| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases NATO Countries Increase Defense Spending But 2% Goal Still Remote
While seven NATO countries hit spending targets in 2018, German outlay lagged. NATO head Jens Stoltenberg was satisfied spending was moving in "the right direction," but will it be enough for US Presi... Italy's Salvini Defends F-35 As PM Launches Defense Review
ROME --- Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Thursday defended the country’s plans to buy 90 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, following recent media reports suggesting that the orde... US Air Force Buys F-15EX to ‘Fill F-35 Shortfalls’
The Pentagon’s decision to add new F-15EXs to its budget request for the Air Force, a move not requested by the service itself, was based on a lack of capability and capacity of the current fleet and ... USAF Resumes KC-46 Deliveries But Wants Stringent Inspections
In a blistering attack on Boeing, the Air Force's top acquisition official said the company has a "severe situation" with flawed inspections of its new KC-46 air refueling tanker aircraft, after trash... Germany Under Fire Over NATO Defense Spending
BRUSSELS --- Defense spending by NATO's European members hit a five-year high last year, as measured by a proportion of GDP, but still only six countries, plus the United States, met a U.S.-driven tar... Northrop Details $713M Polish Air-Defense Order
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $713 million contract for the production of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) for the... Lockheed Wins $507M for Patriot PAC-3 Missiles
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $506,900,000 modification (P00005) to contract W31P4Q-19-C-0011 for incidental services, hardware, facilities, equipment, and all technical, ... Raytheon Wins $402M for AMDR Radar Initial Production
Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is awarded a $402,658,015 fixed-price-incentive (firm target) modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-14-C-5315 to exer... Saab to Deliver RBS 70 Mk II Missiles to Czech Army
Saab has received an order to deliver the Mk II missile for RBS 70 to the Army of the Czech Republic. The deliveries will take place in 2019. The order was placed by the NATO Support and Procurem... SecGen’s Annual Report: "NATO: Fit for the Future" But Spending Lags
On 14 March, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presented his Annual Report for 2018. The Report, he says, “shows that NATO continues to modernise”. The story of NATO in 2018 is one of an Alli... US Army Details $ Bn FY 2020 Budget Request
WASHINGTON --- With Soldiers increasingly being asked to shoulder heavier workloads, the Army hopes to compensate them for their efforts with a 3.1 percent pay raise. The Army's $182.3 billion budg... Boeing Suspends Deliveries of 737 Max Jets
Boeing announced Thursday that it was suspending deliveries of its 737 Max jets to airlines after nearly every country grounded the plane following Sunday's deadly crash in Ethiopia. "We continue t... Korean Air Backs Away from B737 Max 8 Orders
Korean Air, the country’s largest airline, announced Thursday it is reconsidering its orders of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes until safety concerns about the model are fully resolved. The announcement ca... Boeing Comments Lufthansa Order for 20 Dreamliners
FRANKFURT --– Boeing and Lufthansa Group today completed an order for 20 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes. With the deal, valued at up to $5.8 billion per list prices, the largest airline group in Europe be... Indian Man Portable ATGM Scores Test Success
In a major boost for Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed, low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATG... Swiss Complete F-18 Fleet Inspections, Find No More Cracks
BERN --- During maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet at RUAG Aviation in Emmen, a crack was detected on February 19, 2019 on a structural part of the upper fuselage. The subsequent review of the F / A-18 ... Report on Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries
NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defe... MoD Wants to Contribute to UK Prosperity
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has reaffirmed his commitment to growing Defence’s contribution to UK economic growth. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has reaffirmed his commitment to growing... China Said to Begin Production of JF-17 Block III
The production of the JF-17 Block III fighter jet has reportedly begun. Citing Chinese state media, The Diplomat reported on March 13, 2019, that the latest version of the joint-Chinese and Pakista... Airbus Drone Trials World’s First Shore-to-Ship Deliveries
SINGAPORE --- Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the first time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions, to delive... 10,000 Troops from 13 Countries Arrive in the UK for Major Exercise
The UK will boost its defensive capabilities by hosting a major international military exercise for two weeks from 30 March 2019. 40 Commando Royal Marines during an aviation insertion by Chinook h... Russia Prepares $160 Billion Plan to Develop Arctic
MOSCOW --- The Russian Natural Resources Ministry said Wednesday it had compiled and sent to the government for consideration a comprehensive plan to develop the country's Arctic resources to 2030 and... Royal Navy Merlins Chase Subs in the Mediterranean
The eyes of the Tiger proved to be as sharp as ever as Merlin helicopters joined NATO’s No.1 anti-submarine exercise of the year in Sicily. 814 Naval Air Squadron – aka the Flying Tigers – was invi... U.S. Air Force B-52s Deploy to RAF Fairford
RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom --- A Bomber Task Force deployment of B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have arrived... Vectrus Wins $592M to Support US Army Camps in Kuwait, Qatar
-- Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $547,634,003 modification (P00175) to contract W52P1J-10-C-0062 for Kuwait base operations and security support services. Work wil... Challenging Russian Information Ops Requires Whole-of-Government Approach
WASHINGTON --- When it comes to competition “below the level of armed conflict,” such as information operations meant to influence adversaries, the U.S. can do more — and has the capacity to do so, th... DOD Outlines Artificial Intelligence Initiatives Before Senate
WASHINGTON --- Three Defense Department research entities outlined the department’s artificial intelligence initiatives in the face of great power competition March 12 during a hearing held by the Sen... Marines’ New Vehicle-Mounted Electronics Combat Threats
QUANTICO, Va. --- Marine Corps Systems Command plans to implement a new form of technology that allows the Marine Air-Ground Task Force to identify enemy activity. The technology employs a vehicle-... Damen Lays Keel of First South African Patrol Ships
On Saturday, the 23rd of February 2019, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) hosted a keel laying ceremony, marking the start of construction on the first of three Multi-mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MM... HII Lays Keel for Future USS Bougainville
PASCAGOULA, Miss --- The keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Bougainville (LHA 8) was held at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Pascagoula shipyard, March 14. The ship’... GE Touts Role in US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships
EVENDALE, OHIO --- GE Marine's LM2500 gas turbines now power two Littoral Combat Ships built by Austal USA that were recently commissioned by the United States Navy: USS Tulsa (LCS 16) and USS Charles... Rolls-Royce Takes Major Step Towards Electrifying Flight
Rolls-Royce has taken a significant step towards realising our ambition to provide hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the next generation of aviation, with successful ground tests of a hybrid syst... GAO: DoD Needs Revised Analytic Approach to Support Force Structure
The Department of Defense's (DOD) analytic approach has not provided senior leaders with the support they need to evaluate and determine the force structure necessary to implement the National Defense... Airbus C-Series Partnership Becomes Airbus Canada
CSALP is pleased to announce it will soon change its name to Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. The new name reflects the majority interest of Airbus in the limited partnership since July 1, 2018. ... Rheinmetall 2018 Sales Up 4% But Profit Jumps 40%
Fiscal 2018 •Consolidated sales up 4.3% at €6,148 million •Consolidated operating result up 23% at €492 million •Earnings after taxes rise by €102 million to €354 million (+ 40%) •Order backlog at... Embraer Posts 2018 Net Loss of $183M of Stagnant Sales
SÃO PAULO, Brazil --- Embraer delivered 33 commercial jets and 36 executive jets (24 light / 12 large) in 4Q18, and in 2018 delivered 90 commercial jets and 91 executive jets (64 light / 27 large); ... | 
