| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases France ‘Hampers Eurosam Missile System Due to Political Reasons:’ Turkey
ANKARA --- France obstructs progress in the joint anti-air missiles of Eurosam following Turkey’s “Operation Peace Spring,” Turkish Defense Industries Directorate chair İsmail Demir said on Jan. 6. ... Long-Troubled F-35 Shows Improvement: Pentagon
Lockheed Martin Corp. showed “marked improvement” by delivering its F-35 jets on time -- and sometimes early -- as the No. 1 defense contractor seeks approval for full-rate production decision by Dece... Airbus Bags Two Orders for 120 A320 Aircraft
U.S.-based Spirit Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. In October, the two parties had signed and announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for ... Esper: U.S. Continues to Deploy, Reposition Troops in Middle East
The United States continues to deploy and reposition troops throughout the region of Iraq and Iran to bolster U.S. security and force protection and to be prepared for any contingency, Defense Secreta... France Orders New Sniper Rifles, Automatic Pistol
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the notification by the General Directorate of Armament (DGA), on December 13, 2019, of a procurement contract for 2,620 semi-automatic... Dassault Releases 2019 Orders and Delivery Figures
Deliveries in Number of Aircraft In 2019, 26 Export Rafale were delivered, in line with our guidance, compared to 12 Rafale (9 Export and 3 France) in 2018. In 2019, 40 new Falcon were delivered c... Lockheed Details $1.9 Bn F-35 Sustainment Contract for 2020
FORT WORTH, Texas --- The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the Lockheed Martin industry team a $1.9 billion contract to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet, while improving mi... Replacing Naval Aviation Aircraft Would Cost $380 Billion: CBO
CBO estimates that purchasing new aircraft to maintain the aviation fleet of the Navy and Marine Corps at its current size would cost about $380 billion (in 2018 dollars) from 2020 to 2050. Annual cos... 2020 to See Delivery of New Turkish Defense Products
The Turkish defense industry will deliver new vehicles and systems to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in 2020, Turkey’s top defense industry official said on Monday. Several defense products, includ... US Navy Awards BAE $175M for Cruiser Modernization
BAE Systems has received a $175 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69). The Vicksburg will undergo approximately 18 months of work at the ... Elbit Wins Initial Israeli Contract to Supply Iron Fist Systems
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an initial contract from the Production and Procurement Directorate of the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) valued at approxi... Northrop Completes Initial In-Water Testing of AQS-24 Minehunting Sonar
PANAMA CITY, Fla. –-– Northrop Grumman Corporation’s AQS-24 mine hunting sonar recently completed initial in-water testing of a next-generation Deploy and Retrieval (D&R) payload. Operated from th... 432nd Wing/432nd AEW Brings Reaper Airpower into New Decade
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- In early 2009, a recently reactivated combat unit, now named the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, achieved the mark of 500,000 hours of combat, for a relatively new form o... Dutch to Halt Training Mission in Northern Iraq After All: ANP
The Netherlands is halting its training mission in northern Iraq in the wake of the Iraqi parliament declaration against the presence of troops from other countries, the defence ministry said on Monda... US Military Sends Iraq Withdrawal Letter by 'Mistake'
The Pentagon has denied any plans to exit Iraq, and a top general said the letter was sent by "mistake." Germany is preparing to "temporarily" move soldiers out of the country, according to media repo... F-35 Integrated Test Force Looks Back on 2019
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Integrated Test Force (ITF) is responsible for developmental test of the world’s most advanced 5th generation fighter, the F-35 Lightning II. In ... GA-ASI Concludes MQ-9 Demonstrations in Greece
SAN DIEGO --– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded a series of flight demonstrations using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) on December 19, 2019. The ... South Korea Moves Patriot Missile Unit to Central Seoul
South Korea has moved a Patriot missile unit from a southeastern region to central Seoul, sources said Tuesday, as part of efforts to better defend key facilities from potential threats from North Kor... No Decision Yet on Whether to Send S. Korean Troops to Hormuz Strait
SEOUL --- South Korea has made no decision yet on whether to send its troops to help safeguard the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday, amid rising tensions in ... Russia Plans to Test-Launch Six ICBMs This Year
In 2020, six launches of ICBMs are planned, five of them from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. In 2019, five strategic missile launches were carried out, which confirmed the high reliability of the missile... Russia to Operate All-New Strategic Missiles by 2024
In 2024, the share of modern missile systems is planned to increase to 100%, that is, the SMF will cross the line, beyond which there will be no Soviet-made missile systems on service. The current ... 12,000 Finns Start Military Service Under New Training Regime
The 2020 training programme is intended to cut waiting and transfer times, as well as the 15 percent dropout rate. Some 12,000 new recruits began military service on Monday. The vast majority of th... US Army Introduces Weld Automation for Next-Gen Combat Vehicles
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- To prepare for the future battlefield, the Army has defined a concept for its next generation of combat vehicles. These vehicles, encompassing a family of new platforms... Meggitt Announces Investment in Hieta Technologies Ltd
Meggitt (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and subsystems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets, today ... | 
