| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Australia, France Sign A$50 Bn Contract for 12 Submarines
A key plank of the Government’s plan to keep Australians safe has been locked in with the signing of the Attack class submarine Strategic Partnering Agreement with Naval Group. The $50 billion Atta... Pentagon Reclassifies Late F-35 Deliveries As ‘On Time’
Lockheed Martin Corp. delivered 91 of its F-35 jets in 2018 as promised, but only 54 were “on-time” based on monthly contract targets -- and 19 of those were reclassified from “late” in a settlement o... Irving Wins Initial Contract for Canada’s C$60 Bn Future Frigate Program
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia --- Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the Government of Canada is ensuring that the Royal Canadian Navy has the ships needed to carry out its important work, while creat... UK’s Watchkeeper UAV Attains Full Operational Capability
LONDON --- The British Army has declared full operational capability (FOC) for the Watchkeeper tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAS), Jane’s has learned. The milestone, known as FOC 2, was “achiev... India Tests Ramjet Engine for Long-Range Air-to-Air Missiles
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the second indigenously developed ‘Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)’ propulsion-based missile system from ITR, Chandipur,... British Defense Chief Urges Bolstering Military Post-Brexit
Britain’s defense minister says the country should bolster its military capabilities after Brexit and warned that Russia should be aware that actions deemed unacceptable by the West will "come at a co... Russia Has Exceeded Medium-Range Cruise Missile Ceiling: FAZ
Russia has deployed its controversial 9M729 cruise missile at more locations than previously thought, a German newspaper reports. Citing an unidentified Western intelligence source, the Sunday Fran... Poland to Order 20 HIMARS Launchers in $414M Deal
“We have it! On Wednesday, we will sign a contract with the United States government on the delivery of the HIMARS squadron for the Polish Army -- a weapon that will significantly increase the combat ... GD Wins $402M for Stryker Technical Support Services
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. --– The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a contract worth up to $402 million for Systems Technical Support (STS) for the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT). ... Russian A-100 AEW&C Aircraft Starts New Flight Test Series
MOSCOW --- A new Russian prospective A-100 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft made its first flight undergoing a new stage of prior test flights, the Russian Defense Ministry told re... S. Korea to Pay 8% More for Deployed US Troops
South Korea signed a provisional agreement to pay around 1.04 trillion won this year for the stationing of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) troops here, a rise of 8.2 percent year-on-year. Chang Won-sam, t... Oshkosh Defense Awarded $232.7 Million to Recapitalize U.S. Army’s Heavy Vehicle Fleet
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced today that it has been awarded a $232.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Comman... Extra Funds Boost Cost of Argentine T-6C Package to $135M
Textron Aviation Defense, Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $10,362,128 undefinitized contract modification (P0005) to a previously awarded undefinitized contract action FA8617-17-C-6216, increasing... Lockheed Wins $52M for F-35 Ancillary Mission Equipment
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $52,367,561 for modification P00002 to a previously issued cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (N0001918F0472) plac... L3 Details Role in Canada’s Surface Combatant Program
NEW YORK --- L3 Technologies announced today that in-country technology, experience and infrastructure proved a winning combination for Canada’s new fleet of surface combatants, as Canada’s Combat Shi... Italian F-35s Deploy to Sardinia for FOC Training
Six F-35A aircraft and a team composed of pilots and maintainers from the 32nd Wing of the Italian Air Force have flown to the Aircraft Firing Experimental and Standardisation Department (RSSTA) of De... CRS Weighs Consequences of US Missile Defense Review
The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD opera... Many Uncertainties Remain for US Navy’s FFG(X) Program
The Navy in 2017 initiated a new program, called the FFG(X) program, to build a class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs). The Navy wants to procure the first FFG(X) in FY2020, the second in FY2021, ... Munich Security Conference Publishes 2019 Report
Looking at the current state of international affairs it is difficult to escape the feeling that the world is not just witnessing a series of smaller and bigger crises. Rather, the entire liberal inte... Marine F-35B Fighters Drop Externally-Mounted Bombs At Sea
USS WASP, Philippine Sea --- F-35B Lightning II aircraft with the fixed-wing detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted milestone flight... Boeing Delivers KC-46A Tanker to Second USAF Base
ALTUS AFB, Okla. --- The 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its newest weapon system, the KC-46A Pegasus, to the official training unit of the Air Force’s state-of-the-art tanker aircraft at Altus Air Fo... First US Army Aviation Brigade Moves to Electronic Flight Bags
FORT BLISS, Texas --- The 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade has migrated to Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs), which will streamline the aircrews' functionality through the use of electronic de... Naval Group Prints World’s First Hollow Propeller Blade
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes have printed the first demonstrator of hollow propeller blades by metal additive manufacturing as part of the European H2020 project, RAMSSES. Funded by the Europea... US Services Adopt Common Data Standards for Interoperability
WASHINGTON --- All three military service secretaries signed a memorandum requiring common standards of information‐sharing across domains in future weapons systems. "This is vital to our success,"... US Navy Adopts Common Rail Fuel Injection for New LPD 17 Ships
WASHINGTON --- The next generation LPD 17 Flight II Class amphibious transport dock ships are moving forward in Main Propulsion Diesel Engine (MPDE) efficiency by installing the common rail fuel injec... Russia Markets New Series of Kalashnikov Assault Rifles
“Export permits for the newest Kalashnikov AK200 series assault rifles have been obtained. From now on, Rosoboronexport may offer its partners the AK200, AK203, AK204 and AK205 versions, which will ma... Hensoldt to Show New Sensor Solutions at IDEX 2019
MUNICH / ABU DHABI --- Hensoldt is presenting its wide range of sensor technologies at this year's International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi. For the first time, Hensoldt will present its n... Airbus Readies Large-Scale Presence At Aero India
NEW DELHI --- From flying and static displays of its best-in-class products to showcasing its cutting-edge aerospace services, Airbus has planned one of its biggest-ever participation at Aero India to... | 
