| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Approved for Production
STRATFORD, Conn. --- Lockheed Martin today announced the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program achieved a Milestone C decision from the U.S. Air Force, which moves the program into lo... Whistleblower Reveals FAA Safety Inspectors Lacked Training to Certify Pilots
The U.S Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has sent letters to the President and Congress alerting them that numerous Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety inspectors were not sufficiently trained... US Clears $400M Sale of Eight AH-6i Helos to Thailand
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Thailand of eight (8) AH-6i light attack reconnaissance helicopters and related equipment for... US Navy Super Hornets and Growlers Exceed 80% Availability Target
SAN DIEGO --- Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) announced Sept. 24 that Naval Aviation has achieved its Secretary of Defense-mandated readiness target of an 80 percent mission-capable (MC) rate for b... Japan Lines Up Contenders for its New Armored Personnel Carrier
On September 10, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) under the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had selected the three final contenders in a competition to replace the ... China May Show Latest DF-41 ICBM at Oct. 1 Parade
Senior officials of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday hinted that DF-41, China's most advanced latest generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) might make its debut on t... Qatar to Buy Two LAIRCM Systems for Royal Flight
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of two AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems and relat... Royal Navy Plays Key Role in Unmanned War Games
Royal Navy technology experts played a key role in NATO's biggest-ever unmanned technology war games. NaxyX spent time in Portugal working with a dozen NATO allies to develop tactics and techniques... US Military in FY 2020 Struggle to Align Forces with Strategy
Annually, CSIS Senior Adviser Mark Cancian publishes a series of papers on U.S. military forces--their composition, new initiatives, long term trends, and challenges. The overall theme of this year's ... AI to Give U.S. Battlefield Advantages, General Says
Artificial intelligence will give the United States, its allies and its partners advantages that will expedite and better inform decision-making on the battlefield, reducing the risk of casualties and... Assume Networks Are Compromised, DOD Official Urges
No matter how secure a computer network or the environment it's used in may seem to be, users should just assume it's compromised, the deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering sai... Germany Launches Restructuring of Its Defense Procurement Agency
The Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Federal Armed Forces (BAAINBw) is facing changes. The Final Report of the Task Force Procurement Organization, endorsed last Thu... Raytheon Wins $495M Contract for Solid State Modules Replacement
TEWKSBURY, Mass.--- Raytheon Company was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at up to $494,921,934 for Solid State Modules Replacement for the Ballistic Missile Early Wa... Finland to Begin Work on Drafting a New Defence Policy Report
The Ministry of Defence launched the preparation of a Defence Policy Report on 24 September 2019, in accordance with the Government Programme’s objectives. On 22 August 2019, the President of the Repu... Elbit to Supply Structural Components for F-15 Aircraft
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems - Cyclone Ltd. (Elbit – Cyclone), was selected by Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) to suppl... MyDefence Wwins Counter-UAV Military Contract
MyDefence North America is excited to announce another government contract win for 2019. For the past year MyDefence has been working with the DOD on developing a customized kit for protecting dismoun... American Bluster and Blunders Have Made Iran its Fourth Long War
The last thing the United States needed was to add Iran as a fourth war to the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria that already make up its “long wars.” That, however, seems to be what has already ha... Coalition Partners Take Part in UAE's Large Force Exercise
ABU DHABI, UAE --- The coalition of U.S., French and Emirati Air Force’s collaborated in a two-day large force exercise beginning on Aug. 27 in United Arab Emirates. The UAE Air Warfare Center kick... Raytheon Developing High-Power Microwave System for USAF
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Company will deliver a prototype high-power microwave system to be deployed to troops overseas under a U.S. Air Force contract. Troops will use the HPM system to destroy hos... Production Begins on France’s Military Radio of the Future
On September 17 in Cholet, Thales inaugurated a state-of-the art CONTACT radio production facility In the presence of Patrice Caine, Marc Darmon, EVP Thales, Bernard Barrera, Lieutenant General of the... Marines Cross the Pacific in MV-22 Osprey Tiltrotors
HAWAII, HI ---- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin completed a trans-Pacific flight in MV-22 Ospreys for the fourth time, transiting from Darwin, Australia to their home station on Mar... NATO Nations Hone Anti-Sub Skills in Cutlass Fury
ATLANTIC OCEAN --- NATO nations in the Royal Canadian Navy-led exercise Cutlass Fury 2019 recently executed advanced training in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) in the waters off Nova Scotia and Newfound... 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Fires Live AIM-9X Missiles for First Time
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- For the first time, Airmen from the 33rd Fighter Wing fired AIM-9X missiles from F-35A Lightning II Sept. 17-19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, during exercise Combat Archer. ... Pentagon Overcharges Foreign Buyers for Delivery of FMS Equipment
Fees charged by the Department of Defense (DOD) for the transportation of defense items sold through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program are intended to approximate DOD's transportation costs ove... Raytheon Providing Next Batch of Radar Warning Receivers for KC-46 Tankers
GOLETA, Calif. --- Raytheon Company is providing 111 ALR-69A systems, including spares, to outfit the U.S. Air Force's newest tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus. Raytheon will complete radar warning receiver d... UK Space Organizations to Develop Space Telescope
GUILDFORD, UK --- Three leading UK Space organizations, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), the University of Oxford and the Surrey Space Centre (SSC), have been awarded National Space Technology ... Five Reasons USAF’s Digital Century Series is Doomed to Fail
The Air Force has embarked on a revolutionary approach to aircraft, satellite and software development that it hopes will greatly compress the time required to bring major advances into the active for... Delivering Next-Gen Network Assurance for Australian Army
The Australian Army hosted its sixth Innovation Day at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra today, with defence industry specialists pitching their ideas in a shark-tank style forum to Arm... Boeing Australia Collaborates on AI Research for Unmanned Systems
BRISBANE, Australia --- Boeing is partnering with Australia’s Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre (DCRC) to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to cre... CAAS and Thales Establish Joint Aviation Innovation Research Lab
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Thales have announced the establishment of a S$30 million Joint Aviation Innovation Research (AIR) Lab in Singapore to drive innovation in new air ... | 