| Latest Feature Stories French, Italian Shipyard Agreement Falls Well Short of Initial Goals
PARIS --- The joint venture company announced last night by Italy’s Fincantieri and France’s Naval Group is a modest step towards the integrated military shipbuilding group that the French and Italian... New Carrier Study Leads French Navy Modernization But Leaves Many Questions Open
PARIS --- France has launched initial studies for a new aircraft carrier to eventually replace the Charles de Gaulle after the 2030s, but has dropped rumored plans for a second carrier which would hav... US Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia: Policy Options
The news of the disappearance and killing of The Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi has put a spotlight on the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia, especially the close security ties bet... Latest Press Releases German Halt to Saudi Arms Sales Could Put Squeeze on Eurofighter
BERLIN --- Germany’s hardline halt to arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may jeopardise a big UK-led Eurofighter order from Riyadh and could hit jobs at a ... France, and Italy Sign Agreement for Four Fleet Support Ships
PARIS --- Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced at the Euronaval 2018 trade exhibition that France will execute the "FLOTLOG" fleet oiler program in cooperation with Italy. Four ships will be... Pakistan Sells Three JF-17 Fighters to Nigeria
ISLAMABAD --- The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the issuance of a certificate of sovereign guarantee for the sale of three JF-17 aircraft to Nigerian Air Force agai... China Starts Building 2nd Littoral Mission Ship for Malaysia
WUHAN --- China on Tuesday started building the second littoral mission ship (LMS) for Malaysia in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The new LMS is contracted by Wuchang Shipbuildin... France Awards Contract to Upgrade Six More Atlantique 2 MPAs
Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced at the Euronaval 2018 show that the Atlantic 2 maritime patrol aircraft will be modernized in depth, to be both more operational and more numerous. T... US Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait
Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait Monday. Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning told reporters that the USS Curtis Wilbur and the USS Antietam conducted what he described as a "routi... UK’s Next-Gen Skynet System to be Active by Mid-2020s
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- To meet future needs and replace aging in-orbit satellites, the U.K. MoD started the Skynet 6, formerly the Future Beyond Line of Sight (FBLOS), program. The Skynet 6 program calls f... Mexico Selects Electronics and Missile System for POLA OPV
MEXICO CITY --- The Secretary of the Navy of Mexico announced that the Long-Range Oceanic Patrol Vessel (Patrulla Oceánica de Largo Alcance, POLA) will be equipped with state-of-the-art detection syst... Embraer KC-390 Wins Brazilian Certification
BRASÍLIA, Brazil --- Embraer celebrated another important milestone today by receiving the Type Certificate from Brazilian aviation authority Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) for its multi-mis... OCCAR and NSPA Cooperate to Support the A400M Aircraft
OCCAR and NSPA have signed the 4th Amendment to the A400M Service Level Agreement (SLA) to cover the period 2019-2021. Since February 2014, the NSPA provides services in the area of electronic, aut... Raptors, Super Hornets in Dissimilar Air Combat Training
BRANDON, UK --- The Liberty Wing completed a series of large-force exercises with fifth generation aircraft and joint service partners at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. F-22 Raptors assigned ... Saab Touts New Hypersonic Mode for Naval Radars
Saab strengthens its Sea Giraffe naval radar offer by introducing the Hypersonic Detection Mode, a capability for detecting and tracking targets travelling at hypersonic speeds. Due to the radar ho... Leonardo Completes First Flight Tests of Upgraded Falco EVO UAV
ROME --- Leonardo has completed series of successful test flights of its Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS) in Bulgaria. The flight campaign was to validate a package of upgrades that extend... GA Wins $192M to Support US Army Gray Eagle UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $192,660,310 modification (P00071) to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0018 for Gray Eagle performance-based logistics. Work will be... Lockheed to Design F-35 Strategic Support Facility for Export Customer
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $8,700,187 for cost-plus-fixed-fee order N0001919F0276 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement ... Euronaval 2018 Opens Its Doors and Welcomes French President
EURONAVAL, the largest international naval defence exhibition, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, opened its doors this morning in Paris-Le Bourget. With more than 480 exhibitors and close to... Airbus Delivers Two New H225M Caracals to Thailand
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has taken delivery of its seventh and eighth H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters. Since 2012, the RTAF has placed orders for a total of 1... US Army to Fuse Laser Technology onto Air Defense System
