| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases F-35 Procurement Costs Jump $22 Bn Due to Block 4 Upgrade
Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet, the world’s costliest weapons program, just got even costlier. The estimated total price for research and procurement has increased by $22 billion in current dolla... Boeing 787 Hit by Claims of Shoddy Production
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. --- When Boeing broke ground on its new factory near Charleston in 2009, the plant was trumpeted as a state-of-the-art manufacturing hub, building one of the most advanced aircr... Australia to Purchase Second Triton Unmanned Aircraft
CANBERRA, Australia --- Northrop Grumman Corporation welcomes the announcement last month by the Australian Government to purchase a second MQ-4C Triton aircraft. Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper ... F-35s on USS Essex Flew 100 Sorties Over Syria in 50 Days
The F‐35B Joint Strike Fighter is not only changing the way Marine forces conduct their missions, it is also changing the way the amphibious navy can do its work in the absence of an aircraft carrier,... F-35 Crash Shows Problems Still Lurk in Stealth Fighter
TOKYO -- In the weeks since a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. and Japan have not yet found either the plane or the cause of the incident. But it could be li... Robot Swarms, New Aircraft to Transform US Army Aviation
NASHVILLE --- In future combat, Army units may deploy a large unmanned aerial system that can serve as a mothership capable of unleashing swarms of autonomous aircraft for various missions. With ne... Boeing Wins $605M for WGS-11 Satellite
The Boeing Co., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $605,000,000 firm-fixed-price modification (P00109) to previously awarded contract FA8808-10-C-0001 for the production of the W... Lockheed Wins $362M to Upgrade MLRS Launchers
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $362,741,549 fixed-price-incentive contract for Multiple Launch Rocket System M270A0 to M270A2 launchers; M270A2 Flyaway Package kit; M270A2 ... ST Engineering Wins Contracts Worth S$2.1Bn in 1Q2019
SINGAPORE --- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), a global technology, defence and engineering group today announced that its Aerospace and Electronics sectors have secured new co... GD Wins $269M for SSBN Missile Tubes
General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $269,264,180 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-17-C-2117 for the manufacturing of 42 missile tube... F-35 PEO Now Says Unit Cost Could Drop to $75M by Lot 14
The unit cost of the F‐35A could do as low as $75 million in Lot 14 of low‐rate initial production if the program can improve supply chain and production line performance, the head of the program rece... China Sends Warplanes to Circle Taiwan
According to Taiwan media report on April 15, Taiwan authority has confirmed that the KJ-500, H-6K, Y-8, Su-30 and J-11 aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had been cruising around Taiwan, ... Warships Assemble for PLA’s 70th Anniversary Parade
Naval vessels from multiple countries arrived in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on Sunday to join the upcoming Chinese maritime parade in celebration of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Nav... HAL Resumes Flight Testing of Modified Intermediate Jet Trainer
BENGALURU, India --- HAL recommenced flight testing of modified Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) yesterday from its Bengaluru facilities. The flight was flawless and its success is an important step to... US-Chartered Ship, Japanese Research Vessel to Join Search for Lost F-35A
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday a U.S.-chartered ship will within this month join a deep-sea search for an F-35A fighter jet that recently crashed in the Pacific. Iwaya told a news conf... Lockheed Wins $20M for Work on US Navy’s EW System
SYRACUSE, N.Y. --- Lockheed Martin was awarded a $20 million contract for engineering and technical services for the AN/BLQ-10 Electronic Warfare System Technology Insertion (TI)-20, TI-22 and TI-24. ... CRS Updates Report on FFG(X) Program
The FFG(X) program is a Navy program to build a class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs). The Navy wants to procure the first FFG(X)in FY2020, the next 18 at a rate of two per year in FY2021-FY2029,... CRS Reports on Columbia-class Missile Submarine
