| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases FAA Knew of 737Max Problems Before Second Crash But Didn’t Act
The head of the FAA gave some startling testimony today before Congress. Administrator Steve Dickson spoke about the Boeing 737 MAX jet, the plane that was involved in two fatal crashes that together ... US Reprimanded Pakistan for Misusing F-16s Against India: Report
A top American diplomat sent a written reprimand to the chiefs of the Pakistani air force in August accusing them of misusing U.S.-supplied F-16 fighter jets and jeopardizing their shared security, ac... Three Missing As Russian Aircraft Carrier Catches Fire in Murmansk
Fire erupted in the No.1 Engine Compartment of the Soviet-Russian aircraft carrier ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV at 1015 Moscow time on Dec 12. The carrier is undergoing repairs in a dry dock in Murmansk, Rus... Australia Receives Seven F-35 Fighters, Approves 24 More
The Liberal National Government’s multi-billion dollar Joint Strike Fighter program has reached a new milestone with seven F-35A Lightning II aircraft arriving at RAAF Base Williamtown. Minister fo... Turkey Will Retaliate Against US Sanctions: Minister
ANKARA --- Turkey said on Wednesday it would retaliate against any U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian defense systems, adding that with Britain it had agreed to speed up a joint fighter jet p... Air France-KLM Orders 10 Additional A350 XWBs
TOULOUSE, France --- The Air France–KLM Group has decided to place a firm order for 10 additional widebody A350-900s, which will take its total order for the type to 38 aircraft. By acquiring the i... MDA Lagging on Threat Assessments: GAO
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is experiencing delays getting the threat assessments needed to inform its acquisition decisions. Officials from the defense intelligence community—intelligence orga... NDAA Sets Minimum US Troop Numbers in S. Korea at 28,200
The U.S. House and Senate agreed on a bill preventing the reduction of American troops in Korea to below 28,500 personnel, the current level stationed on the peninsula, stressing that their presence i... Pentagon May Buy F-35s Intended for Turkey
US defense leaders and lawmakers are making plans for what to do with the six F-35As already built for Turkey, now that it seems certain Ankara will never be allowed to buy them. Millions of dollars a... US Air Force Keeps Up Presence Over South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR --- Though they don’t get as much attention as the Navy’s, U.S. Air Force has been conducting its own regular freedom of navigation flight operations in the South China Sea, Commander of ... Lockheed to Wins €150M to Supply AESA Radar for F110 Frigates
MADRID --- Indra has signed a contract with the US company Lockheed Martin to supply the main components of the AESA (Active Electronically scanned Arrays) S-band anti-air warfare radar antenna of the... US Air Force Begins to Extend Life of B-1 Bomber Fleet
TINKER AFB, Okla. --- The B-1 Lancer has been flown hard in the theater of war and terror for the past 15 years. In order to keep the fleet serving the Air Force for the next 20 years and beyond, it n... US Will Withdraw from Syria When Local Forces Can Cope with ISIS
U.S. forces in Syria will leave when local forces are capable of keeping ISIS in check on their own, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said. "In short, the mission remains the enduring defeat of ... FAA Chief: Boeing 737 MAX Won't be Recertified Until 2020
NEW YORK --- Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft, which has been grounded since March following two deadly crashes, will not be cleared to fly until 2020, the top US regulator said Wednesday. Federal Aviatio... Burkina Faso Orders Airbus C295 Transport Aircraft
GETAFE, Spain --- The Ministry of Defence of Burkina Faso has placed a firm order for one Airbus C295 military airlifter. As part of its 2018-2022 Military Acquisition Law, the Burkina Faso Air For... Boeing Thinks Laser Rangefinder May Fix KC-46A Boom
Boeing is researching adding a laser-range finder to the KC-46A Pegasus’ problem-plagued refuelling boom camera system. The laser-range-finder retrofit onto the boom cameras, known as the remote vi... NATO Special Ops Aviation Training Centre Opens in Croatia
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia jointly opened the Multinational Special Aviation Programme at a ceremony in Zadar, Croatia on December 11, 2019. The centre is dedicated to training air crews... US Army Plans 300 New Helos for National Guard by 2024
WASHINGTON --- The Army National Guard is getting 100 aircraft and Humvees in the fiscal year 2020 and 300 in 2021-2024 as part of the Army's modernization efforts. Jeffrey White, principal deputy ... US Army Claims $1.2 Bn Savings with New Procurement Practice
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Army has saved about $1.2 billion over the past year using a process called "category management" for purchasing goods and services, a top acquisition official said, adding thos... Taxpayer Watchdog Highly Critical of Pentagon’s NDAA
With the Conference Report made public early Tuesday, the House of Representatives is hurtling toward a Wednesday vote on the Pentagon policy bill, colloquially known as the National Defense Authoriza... Atos and Rafael Win German “Glass Battlefield” Study Tender
L AVIV --- Atos GmbH has been selected to act as prime contractor by the German Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Federal Armed Forces (BAAINBw), for “Creation of a g... USAF to Formally Accept MH-139A Helicopter on Dec. 19
BARKSDALE AFB, La. --- A ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Duke Field, Florida, to accept the first delivery of the MH-139A and announce the name of the Air Force’s newest heli... US Defense Policy Bill Establishes Space Force
A new defense policy bill Congress released this week gives the green light to establishing a new Space Force as the sixth Armed Service of the U.S. The new service will fall under the Air Force, si... US Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Puerto Rico
MOBILE, Ala. --- The Navy accepted delivery of its 11th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, the future USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11), from Austal USA Dec. 10. Delivery marks the official trans... Saab Receives Order for Digital Towers in the Netherlands
Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions (SDATS) has signed a 20-year framework agreement with Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) for remote tower systems. SDATS has received an initial order within... USAF Tests Systems in GPS-Denied Environment
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- Global Positioning System, or GPS, has become a commonplace technology in today’s world since it first became fully operational in the mid-1990s. Its role as a force-enhancer h... India’s PSLV Launches Ten Satellites on Its 50th Flight
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its fiftieth flight (PSLV-C48), successfully launched RISAT-2BR1 along with nine commercial satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Srihariko... India Takes Measures to Promote New Defense Projects
Government has taken special measures to promote new and innovative defence production projects under the “Make in India” programme in Tamil Nadu and other States. i. A new category of procurement ... Joint India-Russian Exercise Kicks Off in Uttar Pradesh
Today, the official opening ceremony of the Indra-2019 Russian-Indian joint exercise took place on the Babina training ground located in the state of Uttar Pradesh (India). Military parades of service... European AD Industry Calls for Full Support of Tech Autonomy
The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) held today its Board and General Assembly meetings in Brussels. This gathering allowed the launch of a dialogue between the industry an... Naval Group, UNSW Sydney Demo New Composite Applications
Weight reduction and structural health monitoring of masts to bring broader benefit to entire vessels and naval defence industry Naval Group Pacific, in partnership with the ARC Training Centre for... Australia Retires PC-9 Turboprop Trainer After 30 Years
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has ceremoniously farewelled PC-9/A aircraft after more than 30 years of flying operations on 12 December 19. The PC-9/A aircraft was introduced to service in ... | 
