| Latest Feature Stories F-35 Reporting and Journalistic Bombast
PARIS --- Many observers will be surprised to see that, after 19 years of covering the F-35 program, a reputed trade publication like Defense News, whose raison d’être is covering defense programs, sh... Latest Press Releases Saab Pulls Out of Swiss Fighter Trials After Gripen Judged Unfit for Missions
BERN --- On Thursday, June 13, 2019, the Swedish manufacturer Saab informed armasuisse that Saab would not participate in the flight and ground trials for a new fighter plane for the Swiss Army in Pay... US to Send 1,000 Additional Troops to Poland
More than a year of intense Defense Department-led negotiations between the United States and Poland have yielded an agreement that involves additional U.S. infrastructure in Poland, as well as an inc... Italian AF Orders 13 Additional M-345 Jet Trainers in €300M Deal
ROME --- Leonardo has signed yesterday a contract with the Armaments and Airworthiness Department of the Italian Ministry of Defence for the supply of 13 M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) aircraft, ... UK’s CMA Clears Rheinmetall-BAE Military Vehicle JV
The CMA investigated and cleared the proposed acquisition by Rheinmetall Defence UK Ltd of BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Ltd. Full text of the decision will be available shortly. (ends) ... KC-46 Delivered Three Years Late, Have Major Deficiencies
The Air Force accepted the first KC-46 in January 2019, but Boeing remains nearly 3 years behind schedule. Boeing now plans to deliver the first 18 aircraft with all three aerial refueling subsystems ... New Reports Detail Serious F-35 Troubles But Lockheed Says All’s Well
WASHINGTON --- Over the past several years, U.S. Defense Department leaders have gone from citing technical problems as their biggest concern for the F-35 program to bemoaning the expense of buying an... USAF: Smarter Acquisition, Big Data May Solve T-6 OBOGS Issues
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- Nineteenth Air Force hosted a forum of experts from both in and outside the Department of Defense as part of the on-going process to improve the safety of the T-6 On-Board Oxyge... US-Turkey Tensions Escalate Over Russian Missiles
ISTANBUL --- Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar dismissed the Pentagon's latest warning over Ankara's imminent procurement of Russian missiles on Thursday as "language unbecoming of an ally." U.... Key Lawmakers Seek Greater Transparency from Pentagon
WASHINGTON --- Two of the lawmakers responsible for Congressional oversight of the U.S. military want to see more openness, including more on-camera briefings from top officials. Both House Armed S... Norway MoD Opens Industry Dialogue on Submarine Program
A thorough evaluation of the offer form tkMS has been finalised, and the process towards the shipyard has entered a new phase. The procurement agencies, Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) in ... Airbus Flight-Tests ‘Network For The Sky’ Concept for FCAS
Airbus has successfully completed a flight demonstration of a connected airborne battlespace scenario, centered on a MRTT aircraft. The test was carried out as part of the development of Airbus’ Netwo... US Navy Awards $687M Contract for CVN-78 Fixes, Support
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division, Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a maximum-value $687,090,000 cost and cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity... Boeing Wins $194M for 7 MH-47Gs for Special Ops Command
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $194,224,723 cost-plus-fixed-fee type delivery order modification (P00001) under a current contract (W91215-16-G-0001) to procure six renew-bui... Rheinmetall Wins Bundeswehr Order for Second Lot of 252 Trucks
The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall an order for 252 unprotected transport vehicles with payloads of five and fifteen tonnes. This order falls under the framework agreement concluded in 2017... Single F-35B Flew Over White House for Polish President
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A rare F-35 flyover occurred today above the White House South Lawn in Washington, D.C. today. The first-ever F-35 White House flyover was flown by a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B, from... India Launches Technology Demonstrator Vehicle
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today launched a Technology Demonstrator Vehicle to prove a number of critical technologies for futuristic missions from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off ... Sweden’s FMV Tests New Weapon Station for Combat Boats