The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. The Navy... Naval Group Launches Alsace, Ninth Fremm Frigate
On the 18th April 2019, Naval Group launched the multi-missions FREMM frigate Alsace. First one of the two air defense frigates of the FREMM program (FREMM DA) destined to the French Navy and benefitt... Italian Navy Receives Eighth Fremm Frigate, Antonio Marceglia
GENOA --- The delivery ceremony of the eighth FREMM Ship “Antonio Marceglia” was held today at the Fincantieri Muggiano Shipyard in La Spezia (Italy). The Vessel was delivered to the Italian Navy i... India Launches Third P 15B Guided Missile Destroyer
Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, ADC Chief of the Naval Staff launched the third ship of Project 15B, Guided Missile Destroyer Imphal, today (20 April 2019) at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai... New Russian Frigate and Corvette Begin Sea Trials
ST. PETERSBURG --- The Gremyashchy corvette, the lead ship of project 20385, will put to the Baltic Sea for trials on Sunday, April 21, Russian Navy Spokesman Igor Dygalo said on Saturday. "On Apri... Dutch Audit Court’s Final Report on F-35 Procurement
Lessons can be learned from the development and purchase of the fighter aircraft Joint Strike Fighter F-35 (JSF). The Netherlands Court of Audit, which has followed this process for more than 20 years... CBO Compares Sub Maintenance Costs at Public and Private Shipyards
From 1993 to 2017, the Navy conducted 117 maintenance overhauls of attack submarines and sent 29 to private shipyards. Overhauls conducted at private shipyards were 31 percent less expensive, on avera... DoD Must Hold Suppliers Responsible for Security Lapses
In a connected world, no government or company can perfectly protect all its data from hackers and rival states. Even so, it’s astonishing that, from January 2016 to February 2018, nearly 6 percent of... Romania to Buy 5 More F-16 Fighters from Portugal
Romania will buy five more F-16 aircraft from Portugal and the acquisition procedure could be completed this year, according to Romanian defense minister Gabriel Les. Romania bought 12 F-16 multiro... Cabinet: Dutch JSFs May Drop Nuclear Bombs
The new F-35 fighter aircraft must also be able to drop nuclear weapons. Minister Blok of Foreign Affairs and Minister Bijleveld of Defense write this in a letter to the House of Representatives. D... Satellite Photos Show Chinese Radar in Syria Now Restored
Israeli F-35s reportedly carried out strikes on Damascus International Airport in January, targeting an alleged 'Iranian' presence in the area. Air defences intercepted 30 of the missiles, although so... Italy’s National Fire Corps Receives First Two AW139 Helicopters
ROME --- With the delivery of the first two AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters, Leonardo and the Italian National Fire Corps (Vigili del Fuoco, part of the Ministry of the Interior) announced ... Biggest European Shipbuilders Collaborate on Vessel Connectivity
The biggest European shipbuilders have announced a new cooperative initiative to develop and demonstrate a connected vessel platform. This project is named Code Kilo. In order to meet the digitalis... Thales Demos Autonomous Boat Apollo to Royal Navy Officers
The future leaders of the Royal Navy recently came face-to-face with maritime autonomy against the magnificent backdrop of the Royal Navy’s college for officers. Young officers from the Britannia R... France, UK and US Navies Complete Artemis Trident 19
MANAMA, Bahrain --- France’s Marine Nationale, the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy completed the U.S. 5th Fleet mine countermeasures exercise Artemis Trident in the Arabian Gulf. The ... Baltic Fleet Monitors NATO Ships Operating in Baltic Sea
Today, the NATO detachment made up of the guided missile destroyer USS Gravely, Polish frigate ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski, Turkish frigate TCG Gökova and Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbon ha... Turkey’s FNSS Marks 30th Anniversary at IDEA Show
This year, we celebrate our 30th Anniversary as ‘A World Renowned and Respected Turkish Defence Company’. Since 1989, from the moment that the contract for our initiation programme of Armoured Combat ... Naval Group at FAMEX 2019 Show in Mexico
From 24th to 27th April 2019, Naval Group participates for the first time to FAMEX 2019 in Mexico to present its solutions for naval aviation. Presenting solutions for naval aviation At FAMEX 20... | 
