| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases BAE, GD Win Competitive Contracts for Mobile Protected Firepower Prototypes
BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $375,932,453 hybrid (firm-fixed-price and fixed-price-incentive) contract for Mobile Protected Firepower middle tier acquisit... Japan Approves $242Bn Equipment Plan with Aircraft Carrier, 105 Additional F-35s
TOKYO --- New defense guidelines calling for the enhancement of capabilities to deal with security risks at sea, online and in outer space have been approved by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Ab... Airbus Flies First H160 Production Helicopter
MARIGNANE, France --- The first serial H160 to roll off the brand-new assembly line in Marignane performed a flight demonstration on the 17 December in front of the H160 team in an end-of-the-year cel... Russia to Deploy Warplanes to Crimea Amid Ukraine Standoff
The Russian Defense Ministry on Monday said it would "return" more than 10 warplanes to Crimea, according to Russian news agency Interfax. The ministry said fighter jets, including Sukhoi Su-27 and... Norwegian Parliament Votes to Reinforce Army, Buy New Tanks
Following the Storting's handling of the state budget for 2019 (Prop. 1 S (2018-2019)) December 13, 2018, the Government's proposal for further development of the land power was adopted. This impl... Soyuz Ready to Launch French CSO-1 Spy Sat from Guiana
Arianespace’s 2018 year-ending mission has been given its authorization for launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana, clearing the way for tomorrow’s medium-lift Soyuz flight that will place France’... GD Canada: Scrapping Saudi Arms Deal Would Cost Billions
Defense contractor General Dynamics warned the Canadian government Monday that if it goes forward with its proposed withdrawal from an arms deal with Saudi Arabia it would incur "billions of dollars o... Northrop Wins $3.6Bn LAIRCM Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has been awarded a $3,600,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measures (LAIRCM) equi... Lockheed Wins $91M Order for Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $91,250,000 modification (P00069) to contract W31P4Q-15-C-0102 for procurement of Joint-Air-to-Ground missiles under the initial phases of the Lo... Finland’s Sisu Wins €200M Latvian Light Armored Vehicle Tender
RIGA --- Finnish company Oy Sisu Auto Ab (Sisu Auto) has been declared winner in a tender to supply armored vehicles to the Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) for EUR 200 million, but two other bidde... Czech Army Orders RBS 70NG Shorads from Saab
Saab has signed a contract to supply the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic with RBS 70 NG, the latest generation of the RBS 70 man-portable air defence system. The order is valued at 365 MSEK and del... Hensoldt Delivers Production Antennas for Captor-E Radar
ULM, Germany --- The Eurofighter will be equipped with a new generation of radar which will enhance the aircraft's capabilities and survivability. In the Euroradar consortium, the sensor solutions pro... Northrop Demos AQS-24B Unmanned Minehunter at AW 2018
ANNAPOLIS, Md. and JERVIS BAY, Australia --- The Northrop Grumman Corporation AQS-24B mine hunting system demonstrated the benefits of performing mine warfare from a high-speed, unmanned surface vesse... Elbit's Seagull USV Completes Sea Trials with Kraken Sonar
Elbit Systems' Seagull multi-mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) recently completed a series of rigorous sea tests operating the Kraken Robotic Systems Inc.'s KATFISH Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) ... US Navy Updates 2016 Maritime Superiority Plan
WASHINGTON --- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson released ‘A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority, Version 2.0,’ Dec. 17. The document is an update to the earlier ‘A Design for ... Airbus and Hungary Announce Long-Term Industrial Partnership
BUDAPEST ---– Airbus Helicopters and Hungary have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to create an industrial cooperation for long-term aviation projects that will initially focus on the production of ce... Sierra Nevada Wins Darpa Advanced Propulsion Contract
SPARKS, Nev. --- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has won a contract to develop innovative propulsion systems for the initial phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Operationa... Belgium Naval & Robotics Team Unveils Industrial Cooperation Plan
