| Latest Feature Stories Trump's Missile Defense Plans Called Dangerous, Ineffective
President Trump personally released the long-overdue Missile Defense Review (MDR) today, and despite the document’s assertion that “Missile Defenses are Stabilizing,” the MDR promotes a posture that i... Latest Press Releases Singapore Picks F-35 But Will First Buy A Small Batch for ‘Full Evaluation’
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have completed their technical evaluation to select the next generation fighter to replace its F-16s. Th... Leonardo Wins £293M to Support UK Apaches
The MOD has awarded a five-year, multi-million-pound deal to Leonardo Helicopters (UK) for the support of the existing fleet of 50 Apache attack helicopters. Defence Minister Stuart Andrew announce... Pentagon to Study F-35’s Potential for Missile Defense
The Defense Department plans to continue studying the feasibility of equipping the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with new weapons for boost-phase interception. The Trump administration’s new missile de... Trump Promises to Intercept Any Missile,” Anytime, Anywhere”
WASHINGTON --- President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Michael R. Pence and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan announced the release of the 2019 Missile Defense Review today at the Pentago... Trump Announces Expansion of U.S. Missile Defense
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will develop new technologies -- including in space -- to acquire unrivaled missile-defense capabilities and maintain an advantage over adve... Russian AF to Get Four MiG-35s This Year, Will Order 14 in 2020
MOSCOW --- Russian Aerospace Forces will receive four MiG-35 4++ generation multirole jet fighters later this year, a source in the aviation industry told TASS on Friday. "According to the contract... Japan Confirms It Will Not Assemble New F-35s
MELBOURNE, Australia --- Japan has confirmed it will not use in-country final assembly facilities for its next lot of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. A spokesperson from the U.S. ally’s Acquisit... French Air Force A330 Tanker Flies First Long-Range Mission
From January 8 to 18, 2019, as part of its operational evaluation of its new Airbus A330 Phénix tanker aircraft, the French Air Force deployed a very long-range fighter patrol first to Djibouti, and t... India’s Light Combat Helicopter Completes Weapon Trials
BENGALURU, India --- The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), indigenously designed and developed by HAL, achieved a unique milestone by successfully carrying out air to air missile firing on a moving aeria... Thales Details Role in Development of Rafale’s F4 Standard
-- Thales, alongside Dassault Aviation and Safran, has been awarded a contract by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to develop the future onboard sensors and communication systems that will ... Lockheed Wins $77M to Develop Upgrade for Ship ASW System
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, was awarded a $77,758,481 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive, cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N00024-1... Saab Signs Support Contract for UK Land-based Radars
Saab has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for support and services related to the land-based Giraffe AMB radar systems. The contract period runs from 2019 to 2024. The contract inc... Northrop Wins Contract to Monitor Ageing of ICBM Motors
DULLES, Va. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a follow-on contract valued up to $86 million from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Launch Systems Enterprise, Small L... NATO Assesses Lessons of Trident Juncture Exercise
Officials throughout NATO are assessing the lessons learned from the massive Trident Juncture exercise last year, and U.S. European Command officials vow to apply those lessons to exercises moving for... Bell Comments Indonesian Order for Nine B-412EPI Helos
Bell announced that PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), has signed a purchase agreement with the Indonesian Army for nine Bell 412EPI helicopters. Under the contract, Bell will deliver the nine helicop... US Navy Ship Construction: From Budget Control Act to Building a New Fleet
Presentation by Eric Labs, a senior analyst for naval forces and weapons in CBO’s National Security Division, at the Surface Navy Association’s 31st National Symposium. Summary Under the Budget ... French, German Tiger Helicopter Simulators Fully Operational
Our armed forces need state-of-the art flight simulators in line with the aircrafts in service to train theirs crews and to fulfil their operational duties. Thus, Germany and France mandated OCCAR to ... USAF Advances Simulator for Combat Aircraft Testing
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The 412th Electronic Warfare Group is one step closer to bringing the Joint Simulation Environment to life at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 412th EWG recently began w... France Inaugurates Defence Industrial Policy Council
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly on January 16 chaired the inaugural meeting of the Defense Industrial Policy Council (comité de politique industrielle de defense). This innovative form... SRC Demonstrates Anti-Drone Radar to Australia
WOODSIDE BARRACKS, South Australia --- In September, SRC, Inc., successfully completed a demonstration of the AN/TPQ-49 radar performing counter-UAS and air surveillance missions for members of the Gr... US Air Force Looking for Next-Gen Helmet for Fixed-Wing Pilots
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Human Systems Division working with members of the Advanced Tactical Acquisition Corps or ATAC, one of the center’s premier ... US Industry Welcomes Missile Defense Review
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Today’s release of the 2019 Missile Defense Review, highlighted by President Trump’s speech, is a welcome commitment by the Administration to improve America’s missile defenses. We ... F-22 Gets First Metallic 3D Printed Part
HILL AFB, Utah --- The use of 3D printing is not new to the Air Force. The service has routinely used 3D printing for legacy aircraft requiring parts that may be out of production due to manufacturing... Collins Wins Role in X-59 QueSST Demonstrator Aircraft
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --– In line with its vision to redefine aerospace, Collins Aerospace has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for the new X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) a... Iran, Azerbaijan Sign MOU on Defense Cooperation
Iran and Azerbaijan have signed a memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation. During a visit to Baku on January 17, 2019, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Moham... Lithuania MoD Consults Public on Procurement Plans
On January 21 the Ministry of National Defence is holding the second round of in-depth public presentation and discussion concerning procurements documents related to the Public-Private Partnership pr... Arquus Exhibits at Shield Africa 2019 Show in Abidjan
Arquus is taking part to the next International Forum on Security and Defense Shield Africa, which will be taking place from January 21st to January 24th in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. During the exhibition... | 