| Latest Feature Stories EU Fends Off US Attack on Defense Cooperation Plans
PARIS --- The European Union is preparing a formal reply to an unprecedented US government attack on its defense plans, but its top defense official on Tuesday dismissed US concerns as baseless. Fe... How a Chinese Spy Stole Some of the Pentagon’s Most Sensitive Secrets
To his American friends and contacts, Stephen Su was an affable businessman and gregarious guy. “People liked him,” Bob Anderson, the FBI’s former head of counterintelligence, told me. “They didn’... Latest Press Releases US Defends Gulf Military Build-up, Says It's 'Not Spoiling for Fight'
BRUSSELS --- Amid growing concerns of a conflict between the United States and Iran, U.S. officials have told their European allies that its military buildup in the Persian Gulf region is a "defensive... EU Urges US to Back Off on Threat to Sanction European Arms Firms
BRUSSELS --- Joint EU military projects will not hurt US arms firms, Europe's top diplomat has said, following yet another American sanctions threat. "The European Union is and remains open to US c... China to Commission First Homemade Aircraft Carrier Soon
A full year has passed since China's second aircraft carrier, or the first domestically made, the Type 001A, conducted its first sea trial, leading analysts to suggest the ship might soon officially j... Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Urgent 737 Max Fix
Weeks after the first fatal crash of the 737 Max, pilots from American Airlines pressed Boeing executives to work urgently on a fix. In a closed-door meeting, they even argued that Boeing should push ... Senate Likely to Follow As House Adds More F-35, F-15X Fighters
The House floated a budget proposal Tuesday that funds more Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 joint strike fighters than the Pentagon requested and also backs its full request for new F-15X fighters, despite... Bulgaria Can’t Agree F-16 Price with US, May Look at Gripen
SOFIA, Bulgaria --- Bulgarian Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov gave an interview on the Horizont radio channel, part of the Bulgarian National Radio, speaking in details on the topic of acqui... US Army Pushes for Higher Speeds in Future Tiltrotors
HAMPTON, Va. --- The U.S. Army is developing a new wind-tunnel testbed that will help future tiltrotor aircraft attain higher speeds, improved stability and enhanced safety. At a massive wind tunne... Close Naval Encounters in the South China Sea
The voice on the radio in the middle of the South China Sea follows a familiar script for Captain Eric Anduze, who helms the USS Blue Ridge. It’s China on the phone. “They’ll contact us and they’ll... ESA Awards Contracts for Ariane 6 Composite Upper Stage
PARIS --- The European Space Agency (ESA) today signed two contracts for technology maturation with MT Aerospace AG, an affiliate of the listed OHB SE space and technology group and with ArianeGroup, ... National Perspectives on Future of EU’s PeSCO
After our series of 11 publications on PeSCo with the French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Dutch, Belgian, Greek, Lithuanian and Cypriot perspectives, Ares publishes now the comparative ... Lockheed Wins $18M to Redesign Obsolete F-35 Components
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $18,472,006 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-fi... USAF Testing New Software Applications to Fix F-35 ALIS Flaws
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. --- Software teams from Hanscom Air Force Base are fielding applications that help aircraft maintainers at Nellis AFB, Nevada, plan for successful operational testing of the Air For... Belarus Receives Third Batch of Yak-130s
The Belarusian military has received a new batch of Yak-130 combat jet trainers from Russia. On May 11, 2019, Belarus received its third grouping of Yak-130s from Russia. The four aircraft were ha... Hungarian AF Helicopter Pilots Train with Thales System
A NATO member since 1999, the Hungarian Air Force needs to train its Mi-24 attack helicopter and Mi-17 transport helicopter aircrews for NATO-led collective and tactical missions. The Hungarian Defenc... Estonian Minehunters Modernized in UK
Huge ferries criss-cross the Baltic Sea and fishermen work its waters but beneath today’s peaceful waters lies the discarded legacy of two world wars and a cold one. It’s been estimated that 165,00... Persistent Engagement Is Cybercom’s Top Priority
WASHINGTON --- As it embarks on its second year as a unified combatant command, U.S. Cyber Command is taking stock of its first year and looking toward the future. Cybercom was created in 2008 as a... US Air Force Completes Test of Combat Support Innovation
KINSTON REGIONAL JETPORT, N.C. --- The Air Force completed the final test of an innovative warfighting concept May 12 that could be a game-changer for future adaptive-basing constructs. The Combat ... Saab Presents Updated Sirius Passive Sensor Offer
Saab presents an updated offer based on its Sirius suite of passive sensor systems for the air, land and sea domains. Sirius represents a full range of capabilities based on a common architecture and ... US Reconnaissance Aircraft Patrol Over Seoul
US military reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Seoul metropolitan area Tuesday, in a move that appears aimed at reinforcing surveillance activities over the Korean Peninsula following North Korea’s... EDA Ministerial Steering Board
BRUSSELS --- The European Defence Agency’s (EDA) ministerial Steering Board met this Tuesday afternoon under the chairmanship of the Head of the Agency, Federica Mogherini. Defence ministers discussed... Airbus Overtakes Boeing in April 2019 Airliner Orders and Deliveries
Boeing and Airbus delivered 23 and 70 commercial jets in April 2019 compared to 44 and 51 deliveries, respectively, in the same month last year. Boeing’s deliveries have taken a severe hit followi... Northrop Wins USAF Order for EW Simulation and Training Systems
BUFFALO, N.Y. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $46 million delivery order for eight Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) Units. This award is a part of the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantit... Watchdogs Call on Pentagon to Release Info on Afghan War
The following is a letter sent by a number of public interest watchdog groups to Patrick Shanahan, urging the defense department to release information on the Afghanistan war. Honorable Patrick M... 22 EDA Member States Sign New Military Mobility Agreement
Today, May 14, an agreement of fourteen members of the European Union on simplification of military mobility procedures was signed at a meeting in Brussels. The programme aimed at concerting and simpl... Magellan Extends Agreement with BAE Systems for F-35 Assemblies
TORONTO --- Magellan Aerospace Corporation announced today that it will continue producing F-35 Lightning II horizontal tail assemblies under an agreement with BAE Systems. The agreement is the contin... US Navy Lab Adds Twin Otter to Research Fleet
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Navy's premier science and technology research squadron, Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), unveiled the UV-18 “Twin Otter” as... Honeywell Reaffirms Second-Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Outlook
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. --- Honeywell will host its annual investor conference at the company's Morris Plains, N.J., facility today, led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Darius Adamczyk. The co... US Navy Chief, Ships and Aircraft Attend IMDEX in Singapore
SINGAPORE --- U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and Sailors participate in the International Maritime Defense Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2019 in Singapore, May 14. Admiral John Richardson, Chief of Naval Oper... | 
