| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Sweden May Join UK’s Tempest Program
LONDON --- Sweden is poised to join forces with Britain in the race to develop a European future fighter jet, a move that will give the programme a much-needed boost, according to several people close... Belgium, Netherlands Purchase 12 New Minehunters
The construction of 12 new mine combat vessels for Belgium (six) and the Netherlands (six) has been contracted today at a high level, as Dutch State Secretary Barbara Visser, Belgian Defense Minister ... Dutch F-35 Stranded in Netherlands Since June 15
A Dutch F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that was stranded on the Dutch Volkel air base in the run-up to the Air Force Days (June 14-15—Ed.)has been sitting there for three weeks with engine trouble, an Air ... Saudi Flyadeal Drops Boeing MAX, Switches to Airbus A320
RIYADH / DUBAI --- Saudi Arabia’s flyadeal will not proceed with a provisional order for 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets, the U.S. planemaker said on Sunday after the airline announced it would operate an all ... First Airbus C295 Rescue Aircraft for Canada Makes Maiden Flight
SEVILLE, Spain --- The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) program, has complet... French Carrier Back Home After Three-Month Cruise
PARIS --- Florence Parly, the Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the return to Toulon, today, of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and her escort after four months on operations. Having le... Ukraine Requests US Weapons Ahead of Trump-Zelenskiy Meeting
Ukraine has formally requested to purchase U.S. military equipment for the first time as the nation continues to battle Russia-backed separatist formations in parts of two eastern provinces. The U.... South Africa's Denel Rebuffs Saudi Bid, Asks for Cash Injection
PRETORIA --- South Africa’s state defense company has asked the government for a 2.8 billion rand ($200 million) cash injection to help it emerge from a financial crisis and secure lucrative export de... Investigation, Sustainment Cloud Indian PC-7 Deal
Indian media reports indicate that investigations are underway into New Delhi’s May 2012 purchase of 75 Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II basic trainers. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is apparently lo... National Security Concerns May Stop United Tech/Raytheon Merger
-- Recently United Technologies and Raytheon have proposed to merge together in a massive deal far exceeding $100B. -- Since the aerospace/defense industry is already very consolidated this deal wi... Royal Navy Destroyer in Ukraine for Major Maritime Exercise
The Type 45 has docked in the Port of Odesa on the Black Sea alongside NATO Allies and partner nations for Exercise Sea Breeze 2019. HMS Duncan is currently operating as part of the Standing NATO M... What Will It Be, Boeing? Great Airplanes That Generate Cash Flow or Great Cash Flow, Period?
Employees come to work to do their jobs. We aren’t usually aware of workplace culture, even over a span of years. We learn culture from co-workers and managers when they make decisions and demonstr... China Claims 50-Percent Performance Edge for AEW Aircraft
China's aerial early warning (AEW) aircraft are 50 percent more efficient than US ones in terms of electromagnetic resources utility, prompting military analysts to say on Sunday that the Chinese airc... Belgium to Pay €275M to Prepare Two Air Bases for F-35 Fighters
Florennes and Kleine-Brogel airbases must be renovated to accommodate the F-35 fighters. The cost of the operation is estimated at 275 million euros, De Morgen reported on Monday. The reconstructio... UK Task Group Demos Capabilities in Estonia
The UK's new Joint Expeditionary Force showed what it can do for the security of the Baltic with an all-action demonstration in Estonia. In Kolga Bay, two dozen miles east of the capital Tallinn, B... China Accuses US of Lying About Missile Launch
The Pentagon claimed this week that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched a Chinese missile from the "man-made structures in the South China Sea" near the Nansha Islands. "Man-made structures" r... French Navy Receives Fourth BSAM Support Ship
On July 04, 2019, the Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) took delivery of the ‘Garonne,’ the fourth and final vessel in the Metropolitan Support and Assistance Vessels (BSAM) program, ordered fro... US, Indonesian Air Forces Wrap Up Cope West ‘19
MANADO, Indonesia --- The seventh iteration of Cope West, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical fighter aircraft exercise involving U.S. and Indonesian air forces, concluded with a closin... Hyundai HI to Remain Top Shipbuilder After Daewoo Buy
After several years of restructuring its operations, a new Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has emerged. Through a complex shareholding arrangement, the various operations have been collated under one ... Weather Again Postpones Launch of Vega VV15 Rocket
With high-altitude winds above the Spaceport in French Guiana remaining unfavorable, Arianespace has taken the decision not to attempt a launch of Flight VV15 with the United Arab Emirates’ FalconEye1... India Earmarks $45.1 Billion for Defense Budget
Union Budget for the financial year 2019-20, presented by the Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament today, envisaged a total outlay of Rs27,86,349 crore. Out of this Rs 3,18,93... French Air Force Receives Second A330 Tanker
On 2 July 2019, the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) received the second A330-MRTT Phénix multi-role tanker aircraft (MultiRole Tanker Transport) at Air Base 125 in Istres. This aircraft was deli... Talisman Sabre 2019, Australia’s Largest-Ever Bilateral Defence Exercise, Begins
The opening ceremony for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 has been held in the Port of Brisbane today on the USS Ronald Reagan to formally launch Australia’s largest bilateral exercise with the United Sta... Russia’s Black Fleet Ships Monitor NATO Naval Exercise
A group of Russian war ships began combat training in the Black Sea. About 10 ships of the fleet are involved in the operation. Among them there are major amphibious ships Caesar Kunikov and Azov ,... USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Arrives in Singapore
SINGAPORE --- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrived at Changi Naval Base in Singapore July 6 as part of a rotational deployment to the Indo-Pacific area of opera... AFRL, Darpa Develop and Countering New Technology
On Oct. 14, 1947, then-Capt. Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane at Mach 1 and broke the sound barrier. Since then, the Air Force has continually stretched and pushed the limits of speed – fin... Pentagon’s Cyber Flag Exercise Focuses on Partnerships
More than 650 cyber professionals from across the Defense Department, other federal agencies and partner nations worked together at the Joint Staff's facility in Suffolk, Virginia, as part of Cyber Fl... EDA Launches New ‘Round Robin Test’ to Enhance Ammunition Safety
ZIELONKA, near Warsaw (Poland) --- Last June, EDA’s 2019 ‘Round Robin Test’ was launched with the participation of nine laboratories from seven EDA Member States (Poland, the Netherlands, Finland, Fra... Counterterrorism Lessons for the Digital Disinformation Fight
A new battlespace emerged in the post-9/11 counterterrorism era, encompassing the halls of U.S. technology companies and the alleys of Raqqa alike. Today, the United States is engaged in an expansive ... New Space India Ltd. Incorporated as a New Commercial Arm of D/O Space:
Presenting the General Budget 2019-20 in the Parliament today, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that a Public Sector Enterprise viz. New Space India Limited... | 