| Latest Feature Stories Dassault Riding High on Military Deliveries, Development Work
PARIS --- Thanks to a batch of military orders booked last year, Dassault Aviation will further improve its turnover and operating profit in 2019, after the 60% jump in net income it registered in 201... S-400: A Closer Look at Turkey’s F-35 Workshare
Turkey is a member of NATO and a critical geopolitical partner, and has been an F-35 partner nation since the project’s official inception in 1999. The country is slated to acquire 100 F-35A CTOL mod... Latest Press Releases US Commander Wants More Ships, Submarines in Europe
WASHINGTON --- More maritime power, including surface vessels and anti-submarine capability, are needed in Europe to counter threats there, the commander of U.S. European Command told the Senate Armed... US Again Warns Turkey Over S-400 Purchase
The U.S. State Department said it had warned Turkey that if it goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian air defense system. State Department spokesman Robert Palladino said March 5 that Washington... U.S. Navy Releases Draft RFP for FFG(X) Frigate
The U.S. Navy has issued a draft request for proposals for a new guided missile frigate, being acquired through the FFG(X) competition. The service plans to buy a total of 20 ships, and the draft soli... China Continues Defense Spending Hike, Downplays Significance
China continues its onward march toward building up its powerful military and firmly cementing itself as its region’s hegemonic power. Beijing released its official 2019 figures for defense spending o... Pentagon Reducing F-35 Buy in 2020 Budget Request
WASHINGTON --- The Department of Defense is planning to cut the number of Lockheed Martin F-35s in its next budget request from 84 to 78, according to a report from Bloomberg. The reduction comes ... N. Korea Rebuilding Long-Range Rocket Site: Spy Agency
There are signs that North Korea is making efforts to rebuild part of a recently dismantled missile launch site, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing intelligence officials in ... Seven Firms Selected to Bid for $37Bn US Army C4ISR Engineering Support
-- 22nd Century Technologies Inc.,* Somerset, New Jersey (W15P7T-19-D-0202); -- Agile Defense Inc.,* Reston, Virginia (W15P7T-19-D-0203); -- Allied Associates International Inc.,* Gainesville, Vir... Lockheed Wins $93M MUOS Satellite Contract
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, was awarded a $92,839,119 modification to increase the total ceiling to the previously awarded Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) cost-plus-a... Lockheed Wins Two F-35 Contracts Worth $42M
-- Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $32,721,119 modification P00015 to a cost-plus-fixed-price delivery order (N0001918F2476) previously issued against basic ordering agreement N... British Army Robotics Obtain £66M Boost
The Defence Secretary has today announced that £66m of Defence funding will be fast-tracked to ensure that military robotic projects get onto the battlefield this year. The Science Museum today hos... Raytheon Wins $63M DARPA Contract for Hypersonic Weapons Work
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Company won a $63.3 million DARPA contract to further develop the Tactical Boost Glide hypersonic weapons program. The joint DARPA and U.S. Air Force effort includes a criti... Air Medical Orders 21 Airbus H125 and H135 Helicopters
ATLANTA, Ga. --- Longstanding Airbus Helicopters customer Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH) will add a total of 21 helicopters to its fleet for air medical transport missions, announced at the Heli-Ex... MD Helicopters Introduces MD 969 Armed Helicopter
MESA, Ariz --- MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) is proud to debut the MD 969 Combat Attack Helicopter at HAI Heli-Expo 2019. The MD 969 represents the next evolution of MDHI’s iconic MD 900/902 series heli... New Submarine Rescue Service for Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will receive a new sovereign air transportable Submarine Rescue Service capability under a contract with Phoenix International (Australia). Minister for Defence, the... Ukraine Signs Order for New Airbus H145
Atlanta, The Ukrainian Ministry of Interior has taken the decision to change eight of its ten H145s on order to the five-bladed upgrade that was revealed yesterday at Heli-Expo. “We are extremely p... Sikorsky Introduces New Versions of S-92 Helicopter
ATLANTA, Ga. --- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company today announced new plans for its S-92 helicopter line that will re-designate fielded helicopters as the S-92A+ after modification, and newly produ... Hero Loitering Munition Demos New Capabilities
UVision Air Ltd. has successfully demonstrated two of its leading HERO systems: the multi-purpose warhead and extended-range Hero-400EC and the high-precision, light-weight man-pack portable Hero-30. ... BQM-177A Target Achieves Initial Operational Capability
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The U.S. Navy's next-generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Target (SSAT), BQM-177A, reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) Feb. 27 and will begin land-based operations in Point Mug... Airbus Heli North America Orders, Market Share Up in 2018
ATLANTA, Ga. --- Airbus Helicopters North America delivered 57 rotorcraft and logged gross bookings for 75 helicopters (net: 71) in 2018 (up from 70 gross orders in 2017), reaffirming its North Americ... Dassault Acquires Fokker's Stake in SABCA
Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques SA/NV (SABCA) announces that it was informed that Fokker Aerospace B.V. (Fokker) has sold its entire 43.57% shareholding in SABCA to Dassault Belgi... Fort Hood Soldiers Put the Army's Latest Robot to the Test
FORT HOOD, Texas --- Chemical, engineer, and explosive ordnance disposal unit Soldiers are joining a National Guard Civil Support Team to put the Army's latest robotic system to the test. The Man T... Royal Marines Strengthen Ties with NATO in the Arctic
Royal Marines have been strengthening their connections with NATO ally Norway in the extreme cold of the fjords of the Arctic Circle. Commandos from 1 Assault Group, the amphibious warfare speciali... Iraq: Italian Military Withdraw from Mosul Dam
MOSUL, Iraq --- The Hand-over/Take-over ceremony for Task Force Praesidium Commandership between the Italian and U.S. Armed Forces has marked the withdrawal of the Italian contingent from the Mosul Da... China to Launch 8 to 10 Beidou Nav Satellites This Year
BEIJING --- According to the China Satellite Navigation Office, Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will continue high-density global deployment, launching 8 to 10 Beidou navigation satellites an... AFRL Introduces Sharable Supercomputing for Classified Research
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --– Air Force Research Laboratory and Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program officials hosted a ribbon cutting and groundbreaking ceremony Fe... Mubadala Unit, Honeywell Sign MoU on MRO in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, UAE --- Aerospace Turbine Services & Solutions LLC (TS&S), a MRO provider that is wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)... Rocket Motor Production Begins at Northrop’s New Facility
ROCKET CENTER, W.Va. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that rocket motor production operations have begun at its new modernized tactical motor manufacturing facility located at the Allegany B... Lockheed Martin Open for Cyber Business in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- Lockheed Martin officially opened the doors to its newest cyber facility located at Port San Antonio’s Project Tech complex with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. Eig... Thales Australia Unveils the Future of Lithgow Arms Facility
Thales Australia has today unveiled concept plans for the future of Lithgow Arms – a precinct to develop and manufacture the next generation soldier weapons systems of the future Australian Defence Fo... | 
