| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Portugal to Order Five Embraer KC-390 Twin-Jet Tanker-Transports for €827M
The Cabinet has approved the expenditure for the purchase of five KC-390 aircraft, a flight simulator, and the aircraft logistics and flight simulator contracts. At the press conference after the C... Boeing Reshuffles Management of Grounded 737: Memo
SEATTLE/PARIS --- Boeing Co has reassigned the head of its next airplane project to run the troubled 737 program, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday, as the grounding of its 737 MAX in th... Turkey Says S-400 Missiles Delivered Today
To meet the needs of Turkey's air and missile defense, the S400 Long-Range Regional Air and Missile Defense System supply contract was signed on April 11, 2017. VIDEO — Russian military cargo aircraf... GD Wins $1.04 Bn Contract for Submarine Engineering Work
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $173,805,431 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering, technical, design agent and planning yard support for operation... BAE Looks for New Hawk Order as Kuwait Ends Talks
Redundancies at BAE’s site in Brough remain a threat after talks with the Kuwaiti government over supplying Hawk planes ended. Kuwait had been exploring the possibility of ordering Hawk planes – ma... China Opposes $2.2b Sale of US Weapons to Taiwan
The People's Liberation Army is strongly dissatisfied by and resolutely opposes Washington's recent approval of a $2.2 billion arms deal for Taiwan, an action that has seriously undermined Sino-US mil... White House Threatens Veto Over Defense Policy Bill Cuts
The White House has issued a veto threat for the House version of the FY20 defense authorization bill, and the president has said he would not sign the defense policy bill in its current form. The Wh... Rafael JV Wins $100M Indian Order for Barak 8 Missile Kits
HYDERABAD, India --- At a ceremony earlier today (July 11th, 2019) by KRAS (Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems Ltd. India), RAFAEL presented a $100 million contract to KRAS for the manufacturing of 1,000... Damen Wins Dutch Navy Maintenance Contract
On 11th July, Damen Shipyards Den Helder signed a midlife upkeep (MLU) contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. With this contract, support ship HNLMS Pelikaan, along with hydrographic surve... Brazil Test-Fires MANSUP Anti-Ship Missile for Third Time
BRASILIA --- The Brazilian Navy on Wednesday (July 10) launched the third prototype of the Míssil Antinavio de Superfície (MANSUP, or Surface-Launched Anti-Ship Missile), targeting the hull of the for... Inquiry Commission Appointed for Vega VV15 Flight Failure
Arianespace announced today, 11 July, 2019, the failure of Flight VV15 carrying the FalconEye1 satellite. This was the first Vega failure after 14 successful launches in a row since being introduced a... Milley: China “Has Learned to Fight” by Watching American Wars in Mid-East
A premature withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan would be "a strategic mistake," U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be the top military officer said on July 11. General Mark Milley, cur... Pentagon Says Moving Closer to Persian Gulf Military-Escort Plan
The Pentagon says it is moving closer to establishing military escorts for ships in the Persian Gulf, hours after Britain said armed Iranian boats "attempted to impede" a British oil tanker. Genera... Raytheon Selected for B-52 AESA Radar Upgrade
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. --- Raytheon was selected by the Boeing Company as radar supplier for the B-52 bomber radar modernization program. Under the contract, Raytheon will design, develop, produce and sus... GAO Sees ‘Troubling Trends’ in DOD’s Weapon Programs
In today’s WatchBlog, we discuss some of our observations from this year’s “Quick Look” at DOD. Costs trending up In the past few years, we found that newer programs seemed to be doing a better... DoD Must Improve How It Communicates Status of Regulation Changes
The staff of the Defense Acquisition Regulations System are responsible for making changes in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)—the Department of Defense's (DOD) regulation... The Growing Threat to Air Force Mission-Critical Electronics Lethality
High-performance electronics are key to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF’s) ability to deliver lethal effects at the time and location of their choosing. Additionally, these electronic systems must be able ... Towards a Renewed Canadian Submarine Capability
Acquiring equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is a notoriously drawn-out and complicated process that typically can take up to 15 years or longer.2 When it comes to Canada’s four boat Victor... Upgraded Bradleys to Operate with Armed Robotic Vehicles
AUSTIN, Texas --- Soldiers are slated to fire at targets next year using a platoon of robotic combat vehicles they will control from the back of modified Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The monthlong op... Royal Navy Frigate Returns to Sea After Two-Year Refit
Four years since her last mission and two years since she began a massive overhaul, the Queen’s frigate – HMS Lancaster – is back in the water and preparing for renewed action. Crew are due to re-j... Recovery Seen for Korea Aerospace Industries
Korea Aerospace Industries has bounced back following an earlier scandal in 2017 that rocked the company and led to the ouster of many top-level corporate officials amid allegations of corruption and ... MBDA Explains Participation in Artificial Intelligence Challenge
AlphaZero's Artificial Intelligence software beat the best chess, go, and shogi (Japanese chess) software after only a few hours of learning, and by training against itself. This was in December 2017.... Two Competing for Korean Amphibious Bridge Contract
Hyundai Rotem and Hanwha Defense are competing for a 500 billion won ($425 million) contract to supply self-propelled amphibious bridge laying equipment to the Korean military. The bidding is being... Talisman Sabre: Show of Force by 17 Warships from Four Nations
In a demonstration of combat power, 17 warships from four nations united at first light to conduct a close-in formation at the opening stages of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2019. Amphibious Assault Shi... RUAG Australia Unveils New Surface Finishing Capability
RUAG Australia inaugurates its new, state-of-the art paint booth facility at its Wingfield, South Australia, Surface Finishing Centre. A new capability, the high standard paint booth offers reliable, ... Lockheed F-35 to Take Part in Estonia’s Amari Air Show
An air show taking place at Ämari Air Base, west of Tallinn, on Saturday brings around 30 planes for a public spectacle to include a United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, popularl... | 
