| Latest Feature Stories Lax Controls Mean German Weapons Widely Used in Yemen War
Germany prides itself on its restrictive export policies, which ban arms sales to countries involved in armed conflict. But a DW exclusive shows the Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen uses German-bui... Latest Press Releases Pakistan Strikes Back at India
ISLAMABAD --- Today, Pakistan Air Force undertook strikes across Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace. This was not a retaliation to continued Indian belligerence. Pakistan has therefore... Vietnam’s Bamboo Air and VietJet Order 110 Boeing 737 and 787 Airplanes
HANOI, Vietnam --- Boeing and Bamboo Airways today confirmed an order for 10 787-9 Dreamliners valued at $3 billion according to list prices. The order for the super-efficient and longest-range member... Boeing Unveils Australian-Developed Unmanned Wingman Jet
AVALON, Australia --- Boeing Co on Wednesday unveiled an unmanned, fighter-like jet developed in Australia and designed to fly alongside crewed aircraft in combat for a fraction of the cost. The U.... Australia Agrees F-35 Sovereign Sustainment Contracts with Lockheed
Defence has signed a Heads of Agreement for Australian Sovereign Sustainment Contracts with Lockheed Martin Australia and Lockheed Martin Corporation to ensure the effective long-term sustainment of t... Embraer Shareholders Approve Boeing Partnership
SAO PAULO and CHICAGO --- The proposed strategic partnership between Boeing and Embraer was approved today by Embraer’s shareholders during an Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held at the c... Israeli Navy Picks ELTA Radar for Sa’ar 6 Corvettes
ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), was awarded a contract by the Systems Missiles and Space Group of IAI to supply to the Israeli Navy four ELM-2248 MF-STARs Multi-Functi... Rosoboronexport to Sue Russian Shipper Over Damaged S-400 Missiles
JSC Rosoboronexport, Russian sole state intermediary agency for Russia’s arms exports / imports, filed lawsuit against Baltic Trans-Port Company, St. Petersburg, charterer of the Russia-flagged genera... Lockheed Wins $846M to Develop US Navy Prompt Strike Missile
Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, Colorado, is awarded a maximum amount $846,030,000 un-priced letter contract modification PH0001 to a previously awarded and announced un-priced letter contract (N000... Leonardo to Bid with C-27J for RNZAF Hercules Replacement
MELBOURNE --- Leonardo and Northrop Grumman Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner on C-27J through life support services in New Zealand. Under the memorandum, Leonar... RAAF Gives Joint Strike Fighter High Marks So Far
GEELONG, Australia — With two F-35A joint strike fighters now in country, and eight more stationed in the United States, the Royal Australian Air Force is beginning to put the fifth-generation aircraf... Lockheed Sees F-35 Flight Hour Costs Declining…. By 2025
AVALON, Australia --- Lockheed Martin Corp expects it will take around 15 to 20 years to bring the cost per flight hour of the F-35 below fourth-generation fighter jets such as the F-16, the head of t... USAF’s Mad Hatter Team Aims to Fix F-35’s Troubled ALIS
WASHINGTON --- Setting the weekly flying and maintenance schedule for an F-35 squadron is a weeklong process. It takes hours for multiple people to download data from the jets and comb through it, pas... U.S. Navy Ships Pass Through Strategic Taiwan Strait, Riling China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposit... Rolls-Royce Agrees to Pay £671M to Settle Corruption Investigations
-- Agreements reached with UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), US Department of Justice (DoJ) and Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) -- Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East declares past behaviour compl... BAE Australia Wins A$245M Hawk Support Contract
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP, today announced the signing of a contract extension with BAE Systems Australia fo... India Tests Quick-Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed Quick Reach Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) from ITR Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast today. The ... NSPA Orders FN Herstal Small Arms for Portuguese Army
NSPA awarded today a contract to Belgium-based FN Herstal, one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of small caliber weapons. This is for the Agency a major contract to produce FN SCAR a... India Defence Minister Shows Interest in Naval Utility Helicopter
BENGALURU, India --- The Defence Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman visited HAL Stall here today at the on-going Aero India 2019 and evinced keen interest in HAL products displayed at the stall. She ... Pentagon Mulls Using F-35s to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles
WASHINGTON --- Looking for a quick way to stop North Korean missiles immediately after lift-off, the Pentagon is studying as a near-term option whether a group of F-35 fighter jets hovering around Nor... Victoria Police Orders Three Leonardo AW139 Helicopters
