| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Japan’s ANA to Order 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 18 Airbus A320neo
TOKYO --- ANA Holdings Inc. voted today at its board meeting to place an order for a total of 48 aircraft, which include 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 18 Airbus A320neo. Deliveries are scheduled from FY2021... China Slams US Navy’s ‘Futile Geopolitical Provocation’ in Taiwan Straits
The US Pacific fleet's guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell and the USNS Walter S. Diehl transited through the Taiwan Straits on Thursday. This is the first time that US warships passed through the... Malaysia Asks Korea’s KAI for Information on FA-50 Fighter
Malaysia has issued a preliminary request for information (RFI) to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in support of a potential acquisition of the company's FA-50 light attack aircraft, it has been conf... North Korea to Destroy Its Main Missile Test Site
Seoul and Washington last week confirmed that Pyongyang will scrap its Tongchang-ri missile engine test site and launch pad in the presence of international experts, a South Korean diplomatic source s... Pentagon Encouraged by NATO Progress on Operations, Burden-Sharing
At the start of a meeting with NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon today, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said he is encouraged by NATO’s operational progress its efforts to i... US Army Plans “Renaissance” FY20 Budget to Boost Modernization
WASHINGTON --- In anticipation of a future "high-intensity conflict" against a strategic competitor like Russia or China, the Army plans "big changes" in its fiscal year 2020 budget, said Secretary of... Boeing Details $2.4Bn Order for P-8A Poseidon
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion production contract for the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes 10 aircraft to add to the current inventory of P-8A... GA Bring in BAE to Lobby for Protector Drone Flights in UK Airspace
Drone manufacturer General Atomics hosted an event in London on 24 January in order – as its press release put it – “to recognize UK companies that are contributing to operational systems such as MQ-9... Norway's Top Brass Grilled Over NH90 Helicopter Delays
The NH90 helicopters were ordered back in 2001, but won't be in full service until 2025. Despite calling the delay a "tragedy" and a "disaster," Defence Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen still ventured it w... French-Italian FSAF Program Advances As SAMP/T B1 NT Passes PDR
The end of 2018 saw a number a number of important milestones identified in the Programme Management Plan achieved by the FSAF-PAAMS Programme: -- For the Sustainment & Enhancement Programme: Posi... SRC Wins $108M Contract for Vehicle Integrated Defeat System
Syracuse Research Corp., Syracuse, New York, was awarded a $108,209,591 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Vehicle Integrated Defeat System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. ... Lockheed Wins $31M to Sustain Australian F-35 Fighters
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $31,335,203 for modification P00044 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-16-C-0004) for sustainmen... UK MoD Injects £1M into Deployable Satellite Antenna Project
The development of a new generation of pioneering British deployable satellite antennas has been boosted following a £1m MOD investment. The ‘wrapped rib’ antenna is lighter, less complex and more ... Thales to Develop New Connected Sensors for Rafale F4 Standard
Today, the Rafale is capable of performing multiple roles, ranging from reconnaissance to air defence and precision strikes, in the course of a single mission. The aircraft is also central to France's... GE’s H-Series Turboprop Enters Service in Kazakhstan
PRAGUE --- Aircraft Industries’ Let L-410, powered by GE H Series turboprop engines, has begun commercial operations in Kazakhstan with Kazakh-based Zhetysu Airline. Zhetysu Airline took delivery o... Aviation Equipment Dominates Russian Arms Exports
MOSCOW --- Russia has been annually selling weapons $15 billion worth abroad during the last three years, said head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev on NTV cha... Rafale Flies to Finland for Cold Weather Trials
The French defence and aerospace company Dassault Aviation has deployed a Rafale multi-role fighter to Rovaniemi Air Base for a cold weather testing event on Monday 28th January. Scheduled for the ... China’s Missile Programs and the INF Treaty
The Trump Administration cited China as a major reason behind its decision to announce U.S. intentions to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia. China i... Successful Second Test Firing for the P120C Solid Rocket Motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C
KOUROU, French Guiana --- The P120C was successfully tested for the second time on 28 January at the European Spaceport in French Guiana, on the BEAP test bench for solid rocket motors operated by the... More About France’s New Defense Industrial Policy Committee
On 16 January 2019, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly welcomed the inaugural meeting of the Defense Industrial Policy Committee at her ministerial headquarters at the Hôtel de Brienne. This unpr... Russia Drone Test-Fires Weapons for First Time
MOSCOW --- Russia has test-fired weapons from a small interceptor / attack drone, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Monday. "During the continued flight trials of the Karnivora drone, t... Russian Baltic Fleet Warplanes Practice Intercepting Air Targets
KALININGRAD, Russia --- Pilots of the Baltic Fleet’s fighter aircraft regiment stationed in Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad Region practiced intercepting air targets and delivering strikes against a ... New French MoD Support Deal Halves Fennec Flight Hour Costs
PARIS --- In her New Year’s message to the armed forces on Jan. 21, French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced the award of a global support contract for the Fennec helicopters of the Army.... Dauphin SAR Helicopters Enter Colombian Navy Service
In a ceremony presided by Dr. Guillermo Botero Nieto, Minister of National Defense, in Barranquilla, the new Aeromaritime Emergency Training and Simulation Center was inaugurated, together with the in... BAE’s Land UK Unit Wins British Army 155mm Ammunition Tender
BAE Systems' Land UK business has won a contract to supply 155mm Smoke and Illuminating artillery rounds to the UK Ministry of Defence. The contract adds Smoke and Illuminating natures to the portf... Allied Naval Exercise Cutlass Express 2019 Begins in Indian Ocean
Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, and the United States, as well as several international organizations began the eighth iteration of the annual multinational mariti... CC-150 Polaris Tanker Returns to Canada After Iraq Operations
Trenton, Ontario, welcomed the return of a CC-150 Polaris aircraft, crew, and support personnel from 437 Transport Squadron, who had been deployed on Operation Impact, during a ceremony at 8 Wing’s pa... USMC Rifle Squads Get Upgraded Night Vision Devices
QUANTICO, Virginia --- An updated helmet-mounted night vision system is beginning to make its way to infantry units. Marine Corps Systems Command accelerated the acquisition of about 1,300 Squad Binoc... US and UK Celebrate Expanded Capabilities at NOPF Dam Neck
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. --- Naval Ocean Processing Facility (NOPF) Dam Neck celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS) operations floor expansion J... Airbus and Thailand’s CATC to Work on Pilot, Maintenance Training
BANGKOK --- Airbus and Thailand’s Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on projects to develop and implement maintenance training and ... US Navy F-5E Aggressor Aircraft Maintenance Moves to Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --– F-5 Tiger II fighters will soon prowl the hangars at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast. Projected to receive its first Northrop-Grumman-produced aircraft in September, the Navy a... FLIR Systems Acquires Aeryon Labs for $200M
WILSONVILLE, Ore. --- FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Aeryon Labs Inc., a leading developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the global military, public sa... | 
