| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases F-16 Favored in Bulgaria’s Fighter Tender
There are three main components in considering Bulgaria’s choice of a new fighter jet – price, its capabilities and the value over the life cycle, Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said in a tel... France Launches Very High-Resolution CSO-1 Optical Spy Satellite
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly welcomes the successful launch of the CSO-1 (Optical Space Component) military observation satellite. CSO-1 was put into orbit on Wednesday 19 December 2018... US Lawmakers 'Blindsided' and Kurds ‘Concerned’ by US Troop Withdrawal from Syria
CAPITOL HILL --- The White House's announcement that U.S. troops are withdrawing from Syria caught U.S. lawmakers by surprise and angered some of President Donald Trump's top allies on Capitol Hill. ... Putin: No Foreign Equivalent to New Russian Weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia's new weapons have no foreign equivalents and will help ensure the country's security for decades to come. Speaking during a meeting with military chief... New Flaws Further Delay End of Sikorsky CH-53K Flight Tests
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s $31 billion King Stallion helicopter program for the U.S. Marine Corps is likely to miss its key milestone — initial combat capability a year from now — because of technical fl... China Describes “Unease” As Japan Unveils Defense Plan
Tokyo's approval of a new defense plan for the next five years, which outlines China as a "potential threat", was strongly opposed by Beijing and criticized by experts who said it may increase instabi... Raytheon Wins $357M for AN/SPY-6(V) Radar Work
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is awarded a $114,065,820 cost-plus-fixed fee, firm-fixed-price, cost only contract for air and missile defense radar AN/SPY-6(V) integ... Boeing Wins Additional $90M for MQ-25 EMD Phase
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded $90,428,967 for modification P00002 to a previously awarded cost-reimbursable contract (N00019-18-C-1012). This modification provides for the perfo... Lockheed Wins $99M to Boost JASSM Missile Production
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $99,254,206 undefinitized contract to procure equipment and tooling needed to increase Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile/L... BIRD Aerosystems Wins Major ISR Contract in Africa
BIRD Aerosystems has been awarded a contract with a new customer in Africa. Under the contract, BIRD Aerosystems will provide a number of ASIO Cessna Citations aircraft all installed with an advanced ... New Customer Orders Carl Gustav M4 Battlefield Weapon
Saab has received a contract for the Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon system to an undisclosed customer. The total order value is approximately 492 MSEK and deliveries will take place in 2019-2024. ... KAI Unveils Prototype of Light Armed Helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Dec. 18 that it unveiled the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), which means that the helicopter enters into a full-fledged test and evaluation phase. ... Saab Books Launch Order for Deployable Aircraft Maintenance Facility
Saab has signed an order to provide enhanced aircraft maintenance capability to the Hungarian Air Force, using the mobile solution Deployable Aircraft Maintenance Facility. Deployable Aircraft Main... Slovakian MoD Details F-16 Order
The most extensive modernization programme in the history of the Slovak Armed Forces is becoming a reality. In the presence of PM Peter Pellegrini at the Office of the SVK Government today (12 Decembe... CSIS on the Implications of U.S. Withdrawal from Syria
On December 19, President Trump declared on Twitter: “We have defeated [the Islamic State group] in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.” The White House then confirmed t... Australian, French and US Ships in ASW Exercise in Arabian Sea
ARABIAN SEA --- Maritime forces from France, Australia and the United States participated in Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness and Evaluation Measurement (SHAREM) 195 exercise in the Arabian Sea, ... Airbus Delivers First H145 to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
FORT ERIE, Ontario --- Airbus has delivered Canada’s first H145 helicopter to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The versatile twin-engine Airbus H145 is the latest variant of the H145 family o... Fiji PM to Commission Chinese-Donated Hydrographic Vessel
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will be chief guest at the handing over and commissioning of the state-of-art navy vessel Republic of Fiji Navy Ship (RFNS) Kacau on Friday at the Stanley Brown Naval... Safran Details Role in Brazil’s New Submarines
At 10 am local time on Friday, December 14, 2018, Brazil launched the Riachuelo, the first of four Scorpène-class submarines ordered from France in 2008. The new submarine features a number of Safran ... Azul Firms Up Order for Additional Embraer E195-E2 jets
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --– Embraer and Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. have signed a contract for a firm order for a previously announced 21 E195-E2 jets. This agreement was revealed as a Let... India Commissions Fifth LST Landing Ship
Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, AVSM, VSM, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, commissioned IN LCU L55 into the Indian Navy today at Port Blair. IN LCU L55 is the fifth ship of Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk-IV cla... NATO Boosts 2019 Civil and Military Budgets for Adaptation
NATO Allies have agreed the civil and military budgets for 2019. At a meeting of the North Atlantic Council on Tuesday (18 December 2018), Allies agreed a civil budget of €250.5 million and a military... Airbus Delivers 400th A320 Aircraft Assembled in China
Airbus has delivered the 400th A320 Family aircraft from its Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) in Tianjin, China. The A320neo was delivered to national flag carrier Air China, based in Beijing. Powered ... | 
