| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Pentagon Tests Ground-Launched Cruise Missile Previously Banned by INF Treaty
On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, the Department of Defense conducted a flight test of a conventionally-configured ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, Ca... Officers Advocating for More F-35s Often Had Financial Stakes, POGO Investigation Finds
This year’s Department of Defense budget request included six fewer F-35 Joint Strike Fighters than planned, setting off a firestorm of protests from the program’s boosters. Part of that pushback,... China Exploiting Holes In US Bankruptcy Law to Buy Defense Technology and Avoid Controls
When lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems experienced financial trouble, it did what many struggling companies do to stay afloat and arranged to sell off a stake in the firm. But when Congres... US-Germany Rift Widens After Divergences on Defense Spending
On August 9, Richard Grenell, US ambassador to Germany, once again threatened to shift the US troops stationed in Germany to Poland because German Chancellor Angela Merkel was unwilling to raise the m... Russia Says Will Match US Test of Cruise Missile
The United States says it has tested its first ground-based cruise missile since withdrawing from a three-decades old arms treaty with Russia earlier this month. The Department of Defense on August... China Cautions US As F-16V Sale to Taiwan Advances
BEIJING --- China on Monday urged the United States to immediately stop its planned arms sales to Taiwan and cease military contact with Taiwan, saying otherwise, the U.S. side will have to bear all t... Northrop Wins $200M Order for LAIRCM Systems
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $200 million order for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support from the U.S. Air Force. This order was... Lockheed Wins $44M for Selective Retrofits of F-35 Aircraft
-- Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $32,111,547 for modification P00005 to delivery order N00019-19-F-2512 under previously issued against basic or... China Mocks SecDef Esper’s Inaugural Visit to Asia Pacific
The new US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recently wrapped up his visits to five Asia Pacific countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, ROK and Mongolia. It was his first overseas trip afte... China Uses Advanced Weapons in Plateau Military Drills
In preparation for potential plateau warfare, China recently used, for the first time, some of its most powerful weapons and equipment, including Type 99A main battle tanks and battlefield robots to a... DIA Director Outlines Top 3 Priorities for US Military Intel
Within a decade, China and Russia's militaries will be using data visualization, artificial intelligence, machine learning and possibly quantum encryption and communications, the director of the Defen... Brazil Flies Upgraded E-99M Early Warning & Control Aircraft
The E-99M aircraft on Friday (16/08), made its first flight in Gavião Peixoto (SP) after being modernized by Embraer. This experimental flight marks the completion of another stage of the project. ... First Belarusian Su-30SMs Spotted
The first Su-30SMs for Belarus’s Air Force have been [spotted]. Over the weekend, an image of the first two Belarusian Su-30SM fighter jets emerged on Russianplanes.net, a plane-spotting website. T... Collins Wins Dutch Air Force Support Contracts
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. will play an important role in maintaining the readiness of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-35 and CH-47... Korea’s KAI Announces July 4 First Flight of LAH Helicopter
KAI announced today that it has completed successfully the first flight of the initial LAH prototype. The test with two flight pilots on board was conducted in KAI's headquarters for about 20 minutes.... Australia’s AWD Destroyer Fires SM-2 Missile for First Time
HMAS Hobart has become the first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters. Hobart fired an SM-2 Standard Missile in the East Australian Exercise Area against an ... RAAF Receives Third and Final Falcon 7X Special Purpose Aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force welcomed the arrival of the third and final Falcon 7X aircraft to Australia as it completes part of a project to upgrade the Special Purpose Aircraft (SPA) fleet. The... Singapore and Indonesian Navies Conclude Bilateral Minehunting Exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) concluded Joint Minex Pandu at Changi Command and Control Centre in Singapore this morning. Held in Batam, waters off Bintan, and ... BAE Launches Robotic Operations Center for US Defense Intel
BAE Systems announced the launch of its new Robotic Operations Center to customize and deploy suites of software robots that automate high-volume, repetitive tasks in support of U.S. national security... Philippines Receives Ex-South Korean Corvette
MANILA --- The arrival of the BRP Conrado Yap is a big boost to the Philippine Navy’s (PN) anti-submarine warfare capability that was activated with the arrival of two AgustaWestland (now Leonardo) 15... Saab to Provide Belgium with a Combat Training Centre
Saab has signed a supply contract with the Belgian MoD for the deliveries of training systems to the Belgian Army. The order value is approximately SEK 160 million and deliveries will take place in 20... Travis AFB Produces First Certified 3-D Printed Aircraft Parts
TRAVIS AFB, Calif. --- The 60th Maintenance Squadron is the first field unit in the Air Force to be certified with an industrial-sized 3D printer that is authorized to produce nonstructural aircraft p... Australia Touts Software Suite Developed for Missile Testing
The journey of a unique piece of software developed by DST scientists has taken a new turn. Fifteen years ago, at the height of DST’s support to the ASRAAM missile program, Themie Gouthas joined a tea... Embraer to Launch $30M Plant Expansion
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- Embraer announced today, at the company's 50th anniversary celebration, a US$ 30 million investment in the expansion of its Eugênio de Melo unit, in São José dos Campos... Rafael Exhibits at MSPO Exhibition in Poland
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is participating at MSPO 2019, Kielce, Poland September 3-6, and presenting an array of its flagship solutions for land and air applications. With vast R&D, exp... | 
