| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Billions Spent on US Weapons Didn’t Protect Saudi Arabia’s Oil Sites
For years, Saudi Arabia has been a major buyer of U.S.-made weapons. That relationship intensified after President Trump took office, with the American leader pushing oil-rich Riyadh to buy more weapo... France and Germany Reach Tentative Agreement on Arms Exports
PARIS --- France and Germany have reached a tentative agreement on arms exports, after Berlin agreed not to block French military equipment exports with less than 20% of German components or parts, th... Dutch to Buy 9 More F-35s, Upgrade Frigates with Extra 2020 Funding
In 2020, the Defense organization will continue to restore and modernize the armed forces. Since a budget low in 2014, the Defense organization has a little more than €3 billion to spend in 2020, when... France, US Send Teams to Help Saudis Assess Oil Attack Forensics
PARIS --- France will send experts to Saudi Arabia to help with investigations into an attack on Saudi oil installations, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Wednesday. Macron strongly conde... Britain to Investigate $5 Bn US Takeover of Cobham
LONDON --- Britain will investigate the national security impact of the purchase of defense company Cobham by U.S. private equity firm Advent International, potentially delaying or even blocking the $... Nexter Moves Closer to First VBCI Export Sale to Qatar
PARIS --- Negotiations between Qatar and Nexter on a €1.5 billion sale of VBCI wheeled armored vehicles have accelerated in recent weeks, the French website La Tribune reported Sept. 17, and a contrac... Pentagon Wats to Retain Modernized Nuclear Triad
Chinese, Russian and North Korean advances in cyber and space technologies mean the Atlantic and Pacific oceans no longer provide safety buffers for the U.S. mainland, said Air Force Gen. Timothy Ray.... Aerospace Corp. Doubles NSC Contract to $2.1 Billion
The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $1,084,529,525 modification (P00017) to previously awarded contract FA8802-19-C-0001 for systems engineering and integration support for... US Military Still Buying Chinese-Made Drones Despite Spying Concerns
PENTAGON -- The Air Force and the Navy bought Chinese-manufactured drones for elite forces months after the Pentagon prohibited their use due to cybersecurity concerns, according to government documen... China Slams Japan for Developing Defense Industry
Japan will host the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), the world’s largest defense equipment exposition, on November 18 for the first time. News came from Fujisankei Business, accord... US Air Force Contracts Citadel Defense to Defeat Drone Swarms
SAN DIEGO --- Drone threats, including the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil assets this weekend, have escalated at unprecedented speed and global scale. The United States Air Force (USAF) has tapped into... US Transportation Command Begins Large-Scale Sealift Readiness Exercise
SCOTT AFB, IL. --- U.S. Transportation Command began a large-scale sealift readiness exercise Sept. 16, as part of its Turbo Activation exercise series, ordering dozens of ships to sea. These exerc... Russian Tu-160 Bombers Escorted by Fighter Jets of 5 States
MOSCOW --- Two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers performing a flight over the Baltic Sea were escorted by fighter jets of five countries at certain sections, the Russian defense ministry said o... New NATO Command Declared Operational
A new NATO command in the German city of Ulm achieved initial operating capability on Tuesday (17 September 2019). The establishment of the Joint Support and Enabling Command is part of NATO’s increas... Thales Inaugurates Production Line of Software-Defined Radios
PARIS --- Joël Barre, Delegate-General for Armaments, inaugurated in Cholet on September 17, 2019 the production line of CONTACT software-defined radios, in the presence of Lt. Gen. Bernard Barrera, A... Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Completes Successful Flight Trials in Finland
VIENNA --- After chosen for one of the companies for test trials by the Border and Coast Guard Division of the Finnish Border Guard, Schiebel’s proven Camcopter S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTO... Lockheed Martin Continues Advanced EOTS Development
BETHESDA, Md. --- Lockheed Martin has continued development of its Advanced Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS), which offers crystal clear resolution, unmatched multi-spectral range and significa... BAE Systems to Integrate Active Protection System into Dutch CV90s
The Dutch Army has selected BAE Systems to integrate the Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS) solution into its fleet of CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles following successful testing... Boeing Begins Assembling First KC-46A Tanker for Japan
EVERETT, Wash.--- The Boeing KC-46 team on Friday began assembling Japan’s first next-generation tanker, loading a 82.4-foot (25 meters) long wing spar in the company’s 767 production facility. “Th... Boeing and Safran Invest in Electric Power Systems
CHICAGO --- Boeing and Safran announced today a joint investment in Electric Power Systems (EPS), a company offering a suite of safe, certifiable and lightweight energy storage products that provide h... BAE Wins $318M for Next Gen M88A3 Recovery Vehicle
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $318 million contract to upgrade M88 recovery vehicles to the M88A3 configuration designed for single-vehicle recovery of the latest version of the Abrams tan... NATO Chiefs Look to Alliance's Future
NATO's military chiefs of defense worked diligently to ensure the alliance is served in deterrence and defense both today and tomorrow, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Speaking with... Goldfein Details USAF’s Move Toward a ‘Fully Networked,’ Multi-Domain Future
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --- Blending resolute certainty with optimism and unsentimental assessments of the challenges ahead, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein outlined the Air Force of the ... India Aims for $26 Bn Defence Industry by 2025: Minister
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has said the Government is committed to work towards achieving a USD 26 billion Defence industry by 2025. Addressing the second annual session of Society of Indian Def... Construction of F-35 Facilities Progressing at RAF Lakenheath
Work is progressing on buildings that will be home to 2 US Air Force F35 squadrons at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. The base is due to welcome the first of the new aircraft in late 2021 and the buildi... Kongsberg Wins $48M US Army Order for CROWS
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (Kongsberg) has signed a new contract for new remote weapon stations (RWS) to the American CROWS-program, worth MUSD 48. The order intake from the CROWS-program ha... EDA and EATC Further Deepen Cooperation
BRUSSELS --- The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Air Transport Command (EATC) today established a new cooperation framework - through an exchange of letters - that will further strength... US Navy Accelerating Cloud-Based Warfare Systems
ARLINGTON, Va. --- As conflicts become compressed in time and more complex, with an increasing number of data sources and platforms feeding information to warfighters, it is a challenge to build and ... Kongsberg Hydroid Expands Framework Agreement with US Navy
Kongsberg Hydroid is awarded a MUSD 52.3 firm-fixed-price modification to previously-awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity for the MK 18 family of unmanned underwater vehic... Meggitt Orders $16M’s Worth of Composites for F-35 Fighter
Meggitt PLC has signed a $16 million contract with Chemring Australia Pty for the supply of flare countermeasure assemblies on the F-35 fighter jet. This contract award further increases Meggitt conte... Leonardo DRS Expands Melbourne, Florida Plant
ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS announced today that its Land Electronics and Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems businesses have opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Melbourne, Florida in respon... Russia to Exhibit Counter-UAV Equipment at Dubai Airshow
At the Dubai Airshow 2019, which will be held from 17 to 21 November in Dubai, Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will present the latest Russian systems for combating unmanned aer... | 
