| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Putin to Seal $5Bn Sale of S-300 Missiles on Trip to India This Week
A key achievement of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a trip to India this week will be the signing of a $5 billion deal to supply India with S-400 air-defense systems, a top Kremlin aide has said.... Marines Look for Witnesses of F-35 Crash
Four days after a multi-million-dollar, high-tech Marine fighter jet crashed in Beaufort County, officials are asking anyone who witnessed the accident to contact Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. ... Moody's: 'No-deal' Brexit Poses Threat to European Aerospace and Defence Companies
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany --- A 'no-deal' Brexit would be credit negative for European aerospace and defence companies, in the short term with smallest companies most affected by the disruption, Mood... Australia Kick-Starts Special Ops Light Helicopter Acquisition
CANBERRA -- The Australian Department of Defense has initiated a project calling for the acquisition of light helicopters required to support special operations. This requirement was laid out earlier ... T-X Win Could Be Just the Start for New Boeing/Saab Aircraft
On September 27, Boeing and Saab emerged as the winning team in the U.S. Air Force’s T-X advanced jet trainer contest. The Air Force chose the team’s all-new, clean-sheet aircraft to replace its flee... Sweden Details Gripen C/D Offer to Bulgaria
On 1 October, the Swedish Defence Material Administration submitted the Swedish Gripen proposal to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence. The Swedish offer consists of eight new fully NATO-interoperable G... Australia Sees Dividends from UK Wedgetail Procurement
The United Kingdom today confirmed that it was in discussion with Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force about the potential for the E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to rep... US Says Turkey to Get Two More F-35s in March 2019
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. will deliver two more F-35 fighter jets to Turkey in 2019, the military head of the F-35 program said on Oct. 1. Speaking to reporters in Arlington, Virginia, Vice Admiral M... Contract Kicks Off Tiger Mk 3 Development Work
The TIGRE attack helicopter will have new, networked combat capabilities: connection with the Army’s SCORPION combat system and direct communication with drones. It will also benefit from the European... UN Secretary General Previews Defence Ministerial
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed this week’s meeting of NATO Defence Ministers at a press conference on Tuesday (2 October 2018). Ministers will take forward the important decisions leader... Australia Cuts Steel for First of 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels
Australia has hit a key milestone in its landmark naval shipbuilding program with the first steel cut for the country’s new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). This is the next step in our nation’s $90... Lebanon Orders Six MD 530G Light Attack Helicopters
MESA, Ariz. --- MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced today receipt of the third Delivery Order issued against its 5-year, $1.4 billion light scout attack helicopter IDIQ contract. The firm, fixed-pri... Russia Says it Has Delivered S-300 Missile Defense System to Syria
Russia says it has delivered an S-300 surface-to-air missile-defense system to Syria, despite objections from Israel and the United States that the arms sale will escalate the Syrian civil war. "Th... Taiwan to Take Delivery of First Four Upgraded F-16s in 2019
TAIPEI, Taiwan --- The Air Force is scheduled to take delivery of its first four upgraded F-16 fighter jets in the next six months, a military official said Wednesday during a legislative session. ... Northrop Wins $171M for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
LOS ANGELES --- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $171 million contract for Lot 7 full rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). The c... Second MQ-9B SkyGuardian Completes First Flight
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the first flight of its second MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) (YBC02) aircraft on September 26. The fligh... BAE Says Hawk Jet Trainer Completes Hot Weather Trials
A demonstration led by the Royal Air Force has proven the Hawk advanced jet trainer's ability to operate in soaring temperatures. A pair of Hawk T2 aircraft from the RAF's IV Squadron undertook a s... US Army Europe: Modernizing At the Tip of the Spear
HOHENFELS, Germany --- The European theater is an ever-changing landscape requiring constant adaptation to defend U.S. allies and deter potential aggression. To stay ready, U.S. Army Europe is focused... Chinese Destroyer Nearly Rams USS Decatur in Aggressive Maneuver
China reiterated Tuesday that it opposes any operation that threatens its sovereignty after a Chinese navy ship drove away a US navy destroyer in the South China Sea. "The US repeatedly sends milit... JCS: Russia, China Pose Similar Challenges to Rules-Based Order
MADRID --- The challenges the United States sees from Russia and China are similar because both have studied the America way of war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. Marine... Germany Extends Military Mandate in Iraq
Germany has extended its military mandate in Iraq, but will end reconnaissance missions by October 31, 2019. Last month, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said she couldn't rule out a longer-term ... Bolivian Defense Spending Seen Increasing
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Bolivia's military plays a major role in the country's society. While Bolivia does not combat drug production and trafficking as actively as its neighbors, the country's military st... Brazil, India and South Africa Begin Naval Exercise
The sixth edition of IBSAMAR, a joint Multi – National Maritime Exercise between the Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies, is being held at Simons Town, South Africa from 01 – 13 Oct 18. The las... GA-EMS Completes Arresting Gear Tests for USN Turboprop Aircraft
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) performance testing has been successfully completed for the C-2A Greyhound, E-2C+ Hawk... The Bargains the USAF is Getting from Boeing, Northrop Could Backfire
When it comes to buying weapons, nobody drives a harder bargain than the U.S. Air Force. That skill was on display last week, when Boeing won the competition for a future Air Force training system (pl... NATO Takes Lead of Trident Juncture Logistics
On Saturday 29 September, the logistics operation within Trident Juncture was transferred from Norway to NATO. Trident Juncture 2018 is a large exercise in every way. More than 40,000 soldiers, 10,... Conference Highlights Research Potential of European Defence Fund
VIENNA --- A high-level EU conference on ‘The European Defence Fund (EDF) – Driving factor for defence research and innovation’ took place today in Vienna. The event, which gathered some 500 defence p... Finland and France Sign Framework Paper on Defense Cooperation
Florence Parly, the French minister for the Armed Forces, and Jussi Niinistö, the Finnish Defence minister, will sign a Framework paper on defence cooperation, in the margin of the NATO ministerial me... | 