Recently, FMV carried out sea trials of the AMF weapons station, which is a remote-controlled weapon and sighting system for the Combat Boat 90HSM and Guard Boat 88. “This is about testing new-proc... B-52 Recovery Shows Pentagon Priorities
The B-52 bomber is so huge it takes eight engines to lift it off the ground, along with a pair of outrigger wheels to make sure its wingtips don’t scrape the runway as it takes off. So how is it that ... US Navy Large Unmanned Vehicles CRS Reports
The Navy wants to develop and procure three new types of unmanned vehicles (UVs) in FY2020 and beyond—Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs), Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MUSVs), and Extra-Large... British and French Helicopters Arrive for “Swift Response 19“
The CH-17 Chinook, AH-64 Apache and AW-159 Wildcat helicopters of the RAF and NH 90 Caiman and EC-665 Tiger of the French Air Force on 10 June 2019 landed in the Barracks "Pukovnik Mirko Vukušić" at Z... USS Ronald Reagan, JS Izumo Sail Together in South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA --- The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participated in a cooperative deployment with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships JS Izumo (DH-1... Occar Awards Support Contract for Italian FREMM Frigates
On 12th June 2019, at OCCAR-EA’s headquarters in Bonn, the Through Life Support Management (TLSM) Contract was signed by Orizzonte Sistemi Navali as the Prime Contractor and the OCCAR-EA Director on b... Lockheed Wins Maintenance Deal for Israeli F-35s
Israel has awarded a $42 million contract to Lockheed Martin to provide expansive maintenance services to the Israeli Air Force for its fleet of F-35 fighter jets. This is the first maintenance agr... Harris Wins $51M Falcon Radio Contract in Central Europe
ROCHESTER, N.Y. --- Harris Corporation has been awarded a $51 million Foreign Military Sales delivery order to provide Falcon III radios to a Central European nation – delivering advanced narrowband a... Why America Needs a New Way of War
For the first time in decades, it is possible to imagine the United States fighting—and possibly losing—a large-scale war with a great power. For generations of Americans accustomed to U.S. military s... Commandos' Night Raid Completes First Stage of Baltic Mission
The wings of the Royal Marines helped commandos snatch a chemical weapons in a night-time raid – the finale to action-packed training in Denmark. Using floating hospital/aviation training ship RFA ... Congressman Forces Beltway Bandit to Refund Millions from Price Gouging
In a Congress dominated by dysfunction and partisan bickering, Congressman Ro Khanna may have found a model for success. In a resounding victory for what congressional oversight can achieve, the Calif... US Navy to Christen 21st Littoral Combat Ship on June 15
The Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, June 15, in Marinette, Wisconsin. ... US Navy Develops Integration Capability for Electric Weapons
DAHLGREN, Va. --– It has all the trappings of a bestselling Navy technological thriller – six junior scientists and engineers overcame the odds to develop a new capability that enables the integration... Baltic Sea Training Exercises Demonstrate the Dedication of Allies
This summer, the allies will be carrying out large-scale training exercises on the Baltic Sea. The United States will be leading the annual international Baltic region training exercise BALTOPS, while... Second Phase of EDA Energy Defence Consultation Forum
BUCHAREST --- Over 130 experts from 27 European countries and more than 20 different institutions and organisations participate in the 4th Conference of the Second Phase of the Consultation Forum for ... F-35As from Hill AFB Arrive at Spangdahlem AB
SPANGDAHLEM, Germany --- The U.S. Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, Airmen and associated equipment to Spangdahlem Air Base, from the 388th Fighter Wing and t... Terma at Paris Air Show 2019
AARHUS, Denmark --- Terma is looking very much forward to welcoming partners and customers at our stand at this year’s Paris Air Show, one of Europe’s most important and well attended events within ae... KC-46A Pegasus Tanker to Debut at Paris Air Show
MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kansas -- The U.S. Air Force’s newest weapons system is set to make its international trade show debut June 17, when the KC-46 Pegasus arrives at the International Paris Air ... | 
