| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases UK Declares IOC for F-35B Fighters
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today revealed that Britain’s combat air power has reached new heights whilst speaking in a brand-new hangar displaying one-hundred years of fighter jets. Spe... Bulgarian Parliament to Rule on F-16 Acquisition Talks
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition Cabinet decided on January 9 to ask the National Assembly to approve the opening of negotiations with the United States on the acquisition of F-16 f... US Navy Tests Hypervelocity Projectiles for Low-Cost Air Defense
Last summer USS Dewey (DDG-105) fired 20 hyper velocity projectiles (HVP) from a standard Mk 45 5-inch deck gun in a quiet experiment that’s set to add new utility to the weapon found on almost every ... China Successfully Completes Trials of S-400
MOSCOW --- China has carried out a second successful test firing of the S-400 Triumf missile system purchased from Russia, wrapping up its trials, a military-diplomatic source told TASS on Thursday. ... Delta Orders 15 Additional Airbus A220s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 additional A220 aircraft, bringing to 90 the total number of the new generation, highly fuel-efficient jetliners the world’s second-largest airline has on order. The add... Airbus Ends 2018 with 747 Net Orders and Record 800 Deliveries
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus SE delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11 percent higher th... RUAG Modernizes 8 Swiss Air Force Cougar Helicopters
RUAG will upgrade eight Cougar helicopters belonging to the Swiss Air Force’s transport helicopter fleet. The corresponding agreement was signed in December by representatives of armasuisse and RUAG i... Indian Army Adding Anti-Armor Missiles
HYDERABAD -- The Indian Army is adding additional anti-armor missiles to its inventory. These missiles are manufactured in Hyderabad. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) won a Rs 760 crores contract for ... Boeing Unveils New Transonic Truss-Braced Wing
Boeing revealed the newest Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW), which researchers say will fly higher and faster than the previous TTBW concepts. The new configuration is designed to offer unprecedente... Latest Russian Frigate Completes First Stage of Sea Trials
Admiral Kasatonov the newest frigate, built for the Russian Navy at the Severnaya Verf enterprise, successfully completed the first stage of factory trials in the Baltic Sea testing grounds and return... Russia to Test New ATGM for Airborne Forces
In 2019, the state tests of the newest Kornet-D1 anti-tank missile system, designed to arm artillery units and airborne units, will be held. Kornet-D1 self-propelled anti-tank missile system, creat... More Details on Indonesia’s Order for 17 Airbus and Bell Helicopters
Indonesia moved forward with an acquisition 17 new-build medium-lift helicopters for its armed forces on January 9, signing the contract with the country’s primary aerospace manufacturer, state-owned ... CBO’s Outlook on US Navy Shipbuilding Plans
Presentation by Eric Labs, a senior analyst for naval forces and weapons in CBO’s National Security Division, at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Defense Outlook Forum. Under the Budget Control Ac... Russia Confirms NZ ‘Meteor Shower’ Was Missile Defense Satellite
Russia’s Aerospace Forces has confirmed that a bright object spotted in the sky over the weekend was a missile defense satellite launched 12 years ago. Videos on social media published this weekend... Babcock Wins First Dry-Dock Maintenance for HMS Queen Elisabeth
A Scottish dockyard has been awarded a contract to carry out the first planned dry-dock maintenance of Britain’s largest warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced. ... Swiss Government Ups Probe into Pilatus-Saudi Deal
Twelve Pilatus employees help maintain the Pilatus training aircraft in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Swiss companies have to report such transactions with foreign armies to the Federation, as they ca... Former First Sea Lord Questions UK's F-35B Commitment
A former head of the Royal Navy has raised concerns about the government's commitment to buying F-35B Lighting stealth jets. Admiral Lord West says the Ministry of Defence should purchase enough of... Outgoing Israeli MoD Ombudsman Says Army ‘Grossly Unprepared’
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick retired this week after serving as the Israel Defence Forces ombudsman for over a decade. Before his departure, Brick got into a spat with the Israeli military's top bra... Israeli F-16s Collect Intelligence Across Middle East
The 101st ("First Fighter") Squadron may be a fighter squadron, but besides its namesake it also performs aerial photography missions inside and outside of Israel. Read about the F-16 squadron collect... Drones Shut Down London’s Major Airports
Just before Christmas, sightings of small drones around Gatwick forced the airport to suspend operations for 36 hours, causing major disruption which rumbled on for three days. And on Wednesday Hea... Debris Found After French Mirage 2000D Fighter Reported Missing
PARIS --- A French Mirage 2000D fighter jet disappeared from radar screens on Wednesday as it was flying over the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border in eastern France, the Jura Gendarmerie has confi... China Says Additional Overseas Bases Are 'Possible'
China will consider setting up new overseas support bases for its military if there are such needs, a senior People's Liberation Army strategist said on Wednesday. Lieutenant General He Lei, former... US Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Wichita
The Navy will commission its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Wichita (LCS 13), during a 10 a.m. ceremony Saturday, Jan. 12, at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., near Jacks... US Investigating Special Forces Soldiers Over Non-Combat Death
A trio of United States military personnel is the subject of a Navy Criminal Investigative Service probe seeking answers to questions about the New Year’s Eve death of a Lockheed Martin contractor in ... US Navy Commands Improve Information Warfare Readiness
SAN DIEGO --- In early January, a consortium of operational and supporting commands officially approved and moved into a bigger effort the final draft of the Information Warfare Readiness Improvement ... Steady Production Seen for Saphir Decoy System
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The first half of the forecast period should see steady production of MBDA Saphir decoy systems primarily to meet the self-protection needs of Tiger and NH90 helicopters. The NH9... Talks with Tokyo Over Ship Incident Fruitless: S. Korean MoD
The dispute between South Korea and Japan over a recent incident involving a military radar shows no signs of cooling, as Seoul’s Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that ongoing talks with its c... Norway’s Defense Industry Looks for Business in India
In connection with Prime Minister Erna Solberg's official visit to India 7 - 8 January, a major business conference was conducted, with about 140 representatives from Norwegian business and industry p... Laos Returns 30 Vintage T-34 Tanks to Russia
Within military-technical cooperation, the Ministry of Defence of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic transferred thirty T-34 tanks to the Russian Military Department. Until recently, armored vehicle... Airbus Hiring for New A220 Assembly Line in US
Airbus, in conjunction with its hiring partner AIDT, is seeking its first candidates to fill manufacturing positions for its newest assembly line in Mobile, Alabama. The positions are the first wave o... US Army Tests Low-Cost Parachute System
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait --- Soldiers and Marines partnered to train with and test a low-cost parachute system at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Dec. 10, 2018. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Cris... Innovathon: Dassault Aviation Launches Startup Challenge
24 hours to design the maintenance of the future for Dassault Aviation, in Bordeaux on February 7 and February 8, 2019. Dassault Aviation is seeking applications from French startups, in order to f... | 
