| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases N. Korea Tests New 'Tactical Guided Weapon'
SEOUL, South Korea --- North Korea has tested a new “tactical guided weapon,” the latest display of Pyongyang’s military capabilities, state media reported Thursday. Kim Jong Un supervised and guid... China Claims Development of New Turbofan Engine for Fighters Jets
The young members of a team of Chinese aero engine designers will be given an award for successfully designing and prototype testing of a new top-class turbofan engine that will help Chinese fighter j... US Offers Japan Secret Data to Jointly Develop F-2 Successor Jet
TOKYO --- The United States has proposed disclosing some of the top-secret details of its state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jet to Japan to encourage joint development of an aircraft that will suc... US Arms Sales to Taiwan Could Aggravate Cross-Strait Situation: China
BEIJING --- The U.S. arms sale plan unveiled Monday is a dangerous move that will only aggravate the already complex and grim situation across the Taiwan Strait. The U.S. government has approved a ... Lockheed Signs Long-Term Contracts with More F-35 Suppliers
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Lockheed Martin has transitioned additional F-35 suppliers to longer term Performance Based Logistics contracts and Master Repair Agreements to enhance supply availability and re... GD Wins $125M for Mk 80 Bomb Components Export Sales
General Dynamics - Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Garland, Texas, was awarded a $125,000,000 modification (P00001) to domestic and Foreign Military Sales (Iraq,) Bahrain and Singapore) contract W52P1J... Zephyr Test Flight for UK Ministry of Defence Was 'Interrupted'
SYDNEY / MELBOURNE --- Airbus SE said on Thursday that a test flight of its Zephyr surveillance and communications drone in Australia for the British Ministry of Defence was “interrupted” due to adver... Greece Mulls F-35 Acquisition to Replace Oldest F-16s
Greece might find itself joining the field of F-35 operators in the not-so-distant future as part of a larger effort to improve the capabilities of its Air Force through upgrades and acquisitions. Dur... UK Launches Inquiry into BAE / Rheinmetall Land Systems Merger
The CMA is investigating the proposed acquisition by Rheinmetall Defense UK Ltd of BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Ltd. Phase 1 Invitation to comment: closes 30 April 2019 15 April 2019: The C... Safran Lifts Veil on Futuristic Engine for Next-Gen Fighter
At the start of 2019, Safran and MTU Aero Engines signed an industrial partnership to design and produce an engine for the SCAF, tomorrow’s fighter jet. Stéphane Cueille, Safran’s Director of R&T ... New Swedish SIGINT Ship Launched in Poland
Today, the new survey for FMV was launched by Saab Kockums AB. The vessel will replace [the Swedish Navy’s] HMS Orion in 2020. The vessel, whose mission is signal interception and sea surveillance in ... Navy's $128 Bn Columbia-Class Submarine Faces IG Audit
The Pentagon's inspector general plans to audit how well the Navy is overseeing development of the propulsion and steering system for its new $128 billion Columbia class of nuclear-armed submarines. ... Keel-Laying of Koln Kicks Off Construction of New German Corvettes
ROSTOCK, Germany --- On April 25, the Peene shipyard in Wolgast will lay the keel for the new corvette "Cologne". The new corvettes are the first result of the trend to reverse the equipment decline o... More About China’s Amphibious, Missile-Armed Drone
The stealthy vessel, named the 'Marine Lizard', has a maximum range of 1,200 km, a maximum speed of up to 50 knots, and can be controlled remotely via satellites, according to its creators. The fir... Iraqi F-16s Join Coalition Air Strike Against Daesch for First Time
SOUTHWEST ASIA --– Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft flew a defensive counter air mission above the Iraqi-Syrian border alongside Coalition aircraft April 16, 2019. This marks the first... USAFE Recounts European F-35 Users’ Group – Two Months Later
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- Military leaders from several European countries joined U.S. Air Forces in Europe for an F-35 Air Chief meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 12, 2019. Hosted by U.S. Ai... Hungary Will Lead 50th NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachment
RAMSTEIN, Germany –-- Hungary is scheduled to be the lead nation for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission at Šiauliai, Lithuania, together with augmenting nations Spain and the United Kingdom. From M... Northrop IR Countermeasures for KC-135 Passes Milestone C
