| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Bundestag Budget Committee to Vote on Initial Funding for FCAS
PARIS --- The German Parliament’s Budget Committee is set to approve initial funding of €32.5 million on Wednesday to launch the development of the next-generation Future Combat Air System with France... Russian Aerospace Forces Test Upgraded ABM
At the Sary-Shagan test site (Republic of Kazakhstan), the air and missile defence forces of the Aerospace Forces successfully conducted a new test launch of a modernized missile of the Russian ABM sy... Iran Vows to Keep Missile Program, Rejects US Offer to Negotiate
Iran's Supreme Leader says his country will not give up its missile program after the United States said last week it is willing to negotiate with Iran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech on s... US Navy Says P-8A Intercept by Russian Su-35 Was ‘Unsafe’
On June 4, 2019, a U.S. P-8A Poseidon aircraft flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-35 three times over the course of 175 minutes. The first and ... L-3 Wins $499M for Major Avionics Upgrade of US Air Force C-130Hs
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems L.P., Waco, Texas, has been awarded a $499,592,426 fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the major avionics upgrade for 176 C-130H aircraft operated by the Air ... Pentagon: Changing Environment Means Changing Arctic Strategy
The Arctic has long been of interest to the U.S. military, and the American military has been intimately involved in the hostile environment for more than two centuries. Navy Rear Adm. Robert Peary... China Warns It Will 'Fight at all Costs' for Unification with Taiwan
If anyone tries to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese military has no choice but to fight at all costs for national unity, State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe said on Sunday in S... Ukraine Open to Peace Talks with Russia, Commits to Joining NATO
Ukraine's president said he is ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in eastern Ukraine, but he also reaffirmed his country’s course toward NATO membership -- a move strongly opposed by Moscow... US Navy Completes First Dual-Target Test of Ford-Class Combat System
TEWKSBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy completed the final developmental test of the latest generation of the Ship Self Defense System, or SSDS, Integrated Combat System for the USS G... US Says European High-Intensity Lasers ‘Are Best’
ARLINGTON, Va. --- In the 1990s, the United States was the leading innovator and dominant user of high-intensity laser technology, according to a 2017 report published by the National Academies of Sci... British Carrier to Join NATO Rapid Reaction Force
The nation’s future flagship will be made available to deploy as part of NATO’s multinational force The Prime Minister announced today that the Royal Navy will ready the UK’s largest and most advan... US Navy to Reinforce Destroyer Squadron in Rota, Add Helo Squadron
The U.S. Navy plans to rotate the four currently Forward Deployed Naval Force-Europe (FDNF-E) ships with newer, modernized ships in order to posture the most capable forces forward in the U.S. Europea... Scrutinizing Superpower Speeches At Singapore’s Shangri-La
SINGAPORE --- For the past two years, the highlight of the annual IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was the keynote speech by the sadly departed former US defence secretary Jim Mattis. This year t... Northrop Demos LTAMDS Capability to US Army
BALTIMORE --– Northrop Grumman Corporation demonstrated its in-production, innovative solution for the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program during an open “Sense Off”... Aero Delivers Three L-159T2s to Czech Air Force
AERO Vodochody Aerospace a.s. delivered to the Czech Army three two-seat L-159T2 aircraft improved by a number of major upgrades to meet the new requirements of the Czech Air Force for advanced pilot ... German Sub Completes 5,000 Nautical Miles Under Water
ECKERNFÖRDE, Germany --- Submarine U36 returns to her home port of Eckernförde on Friday, June 7, at 10:00 am from a sea voyage of about five months. During her 136 days absence, the Delta crew partic... KC-46A Tanker Completes F-35 Receiver Certification Tests
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- Two of the Air Force’s newest aircraft completed a major accomplishment recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 418th Flight Test Squadron, who is overseeing tes... Shaping Strategy to Meet America's Real-World Needs
It is all too easy to talk about strategy in broad conceptual terms, but strategy does not consist of what people say, it consists of what they actually do. The is not a minor issue as the United Stat... UK-Led Force Completes First Phase of Baltic Deployment
An action-packed commando raid on the west coast of Denmark brought the first stage of the UK’s Baltic deployment to a close. British Royal Marines and their Dutch counterparts waged a battle aroun... China Dismisses New US Indo-Pacific Strategy
The US Department of Defense released a 55-page Indo-Pacific Strategy Report on Saturday, and acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan highlighted the key message of the report in his speech at th... Ukraine Tests Missile Turret Developed with Turkey
The qualifying trials of the first Ukrainian-Turkish anti-tank missile launching system "SERDAR", developed for a foreign customer, have been completed in Ukraine. Henceforth, the joint development of... USS Anchorage Demonstrates Amphibious Beach Landing
SUNSET BEACH, Ore. --- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) demonstrated its emergency response capabilities by conducting an amphibious beach landing off the co... US Army Testing Synthetic Training Environment Platforms
FORT MEADE, Md. --- Soon Soldiers worldwide could have a wealth of training options at their home station or armory -- on a virtual platform. The Army recently conducted user assessments of its "On... New MQ-4C Virtual Trainer Helps Prepare Future Deployments
POINT MUGU, Calif. --- Navy maintainers are set to begin using a new virtual device to prepare for deployment with the MQ-4C Triton – the soon to be operational long endurance, high altitude unmanned ... NATO Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainment of Afghanistan
At the plenary meeting of the Afghan National Army Trust Fund Board - held today (04 June 2019) at NATO Headquarters - NATO Allies and partners confirmed their steadfast support to the financial susta... Spain Unveils VVT Tethered UAV Recce System
Navantia presented in Madrid, at the International Defense and Security Exhibition (FEINDEF), its Ground Surveillance Vehicle (known in Spanish as VVT) system, a project focused on the needs of the In... RAN Praises Its Multi-Role Aviation Training Ship
The Multi Role Aviation Training Vessel MV Sycamore is responsible for providing training to a variety of Navy and Defence organisations. Every Royal Australian Navy recruit gets the opportunity to... Russian Defense Minister Details 2019 Training Events
Today the National Centre for State Defence Control in Moscow hosted another teleconference of Defence Ministry chaired by the General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. When opening the session, Defence M... Northrop Ships Orion Spacecraft’s Launch Abort Motor
MAGNA, Utah --– Northrop Grumman Corporation shipped the inert abort motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS) from the Northrop Grumman facility in Magna, Utah, to Kennedy Space Cen... France Installs Onshore Test Platform for Future FDI Frigates
The Frégate de Defense et d’Intervention (defense and intervention frigate, FDI) program has just reached a new milestone with the installation of the first components of the on-shore evaluation platf... Options for UK Missile Defence in an Age of Escalation Control
The reference in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR 15) to building a ballistic missile defence (BMD) radar and exploring the utility of the Type 45 destroyer in a missile defence ro... CFM56 Engine Fleet Surpasses One Billion Engine Flight Hours
WEST CHESTER, Ohio --- On April 24, 1982, the first-ever airplane powered by CFM56 engines, a Delta Air Lines DC-8-72 powered by the CFM56-2, took to the skies. In the years after that, CFM Internati... Sofradir and ULIS Merge to Become Lynred
GRENOBLE, France --- Sofradir and its subsidiary ULIS today announce their merger and new company name: Lynred. Lynred was created to respond to a need for an all-inclusive infrared (IR) product o... Dassault Aviation at the 53rd Paris Air Show
SAINT-CLOUD, France --- Dassault Aviation is particularly proud to present its dual civil and defense know-how at the 53rd edition of the International Paris Air Show at Paris-Le Bourget from June 17-... | 
