| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Dutch Cabinet Postpones Decision on New Submarines to 2021
PARIS --- Three teams remain in the race to build new submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy, and although the goal is to get boats that are "as Dutch as possible," the Saab / Damen team will for t... Boeing Knew of Faulty Wing Parts But Told FAA Planes Were Safe, Agency Says
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a rare $3.9 million civil penalty against Boeing on Friday, alleging that the company “knowingly submitted aircraft” to the agency for safety certification... US Develops New Variant of Hellfire Missile for Targeted Assassinations
For the second time this week, the secretive AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile has punched a hole through a car's roof and sliced its target to death. There are no confirmed reports as to who was target... Russian Defense Minister Says Relations with NATO 'Degrading Every Day'
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has suggested that relations between Moscow and NATO are "not just halted but...degrading every day," citing a falloff that began "about five years ago." Shoi... French Army Patroller Drone Crashes During Trials
PARIS --- A Safran Patroller unmanned aircraft crashed on Friday afternoon during trials carried out by the French defense procurement agency, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), French local Fren... US Admits Drone Was Shot Down By Russian Air Defenses Near Tripoli
The U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft’s w... Sukhoi Su-57 Stealth Fighter Continues Flight-Tests with New Engine
RYBINSK, Russia --- Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec has conducted 16 flights of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet to test its new 2nd stage engine, Rostec Aviation Cluster Industrial Di... Saab Flies First Gripen E for Sweden
The first series production Gripen E for Sweden has made its initial flight, piloted by Försvarets Materielverk (FMV, defense materiel administration) test pilot Henrik Wänseth, Saab announced on Dece... Haaretz Calls for Corruption Inquiry into Israel’s ‘Submarine Affair’
The corruption involved in the purchase of submarines and ships from the German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp makes it among the worst such affairs in Israel’s history. It involves bribery, fraud, breach o... South Korea, US Fail to Strike Defense Cost-Sharing Deal
SEOUL --- The United States and South Korea failed to reach a defense cost-sharing agreement after holding a fourth round of talks this week. Jeong Eun-bo, South Korea's head negotiator in the defe... Latest Russian Corvette Begins Sea Trials in White Sea
MOSCOW --- The Project 20385 lead corvette Gremyashchiy armed with Kalibr cruise missiles has entered the White Sea for state trials, the press office of the Northern Fleet reported on Friday. "For... China Increases Production of Special Mission Aircraft
China is mass-producing special mission aircraft, including anti-submarine aircraft, early warning aircraft, surveillance aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft, a genre of warplanes that Chinese ex... World Defense Industry Sales Up 4.6% in 2018
Sales of arms and military services by the sector’s largest 100 companies (excluding those in China) totalled $420 billion in 2018, marking an increase of 4.6 per cent compared with the previous year.... Defense Industry Soared in 2019 As Aerospace Dips: Deloitte
The defense sector soared in 2019 as defense budgets increased. But production-related issues, cancellations, and fewer orders slowed growth in the commercial aerospace sector and the global aerospace... US Navy Christens USS Kennedy, Second Ford-Class Carrier
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- With more than 20,000 attendees, President John F. Kennedy's daughter, the Honorable Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, officially christened Pre-Commissi... Turkey's Latest Armed Drone Akinci Completes First Flight
Turkey's newest armed drone successfully completed its first test flight, manufacturer Baykar announced Friday. The Akıncı drone stayed in the air for 16 minutes after smoothly completing fully-aut... Singapore to Set Up Fighter Training Unit in Guam
Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen and United States (US) Secretary of Defense Mark Esper signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning the establishment of a Republic of Singapore Air Force (... Northrop Wins $189M for Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Linthicum, Maryland is awarded a $188,995,364 modification for the firm-fixed-price portion of a previously-awarded contract (M67854-19-C-0043). This modification... Lockheed Wins $153M for ‘Special’ F-35 Tooling and Test Equipment
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $153,392,916 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously-awarded contract (N00019-19-C-0074). This modi... Damen Installs Combat Systems on Indonesian Sigma Frigate
Damen Shipyards Group and its partner PT PAL have completed the installation of combat systems to the first of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence’s series of SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guid... Japanese Island Could Become An Unsinkable US Aircraft Carrier
HONG KONG --- Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States Navy in the event of war in Asia. Jap... US Air Force Stand Up Unit for MH-139 Testing
BARKSDALE AFB, La. --- Air Force Global Strike Command will stand up Detachment 7 later this month at Duke Field, Florida, to support testing and evaluation of the command’s new MH-139A helicopter. ... USMC Commandant’s Notes on Designing the Marine Corps
The Marine Corps is not optimized to meet the bold demands of the National Defense Strategy. While our ranks are filled with phenomenal marines — warriors who are smarter and more adaptable than ever ... USS America Arrives in Japan to Reinforce Amphib Force
ASEBO, Japan --- Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) joined the U.S. 7th Fleet forward-deployed amphibious force in Sasebo, Dec. 6, after transiting the Pacific Ocean from its former homeport ... Boeing Contracts Antonov to Deliver Apache Helicopters
Antonov Airlines flew four Apache AH-64E Attack Helicopters on behalf of Boeing, from Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), Arizona, USA, to Hindan Airforce Base (VIDX) in India. An Antonov Airlines ... | 
