| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Naval Group and ECA Win €2 Bn Belgian-Dutch Minehunting Contract
The contract for the construction and maintenance of twelve new mine countermeasures vessels has been awarded to the Naval Group / ECA Robotics consortium. These vessels, for both the Belgian and Dutc... Grand Jury Issues Subpoena, Will Review 737MAX Certification
In the latest blow to both Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration, the WSJ reported overnight that Federal prosecutors and Department of Transportation officials are scrutinizing the developme... F-35 Program Office Surrendered $2.1Bn of Government Property to Lockheed
WASHINGTON --- The F-35 Joint Program Office has not adequately tracked government property leant or leased to Lockheed Martin and its subcontractors, an oversight that a new investigation by the Defe... Australia to Buy Four Gulfstream EW Aircraft for $A2.5 Bn
Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Minister for Defence Industry, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, today announced the acquisition of four modified Gulfstream G550 aircraft – to ... Leonardo Wants Italy to Join UK's Tempest Next-Gen Fighter
LONDON --- Leonardo is hopeful that Italy can join the UK's Tempest sixth-generation fighter programme, building on the involvement of its defence electronics division in the effort. Although the c... Pentagon Looks to Industry for Hypersonics Strategy, Solutions
PARIS --- The Pentagon office in charge of Research and Engineering is looking for ideas about how to manage the emerging threat from hypersonic weapons, and what strategy and over-riding vision to im... Japan to Develop New Aegis Radar, Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile
WASHINGTON --- Japan and the United States are working toward the joint development of a new radar system for Aegis-equipped U.S. Navy warships, as part of efforts to improve defense capabilities, dip... Hypersonic Weapons Will Decrease Global Stability
Hypersonic weapon systems will alter the global strategic landscape. They will compress reaction times, increase ambiguity of military actions, and may lead to the weaponization of space. With no effe... Airbus Helicopters, Hensoldt Team for Airborne Self-Protection System
TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany --- At the end of 2018, Hensoldt and Airbus Helicopters signed a framework agreement for the delivery of the Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS). Initially, the agreement wi... HAL Maintenance Delays Ground Over 20 Sukhoi Su-30 Fighters
With India and Pakistan sabre-rattling over cross-border skirmishes, a distressing fact about India’s premier fighter jets has come to light. According to sources, over 20 SU-30 MKI fighters, the back... Turkey to Modify Four Global 6000s for EW Missions
ISTANBUL --- Two Bombardier Global 6000 type aircraft, into which systems to be developed within the scope of the Remote Electronic Support/Electronic Attack Ability in Air Platform (HAVA SOJ) Project... Russia Slams Slovak Firm for ‘Illegitimate’ Mi-17V-5 Overhaul
Due to the published information regarding overhaul of the second Mi-17V-5 helicopter operated by the Air Force of Afghanistan carried out by the Slovak company LOTN, Russian Helicopters Holding Compa... China to Export ‘World-class’ AEW Turboprop Aircraft
China is a major arms exporter, but its image in the international weapons market has long been linked to old, second-tier products sold at relatively low prices. Domestic defense technology compan... DoD Fires 21,000 Troops Under ‘Deploy or Get Out’ Policy
WASHINGTON --- About 21,000 nondeployable troops have been forced out of the ranks since the Defense Department’s “deploy or get out” policy began last summer, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanaha... US Air Force Diverts Two F-35s for Additional Development Testing
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force received two additional F-35As to support continued developmental testing March 7. The fifth-generation fighter... Embraer Says Super Tucano Program Not Going to Boeing JV
SÃO PAULO, Brazil --- Embraer clarifies that the joint venture with Boeing in the defense area will not involve the A-29 Super Tucano. Embraer is a global company headquartered in Brazil with bus... Forces from 14 Countries in UK for Major Navy Exercise
Hundreds of Royal Navy personnel will join forces with warships, submarines and aircraft from 13 other countries for a two-week exercise. Naval ships, Royal Marines and helicopters from the Fleet A... Chinese Military Adopts Increasingly Assertive Posture
