| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Rolls-Royce Signs $1.1Bn Deal to Power China Eastern’s Airbus A350-900s
Rolls-Royce has signed a Trent XWB engine and long-term TotalCare service agreement with China Eastern Airlines involving the airline’s 20 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The agreement, worth over CNY10 ... UK MoD Reduces Equipment Costs But 10-Year Plan Still Unaffordable: NAO
[UK Defence secretary] Gavin Williamson has come under pressure to deal with a potential £14.8bn black hole in the Ministry of Defence’s budget identified in a report by official auditors. The Nati... Leonardo Sells 15 AW139s to China, 160 More May Follow by 2023
SHANGHAI --- Leonardo announced today that Sino-US Intercontinental Helicopter Investment (Sino-US) of China has signed contracts for 15 AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The announcemen... Big Jet Model, Fighter Jet Fly-Pasts Open China Airshow
ZHUHAI, China --- China on Tuesday kicked off its largest airshow with a display of its aviation ambitions, unveiling a life-size model of a long-haul jet it is developing with Russia and showing off ... US Approves Integration of PAC-3 MSE Missile Into MEADS
BERLIN --- The U.S. government has approved integration of the U.S. Patriot PAC-3 MSE missile into a next-generation German missile defense system, a spokesman said on Friday, a key step toward comple... Russian Su-27 Intercepts US Navy EP-3 Over Black Sea
On Nov. 5, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 conduc... Airbus A330-800 Take Off on Maiden Flight
TOULOUSE, France --- The first A330-800 took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 10:31am local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1888,... Defense Contractors Capture Pentagon Officials Through Revolving Door
A POGO investigation found that from 2008 to the present over 380 high-ranking Department of Defense officials and military officers became lobbyists, board members, executives, or consultants for def... Sikorsky Wins $717M to Support H-53 Helicopters
STRATFORD, Conn. --- Sikorsky was awarded a performance-based logistics contract with a value of $717 million. The contract will provide supply and logistics support to the entire fleet of in-service ... Russia, China Agree Terms for Heavy-Lift Helicopter
ZHUHAI, China --- Russia and China have completed talks and are ready to ink a contract on creating a heavy-lift helicopter, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at Russia’s Rost... Russia to Deliver Su-35, S-400 to China By 2020: Rostec
ZHUHAI, China --- Russia and China have concluded contracts on deliveries of weapons to be used in operations on the ground, in the air and in the sea, Viktor Kladov, the head of the delegation of Rus... American Airlines Orders 15 More Embraer E175s
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of USD 705 million, based on current list p... Lockheed Wins $350M for JASSM Production Support
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $350,000,000 increase to an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production su... General Atomics Wins $263M for Reaper UAV Production
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $263,403,355 firm-fixed-price contract for MQ-9 Reaper production. This contract provides for the production of t... China’s ETC Reveals Five Radar Early Warning Systems
ZHUHAI, China --- A potentially breakthrough quantum radar prototype is making a debut appearance at the Zhuhai Airshow. In displaying the unique device, China Electronics Technology Group Corporat... UK Cements Position In Gulf with New Joint Base In Oman
The UK is cementing its deep and special relationship with Oman for generations to come with the opening of a new Omani-British Joint Training Base. As part of his visit to Oman for the culmination... Philippines to Upgrade Frigate After Grounding
MANILA -- Philippine Navy (PN) flagship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (FF-15) will undergo various communications, weapons, and fire-control upgrades while undergoing repair for the damages sustained during ... GE Aviation Makes Final Bid for ITEP Re-engining Contract
LYNN, Mass. --- GE Aviation congratulates Sikorsky on the 40th anniversary of the Black Hawk. Sikorsky delivered the first H-60 Black Hawk, powered by GE’s T700 engine, on Oct. 31, 1978, to answer the... GAO Finds Security Flaws at Pentagon Ammunition Storage Sites
Military service guidance for safeguarding Security Risk Category (SRC) I ammunition—which consists of nonnuclear, portable missiles and rockets in a ready-to-fire configuration—is not consistent with... UK to Ease Conditions for Commonwealth Recruitment
The Ministry of Defence has announced today that Britain’s military will increase the number of Commonwealth recruits to 1350 per year, that will be introduced over several years. The move builds o... Airbus A220 Embarks on Asian Demo Tour
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus will fly an airBaltic A220-300 new generation single aisle aircraft, to five cities in four countries as part of a world demonstration tour. The A220-300 will first atte... Rheinmetall Delivers First UTF Trucks to Bundeswehr
The transfer to the Bundeswehr of twenty factory-fresh military trucks in Munich marks the start of a new chapter in the history of German Army logistics. The Bundeswehr's fleet will be steadily augme... Disruptive Innovations, Advanced Technologies Fuel Pentagon UAV Funding
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, “US DoD UAS Market: Forecast to 2023,” reveals that the importance of military unmanned aerial systems (UAS) continues to increase as combatant commanders grow accu... MHI Increases Capital in Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.
TOKYO --- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has decided to increase the capitalization of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (Mitsubishi Aircraft), a wholly owned MHI Group company, as it nears the... Australian Minister Makes Sales Calls to Indonesia, Singapore
This week Steven Ciobo, MP, Minister for Defence Industry, will visit Indonesia to support the 20 Australian businesses exhibiting at the Indo Defence Expo and Forum 2018 as part of the Team Defence A... Lockheed Integrates Advanced Radar with Unmanned Aerostat
AKRON, Ohio --- Lockheed Martin completed the successful integration of a Telephonics RDR-1700B radar onto a 74K aerostat for land and sea missions. This latest milestone follows Lockheed Martin’s suc... Russia Out in Force at China Airshow
Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) organizes the united Russian exposition at the International aerospace exhibition Airshow China 2018, being held on 6-11 November in Zhuhai, China. ... | 
