| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Rheinmetall Takes Control of BAE’s Armored Vehicle Business in UK
Rheinmetall and BAE Systems today announced that they have signed an agreement to create a joint UK-based military vehicle design, manufacturing and support business. The new Joint Venture will be hea... SMBC Orders 65 Airbus A320neo
TOULOUSE, France --- Leading aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has boosted its total order book for the A320neo Family to 181 aircraft after signing a firm order for an additional 65 A320neo Famil... Russia Again Tests Anti-Satellite Missile
Russia conducted another successful flight test of its new anti-satellite missile system last month, according to two people with direct knowledge of a classified U.S. intelligence report. The anti... Bell Wins $439M to Produce 25 AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $439,563,841 for modification P00008 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-17-C-0030). This modification exerc... Trump’s Call for Impregnable Missile Shield Sparks Immediate Debate
President Donald Trump on Jan. 17 unveiled an expansive new military doctrine that calls for the country to be able to block all enemy missiles, a challenge that many experts say exceeds what’s techno... Delta IV Rocket Launches US Spy Satellite
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. --- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a critical payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) denoted NROL-71 lifted off from Space Launch Co... China Launches Two Satellites for Multispectral Imaging
JIUQUAN, China --- China launched two satellites for multispectral imaging on a Long March-11 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 1:42 pm on Monday. The satellites... Singapore Identifies F-35 as Long-Term Fighter -- with Caveat
Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen has announced on social media that upon completion of a technical evaluation by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Defense Science and Technology Ag... U.S. Navy to Invest Over $400M in EW Simulation
The U.S. Navy’s EW Simulator Development RDT&E program develops technology and testing to ensure that jamming and self-protection systems provide advanced protection in the years ahead from both curre... Meggitt Wins $750M Contract for US Stealth Fighter Engines
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, has signed a long-term agreement with Pratt & Wh... India Stands Up Three More Naval Surveillance Squadrons
The Govt of India has sanctioned this week three new Naval Air Squadrons to be set up in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Besides this, the central Government has also sanctioned manpower towards manning addit... Kazakhstan to Assemble Mi-8AMT and Mi-171 Helicopters
ASTANA, Kazakhstan --- A contract was signed today in Astana to organize the large-scale assembly of Mi-8AMT / Mi-171 helicopters between NK Kazakhstan Engineering of the Ministry of Defense and Aeros... US Marine Corps Extending LAV Service Life
QUANTICO, Va. --- The fleet of Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles will begin receiving a number of necessary upgrades under the terms of a $37.2 million contract awarded Jan. 4. General Dynamics Lan... Norway Protests Russian EW, Says Troubles Civilian Navigation
“Norwegian authorities have raised the questions through diplomatic and military channels,” says acting head of communication with the Foreign Ministry, Kristin Enstad, to the Barents Observer. She... USAF Releases Unclassified ‘Competing In Space’ Assessment
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The U.S. Air Force released an unclassified report Wednesday created by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center detailing developing trends in the space domain an... Tactical Overload: How the US Air Force Lost Its Way
The United States Air Force has lost its way. It has forgotten what business it’s in, mistakenly believing that its raison d’être is air supremacy while forgetting that the core of its mission is long... Indian PM Inaugurates New K9 SP Gun Production Plant
HAZIRA, India --- India’s first Armoured Systems Complex (ASC) in the private sector, developed by Larsen & Toubro, India’s leading technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing, defence and se... Malta Orders 1,800-Tonne OPV
On Wednesday 16th January 2019, the Armed Forces of Malta have marked another important milestone and goal of enhancing and modernising the Force. The project of an additional and more capable Offshor... Arctic Version of Pantsir SAM System to Reach Troops This Year
The first Arctic set of the Pantsir-SA anti-aircraft missile and gun systems will enter the troops in 2019, in the coming days it will be released for testing. This was announced by Deputy Defence Min... AI Could be Game-Changer for Combat, Says US Army Acquisition Chief
WASHINGTON --- The Army is looking at artificial intelligence to increase lethality, and a senior Army official said the key to A.I. is keeping a proper level of decision-making in the hands of Soldie... U.S. Warship Donald Cook Heads to Black Sea for 'Security Operations'
The U.S. Navy says the USS Donald Cook is heading to the Black Sea to conduct maritime security operations and enhance maritime stability with NATO allies in the region. The Arleigh Burke-class gui... Bell Boeing Awarded $144M for V-22 Support
PHILADELPHIA --- The Bell Boeing Joint Program Office has been awarded an estimated $143,863,184 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for performance-based logistics and engineering support for the ... PLA Moves to Integrate Techniques, Tactics with New Weapons Systems
With the Chinese military mounting new weapons and equipment in recent years such as Type 99A tanks and J-20 fighter jets, officers and soldiers were urged to develop new techniques and tactics to int... Dutch Army Restores Independent Artillery Department
As of today, the Royal Netherlands Army again has an independent artillery department. This afternoon, the 41 Artillery Department was formally stood up at the Army barracks at Oldebroek. The arriv... Belgian Unit Replaces Danish Troops In NATO Battlegroup
Belgian troops have arrived in Estonia, taking over from the outgoing Danish contingent. Both arrival and departure were marked by a ceremony at the Tapa military base on Friday. The incoming troop... Korea Tells Japan to Halt 'Inappropriate' Media Campaign
South Korea's defense ministry on Monday renewed its calls for Japan to stop an "inappropriate media campaign" over a military radar dispute, with Tokyo poised to reveal fresh evidence that is likely ... Raytheon to Add Zumwalt Capability to Standard Missile-2
WALTHAM, Mass. --- Raytheon Company was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on December 26, 2018. Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $17,01... Poland and Croatia to Strengthen Military Cooperation
“We have today signed a defence framework agreement that covers 25 areas and gives grounds for strengthening cooperation and Polish-Croatian relations,” said Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National De... India to Upgrade Air Base in Andaman Islands
Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur will be commissioned as INS Kohassa on 24 Jan 19 by Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of Naval Staff. INS Kohassa has been named after a White-Bellied Sea Ea... Australia Awards Major ICT Service Delivery Contracts
The Department of Defence has signed three major contracts to deliver information Computer Technology (ICT) Support Services to commence transitioning in February 2019. The Support Services includ... | 