| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases India Examines Bids in $15 Bn Fighter Competition, World’s Biggest
India moved a step closer to inviting bids for the purchase of 114 fighter jets, currently the world's largest deal in play, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to boost the capability of the countr... US Reviewing Taiwan Request for F-16V Fighters
TAIPEI --- Taiwan's request to buy a batch of F-16V fighter jets is being reviewed by the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday, amid reports that the Trump Administratio... Putin Signs Russia Out of INF Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that suspends the country's participation in the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between Moscow and Washington. T... Eurofighter Touts Tempest, But No New Partner and No Contract So Far
Team Tempest was launched at Farnborough last summer amid huge media interest. We talk to BAE Systems’ Strategy Director Michael Christie to learn more about Team Tempest. How does Tempest fit int... Lockheed Wins $175M to Upgrade LRASM to Increment 1
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, is awarded an undefinitized contract action established under delivery order (N00019-19-F-4037) with a not-to-exceed value of $174,970,959. This delivery ... AAR Wins $210M to Support Afghan Air Force C-130H Aircraft
AAR Supply Chain Inc., doing business as AAR Defense Systems & Logistics, Wood Dale, Illinois, has been awarded a $209,986,676 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for C-130H contr... Boeing to Pay $100M to 737 MAX Crash Families
Boeing has pledged $100 million to help families affected by the fatal crashes of its 737 MAX passenger planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The funds, however, will not go directly to the families. T... French MoD Details Naval Group’s Romanian Contract
PARIS --- The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced on 3 July 2019 the victory of Naval Group, teamed with the Romanian shipyard SNC, in the competition to supply four multi-mission corvettes and the... Two RAF “Operationally Proven” F-35 Fighters Stop Over in Italy
Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning aircraft from 617 Squadron “The Dambusters” have arrived in Italy to conduct bilateral training with their Aeronautica Militare counterparts. Two F-35 aircraft will o... DynCorp Wins $308M to Support US Air Force Central Command
DynCorp International, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $308,616,183 firm-fixed-price contract for aviation command and control operations and maintenance services. This contract provides fo... US Army Rebuilding Short-Range Air Defense
FORT SILL, Okla. -- The Army is now standing up short-range air defense units, known as SHORAD battalions, and offering a five-week pilot Stinger course for Soldiers in maneuver units. It's part of... Singapore MoD Clarification on Tanker Aircraft
Unveiled in September 2018 at the RSAF50 parade, the operationalisation of the A330-Multi-Role Tanker Transport (A330-MRTT) is on track and progressing well. The A330-MRTT will be participating in... Russia Continues Deliveries of New Weapons
More than 250 pieces of military and special equipment entered the Southern Military District since January, 2019. The third part of the new and upgraded models was armored vehicles and equipment, ... South Africa’s Paramount Signs MoU with Saudi Military Industries
RIYADH --- Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company, announced the signing of a high-level defence collaboration agreement, in step wit... India MoD Details Effect ‘Make in India’ on Defence Production
The following steps have been taken for ensuring that the country becomes self-reliant in production of defence equipment. -- Defence Production in India is led by Ordnance Factories and Defence Pu... Pentagon Wants ‘Multiple Elements’ of Deterrence’
In the context of U.S. defense policy, "deterrence" is typically understood to mean "nuclear." And America's nuclear triad — ground-based missiles, air-delivered bombs, and submarine-launched missiles... Beijing Tells India Not to Use ‘China Threat’ to Justify Military Build-Up
Since the founding of India, the country has been longing to become a major global power. The pursuit of dominance in the Indian Ocean is vital to its great power dream. However, some Indian people... Estonia Procures New Rifles for its Defence Forces
Tuesday, July 2. In a ceremony held in Davenport, IA this week the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments and US weapons manufacturer LMT Defense (Lewis Machine and Tool Company) signed a contract to... India Details Promotion of Defence Production
Government has taken several initiatives to promote new and innovative defence production projects under ‘Make in India’ in recent times such as introduction of Buy (Indian-IDDM) category of capital a... Moon Reprimands National Security Advisor for Undetected NK Boat
President Moon Jae-in has reprimanded a national security advisor for security loopholes that allowed a North Korean boat to cross the eastern maritime border and float undetected in South Korean wate... Public Private Partnership in Indian Defence Manufacturing
The policy and procedure for the selection of private Indian entities as Strategic Partners (SP) was approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on 20.05.2017 and promulgated as Chapter VII of t... RAAF Sets Up Temporary Airfield for Exercise
Combat Support Group (CSG) took Williamson Airfield from “bare to there” in preparation for Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS19). Williamson will hold about 1300 personnel, plus aircraft from RAAF, Army... Australia Continues Coalition Operations Against Daesh in Iraq and Syria
The Australian Government is continuing its contribution to support efforts by the US-led Global Coalition against Daesh to eradicate the threat posed by Daesh in Iraq and Syria and support stability ... Russia, North Korea MoDs Intensify Cooperation
Cooperation through defence departments of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), including that at a high level, has intensified recently. It was reported by Dep... Northrop Wins Two Contracts for Secure Comms in Polar Region
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. --– Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded an $82 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to facilitate military satellite communications in the Earth’s north polar region ... New Zealand Signs Defence Cooperation Arrangement with China
Minister of Defence Ron Mark signed a Memorandum of Arrangement Concerning Defence Cooperation with China’s Minister of National Defence, General Wei Fenghe in Beijing. The Ministers signed the arr... Norway MoD Ussues procurement Report
Regulations on defense and security procurement (FOSA) shall ensure that state funds in both sectors are best utilized through cost-effective procurement, while at the same time the public sector cont... French Industry Signs Manifesto on Artificial Intelligence
In line with the French government's AI for Humanity strategy, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and eight of France's global industry players — Air Liquide, Dassault Aviation, EDF, Renault, Safran,... | 