On the 13th of December, Belgium Naval & Robotics gathered its Belgian industrial and research partners as well as several elected officials to present the industrial cooperation plan that the consort... Rheinmetall to Retrofit Germany's Fleet of Bergepanzer 3 ARVs
Rheinmetall is modernizing the Bundeswehr's fleet of Bergepanzer 3 armoured recovery vehicles, the BPz3. The move is in response to altered operational requirements. A contract to this effect has now ... Royal Marine Snipers Fast-Track New Kit Acquisition
Royal Marines sniper will be more lethal than ever thanks to new kit pitched at a Dragon’s Den-style event. Just five months after commandos pitched various ideas to improve the effectiveness of th... Thales and MSubs Announce New Maritime Autonomy Agreement
Following its recent opening of a new UK maritime autonomy centre in the south-west of England, Thales is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Plymouth-based MSubs Ltd. This agreemen... French Air Force Rafales Protect Launch of CSO Satellite
Two Rafale, a C135 tanker aircraft and an E-3F AWACS radar aircraft are currently deployed to French Guiana for the launch of the CSO satellite. The Air Force plays an important role in the protection... Pentagon Needs Better System to Track Fraudulent Spending
While the public is generally familiar with weapons manufacturers delivering fighter jets and other costly products behind schedule and over budget, similar overruns have now crept into service contra... US, Indian Air Forces Complete 12-Day Bilateral Exercise
KALAIKUNDA AFS, India --- Airmen from the U.S. and Indian air forces marked the successful completion of 12 days of bilateral training and increased mutual cooperation during the Cope India 19, or CI1... Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy
Over the past two decades, the international market for wheeled armored vehicles has witnessed tremendous expansion in demand, as well as a coinciding multiplication of contractors offering both new a... India’s HAL Flies Third Prototype of Light Utility Helicopter
BENGALURU --- Soon after flying at 6 KMs altitude recently, the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) project of HAL gathered momentum as the third prototype (PT3) made its maiden flight on December 14, 2018... Arquus Delivers 500th VT4 Vehicle to French Army
On Monday, December 17th, 2018, the 500th VT4 vehicle has been delivered to the Army. Thanks to this delivery, the delivery targets – 500 Standard 1 vehicles - are met for 2018. Designed for liaison a... Rheinmetall Delivers Special Operations Vehicle to German Police
Rheinmetall has just handed over a heavily protected Survivor R special operations vehicle to the police in the German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Herbert Reul, minister of the interior of Nordrhein... Missile Defense: GAO Reviews USAF Report on Cobra Dane Radar
In its January 2018 report to Congress, the Air Force reported how the Cobra Dane radar and the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) have shared and unique capabilities to support ballistic missile ... An-32 Transport Flies India’s First Military Flight Using Bio-Fuel
On 17 December 2018, Experimental Test Pilots and Test Engineer from IAF’s premier testing establishment ASTE, flew India’s first military flight using blended bio-jet fuel on the An-32 transport airc... RUAG Denies Overbilling Swiss Defense Ministry
RUAG firmly rejects the accusations made in the article in “Zentralschweiz am Sonntag” on Sunday 16 December 2018 and responds: "The allegations about expenditure on research and development and the c... WEG and Praxis to Support Damen-Saab Bid for Brazilian Corvettes
On December 13th, Brazilian company WEG Electric Equipment, and Dutch company Praxis Automation Technology, both leading companies within their respective fields, signed a Memorandum of Understanding ... Lockheed, Universal Synaptics Team to Solve DoD Intermittent Anomalies
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin and Universal Synaptics Corporation signed an agreement to help the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) tackle an issue known as intermittent fault anomaly. A new automa... Danish Navy to Deploy with SitaWare HQ for MCM Mission
The Royal Danish Navy will put to sea with Systematic’s SitaWare Headquarters software in the new year, as the service takes command of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1). S... | 