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. --- The Northrop Grumman Corporation Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) pod for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft has achieved Milestone C. This critical milesto... Integrating the F-35 into Danish Defence
This report is a part of Centre for Military Studies’ policy research services for the Ministry of Defence and the political parties to the Defence Agreement. The purpose of the report is to analy... Russian Ka-52 Doing Well Domestically, More Export Sales Likely
The Egyptian Air Force is the first non-Russian operator of the Kamov Ka-52 combat helicopter. By the end of 2018, the service had taken delivery of approximately 34 Ka-52s, out of an order for 46 of... F-35 Program Hires Interos to Manage Supply Chain Risks
WASHINGTON --- Interos Inc., with the world's leading supply-chain assurance platform, has received a contract award from the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) for Supply Chain Risk Management. The F... Israel Tests Patriot-Iron Dome Combination for Air Defense
Tonight (Wednesday) between 10PM and 3AM, the IAF Air Defense Array held an FSP (Field Surveillance Program) Test. The participating batteries were a battery from the 139th Yahalom (Patriot) Battalion... New USAF Science & Technology Strategy Puts Focus on Speed
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson unveiled a new and ambitious Science and Technology Strategy designed to better identify, develop and deploy breakthrough technologies, Apr... Collins Showcases Air Combat Training System in Live Exercise
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --– Collins Aerospace Systems, in collaboration with the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), recently held a Secure Live Air-to-Air Mission (SLAAM) demonstra... Russian Warships Track U.S. Destroyer in Black Sea
MOSCOW --- Two Russian Navy vessels tracked the U.S. guided-missile destroyer Ross which entered the Black Sea on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday. "The Vasily Bykov ... China’s Top Naval Leaders Call for Faster Building Up World-Class Navy
April 23, 2019 marks the 70th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. Journal of Qiu Shi, or Seeking Truth, a mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China (CPC), issued ... Israeli F-16s Train to Attack Enemy Air Defense
Over the past week, the 105th and 106th Squadrons participated in an aerial exercise focusing on flight under missile threat. Alongside the 115th Squadron, the forces drilled operation under combined ... China Says US Military Ties Could be a Trap for India
Given its desire for strategic autonomy in international affairs, India's foreign policy can be characterized as non-aligned. However, in recent years, its deepening politico-military ties with the US... NATO Battlegroup Exercises in Lithuania
NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Lithuania began exercise Eager Leopard in Pabrade on Wednesday (17 April 2019). The exercise mobilises around 650 troops, including Czech, Dutch, German and Norwegi... Arianespace to Launch Japanese SAR Radar Satellite Demonstrator
Synspective and Arianespace have signed a contract to launch the satellite StriX-α, Synspective’s first SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) demonstrator satellite. On April 18, 2019, Arianespace announc... Indian Warships Top-Up from Australian Tanker at Sea
HMAS Success completed two dual replenishment-at-sea evolutions with four Indian Navy ships as part of the maritime exercise AUSINDEX 2019. The activities, which took place on the second full sea d... India, Vietnam Conclude Bilateral Exercise
In the backdrop of the growing maritime engagement between India and Vietnam, the Indian Navy undertook the second edition of the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Vietnam Peoples’ N... Damen Shipyards Group Reports Net Loss for 2018
Damen Shipyards Group has posted a net loss of 17 million euro for 2018. This is the first time in 15 years that the Dutch shipbuilder has announced losses. Damen reports that its financial situation ... ST Engineering Completes Acquisition of MRA Systems, LLC
SINGAPORE --- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd refers to its earlier announcements made on 13 September 2018, 29 March 2019 and 14 April 2019 in relation to the proposed acquisition by its US su... Airbus Exhibits at Turkey’s IDEF 2019 Show
ISTANBUL --- Airbus will attend Turkey’s IDEF 2019, 14th International Defence Industry Fair, held at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul from April 30th to May 3rd. At the ex... | 