WASHINGTON --- U.S. forces have long held a strategic advantage in ballistic missile defense dating back to the Operation Desert Storm era, Army leaders said. But the addition of laser technology i... Comac Wins ARJ21 Order from Genghis Khan Airlines
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) signed a purchase agreement of ARJ21 aircraft with Genghis Khan Airlines in Beijing on October 15th, 2018, planning to deliver the first batch of... Rheinmetall UGV Wins European Ground Robotics Competition
At the end of September, and for the first time, Rheinmetall took part in ELROB with its unmanned multi-mission "Mission Master" vehicle. At Europe's largest exhibition for military ground robotics, R... Israeli Air Force Develops Mental Preparation for Drone Pilots
RPAV (Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicle) operators fight in enemy territory, assist the ground forces, collect military intelligence and more, all while seated in their control stations. The discrepancy... CRS Questions Affordability of Columbia-Class SSBNs
The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program, previously known as the Ohio replacement program (ORP) or SSBN(X) program, is a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs... CRS Reports on US Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile
The Navy is developing three new ship -based weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and surface craft: the... CRS Details Congressional Arms Sales Review Process
This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell maj... CRS Updates Status Report of Littoral Combat Ship Program
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. Navy plans call for procuring a total of 32 LCSs. The first LCS was procured in FY... Pence Says U.S. Aims to Create New Space Force by 2020
The White House says it is pushing ahead with plans to establish a new U.S. space force, but the first steps will stop short of creating a sixth branch of the military as touted earlier this year by P... Safran Touts Patroller Drone for Maritime Surveillance at Euronaval
Maritime surveillance is a key to ensuring homeland security and protecting countries’ economic interests. It concerns the safety and security of ships, crews and passengers, to protect merchant marin... Russian Modular Boat Completes Builder’s Trials in Kamchatka
The plant tests of SMK-2187 Project 23370M multifunctional modular boat built for the rescue detachment of the Northeastern Troops and Forces have been completed In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. In acc... South Korean SM-2 Score 5 Out of 5 In Recent Firing Tests
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Five Raytheon Company built SM-2 surface-to-air missiles successfully completed five test flights in back-to-back summer exercises conducted at sea by the Republic of Korea Navy, or ... Defense Logistics Agency Again Fails to Complete Audit
For the second year in a row, a little-known but massive Pentagon agency won’t be able to complete an independent audit. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) handles more taxpayer dollars in a year than... GE Touts Marine Gas Turbine Experience at Euronaval
PARIS, FRANCE --- GE’s Marine Solutions is the world’s leading manufacturer of aeroderivative marine gas turbines ranging from 4.5 to 52.7 megawatts (MW). GE gas turbines are excellent prime movers fo... GD Launches Latest Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
QUINCY, Mass. –-- General Dynamics Mission Systems today released the new Bluefin-9 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at Oceans 2018 in Charleston, South Carolina. The completely reengineer... Indra Joins NATO Coalition on Cyberdefence
Indra has been selected by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to join the network of companies that work with this agency exchanging intelligence on cybersecurity to reinforce its m... CRS Looks At OCO Funding and its Impact on Defense Spending
Since 2001, the Department of Defense (DoD) has regularly requested and received large appropriations to augment the base-budget funding provided in its regular, annual appropriations. The additio... Bell and Thales to Collaborate on Flight Controls of the Future
FORT WORTH, TX --– Bell Helicopter announced today a teaming agreement with Thales, for the development of flight control systems for Bell’s vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and on-demand... Terma and Chemring Team for Step Change in Anti-Ship Missile Defense
EURONAVAL, Paris --- Terma, as a market leader in ship defensive systems, and Chemring Countermeasures, as a world leader in 130mm naval countermeasures, team up to develop a complete soft-kill soluti... Latvia Orders Additional Carl Gustav Ammunition
Saab has received an order from the Latvian Ministry of Defense for Carl-Gustaf® ammunition. The total order value is MSEK 170. The order is placed under a Framework Agreement signed with the Swe... Controp Delivers Naval Surveillance System to Latvian Navy
CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. – a company specializing in the field of Electro-Optics (EO) and InfraRed (IR) defense and homeland security solutions – provides Latvian Navy the iSea-30HD system ... | 
