| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Air France-KLM Firms Up Order for 60 Airbus A220s
“We are glad to see that Air France is endorsing the A220 as a great step towards fleet optimisation for large network carriers. The largest Airbus A220 order from a European carrier to date speaks vo... US Lifts Cyprus Arms Embargo, Sparking Turkish Ire and Retaliation Threats
The US Congress has lifted a 32-year-long arms embargo on Cyprus, defying Turkey as it seeks closer ties with Nicosia at a time of renewed regional tensions. Turkey warned that the US moves to lift... Audit Reports Rising Cost, Deferred Capability of Australian F-35A Aircraft
So, what’s the new news? The key worrying piece is that the F-35 project is under funding pressure. The [Major Projects Report, MPR] states that, ‘In September and November 2018, due to cost press... BAE Wins $2.6Bn US Navy Order for APKWS Guided Rockets
HUDSON, N.H. --- Following a U.S. Department of Defense announcement in September 2019, BAE Systems announced that the U.S. Navy has signed a $2.68 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity cont... Boeing Wins $564M to Remanufacture AH-64E Apaches
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $564,505,720 modification (P00044) to Foreign Military Sales (Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom) W58RGZ-16-C-0023 for the remanufacture ... NSPA Orders AARGM Anti-Radar Missile for Germany
On 16th December 2019, NSPA, acting as an authorised Sales Agent, has signed with the United States a Foreign Military Sales Case (FMS-Case) for the procurement of new generation Advanced Anti-Radiati... Sikorsky Wins $556M for Black Hawk Production
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $556,184,343 modification (P00113) to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0009 for Black Hawk production, associated services for program system managem... Lockheed Wins $50M for Unique ALIS Hardware for USMC
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $50,161,071 modification (P00026) to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-18-C-1048). This modification exercise... Lockheed Wins $9M to Upgrade US Services’ F-35 Fighters
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $8,890,964 modification (P00019) to a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (N00019-18-F-2476) previously placed against basic ordering agreement N... Navantia Completes Pressure Hull of First S80 Submarine
The Cartagena Shipyard this morning hosted the formal event corresponding to the closure of the pressure hull of the submarine S81 ‘Isaac Peral’, after the final section of the boat was added to the h... Nuclear Reactor Powered Up on First French Barracuda-Class SSN
After the launch of the Suffren on July 12 in the presence of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, a new stage was reached with the divergence of the reactor on December 17, 2019, a prelude... Top US, Russian Military Chiefs Meet in to Improve Communication
The top U.S. military officer met in Switzerland with his Russian counterpart for talks aimed at increasing communication between their nations to reduce risks in conflict areas. Today's meeting wa... Oshkosh Details $804M Pentagon Order for JLTV
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced today that the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Warren has placed an $803.9 million order for 2,721 Joint Light Tactica... Irish MoD Details Order for Two Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The Minister with Responsibility for Defence Mr Paul Kehoe, T.D., has awarded a contract for the provision of two new Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the Air Corps. The new aircraft type to be supplie... China Sees Five Strategic Implications Behind New Aircraft Carrier
The first China-made aircraft carrier Shandong (Hull 17) was delivered to the PLA Navy at a military port in Sanya, South China’s Hainan Province, on the afternoon of December 17, 2019. Its commiss... Estonia Details Development of New Baltic Armored Vehicle
Estonian Minister of Defence Jüri Luik, Latvian Minster of Defence Artis Pabriks, and Permanent Secratary of the Ministry of Defence of Finland Jukka Juusti signed a letter of intent for research and ... Sweden and Finland Agree to Deepen Defence Cooperation
HELSINKI --- On Wednesday 18, December Finnish Chief of Defence, General Timo Kivinen met with Swedish Chief of Defence, General Micael Bydén at the Defence Command in Helsinki. The main event for... Leonardo Unveils New Radar Sensing Technology