-- The AW139 is a world-class leader with nearly 1100 units ordered and more than 900 in service, many of them for government and public service tasks -- The APAC region will see the strongest growth... Grumman Aims at B-52 Radar Replacement Contract
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully integrated the advanced AN/APG-83 SABR system onto multiple configurations of F-16 aircraft and is now taking the next step in expanding to ... Australia Launches EOS T-2000 Armored Vehicle Turret
Minister Pyne today launched EOS’ latest development, the T-2000 turret. This advanced turret will be produced in Australia for export and potential applications with the Australian Defence Force. ... Rolls-Royce Begins Testing UltraFan Advanced Low-Pressure System
Engineers at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, have successfully tested a key component of the UltraFan engine design. UltraFan will redefine the world of jet engines, delivering significant weight, noise and... Safran 2018 Revenue Up 32% Operating Income Up 37%
-- Revenue at Euro 21,050 million (including a contribution of Euro 3,799 million from Zodiac Aerospace), up 32.0% on a reported basis and up 10.4% on an organic basis -- Recurring operating income... Pentagon Official Describes Missile Defense Strategy
WASHINGTON --- James H. Anderson, the assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans, and capabilities, spoke about the 2019 Missile Defense Review at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Jan.... Stratcom Chief Says Modernizing Nuclear Triad Critical to Defense
WASHINGTON --- The nuclear triad, which is composed of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles and bombers, “is the most important element of our national defense, a... PLA to Undergo Intensive Combat Trainings in 2019
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) undertook intensive combat training in the first two months of 2019 after Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the military to enhance combat readiness in January. ... Insights into Israeli Air Force Heron TP Training
Last week, the 210th ("White Eagle") Squadron, which operates "Eitan" (Heron TP) RPAVs (Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles), drilled intensive warfare in the northern theatre. As part of the training da... Leonardo to Participate in EU’s ARCSAR Arctic Project
ROME -- Leonardo will host a seminar in Rome (26-28 February) focused on sustainable development in the Arctic region and the important economic, geopolitical and environmental issues that will need t... US Navy’s AN/AQS-20C Sonar Completes Developmental Tests
PANAMA CITY, Fla. --- The Navy announced completion of developmental testing for the AN/AQS-20C mine-hunting sonar system at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, Feb. 26. The AQS-20C... Sankhya, GA-ASI Collaborate on Simulation and Training for India
BENGULURU, India --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today its intent to collaborate with Sankhya Infotech Limited (Sankhya) to explore Simulation Training and related ef... GA Tests New Block 50 Ground Control Station for MQ-9 Reaper
SAN DIEGO --– The U.S. Air Force’s new Block 50 Ground Control Station (GCS) – developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) – for the first time controlled an MQ-9 Reaper on Januar... HAL Uses Indigenous 3D Printed Part for Su-30MKI
BENGALURU --- The Su-30 MKI aircraft would be fitted with indigenously certified 3D printed fuel system elbow part for the first time using additive manufacturing technology. The certification was... Rolls-Royce Selects Indianapolis for B-52 Engine Assembly
Rolls-Royce has selected Indianapolis as the location to build its proposed powerplant for the U.S. Air Force B-52 re-engining competition -- the F130 engine. The B-52 re-engining program will incl... RUAG Australia Deliver 35,000th Part for F-35 Program
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP, today congratulated Victorian based company, RUAG Australia on delivering its 35,... Australian DoD to Expand Research Activities with Northrop
Defence technology research will be expanded under a strengthened strategic alliance between Defence Science and Technology (DST) and global security company, Northrop Grumman Australia. Over the p... RAAF Upgrading Engine Test Cell for JSF
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Steven Ciobo today announced that construction has commenced on the $24 million Engine Test Cell u... Australia’s TAE Aerospace Makes Two Acquisitions in US
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Steven Ciobo MP, today congratulated Australian company, TAE Aerospace, on its announcement that i... Naval Group to Set Up Tech Research Platform in Australia
PARIS --- Naval Group, in collaboration with 14 partners from industry, the University sector, Research and Development (R&D) institutes and Government have committed to creating a core team to establ... | 
