| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases F-35 to Begin OT&E in Mid-November Despite 900 ‘Unresolved Deficiencies’
Pentagon weapons buyer Ellen Lord has approved plans to begin full combat testing of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35, a major step toward full production of the fighter jet planned for next year. Lord... India Tests US Sanctions By Buying Russian Arms, Iranian Oil
India and Russia have announced a major arms deal, violating US sanctions. Energy sector sources also say New Delhi will purchase 9 million barrels of Iranian oil. Both moves will test India's relatio... Japan’s New Defense Minister May Cut Back on New Weapons
Newly appointed Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya, who has long been a key defense policymaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, distanced himself Thursday from its earlier proposal that Japan shou... UK Outsources Royal Navy Support Contracts Worth £1Bn
Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced that new contracts expected to be worth over £1bn have been signed with British firms to support military ships for the next decade. The contracts, whic... Japan Won’t Send Ship to South Korean Fleet Review Over Flag Issue
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya announced Friday that the Maritime Self-Defense Force will not send any of its vessels to an international fleet review to be held in South Korea from Wednesday, over a ... Rheinmetall Wins Major Export Contract for Fox Armored Vehicle Parts
An international customer has ordered components for manufacturing the Fuchs/Fox 2 wheeled armoured vehicle. The order is worth a figure in the three-digit million euro range. Delivery of the comp... Indian S-400 Contract is Biggest-Ever Deal for Rostec
On October 5, 2018, in Delhi Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) signed a contract to supply India with the S-400 Triumph long-range air defense missile systems (ADMS). "The S-40... French Air Force Officially Welcomes Pilatus PC-21 Turboprop Trainer
On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, General Philippe Lavigne, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CEMAA), traveled to Air Base 709 "Commandant Menard" at Cognac-Châteaubernard to mark the service introduction o... Swiss Promote Offset Negotiations for New Fighter Acquisition
BERN --- As part of the acquisition of the next fighter jet (Prochain Avion de Combat, PAC), fully 100% of the purchase price must be compensated by business awarded to Swiss industry. In order to act... US, Japan Advance New Amphibious Capability
PHILIPPINE SEA --- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) became the first U.S. Navy ship in the 7th Fleet to conduct amphibious operations with the newly established Japan Ground Self ... Lockheed Wins $391M for JASSM Production
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $390,792,959 firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) lot 16 production for 36... GD Wins $367M for Stryker Double-Hull Upgrade
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $366,852,050 modification (0002 04) to contract W56HZV-17-D-B020 for upgrade of Stryker flat-bottom vehicles to the Double V-Hu... Boeing Wins $242M for 17 AH-64E Apaches for UAE
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $242,109,170 modification (P00021) to foreign military sales (United Arab Emirates) contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 for the remanufacture of eight, and procureme... Italian AF Completes Operational Testing of AARGM Missile
LOS ANGELES --– Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that the Italian Air Force completed operational testing of the company’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) on their Tornado Electro... Marine F-35B Designates Target for HIMARS Rocket Launcher
The Corps has been experimenting with an innovative slew of ways to use its rocket precision artillery system known as HIMARS. And just recently, the Corps set another historic milestone: destroyin... Japan's Latest Submarine Extends Range with New Batteries
TOKYO --- Japan's first submarine powered by lithium-ion batteries was launched on Thursday, symbolizing domestic defense contractors' hopes that innovations can allow the industry to survive amid ren... Leaders Acknowledge All’s Not Well with South African Military
The trio at the apex of South Africa’s military admit to financial shortcomings but are adamant the national defence force will meet whatever obligations are given it by the President and the executiv... Pentagon Delivers Defense Industrial Base Report to President Trump
Today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan, on behalf of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, presented a report, Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply ... Israel’s Elbit Systems Gains Critical Mass with New Acquisitions
Ongoing conflicts and terrorism have increased the focus on defense systems for low-intensity conflicts, homeland security and cyber warfare – areas in which Elbit Systems is firmly established. Fo... S. Korea, Finland Join In As Red Flag Alaska Kicks Off
EIELSON AFB, Alaska --- RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1, a realistic training exercise of simulated combat, is scheduled to begin Oct. 4 and continue through Oct. 18, 2018. Throughout RF-A 19-1, international... Saab and Raytheon to Demo Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition for U.S. Army
Saab has, in collaboration with Raytheon, received a contract from the U.S. Army to demonstrate a guided munition for the Carl-Gustaf system, with three all-up-round test firings against threat-repres... Embraer Begins Upgrading Second Brazilian E-99 Radar Aircraft
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) on Thursday (Oct. 04) delivered the second E-99 aircraft to Brazilian aerospace contractor Embraer, responsible for the modernization process of the FAB’s radar aircraft.... UK Defense Secretary Reaffirms Commitment to Gulf
Gulf security is our security, Defence Minister Mark Lancaster reaffirmed whilst visiting Iraq, Bahrain and Oman. As part of the five-day visit, the minister also officially opened the UK-Oman joint e... China Protests US “Unilateral Show of Force” in South China Sea
An exclusive CNN report said several US defense officials revealed that "the US Navy's Pacific Fleet has drawn up a classified proposal to carry out a global show of force as a warning to China." The ... NATO’s Trident Juncture Exercise Tests Deterrence Capabilities
WASHINGTON --- The world’s preeminent defensive alliance is readying to demonstrate its capabilities in its largest exercise since 2002, said Navy Adm. James Foggo, the commander of NATO’s Allied Join... Raytheon, US Army Further Improve TOW Missile
TUCSON, Ariz. --- The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company a $21 million contract to develop a new propulsion system for the venerable TOW missile. The contract funds a three-year effort to make perform... Delta First to Put Airbus A220 In Service
Delta Air Lines’ first A220-100 took off on its first flight from Mirabel airport, Québec, at 02:02 p.m. local time. The aircraft was crewed by A220 programme test pilots. During successful 2 hour and... Northrop Demos New LEO Missile Warhead
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated a new missile warhead that further optimizes fragmentation characteristics of its original Lethality Enhanced Ordnance (LEO) so... USAF Buys Tablets to Improve F-35 Maintenance
HILL AFB, Utah --- Maintainers on Hill’s flight line are beginning to utilize new high-tech, hand-held tablets to work on the F-35A, America’s most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft. “I am passi... | 