ROME --- Leonardo UK has demonstrated the performance of a new radar receiver/warner technology as part of its on-going development work for Tempest, the next generation combat air project which will ... Norway MoD Looks for Savings to Finance New Long-Term Plan
In connection with the government working on a new long-term plan for the defense sector, advice is obtained from several teams. Today, the Defense Research Institute (FFI) has presented the repor... GD Details $300M Contract for SSBN Fire Control Systems
PITTSFIELD, Mass. --- On Monday, the U.S. Navy awarded a follow-on, omnibus contract to General Dynamics Mission Systems that continues a broad scope of work for fire control systems and subsystems ab... Antonov Confirms Delivery of AN-178 to Peru in 2021
Nowadays, Antonov Company is continuing work on launch of series production of five AN-178 transports. In accordance with the contract signed between SpetsTechnoExport company and the Ministry of the ... Kongsberg Signs Two Support Agreements with Norway’s NDLO
Kongsberg and Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) which strengthens the cooperation between the two parties, respectively on air and sea. The first agreement is a framework agreement fo... Piaggio Aerospace to Maintain Italian Army Chinook Engines
VILLANOVA D'ALBENGA, Italy --- Piaggio Aerospace, the Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Villanova d'Albenga (Savona), announced today that its Engines business unit has signed a contract with the... France Takes Delivery of 14th A400M Transport Aircraft
Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomed the arrival of the 16th French A400M Atlas at Orleans-Bricy air base on December 4, 2019, following its acceptance by the General Directorate of ... Sweden Marks 30 Years of Combat Boat 90 with New Version
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the development in Sweden by FMV of the Combat Boat 90. The latest version is Combat Boat 90HSM with high performance and increased capability. Six have been de... BAE Details US Army Order for M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $249 million contract modification to complete an additional 60 M109A7 self-propelled howitzers that will bring improved artillery capabilities to the Army’s Ar... Royal Navy Merlins Train in US, Improve Capabilitiess of Merlin ASW Helicopters
The Navy’s premier submarine hunters are much better prepared to defend Britain’s future flagships after a three-month workout in the USA. Merlin helicopters of 814 and 820 Naval Air Squadrons – ba... Hill AFB Fighter Wings Receive Final F-35A Aircraft
HILL AFB, Utah --- The 388th Fighter Wing here received its final F-35A Lightning II Dec. 17. The delivery brings the total number of aircraft at Hill to 78. “This is a great milestone,” said Col. ... Naval Group, Airspeed to Offer Masts for the Attack-Class Subs
Naval Group and Airspeed, a specialist of composites manufacturing based in South Australia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to respond to the design competition launched by Lockheed M... US, S. Korea Fail to Reach Cost-Sharing Deal as Deadline Nears
SEOUL --- The United States and South Korea failed to reach a deal on how to split the cost of the U.S. military presence, South Korean officials said Wednesday, just days before the current agreement... First Upgraded VT4 Vehicles Delivered to French Army
On December 18, 2019, the 40th Artillery Regiment (40th RA) stationed at Suippes received the Army’s first four 4x4 tactical vehicles to 2.1 standard, wearing the new Brun Terre de France (BTF) camouf... Bell Touts Performance of V-280 Valor Tiltrotor
As the U.S. Army-led Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program wraps up, Bell’s revolutionary tiltrotor continues to turn heads with outstanding performance and shines a spotlight on t... GAO Calls for Inspection of Military Equipment Delivered to Lebanon
The Departments of State (State) and Defense (DOD) reported progress in meeting security objectives in Lebanon, but gaps in performance information limit their ability to fully assess the results of s... Russian Chief of Staff Looks Back on 2019 Achievements
On December 17, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Defence Minister of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, met with representatives of the military... Royal Navy Launches New Study-Hub for Defence Research
The Royal Navy is inviting the finest military, security and intelligence academics and think-tank analysts to help shape the Fleet of tomorrow. It opened the new Strategic Studies Centre in Portsm... | 
