| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases France Unveils New Military Space Strategy, Adds €700M to Space Budget
France will invest an additional 700 million euros in military space by 2025, to strengthen its surveillance capabilities and equip itself with self-defense capabilities in space. This sum is in addit... First S-400 Shipment Complete, Turkey Now Planning Second
ANKARA --- Russia has completed delivery of the first shipment of its S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Turkey and a second shipment is now being planned, Turkish military officials said on Thurs... Bulgarian MPs Overturn Presidential Veto on $1.26 Bn F-16 Procurement Contracts
The National Assembly has again voted to ratify the law on the four contracts for the purchase, equipment, maintenance and services of fighters F-16 Block 70, which President Rumen Radev vetoed. "F... US Budget Agreement Secures Defense Topline for Next Two Years
A budget agreement has been reached that will adjust federal spending limits in FY20 and FY21, providing the Department of Defense with budget stability for the next two years. The agreement was reac... N. Korea's 'New' Ballistic Missiles Similar to Russia's Iskander: Seoul
The short-range missiles that North Korea test-fired this week were a new type of ballistic weapon similar to Russia's Iskander, the military authorities here said Friday, citing the projectiles' uniq... New B-21 Stealth Bomber to Fly in Late 2021
The new B-21 Raider stealth bomber is making good progress and should fly in December 2021, USAF Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen “Seve” Wilson said July 24. Wilson, speaking at an AFA Mitchell Ins... Philippines Eye French-Made Scorpene Submarine
MANILA --- The Philippine Navy (PN) is eyeing the Scorpene diesel-electric submarine, made by French defense contractor Naval Group (formerly DCNS), as one of the possible submersible platforms for it... French Navy Commissions “Seine,” Its Third BSAM Ship
On the 24th of July, Admiral Christophe Prazuck, Chief of the Naval Staff (CEMM), decided to admit the Metropolitan Support and Assistance Vessel (BSAM) “Seine” to active service. The Admission to ... BAE Wins $70M US Navy Order to Upgrade Mk 45 Naval Guns
BAE Systems will deliver five Mk 45 naval gun systems to the U.S. Navy under a recently issued $70.6 million contract to upgrade existing guns to the Mod 4 configuration, increasing their firepower an... China Complains It Is Targeted by Raytheon Video
US missile maker Raytheon Co. provoked China with a promotional video in which the company showcases new defense technologies to defeat enemy missiles and other threats including China-made missiles. ... Four Companies to Compete for $99M US Army UAV Orders
-- Textron, AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Maryland (W911QY-19-D-0033); -- Arcturus UAV,* Rohnert Park, California (W911QY-19-D-0050); -- Martin UAV,* Plano, Texas (W911QY-19-D-0032); and -- L3 Technol... Pentagon Buys Pratt New Tooling to Increase F-35 Engine Production
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $25,000,000 undefinitized firm-fixed-price modification (P00003) to a previously awarded co... Brazilian Air Force Prepares to Introduce KC-390 Tanker-Transport
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is preparing to take delivery of its new multi-purpose military transport aircraft, the KC-390. The teams involved in the operation of the new aircraft begin, from July, ... Poland Inaugurates New Naval Strike Missile Center
On the grounds of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa subsidiary Zakłady Elektroniczne S.A. in Zielonka, the construction of the Production and Service Center of NSM Missiles was ceremonially inaugurated. The in... ST Engineering Wins Contracts Worth $1.5Bn for 2Q2019
SINGAPORE --- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), a global technology, defence and engineering group, today announced that its Aerospace and Electronics sectors have secured new c... BAE Wins US Navy Order for Submarine Payload Tubes
BAE Systems has received a follow-on contract to produce 28 more payload tubes for the U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-class attack submarines. Under the contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat, ... Lockheed Wins Order for More APY-9 Radars for E-2D Hawkeye
SYRACUSE, N.Y. --- Lockheed Martin’s Radar Sensor Systems market segment has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman worth over $600 million for multi-year production (MYP) of 24 additional APY-... Rheinmetall Takes Over Canadian Robotics Specialist Provectus
The takeover of the Canadian company Provectus Robotics Solutions Inc. expands Rheinmetall’s technological capabilities in the field of robotics and autonomous driving. In future, both halves of the G... US Navy to Commission LCS 20, the Future USS Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Ohio --- The U.S. Navy has approved the commissioning date for the future littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20). The Navy will commission Cincinnati, Oct. 5, 2019 in Gulfport, M... August Firing to Test LCS Surface-to-Surface Missile Module
SAN DIEGO --- The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules (MM) program will begin developmental testing on an Independence-variant LCS in August, following a successful structural test firing of th... US Navy Selects Northrop as Design Agent for AN/SPQ-9B Radar
LINTHICUM, Md. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded the role of design agent for the AN/SPQ-9B surface search and fire control radar. As design agent, Northrop Grumman provides support... USS Seawolf Completes Total Ship Readiness Assessment
BREMERTON, Wash. --- USS Seawolf (SSN 21) project team, ship’s force and Trident Refit Facility-Bangor worked tirelessly together to complete a Total Ship Readiness Assessment on July 5. The projec... USS Michigan SSGN Begins 17-Month Extended Refit Period
BREMERTON, Wash. --- USS Michigan (SSGN 727) docked on July 10, to begin a 17-month Extended Refit Period which will end in 2020. Work during this availability will include battery and shaft replac... Drone Threat Drives Demand for Counter-IED Technology
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The Joint Counter RCIED Electronic Warfare (JCREW) program is part of an ongoing U.S. military strategy to defeat IEDs. The Department of Defense has broken down initiatives into in... India MoD Launches Dashboard to Monitor Defence Production
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched here today a Dashboard of Department Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence, to help in effective monitoring of various initiatives and schemes of the ... Avibras Signs Strategic Cooperation MoU with Brazilian Air Force
The Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA) and Avibras Aerospace Industry, located in São José dos Campos (SP), on Thursday July 11 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objecti... French Air Force Reaper Drones Pass 30,000 Flight Hour Mark
On Saturday, July 20, the French Air Force’s Reaper fleet passed the symbolic milestone of 30,000 flight hours, combining missions carried out in French airspace as well as those flown on Operation Ba... | 
