss government is laying the groundwork to ensure that the current process is not shot ... Latest Press Releases Darpa to Invest $2Bn to Develop Artificial Intelligence Technologies
DARPA’s multi-year strategy seeks contextual reasoning in AI systems to create more trusting, collaborative partnerships between humans and machines. Over its 60-year history, DARPA has played a ... Indian Air Force Leak Details Rafale Acquisition Costs
MUMBAI --- A lot has been written and spoken about the 7.878 Billion Euros deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets that can even fire strategic weapons. It has been drawn into a political slugfest with the op... Kaplan Medium Tank Nears First Export Orders
JAKARTA --- The Philippines and Bangladesh have put an order for 100 KAPLAN medium tanks which are co-produced by Turkish defense contractor FNNS and Indonesia's PT Pindad, said Windu Paramata, the he... Pratt Wins $437M to Further Develop Adaptive Engine
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $436,688,397 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00027) to contract FA8626-16-2139 for designing, fabricating, integrating,... Russia to Continue Supplying Weapons to Armenia
Russia has agreed to continue to supply weapons to Armenia, the Caucasus country's prime minister, Nikol Pashinian, told the Kommersant newspaper in an interview. The comments in the Russian newspa... DRS Wins $344M for Lightweight Laser Designators and Support
DRS Network & Imagining Systems LLC, Melbourne, Florida, was awarded a $231,467,028 firm-fixed-price contract for lightweight laser designator rangefinder. Bids were solicited via the internet with ... Northern European Chiefs of Defense Discuss Russian Deterrence
OSLO, Norway --- Chiefs of defense from 11 northern European countries gathered here today to discuss a variety of topics at the 2018 Northern European Chief of Defense Conference. The main focus o... Pentagon Hypes Talks with India As China Downplays Their Significance
WASHINGTON --- The Sept. 6 “two-plus-two” dialogue in New Delhi between Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and their Indian counterparts provided “a demonstrabl... France Orders Second Batch of VT4 Liaison Vehicles
The [French Armed Forces Ministry] announced on Thursday, September 6th, the signature of the second tier of 1,200 Standard 2 VT4 vehicles. In total, ARQUUS will provide 3,700 VT4s to replace the Fren... Third ANAZAC Frigate Arrives At Dockyard for Upgrade
BAE Systems Australia has welcomed a third ANZAC class warship to its Henderson facility as part of the fleet upgrade to keep the ships in service until they are replaced by the Hunter class frigates.... Rostec Sells 16 Be-200ES Flying Boats to US, Chilean Operators
Rostec’s United Engine Corporation has presented the project to re-equip the Be-200 amphibious aircraft with the Russian-French SaM146 engine unit. The presentation took place at the ongoing Hydroavia... US Army Improving Training Environment for Aviators
WASHINGTON --- To better prepare aviators for the future fight against a near-peer adversary, the Army is working to improve live, virtual and constructive training environments. For the past 15 ye... US Army Halfway Through Apache Rotor Head Retrofits
WASHINGTON -- The Army is about 19 percent complete with a retrofit of strap pack "mega-nuts" that connect Apache helicopter rotor heads to their air frame and keep the blades from spinning off during... China and Thailand Host Joint Air Force Exercise
UDON THANI --- Multiple fighter jets of the Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) have arrived at the Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base (Udorn RTAFB) recently to participate in the joi... US Seeks to Mitigate Risk, Learn Ground Truth in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan --- Taliban reconciliation with the Afghan government is at the core of the peace program in Afghanistan, but it will be a difficult path to tread, the spokesman for NATO’s Resolute... NATO Battlegroups Exercise Across Baltic Borders
The Czech contingent of NATO’s enhanced forward presence battlegroup in Lithuania recently took part in exercise Namejs 2018 in Latvia, along with around 10,000 participants from 13 NATO Allies. The e... Ten Defense Pacts in Two Years Nudge Finland’s Towards NATO
The existence of multiple defence cooperation agreements with western countries call Finland's claims of military non-alignment into question, says Matti Pusu. Finland's Defence Forces appear to be... ACA: Killer Robots Should Be Regulated As Conventional Weapons
The widespread deployment of highly autonomous weapons—systems capable of operating with minimal human oversight—is likely to transform the future battlefield, accelerating the pace of fighting and de... Croatian and UK Ships Join NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian
The Croatian Navy and the Royal Navy joined NATO’s maritime operation in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday (7 September 2018). Over the next two weeks, the Croatian Navy vessel HRMV Vukovar, a Helsinki-... Meggitt to Develop Engine Vibration Monitor for Korean Stealth Fighter
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, have signed a contract for the development of an... Leonardo Snatches Vitrociset from Under Nose of Fincantieri
ROME --- Leonardo's Board of Directors, convened today under the Chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, has decided to exercise its right of first refusal and so to purchase 98.54% of Vitrociset, of which... Damen to Invest in Romanian Shipyard, Boost Employment
On 3 September 2018, the Chairman and owner of Damen Shipyards Group Kommer Damen has held a meeting with the Romanian Minister of Economy Dănuţ Andruşcă to discuss the future of the Damen Shipyards M... Northrop Grumman to Exhibit at Defense Expo Korea 2018
FALLS CHURCH, Va. --– Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its advanced global security capabilities at Defense Expo Korea 2018 (DX Korea), booth 8D-31, in Ilsanseo-gu, Republic of Korea (ROK),... | 
