| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Airbus, Dassault Call for Award of FCAS Contracts As Governments Dither
MUNICH / SAINT-CLOUD, France --- Two years ago, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to jointly develop the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS). This initia... Trump's Decision to Withdraw from Syria is Triumph for Erdogan
ISTANBUL --- President Donald Trump's announcement of a U.S. withdrawal from northern Syria, paving the way for a Turkish military operation against a Kurdish militia in the area, is widely being seen... India Takes Delivery of First Rafale Fighter
Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, traveled to Bordeaux today to the Dassault Aviation site for the ceremony of handing over the 1st Rafale to India. The first delivery of a series of 36... Germany’s Arms Export Approvals Jump 75% In 9 Months, Head for Record High
German arms exports could be on track to reach record levels this year, with the government approving sales to the tune of €6.35 billion ($6.8 billion) to the end of last month, the Economy Ministry s... Norway Says No to NATO's Missile Defence Shield
While boosting its defence expenditure to come closer to NATO's spending target, Oslo decided against joining its missile defence network for the time being. The Norwegian government has decided ag... Southwest Pilots Sue Boeing As Whistleblower Denounces Ethiopian Air
Pilots from Texas-based Southwest Airlines said Monday they had filed a lawsuit against Boeing, accusing it of “deliberately misleading” them over the 737 MAX, which has been grounded after two deadly... Airbus A400M Drops 80 Paratroopers from Both Side Doors
GETAFE --- The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has completed the certification flight test for the simultaneous dispatch of 80 (40+40) equipped paratroopers from both side doors on a single pass... French Air Force A330 Tanker Certified for Nuclear Mission
On Thursday, October 3, 2019, the A330 Phoenix was declared operational for the nuclear deterrence mission. It is now an integral part of the strategic air force system. After a year of experimenta... China Says Z-20 Helicopter Has Fly-By-Wire Controls
The Chinese tactical helicopter that debuted at the National Day parade on October 1 is the first in China to use fly-by-wire controls that make the aircraft easier and safer to fly in complicated bat... USAF Downplays Multiple F-35 Failures in Single Sortie
LUKE AFB, Ariz. -- From initial pilot training to mission qualification training, U.S. Air Force pilots complete intensive training and preparation to learn critical skills to fly, fight and win, as w... Creative Accounting Allows Norway to Claim 2020 Defense Budget Increase
“The security situation has deteriorated. That is why this Government has increased its defence budgets every single year since we took office, and we will continue to strengthen the defence in the ye... Major Franco-British Amphibious Exercise Begins Off Scotland
The naval exercise Griffin Strike 19 began its tactical sequence on Monday, October 07, 2019 following the build-up of the force. Until October 18, the joint assets of the French Navy and the Royal Na... Turkey's Defense, Aerospace Exports See 37.7% Rise In 9 Months
ISTANBUL --- Turkey's defense and aerospace exports recorded a surge of 37.7% in the period of January to September compared to the same period last year and hit $1.9 billion – the highest level in th... MDA Chief Claims Layered Missile Defense ‘Protects’ Homeland
The Missile Defense Agency's mission is to protect the deployed forces, allies and partners from hypersonic and ballistic missile attacks of all ranges through a layered missile defense system, its di... Safran Wins Role on Australia’s Future Submarines
SYDNEY --- Lockheed Martin Australia, together with the Department of Defence, today announced the appointment of Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd (Safran) to design three major Combat... Northrop Says AQS-24 Deep Tow Tests Successful
ANNAPOLIS, Md. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully operated the AQS-24 minehunting sonar at depths greater than 400 feet during system testing off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Em... Hensoldt Acquires France’s NEXEYA
MUNICH / PARIS --- Hensoldt, the leading independent sensor solutions house has acquired NEXEYA, a provider of services and electronics solutions for defence and commercial customers. With all legal r... Over 3,000 Troops from 14 Countries in UK for NATO Exercise
Joint Warrior, the major multinational military exercise which will boost the defensive capabilities of the UK and its Allies, takes place across Scotland and Northern England over the next two weeks.... GA-ASI Partners with NASA to Demo Commercial Mission
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a cooperative agreement with NASA to perform a demonstration flight as part of the agency’s project to integrate Unmanned A... Virtual Experiments Help Shape Next-Gen Combat Vehicle
WARREN, Mich. --- Thirty Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division recently tested new technologies in a video-game environment to provide feedback for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functiona... China Talks Up J-15 Fighters As Navy's 'Iron Fist'
Five carrier-borne J-15 fighter jets with Flying Shark logos painted on their vertical stabilizers flew in a perfect V-shaped formation over Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Oct 1 during a military par... Successful Hot Firing Tests for Orion Spacecraft Engine
The Orion test engineers from Airbus are more than satisfied. From July to September, several mission-critical engine tests were successfully completed. When the Orion spacecraft flies to the moon ... US Joins Poland’s Counter-intelligence Center of Excellence
This is an important date in the history of our cooperation within NATO. The venture that we run together with our friends from Slovakia gets new shape. US representatives join us, so together we brin... US Navy Approves Diving System for Sustained Operations
PANAMA CITY, Florida --- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) approved the Navy’s only Saturation Fly Away Diving System (SATFADS) for sustained operations after completing a 30-foot wet certification o... Aircrews to Get Hand-Held Devices Linked Via Secure WiFi
INDIANAPOLIS --- Raytheon Company received a $48 million engineering services contract to support the integration and qualification of hand-held devices into platform-mounted WiFi systems secured up t... Infrastructure Completed Under Australia-Singapore Military Training Initiative
The development of a new military training area in North Queensland has reached a significant milestone with the first piece of infrastructure completed. The $5.4 million explosive ordnance storage... Australian PME to Develop Maritime UAV
A Melbourne company has received a $3.5 million contract to develop an unmanned aerial system with potential future applications for the Royal Australian Navy. Minister for Defence Industry, the Ho... NATO Tests Next-Gen Incident Command System
A new coordination system to handle civil emergencies was successfully tested during an exercise in Montenegro which wrapped up with the departure of the teams on Friday (4 October 2019). The four-day... Australian Navy Unveils New Deal with Industry Partners
The Navy Industry Engagement Strategy was launched by the Chief of Navy at the start of the Sea Power Conference in Sydney. Vice Admiral Mike Noonan said the Royal Australian Navy was undergoing an... NATO Inaugurates New SALIS Base in Leipzig
On 12 September 2019, NSPA and SALIS (Strategic Airlift International Solution) member nations gathered at the Antonov Logistics SALIS (ALS) facilities at the Leipzig/Halle airport to mark the event o... V-22 Osprey Fleet Surpasses 500,000 Flight Hours
FORT WORTH, Texas --- The V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft built by Bell Textron Inc. and Boeing has topped the 500,000-flight hour milestone. More than 375 Ospreys logged the hours, including the U.S... Naval Group Launches New Australian Subsidiary
Naval Group, a world leader in naval defence, has today announced the launch of Naval Group Pacific, to be operated out of Sydney, Australia. Naval Group is a naval systems provider and integrator,... Naval Power on Show at Sea Power 2019
Military, industry and academic representatives from 50 nations have gathered for the Sea Power Conference 2019 in Sydney. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Reynolds CSC said issues of strategi... | 
