| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Taiwan on Track to Buy 66 F-16 Fighters
Taiwan said on Saturday that its plan to buy 66 F-16V fighter jets from the United States remains on course despite reports that Washington has put the sale on hold pending its trade negotiations with... Ukraine Tests New 300km Cruise Missile
A new mobile cruise missile system has been tested successfully. This was reported by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov after the tests were complet... US Officials Shoot Down Indian Claims of F-16 Kill
NEW DELHI & LAHORE --- The US has confirmed that all of the Pakistan Air Force’s F-16s have been accounted for, according to a report in Foreign Policy, published on Friday, April 5. This confirms a M... British Army Takes Over Short-Range Air-Defense from RAF
Command of the United Kingdom’s ground-based air defence systems has transferred from the Royal Air Force to the Army. Jt GBAD (Joint Ground Based Air Defence) was renamed to 7th Air Defence Group und... Boeing CEO on 737 MAX Software, Production and Process Update
CHICAGO --- As we work closely with customers and global regulators to return the 737 MAX to service, we continue to be driven by our enduring values, with a focus on safety, integrity and quality in ... Uganda Airlines Firms Up Orders for Two Airbus A330neo
TOULOUSE, France --- Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has firmed up its order for two A330-800 airliners, the latest version of the most popular A330 widebody airliner. Fitted with ... North Slams S. Korea's Stealth Fighter Jet Deployment
A North Korean propaganda website criticized Seoul's deployment of stealth fighter jets on Sunday, warning that such a provocative act could jeopardize the peace mood on the Korean Peninsula. Late ... Saab to Deliver Radars for Canada’s Joint Support Ships
Saab has received an order for delivery of Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars supporting the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Joint Support Ships. Lockheed Martin Canada has placed the order. Lockheed Martin Ca... RAF F-35s to Deploy to Cyprus Later This Year
F-35B Lightning aircraft are set to deploy to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Britain’s new cutting-edge F-35B aircraft will depart their home station of RAF Marham in Norfolk later this year for Cyprus in... Second Pair of F-35 Fighters Delivered to Australia
Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, together with Minister for Defence Industry, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, announced the arrival of the next two F-35A Joint Strike Fighter air... MTU Wins Contract for Australian Submarine’s New DGR
The first major equipment subcontract for the Future Submarine Program was signed today between Naval Group and MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH (MTU) for the design of the Diesel Generator Rectifier (DGR) fo... Australia Invests $110M for F-35 Weapons, Countermeasures
The Australian Government has approved Project AIR 6000 Phase 3 to acquire a range of new weapons and countermeasures for the F-35A Joint Strike Fighters and F/A-18F Super Hornets. Minister for Def... UK Reveals Schedules of Selected Weapon Programs
PARIS --- Britain’s Ministry of Defence has released letters of appointment for the Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) for Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP). With notable exceptions, these l... Airbus Wins Extension of Tiger ARH Support Contract
The Australian Government has announced an extension to Airbus Australia Pacific’s through-life support (TLS) contract for the Australian Army’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH). The ARH... UK Invests £1.3 Bn in MoD Testing Sites
Military equipment testing, training and evaluation sites are set to get a £1.3bn boost, the Defence Secretary has announced. The funding injection is part of the existing £5.6bn deal with defence ... British Frigate Catches North Korean Sanction-Busters
A Royal Navy vessel conducting United Nations sanctions enforcement against North Korea has successfully tracked an illegal transfer at sea. The North Korean-flagged tanker SAEBYOL, which was trans... CSIS Publishes Space Threat Assessment Report 2019
While the vulnerabilities of U.S. national security space systems are often discussed publicly, the progress other nations are making in counterspace systems is not as readily accessible. Space Threat... SWF Releases Global Counterspace Capabilities Report
Today, SWF is releasing the 2019 edition of our annual Global Counterspace Capabilities Report that provides an in-depth assessment of counterspace and anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities being develop... UK MoD Releases Costs of Foreign Military Operations
The Net Additional Costs of UK Military Operations from financial years1998-99 to 2017-18 can be found at annex A. These figures are for the Net Additional Cost of UK Military Operations and Peacekeep... UK Defence Minister and Industry Leaders Commit to Closer Collaboration
Our Chief Executive, Charles Woodburn, has joined Defence Minister Stuart Andrew and other industry leaders at the Defence Suppliers Forum to make a series of landmark commitments that will promote mo... BAE Trains F-35 Technicians to Support RAAF
Six BAE Systems Australia technicians are completing training in the US to support the nation’s fleet of Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. In the wake of the arrival of an additional two F-35 aircraft... Israeli AF Looks Back on 8 Years of Iron Dome Operations
Today (Sunday) marks eight years since the first operational "Iron Dome" interception. What did the interceptors do at the moment of truth? Why was a new battery established within several days? And h... US Navy Torpedoes Its Own Scientific Advisory Group
This week the U.S. Navy abruptly terminated its own scientific advisory group, depriving the service of a source of internal critique and evaluation. The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) wa... RUAG Recalls Employee After Remarks at Brazil Show
RUAG has unequivocally distanced itself from the statements made by a RUAG Ammotec manager at the LAAD 2019 in Brazil, one of the biggest defence and security trade fairs in Latin America. They do not... EDA Launches Work on Prototype for Cyber Defence Situation Awareness
BRUSSELS --- Last week, a kick-off meeting was held at EDA to launch the contractual work on the Cyber Defence Situation Awareness Package Rapid Research Prototype (CySAP-RRP) project, in the presence... Spirit Will Maintain 737 Deliveries at 52 Per Month
WICHITA, Kan. --- Spirit AeroSystems today announced the company will maintain its 737 deliveries to Boeing at the current rate of 52 shipsets per month. This follows the recent announcement by Boeing... S. Korea Army Adopts New Forensic System for Drone Crimes
South Korea's Army has recently established a new forensic investigation system to counter the illicit use of commercial drones for infiltrating and filming military installations, officials said Mond... Finland Orders Bittium Tough SDR Tactical Radios
OULU, Finland -- Bittium has received a purchase order from the Finnish Defense Forces for the porting of the European ESSOR (European Secure SOftware-defined Radio) program’s OC1 (Operational Capabil... AUSINDEX 2019 Commences in India
A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) maritime task group has commenced AUSINDEX, a major biennial bilateral exercise, with the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam, India. The exercise was first held in India in ... Indian Navy Signs MoU with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
The Indian Navy and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today inked a MoU to undertake joint research and development of advanced technologies for the Indian Navy. This will be a coll... Australia Donates Guardian-Class Patrol Boat to Tuvalu
The Australian Government’s recent boost to security in the Pacific has been demonstrated by the gifting of a Guardian-class patrol boat, the Te Mataili II, to the Government of Tuvalu today in Wester... Australian Firm Wins Additional F-35 Subcontracts
A Hunter-based company will help keep the Joint Strike Fighter in the air after winning a contract to manufacture parts for the engine that powers the global F-35 fleet. Nupress Tools Pty Ltd and F... Elbit Acquires Harris’ Night Vision Business for $350M
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC, has signed a definitive agreement with Harris Corporation for the acquisition of Harris' N... The Carlyle Group Completes Purchase of StandardAero
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --- Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) announced today that it has closed its purchase of StandardAero from Veritas Capital. StandardAero is a global provider of r... | 