| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Indian AF Plans to Upgrade Su-30s, Buy More MiG-29s
NEW DELHI --- India plans to upgrade its fleet of Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets with more advanced avionics, radars and weapons to further bolster their combat capabilities, with detailed talks currently ... Whistleblower Revelations Weigh on Boeing
SEATTLE --- Seven weeks after the second fatal crash of a 737 MAX in March, a Boeing engineer submitted a scathing internal ethics complaint alleging that management — determined to keep down costs fo... EU Opens In-Depth Investigation into Boeing-Embraer Joint Ventures
BRUSSELS --- The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed creation of two joint ventures by aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Embraer, under the EU Merger Regula... Indian Minister Travels to France for Handover of First of 36 Rafale
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will leave New Delhi on Monday, October 7th to France on a two-day visit. On October 8th morning, Shri Rajnath Singh will meet Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the ... As Elections Loom, Canadian Parties Promise to Fix Defence Purchases
OTTAWA —- The seemingly endless effort to replace Canada’s CF-18s fighter jets passed a tiny milestone Friday: fighter-jet makers participating in the $19-billion competition were required to explain ... UK MoD’s Finances Improving ‘Significantly:’ RUSI
The UK Government’s Spending Round announced on 4 September has confirmed the significant shift in the financial fortunes of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that has been taking place over the past two ... S. Korea to Kick Off Second Phase of F-X Project in 2021
SEOUL --- South Korea plans to launch the second phase of a project to introduce next-generation fighter jets for the Air Force starting in 2021 with a budget of around 4 trillion won (US$3.34 billion... Estonia to Buy Additional K9 SP Howitzers
The [Estonian] Ministry of Defence will buy six more K9 Thunder self-propelled guns from South Korea, after purchasing an initial 12 last year, due to an unexpected boost to the defense budget, Postim... Thai AF Denies F-35 Purchase, Wants Software Access for Next Fighter
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has downplayed reports it is planning to acquire a new fleet of high-tech, expensive fighter jets -- including the US-made F-35 multi-role combat aircraft. Air force... 'Rafale Will Give India Unrivalled Combat Capability': Report
PARIS --- Ahead of handing over of the first Rafale jet to India, European missile maker MBDA has said that the aircraft with most advanced weapons package comprising Meteor and Scalp missiles will pr... Pratt Wins $325M for F-35 Engine Support
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $325,185,212 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm contract to provide material and support equipment for depot mainte... Lithuania Begin Testing NASAMS Medium-Range Air Defence System
In the end of September specialists of the Lithuanian Air Force began tests of the NASAMS medium-range air defence system made for the Lithuanian Air Force at the Kongsberg factory in Norway. Componen... Elbit Sells Range of UAVs to South East Asian Country
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $153 million to supply an Army of a country in Southeast Asia with a comprehensive, multi-la... US ‘Won’t Support' Turkish Military Operation in NE Syria
The White House announced on late on Sunday that the United States will withdraw troops from northeastern Syria and not support planned Turkish military operations in the area. The news comes follo... NATO Focuses on Future of Advanced Technologies
Researchers from NATO member and partner nations discussed how advanced technologies can drive modernisation and innovation at a workshop organised by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Progr... S. Korea Bought $38Bn of US Arms Since 2006
SEOUL --- South Korea spent 45.8 trillion won (US$38.3 billion) in the past 13 years to purchase arms from abroad, with the United States being the largest seller with some 80 percent of the total, da... Italian Air Force F-35s Assume Iceland Air Police Mission
After an initial acclimatization period, and two days in advance compared to the plan, the 32nd Wing’s Task Force Air has reached Full Operational Capability (FOC) for the mission, thus obtaining from... NATO's New Strategy Will Better Protect Europe: Saceur
The top U.S. military commander in Europe says the U.S. military will have a more productive role in NATO as a means of protecting Europe against two basic threats: Russia's "malign influence" and int... US Army Adopts New Advanced Manufacturing Policy
WASHINGTON --- Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy has approved a new policy on advanced manufacturing that will help the Army secure a competitive edge against near-peer adversaries. Advanced m... Experts: N. Korea's Sub-Capable Missile Poses Threat to NE Asia
WASHINGTON --- North Korea's underwater-launched missile has a longer-range than the missiles the country tested earlier this year and is designed to be launched from a submarine that has a potential ... Meggitt Wins $48M US Army Contract for Aerial Weapons Scoring Systems
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specializing in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, has secured an IDIQ contract valued at $48millio... L3Harris Touts F-18 Avionics Experience After Contract Wins
On Oct. 1, L3Harris touted its experience building avionics systems for the U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets a day after the company secured avionics supplier contracts for the aircraft. ... RAF Typhoons in Joint Exercise with Royal Malaysian Air Force
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters have been conducting training sorties with the Royal Malaysian Air Force as part of the preparations for Exercise Bersama Lima, the annual Five Powers Defence Arrangem... Beijing Parade Marks New Era for Role of the PLA
As part of China's National Day celebrations on October 1, a grand military parade was held in Beijing to showcase the country's achievements in building a modern and strong national defense and armed... China Launches HD Observation Satellite
TAIYUAN --- China sent its observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 2:51 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The satellite, Gaofen-10,... US Navy Carrier Group and Amphib Group Sail in Indo-Pacific
SOUTH CHINA SEA --- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group joined forces to conduct security and stability operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. ... New Steps Aims to Grow Denel, Return to Sustainability
Denel has reached a critical stage in its transition to, once again, become a respected defence and technology company within the local and global arenas and a valuable public asset that the entire So... India Reaffirms Aim to Reach $26Bn Defense Industry by 2025
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called for an increased and active participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing to achieve the Government’s target of making the Indian defence ind... OpFires Program Advances Technology for Upper Stage, Achieves Preliminary Design Review
DARPA’s Operational Fires (OpFires) program has reached a major program milestone, completing booster preliminary design review of an innovative two-stage tactical missile system. OpFires aims to deve... USS Hué City Enters Cruiser Modernization Program
NORFOLK, Va. --– After a quarter-century of worldwide operations, the guided missile cruiser USS Hué City (CG 66) was inducted into the Cruiser Modernization program, Sept. 30, at Norfolk Naval Base, ... Royal Navy Names Final Offshore Patrol Ship
The fifth and final new patrol ship for the Royal Navy was today formally named as work on HMS Spey nears completion. The shattering of a bottle of whisky from the affiliated Speyside Distillery as... USAF Reactivates 420th Flight Test Squadron for B-21 Testing
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The 420th Flight Test Squadron was reactivated following an assumption of command ceremony here Oct. 4. The squadron will plan, test, analyze and report on all flight and groun... | 
