| Latest Feature Stories Spain to Commit to FSAF at Paris Air Show: Airbus
PARIS --- Madrid is expected to formally commit to the French-German FCAS program at the Paris Air Show in mid-June, according to top Airbus executives who also confirmed they have made an offer to re... Latest Press Releases US Approves $1.2Bn Arms and Support Package for UAE Despite War
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) II All-Up-Rounds f... France Brings H160M Light Helicopter Launch Forward to 2021
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, visited the Airbus Helicopters industrial site in Marignane (Bouches-du-Rhône) on Monday, May 27, and unveiled the full-scale mock-up of the fut... Air NZ to Order 8 Boeing 787s in $2.7Bn Deal
Air New Zealand has today announced significant investment in its international network and customer experience with commitments to purchase eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft powered by GE Aviat... Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy’s New LPD
This is the what has been called the Big Launch, the launch of the ship that will be delivered to the Italian Navy after the necessary fitting out. The multi-role and multi-function amphibious assault... US Approves $2.7Bn Support Package for Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of aircraft follow-on support and services for an estimated cost ... Jordan Arming Libya’s Haftar with Armored Vehicles, Weapons
Jordan has stepped in into the ongoing fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli as evidence has proved it has provided an unknown number of its indigenous KADDB Al-Mared 8×8 armoured vehicle to Khalifa Ha... China Developing New Border Defense System with Baidou SatNav
China arms industry giant China North Industries Group Corp Ltd (NORINCO) on Thursday said it is building a new frontier and coastline defensive system across the country with the home-developed BeiDo... US Air Force F-35As Deploy to NE Italy
HILL AFB, Utah --- The Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, Airmen and associated equipment to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, at Hil... FAA’s Reputation Hit by Boeing Crashes: United CEO
SINGAPORE --- The reputation of aviation regulators in the United States has suffered following the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max aircraft months apart, the president of United Airlines told Al Jazeer... Shanahan Approves 1,500 More Troops to Middle East
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan has approved the deployment of about 1,500 service members and additional capabilities to the Middle East to deter Iranian efforts to destabilize the regio... Rising Cost of Trade War Forces Chinese Navy to Rethink Plans
China is having to reassess its naval shipbuilding plans in the face of economic, technical and strategic challenges at home and abroad, according to military insiders. While President Xi Jinping’s... Japan Deploys Heli Carrier JS Izumo to Safeguard Indian, Pacific Oceans
PULAU INDAH, Malaysia --- Crime, piracy and natural disasters remain a major concern for maritime peace and stability in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Japan says it is committed to asserting its r... India Successfully Flight-Tests Domestic Guided Bomb
Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a 500 kg class Inertial Guided Bomb today from Su-30 MKI Aircraft from the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. The guided bo... Elbit Wins $127M Radio Contract for South Asia Country
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a $127 million contract to supply vehicular tactical radio systems to the Army of a country in South Asia. The contract will be... Evolving Security in the North Atlantic
Ensuring the Atlantic Ocean remains Allied-friendly is essential to the trans-Atlantic Alliance: NATO’s defence and deterrence posture is predicated on Allied freedom of movement in the North Atlantic... UK-Led Force Begins Milestone Maritime Deployment
Exercises got underway today across Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea region as a part of Baltic Protector. A total of 3,000 military personnel and 17 vessels from nine nations will contribute to the ... Rheinmetall, FRAEN Team to Sell Fuses to Pentagon
Rheinmetall and the FRAEN Corporation have joined forces to establish a joint venture in the United States called Rheinmetall Fraen Fuzes LLC (RFF) which, headed by Rheinmetall, will develop and produ... Australian National Auditor Reports on Land 200 Program
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence's acquisition of a Battle Management System and a Tactical Communications Network through Land 200 Tranche 2 W... Thales Touts Link 22 Capabilities for Post-2025
For armed forces on joint and allied operations, the ability to share vast amounts of tactical information in the battlespace is crucially important. By 2025, the new Link 22 tactical datalink will... Swedish Defense Chief Comments Defence Commission Report
On 14 May, the Government Defence Commission, a working group consisting of representatives of all political parties, presented their report to the Defence Minister. The report contains proposals on i... SASC Completes Markup of FY20 Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act on May 23. The following are excerpts pulled from a committee press release. An executive summ... Nordics Meet in Lulea for Swedish Chairmanship of NorDefCo
State Secretary Jan-Olof Lind hosted the Nordic permanent secretaries meeting that was held in Luleå on 23–24 May within the framework of the Swedish chairmanship of NORDEFCO. The agenda included info... Swiss Intelligence Service Presents its Annual Report
BERN --- The security environment is becoming increasingly fragmented and complex. The Federal Intelligence Service’s (FIS) anticipation and detection capabilities play a leading role in identifying a... Australia Advances F-35 Integration
The introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter into service with the Royal Australian Air Force is on track to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) in December... Northrop Flight-Tests GPS Software-Defined Radio Nav
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate, demonstrated the first Software Defined Radio (SDR)-based, M-code enabled GPS rece... Boeing’s Starliner Completes Service Module Hot Fire Testing
WHITE SANDS, N.M. --- Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner propulsion system was put to the test at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. Teams ran multiple tests proving both the vehicle’s in-space ... Lockheed Again Targeted by Mini-Tender Offer
BETHESDA, Md. --- Lockheed Martin Corporation has received notice of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer by Peer & Peri LLC to purchase up to 10,000 shares of Lockheed Martin's common stock. Peer & Per... | 
