| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases UK Defense Spending Continues to Decline, Now Down to 1.8% of GDP
The Defence Committee publishes updates to its analysis of governmental expenditure that appeared in its 2016 Report “Shifting the goalposts? Defence expenditure and the 2% pledge.” Core spending o... Erdogan: Russian S-400 Missiles to be Deployed by April
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the Russian S-400 missile defense system will be fully deployed in April 2020. Turkey's purchase of the Russian system has raised tensions with its N... Galileo Outage Due to Ground Infrastructure Failure
Galileo, the EU's satellite navigation system, is currently affected by a technical incident related to its ground infrastructure. The incident has led to a temporary interruption of the Galileo initi... Boeing Covertly Renames Tainted 737 MAX Airplane
A Boeing 737 Max due to be delivered to Ryanair has had the model's name changed on the nose of the aircraft, it has emerged. Photos shared on Twitter show a plane in Ryanair colours outside Boeing... Serbia Signs Contract to Acquire MBDA Mistral 3 Shorads
On the occasion of the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Serbia today, MBDA announces the signing of a contract for the acquisition of Mistral 3 short-range air defense systems by the Minis... Lockheed Wins $492M Contract for HIMARS Launchers
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $492,108,514 fixed-price-incentive contract for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems M142 launchers and support requirements to include Pro... General Atomics Wins $275M for UAV Comms Links
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $275,000,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for aircraft, satellite communications air data term... US Uses F-35 Program to Further Its Own Aims, Leaves Allies Dependent
Imagine a globe-spanning economic and security project—with a cost of over a trillion dollars and whose members encompass 46 percent of the global economy—designed to advance the interests and influen... Hoverboard Demonstrated at Bastille Day Parade in Paris
This image marked the parade of July 14, 2019 in Paris: a man flying over the Place de la Concorde. Rifle in his left hand, the demonstration by former French jet ski world champion Franky Zapata did ... UK Commons Paper on Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia
This short Commons Library briefing paper examines UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The conflict in Yemen has drawn attention to UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has been accused of commit... Pentagon Changes F-35 Program Leadership
THE PENTAGON --- The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program’s civilian and military management are in the midst of a changeover just as government officials from the U.S. and partner countries... CRS Reviews Hypersonic Weapons Background and Issues
The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since ... Musical Chairs As the Pentagon Prepares for New Secretary
WASHINGTON --- Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has become acting defense secretary, as the Senate has received the packet nominating Dr. Mark T. Esper to be the confirmed secretary of defense. Er... BAE Wins $45M for Extended Range Cannon Artillery Prototype
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $45 million contract for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Increment 1 prototype with the purpose of increasing the range and rate of fire on current a... France to Set Up A Military Space Command As Part of Air Force
During his traditional speech at the Defense Minister’s office at the Hotel de Brienne on the eve of July 14, the President of the French Republic spoke about the creation of a future space command: ... Proton with Spektr-RG Observatory Successfully Launched from Baikonur
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan --- Following is a press release from Roscosmos: From launch pad number 81 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 13, 2019 at 15:31 Moscow time, the Proton successfully launched the S... Work Begins on £160M Base for F-35 at RAF Lakenheath
Work has started on buildings that will be home to two US Air Force F-35 squadrons at RAF Lakenheath. The start of construction was marked with a ceremony attended by senior representatives from th... Ex. Sea Breeze 2019 Concludes in Odessa, Ukraine
ODESA, Ukraine --- Exercise Sea Breeze 2019 (SB19) ended with a closing ceremony in Odesa Ukraine, July 12, after two weeks of intense, multinational training. Sea Breeze’s 19th iteration began Jul... Indra Unveils New System to Counter Next-Gen Drones
MADRID --- Indra has revealed the strategy that will protect critical infrastructures, airports, official buildings and public events from the ever-increasing threat that the next generation of drones... Aeralis Signs MoU with Thales Training and Simulation
Aeralis Ltd, the British firm developing the UK’s first home-grown fast jet training aircraft since the Hawk, signs an MoU with Thales to develop concepts for a ground-based training and simulation sy... Leonardo and Northrop to Update Italian ATM Equipment
ROME --- Leonardo, through its subsidiary Vitrociset, has been awarded a radio replacement contract by ENAV, the Italian air navigation services provider. The agreement is a 5-year contract to replac... Large-Scale Amphibious Capabilities Have Atrophied Across NATO
Amphibious leaders of seven North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations — France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States — participate in the Amphibio... Boeing Announces First Flight of P-8A Poseidon for UK
SEATTLE, Wash. --- The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) took off from Renton, Wash. at 10:00 a.m. Pacific on July 12, marking the first flight of this inaugural ... Nexter Announces Czech Order for Titus 6x6 MRAP
SATORY, France --- TITUS is the latest generation of 6x6 armored vehicles, conceived by Nexter to answer the support and transport vehicles needs of modern armies offering high level of protection, mo... British Army’s Challenger 2 Tank Loaded on HMS Albion
It's not every day you see a 62.5 tonne Challenger 2 Tank drive onto the UK’s Fleet Flagship HMS Albion. But Exercise Baltic Protector offered a rare opportunity to demonstrate how British Army tanks... F-35A to Take Part in 'Gunfighter Flag' Exercise
MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho - -- The 34th Fighter Squadron, from Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing, will fly the F-35A Lightning II alongside other Air Force units in Gunfighter Flag here next wee... Raytheon Wins $110M Cyber Defense Contract from MENA Country
DULLES, Va. --- Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract to develop and deploy a mission-critical, advanced Cybersecurity Operations Center and services for a country in the Middle East North Afri... Wright-Patterson AFB Opens Cyber Defense Facility
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio ---- During a ribbon cutting ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, July 9, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Fighters and Bombers Directorate officially op... GE Turbines Power Italian Navy’s New PPA Offshore Patrol Ships
EVENDALE, OH. --- GE Marine's LM2500+G4 gas turbine will soon power the Italian Navy’s new Paolo Thaon di Revel Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol ship. This efficie... India Encourages Research by Smaller Companies in Defence
Government has taken several steps towards simplifying the rules and promotion of research and innovation in respect of MSMEs in Defence Industry. Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) has been revis... Incoming Ukroboronprom Head Launches Audit Before Reforms
The main tasks for the nearest future for the State Concern "Ukroboronprom" are the conducting an international audit of its financial activities and implementation of reforms. This was discussed ... Russian Helicopters to Start Additive Manufacturing of Parts in 2020
MOSCOW --- In 2019, Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec) is planning to re-engineer approximately 30 different helicopter parts to be manufactured using 3D printing technology and inte... | 
