| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Cost of Canadian Frigate Increased By C$10 Bn in Two Years, PBO Reports
This report provides an updated cost estimate of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program from the 2017 PBO report, “The Cost of Canada’s Surface Combatants.” At the time of the previous cost anal... MBDA and Lockheed Martin Submit New TLVS Offer to Germany
SCHROBENHAUSEN, GE and DALLAS, TX. --- The TLVS bidders consortium, an MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin joint venture, has submitted its proposal to the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipme... US Cannot Remove Turkey from F-35 Program: Official
ISTANBUL --- The United States cannot unilaterally remove Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program as the partnership agreement does not allow it, Turkey’s head of Defense Industries Directorate said ... Italy Throws Piaggio Aerospace €700M Lifeline
VILLANOVA D’ALBENGA, Italy --- During a meeting held on Thursday in Rome, the Italian Defence Minister confirmed its commitments on multiple orders to Piaggio Aerospace for a total amount of approxima... US Arms Makers See Booming European Demand
PARIS --- U.S. arms makers say European demand for fighter jets, missile defenses and other weapons is growing fast amid heightened concerns about Russia and Iran. The U.S. government sent a group ... MCAS: How Boeing’s 737 MAX System Gained Power and Lost Safeguards
Early in the development of the 737 MAX, engineers gathered at Boeing’s transonic wind tunnel in Seattle to test the jet’s aerodynamics using a scale model with a wingspan comparable to that of an eag... Defecting NK Gunboat Goes Undetected by South’s Defenses
The latest crossing of a North Korean boat into South Korean waters without being detected is raising concerns over defense amid President Moon Jae-in's push for cross-border reconciliation. Analys... Two Years After Launch, HMS Audacious Is Yet to Begin Sea Trials
Construction of HMS Audacious has fallen yet further behind schedule. From the limited public information available, here we briefly assess the situation. (HMS Audacious, the Royal Navy’s fourth As... Bulgaria Continues F-16 Talks, Aims for $1.1 Bn Deal
SOFIA --- The F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft will be paid out with money of the reserve, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced last Friday, BulgarianMilitary.com has learned. Borissov commented t... China Says Fighter Deployment in South China Sea is 'Necessary'
At least four J-10 fighter jets have been deployed on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea, a satellite image shows, which a Chinese expert said is a necessary move for the country's national defens... US Arms Sales to the Gulf Have Failed to Reinforce Allies
Over the past few weeks, the parts of the world still dependent on fossil fuels—which is to say, all of them—have anxiously watched tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel between th... Over 400 Pilots Sue Boeing Over 737MAX ‘Cover-Up’
More than 400 pilots have joined a class action against American plane manufacturer Boeing, seeking damages in the millions over what they allege was the company's "unprecedented cover-up" of the "kno... Pentagon Recounts Shooting Down of Global Hawk Drone by Iran
WASHINGTON --- Defense officials announced today that Iran shot down an unmanned Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance aircraft, escalating an already tense situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Air Forc... Norway to Scrap Sunken Frigate As Repairs Too Costly
“The Government has now decided that it is more appropriate to dispose of KNM Helge Ingstad than to repair it,” says Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen. A condition report from Defense Material Or... US Army Approves JLTV Full-Rate Production Despite Flaws
WASHINGTON --- Dr. Bruce Jette, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program's transition into Full-Rate Producti... Estonia Joins SPIKE Missile’s European Family
In a ceremony last week in Tallinn, Estonia, the Estonian MoD signed a 40M Euro Framework agreement with Eurospike (a European Joint Venture between Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, Diehl Defence and ... French Army Aviation, Airbus Helicopters Sign Maintenance Agreement
Major General Michel Grintchenko, commander of the Army Light Aircraft (ALAT), and Bruno Even, President of Airbus Helicopters, signed at the Paris Air Show an innovative agreement to promote the inte... Australia Signs C-17A Cross-Servicing Agreement with US
The United States and Australia have agreed on a cross-servicing arrangement for the repair and maintenance of C-17A Globemaster transport aircraft. The arrangement permits C-17A technicians from t... Italian AF Extends Boeing Support Agreement for KC-767 Tankers
LE BOURGET, France --- Boeing will continue providing Performance-based Logistics (PBL) support to the Italian air force (ItAF) fleet of KC-767A tankers through July 2021 per an extended contract agre... Norwegian F-35 Maintainers Service American F-35s During First Visit
ORLAND AIR BASE, Norway --- For the first time outside the U. S., Norwegian and American F-35 Lightning II maintainers worked together on their aircraft June 17, 2019. A team of five maintainers an... Figeac Aéro to Set Up Metallic Aerostructures Plant in Saudi Arabia
PARIS --- Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Figeac Aéro, a world-class French aerospace company specialized in the machin... ECA Group & Thales Alenia Space to Strengthen the Global COSPAS/SARSAT System
ECA GROUP is awarded by Thales Alenia Space to supply High Performance Frequency Transpositions to equip Local User Terminals (LUT) as a part of the global COSPAS/SARSAT system for SAR (Search and Res... Airbus to Fly Hybrid Light Helicopter Demonstrator in 2020
LE BOURGET, France --- Airbus Helicopters and the French Ministry for Transport (DGAC) have announced the launch of a research project aimed at demonstrating the use of a hybrid propulsion system on b... GE Powers Leonardo’s Next-Gen Civil Tiltrotor
Emergency services or medical evacuation helicopters face challenges from flying in and out of urban and densely populated areas. Often, they must follow unique flight paths and confined takeoff and l... Harris, L3 Technologies to Close Merger on June 29
MELBOURNE, Fla. and NEW YORK --- Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies announced that they have received the necessary regulatory approvals for their all-stock merger and have set a closing date of J... 82nd Airborne Snipers Test New Compact Sniper Rifle
FORT BRAGG, N.C. --- Operational testing of the Army's newest precision rifle, the Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) began recently, marking one of the final hurdles this system will face p... China Tests Long-Range Delivery by Unmanned Plane and Seaplane
Chinese military analysts predicted on Sunday that more unmanned transport aircraft could join the Chinese military logistics arsenal for long-range and heavy delivery in the future, as the Chinese mi... Royal Navy Task Group Guarantees Baltic Security
The safety and security of the Baltic is in firm hands as its biggest military exercise of the year ends. British naval commanders say Baltops 19 – a test of land, air and mostly naval forces conce... Raytheon Wins $96M for Silent Knight Radar System
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, McKinney, Texas, was awarded a $96,639,799 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification (P00007) with firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee con... Israeli Wargames Simulate Warfare in Northern Theatre
Alarms sound throughout the force's airbases, missiles fall, and personnel are wounded while airstrikes are performed: this is just a small part of how the past few days have looked like for the IAF. ... BAE Systems Wins $67M Contract for Amphibious Combat Vehicle Work
BAE Systems Land and Armaments LP has received a $67 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-16-C-0006) for the development of engineering drawings for, and manufacture ... Dassault Aviation Touts Digital Strategy
PARIS AIR SHOW --- Digital technology is central to our innovation and to the way we organize our work. Our capacity as an architect draws on all major digital solutions, from 3D creation to Big Data.... Indra to Supply A330 MRTT Simulator to French Air Force
SPAIN --- Indra will provide the French Air Force under contract with Airbus D&S with a state-of-the-art flight simulator that will offer training at the highest level for the pilots of the A330 MRTT ... US Navy Accepts Delivery of LCS 20, Future USS Cincinnati
WASHINGTON --- The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) during a June 21 ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. The future USS Cincinnati is the 18th littoral combat shi... | 
