| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases France Launches Construction of Lead Ship of New FDI-Class Frigates
PARIS --- The Minister of the Armed Forces today attended at Lorient, on Naval Group's industrial site, at the cutting ceremony of the first metal for first French Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention... US Suspends Cooperation with India on Jet Engine Technologies
NEW DELHI --- India and the United States have suspended cooperation on jet engine technology under the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) that seeks to deepen bilateral cooperation and id... Boeing Stirs Fears of Cash Crunch with $9 Bn Tab for 737 Max
Boeing Co.’s $9.2 billion tab for the grounded 737 Max is combining with sales pressures on two wide-body models to put the planemaker in cash-conservation mode. The cash drain will peak next year ... Serbia Orders Pantsyr-S Air Defense System from Russia
BELGRADE --- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he will soon inspect a Russian-made Pantsyr-S surface-to-air missile/gun system after Belgrade has placed an order for it. "An S-400 [long-r... Turkey Isolated at NATO Meeting, Slammed for Syria Incursion
Turkey was subjected to some harsh criticism for its invasion of northeast Syria at the start of a two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on October 24. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark E... Airbus Delivers First NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter to German Navy
DONAUWÖRTH, Germany --- Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Suppor... Fincantieri Signs Subcontract for French Navy Logistic Ships
TRIESTE, Italy --- Fincantieri has been awarded an order from Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA) for the construction of the forward sections of four vessels based on the Italian “Vulcano” design. The... KC-46 Officially Begins Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
The Air Force’s KC-46 program has officially moved the new tanker into its initial operational test and evaluation phase, a delayed step that will certify whether the plane can handle its key missions... Russia Deploys S-400 Missiles to Serbia for Exercise
The S-400 division and the Pantsir-S battery of the Russian Aerospace Forces have been transferred to Serbia, where they will take part in the exercise on the territory of a foreign state for the firs... China Has ‘Concerning’ Leads Over US in Technology: Pentagon
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. --- The U.S. is trailing China in numerous critical technologies, making the role of the private tech sector more important than ever to American national and economic security, a... Federal Court Denies Pratt Motion to Kill Whistleblower Suit
A federal court has denied Pratt & Whitney's efforts to dismiss a whistle-blower suit accusing the aerospace giant of falsifying inspection reports and selling billions of dollars of possibly defectiv... Russia’s First Upgraded Tu-22M3M Bomber Advances In-Flight Trials
MOSCOW --- Russia’s first upgraded Tupolev Tu-22M3M strategic missile-carrying bomber performed 18 successful flights as part of its trials by the end of October, a source in the domestic defense mini... US Navy, Royal Navy Working Up on F-35B Ship Operations
A British F-35 Lightning stealth fighter ‘tooled up’ for the first time on the deck of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier. Loaded on to this state-of-the-art jet from 17 (Trials and Evaluation) is the w... Saab Delivers First Upgraded Combat Boat to Sweden
The first out of 18 of the all-new CB90 HSM has been delivered to the Swedish defense material administration (FMV). A brand-new boat, equipped with a lot more than its predecessors: improved speed an... China Touts New Assault Rifle, Future 'Super Soldier' System
China's recently revealed new service rifle is reliable and comfortable, and "super soldiers" are in the making when paired with an advanced individual soldier combat system, said a senior Chinese lig... Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Approves Two Open General Export Licences in a Major Push for Defence Exports
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved issuance of two Open General Export Licences (OGELs) for export of certain parts &components and intra-company transfer of technology to select countries.... S. Korea: 'US Asks Too Much in Defense Cost-Sharing'
The United States is making a "far more excessive" level of demands in the ongoing defense cost-sharing talks with South Korea, Seoul's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday. "It is true th... Czechia Joins Multinational Fleet of Tanker-Transport Aircraft
On Thursday (24 October 2019), the Czech Republic joined a multinational effort to acquire and operate new tanker transport aircraft – the Multi Role Tanker Transport Capability. This initiative was l... MoD Discloses Two Crashes of British Reaper Drones
In a response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from Drone Wars UK, the MoD has revealed that two British Reaper drones have crashed since January 2015. The first, ZZ201, crashed on landing i... Baltic States Sign Agreement to Strengthen Joint Airspace Surveillance
As soon as next year security in the Baltic airspace will be ensured by three control and reporting centres, triple the amount of the current capability. It has been laid out in an agreement of the th... Russia Continues to Modernize Military
Deputy Defence Minister General of the Army Dmitry Bulgakov when summing up the results of a comprehensive audit of the Southern Military District, said that the share of modern weapons and military e... USS Ford Completes Virtual ‘Fast Cruise’ Ahead of Sea Trials
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia --- The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed a five-day pier-side fast cruise evolution on Wednesday, Oct. 23 ahead of departing Huntington Ingal... Pentagon Says FY19 Military Intel Budget Was $21.5 Bn
The Department of Defense released today the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) appropriated top line budget for FY 2019. The total MIP budget, which included both the base budget and Overseas Conti... USAF Demos Preburner for Advanced Liquid Rocket Engines
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested a state-of-the-art rocket engine preburner to elevate the U.S. technology base for high-performance oxygen-rich staged... NAVWAR Completes First Digital Model of Systems on USS Abraham Lincoln
SAN DIEGO --- Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) accomplished a significant milestone in the digital engineering transformation with completion of its first digital twin, a system-of-s... Lockheed Wins $12M to Sustain French Air Force C-130Js
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $12,437,030 undefinitized contractual action contract for C-130-J support. The contract will provide long te... US Army to Test Deep Sensing for Long-Range Fires at Exercise
WASHINGTON --- The Army plans to use one of the largest exercises in Europe since the Cold War to pilot new tactical space technology that will help Soldiers carry out mission command on a multi-domai... US Military Bought Chinese-Made Drones for Target Practice
PENTAGON --- Chinese-manufactured drones purchased by the Pentagon months after their use was prohibited because of cybersecurity concerns are being used as "targets" and are not being deployed with e... RFA Tidesurge Replenishes US Destroyer for First Time
One of the RFA’s new tankers has replenished an Arleigh Burke destroyer for what we believe to be a first for the class. RFA Tidesurge met up with the USS Donald Cook in the mid-Atlantic shortly af... Israeli Air Force Recounts Fighter Deployment to UK
Last week, the "Cobra Warrior" exercise – the first exercise held in the UK to feature the participation of the Israeli Air Force's Fighter Division – ended. Dozens of the force's service members took... Elta Demos Drone Guard at NATO Exercise in Portugal
At the invitation of the Portuguese Navy, ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, participated at NATO’s REP (MUS) 19 Exercise in Portugal where ELTA demonstrated its Counter Unmann... ESA and Airbus to Cooperate on the Bartolomeo Platform
WASHINGTON D.C. --– The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space today signed a Statement of Intent on their common interest to use the Bartolomeo external platform for a limited numbe... Airbus Launches A220 Demo Tour of Pacific Region
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus has launched an extensive tour of the Pacific region to showcase the A220, its latest family member. The aircraft being used for the tour is an A220-300 leased from Latvia’... Israeli AF Marks 50 Years of CH-53 Operations
50 years have passed since the first "Yas'ur" helicopters were integrated in the air force. Now, service members from the division told the IAF Site how it feels to operate such an experienced aircraf... Lockheed Marks Delivery of 2,600 C-130 Hercules Airlifters
MARIETTA, Ga. ---- Lockheed Martin delivered the 2,600th C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter to U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command on Oct. 21. This milestone Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II... | 