In the past few days, military deputies attending the Two Sessions remarked that in the new era the Chinese military are fulfilling its international obligations with an open, confident and transparen... US Approves Sale of 11 Amphibious Assault Vehicles to Spain
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Spain of Assault Amphibious Vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $107 mill... Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX Crash Had 'Clear Similarities' with Lion Air Crash
Black box data from last weekend's Ethiopian Airlines plane crash has indicated "clear similarities" with October's Lion Air jet crash. The MAX 8 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing everybody on bo... Australian Navy Fluffed ANZAC-class Frigate Sustainment: ANAO
The Royal Australian Navy (Navy) operates eight ANZAC class frigates. The frigates were commissioned between 1996 and 2006, and form part of Navy’s core surface warship capability. The ANZAC class is ... US Army Unveils New Budget Plans for Modernization Priorities
WASHINGTON --- As part of the release of the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget, more than $57 billion in a five-year defense plan will be dedicated to modernization and other signature Army programs, t... Turkish Aerospace Takes T129 Attack Helo on Brazil Road Show
ANKARA --- Turkish Aerospace is pleased to announce the launch of its “T129 ATAK Brazil Roadshow” before LAAD, the biggest and most important defence industry exhibition in Latin America, which will b... Third MC-21-300 Aircraft Joins Flight Test Program
On March 16, 2019, the maiden flight of the third MC-21-300 test aircraft took place at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the affiliate of Irkut Corporation (a UAC member). The duration of fl... Royal Air Force Sets Sail for Estonia
Royal Air Force vehicles and supplies have sailed from Southampton to mark the start of a new RAF deployment to Estonia. The RAF mission, announced last year by the Secretary of State for Defence G... USAF Trains to Refuel Special Forces’ CV-22 Ospreys
CANNON AFB, N.M. --- CV-22 Osprey aircraft, assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, performed Tactical Air-Refueling missions with a KC-10 Extender aircraft March 7-11, over the Southwest re... Making Defense More Future-Proof with Adaptable Systems
It seems like every day, someone in the Department of Defense (DoD) announces that the old ways of doing business are out and that new, better approaches are now available. This dynamic is especially ... Israeli AF Hosts US General After Iron Dome Sale
Last week, US Air Defense Artillery Commandant Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson visited Israel, just one month after the United States announced its decision to purchase two "Iron Dome" batteries. During his v... Joint NATO-Georgia Exercises to Kick Off Near Tbilisi
Around 350 personnel from 24 NATO member states and partner countries are set to kick off 11 days of joint military exercises in Georgia on March 18. The drills, dubbed NATO-Georgia Exercise 2019, ... Korean SAMs Fires ‘Accidentally,’ Explodes Mid-Air
A surface-to-air missile was accidentally launched from an air base in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Monday and exploded in the air, South Korea’s Air Force said. The medium-range Cheongung M-SAM, a... Korea Sees New US Military Budget Focused on China
Chinese bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weapons. To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national security threats ... NATO and EU Discuss Defence Against Hybrid Warfare
Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller welcomed European Commissioner for the Security Union Sir Julian King to NATO on Thursday (14 March 2019), for talks on how NATO and the EU can work more clo... Plan to Retire USS Truman Early Makes No Sense
The 2020 budget season has barely begun, and the Navy has already run into fierce opposition on Capitol Hill over its plan to retire the USS Truman a quarter-century earlier than expected. Truman is o... Cranfield Uni Begins Construction of £67M Digital Aviation Center
Cranfield University marked the official start of construction of the new £67m Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) to be built at the Cranfield campus, with a groundbreaking cerem... SRC Australia Opens New Adelaide Office
Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, officially opened SRC Australia’s new office at Mawson Lakes in South Australia on March 14. “SRC Australia are experts in developing next-generat... Airbus to Have Biggest Exhibit at LIMA 2019 Show
Airbus will be the largest international exhibitor at next week’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aviation Exhibition (LIMA) 2019 in Malaysia, with a major presence covering its entire range of co... | 
