| Latest Feature Stories Japan Plans STOVL Aircraft Carrier with F-35B Fighters
As the Japanese government sets out its new National Defense Program Guidelines defense capability target policy that will guide the upcoming Medium-Term Defense Program (Japan’s military acquisition ... Latest Press Releases IAI-Boeing Deal Points to Acquisition of F-15 and KC-46 Aircraft by Israel
In a sign that the Israel Air Force has decided to purchase the new F15IA fighter jet and KC-46 refueling tankers to bolster its long-range capabilities, Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a multi... Fourth S-400 Battalion Now Operational in Crimea
DZHANKOI, Crimea --- The fourth battalion of S-400 air defense missile systems has assumed combat duty in Crimea near the Russian-Ukrainian border, the Black Sea Fleet’s press office reported on Thurs... Taiwan Plans to Buy 66 F-16V Fighters
TAIPEI --- Taiwan’s military has abandoned its plan to buy a number of F-35 fighter jets from the U.S., and will instead continue to consider a potential purchase of 66 F-16V fighter jets, reports sug... Russia to Test Zircon Hypersonic Missile in 2019
MOSCOW --- State trials of Russia's Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missiles on ships and submarines will start in 2019, a source in the defense-industrial complex told TASS on Thursday. "We plan to st... Turkey’s S-400 Deal Threatens Its Role in F-35 Program
Turkey risks expulsion from the U.S.-led F-35 program, the world’s costliest weapons project, if its government takes delivery of an advanced Russian anti-aircraft system, according to an unclassified... Saudi Signs LOA for $15Bn THAAD Purchase
Saudi Arabia has signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the United States for the purchase of Lockheed Martin's THAAD missile defence system, a State Department spokesperson announced on Wednesd... SNC Wins $344M Order for 12 Super Tucanos for Nigeria
Sierra Nevada Corp., Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $329,076,750 undefinitized contract action (UCA) for 12 A-29 aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force. The total not-to-exceed amount of t... Poland Reinforces Army’s Operational Capabilities
Strengthening of combat potential and improvement of operational capabilities, including priority treatment of the north-east flank by, among others, acceleration of the formation of the 18th Mechaniz... Oshkosh Details $1.7 Bn Contract for JLTV
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, LLC announced today that the U.S. Army has placed a $1.69 billion order for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and associated installed and packaged kits. To... Bulgaria Approves Funds to Overhaul MiG-29, Su-25 Fighters
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet has approved an 81 million leva project to overhaul eight MiG-29 fighter jets and a 99 million leva project to overhaul Su-25 fighter-bombers, a gover... Northrop and Harris Team for Next-Gen Low Band Jammer
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has teamed with Harris Corporation and Comtech PST for the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer–Low Band (NJG-LB) Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET).... Royal Air Force’s Initial Report on First F-35 Exercise
Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning jets have passed another significant milestone by conducting their first exercise with UK based American F-15s and French Air Force Rafales, over the skies of East Angli... Jamaica Defence Force Adds MPA and 2 Helicopters
The Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing (JDF AW) today saw the addition of a new member to its fleet: the Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), was this morning commissioned into service along with two recently ... Mattis: Actions in Ukraine Show Russia’s Word Cannot be Trusted
WASHINGTON --- Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov in contradiction to signed treaties and the Law of the Sea show that Russia cannot be counted on to keep its word, Defense S... Ukraine Asks Germany, NATO to Send Ships to Sea of Azov
NATO members including Germany have been asked to send naval vessels to the Sea of Azov to back Ukraine against Russia. "Germany is one of our closest allies," President Petro Poroshenko said. Ukra... US Navy, France Team Up in U.S. 5th Fleet
ARABIAN GULF --- The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and the French frigate FS Courbet (F712) participated in training during a three-week interoperability period, Nov. 8. While... S. Korea Successfully Flight-Tests Rocket Engine
Korea successfully test-launched a first-stage rocket booster powered by a domestically developed engine, Wednesday, paving the way for the development of the nation's first space vehicle entirely des... Germany’s FFG to Upgrade Lithuanian M577 Armored Vehicles
German enterprise FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH won the call to tender organised by the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) and upgraded 22 M577 armoured personnel carriers of the Lithuanian Arm... NATO, EU Military Staffs discuss Closer Military Cooperation
The Director General of NATO’s International Military Staff (IMS), Lieutenant General Jan Broeks (DGIMS), and the Director General of the European Union Military Staff (EUMS), Lieutenant General Esa P... PZL Mielec Wins Polish Police Order for Third Black Hawk
MIELEC --– November 2018, Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze signed a contract with the General Police Headquarters of Poland to purchase another, third, S-70i Black Hawk helicopter for the Polish National Poli... US Navy Submariners Get Advanced Training with 3D Technology
GROTON, Conn. --- Keeping up with the latest technology is vital to the way the Navy trains its personnel and maintains a ready fighting force. To help ensure submariners are receiving the right tr... US Navy to Commission DDG-116 Guided-Missile Destroyer
The Navy will commission its newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), during a 10:00 a.m. EST ceremony at Flynn Cruiseport in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, Dec. 1.... Airbus Helicopters Expands MRO Presence in Japan
TOKYO --- Riding on its growing business, Airbus Helicopters will be adding a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) complex adjacent to its existing facility in the Kobe Airport Facility in Japan. Co... Thales to Show Naval Expertise at MAST Show in India
Thales is all set to participate in the upcoming edition of Maritime/Air Systems & Technologies (MAST) Indo-Asia 2018, global conference and exhibition on maritime security technologies taking place i... Spain’s SDLE to Exhibit Dragoon AFV at Egyptian Show
MADRID --- The Madrid-based company Star Defense Logistics & Engineering (SDLE) will present its Dragoon tactical armored vehicle at the first edition of the Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX). EDEX will b... | 