| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Army $178Bn Budget Request Focuses on Readiness, Modernization
WASHINGTON --- The Army released its Fiscal Year 2021 budget request Monday for $178 billion, which includes a 3% increase in basic pay for Soldiers. If approved, Soldiers could also see a boost in... Chinese Military Conducts Joint Air-Sea Drill Near Taiwan Island
NANJING --- Following the combat-readiness patrol on February 9, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command organized its naval and air forces to conduct a joint drill in water... US Navy Cuts Super Hornet Production to Develop Next-Gen Fighter
THE PENTAGON --- The Navy wants to truncate production of the legacy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in favor of pumping money into accelerating the development of its long-gestating next-generation carrier-ba... Marines Plan to Cut Thousands of Personnel, Cull Fleets of MRAPs and AAVs
The Marine Corps’ end strength will drop by thousands for the first time since it ended a years-long post-war drawdown as the service moves forward with a plan to slash manpower costs to pay for moder... Lockheed’s HCSW Is First Casualty of DOD Hypersonic Push
SINGAPORE --- A Lockheed Martin program has become the first casualty in the U.S. Defense Department’s race to deploy a diverse portfolio of hypersonic missiles as soon as possible. The Hypersonic... DoD Releases 2021 Military Intel Budget Request
The Department of Defense released today the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) top line budget request for Fiscal Year 2021. The total, which includes both the base budget and Overseas Contingency O... Royal Thai Air Force Orders Six Airbus H135 Training Helicopters
SINGAPORE --- Airbus Helicopters has signed an order for six H135 military training helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force, as part of its pilot training enhancement programme. The very first m... New MARTE ER Missile on Target In Second Test Firing
MBDA's Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its second firing carried out at the PISQ (Poligono Interforze del Salto di Quirra) test range in Sardinia. This firing confirmed the overall design and... DARPA Selects Aerojet to Power Hypersonic Defense Program
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a contract worth up to $19.6 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop enabling technologies for an advanced ... General Dynamics Wins $883M to Modernize US Army Training Programs
FAIRFAX, Va. –-- General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today it was awarded a contract for the Army Consolidated Product Line Management Plus (CPM Plus) Program from the Army Contracting Command ... Elbit to Provide Airborne EW Systems to German Air Force
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems announced today that it was selected by the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support to support the preliminary design of... Airbus, Singapore Team to Develop Automatic In-Flight Refueling
SINGAPORE --- Airbus and Singapore have agreed to collaborate on the development of the A330 SMART Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The SMART MRTT pro... Saab Delivering ‘Next Gen’ Combat Management System to Australian Navy
In another major milestone for the Morrison Government’s Naval Shipbuilding Plan, Defence has signed an Enterprise Partnering Agreement with Saab Australia to deliver their ‘Next Generation’ Combat Ma... US Navy Clears EMALS, AAG for All CVN78 Aircraft
SAN DIEGO, CA. --- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) have been cleared for shipboard ... Australia Declares Initial Operating Capability for Rheinmetall MAN Trucks
Deliveries of more than 2500 Rheinmetall MAN high mobility logistics vehicles to the Australian Defence Force have achieved a major new milestone with the Commonwealth of Australia declaring Initial O... France Renews SAR Fleet with H160 Helicopters, 12 Dauphins
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the order for a fleet of helicopters made up of four H160s and twelve Dauphins. This interim fleet will allow the French Navy to ens... US Space Force Spending Is Triple Initial Estimate
Imagine us last March at TCS, sitting around a table, staring into a Magic 8 ball. It was President’s Budget Request time last year, and we were looking into the future, asking for answers on what the... Pentagon “Topline” Is Still on the Upswing at $705.4 Billion
The rate of growth in Pentagon spending has slowed, in accordance with last year’s budget agreement. But it hasn’t exactly skidded to a stop. So-called “base” spending is requested at $636.4 billio... China Sees Brexit ‘Significantly Impacting’ European Defense Integration
After three and a half years of tortuous road, Brexit finally became a reality on January 31 this year. UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) will not only bring important changes to the countr... Denel Encouraged By Ratings Decision by Fitch
Denel’s efforts to restructure its business and implement a comprehensive turnaround plan are increasingly being recognised by analysts and rating agencies. Danie du Toit, the Group Chief Executive... Israeli Air Force Touts 'Controlled Crash' of Aerial Fighter Refueling
A tanker aircraft and a fighter jet fly across the sky. They slowly grow closer to each other, while from the ground, it may look as if they are about to crash. Just as we think we'll watch an aerial ... North Macedonia's Parliament Ratifies NATO Membership
Macedonian members of parliament on Tuesday unanimously ratified an agreement to make their country a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). All 114 lawmakers present in the 120-s... Simultaneous Operations Demonstrate USAF Global Strike Capabilities
BARKSDALE AFB, La. –-- February got off to a busy start for Air Force Global Strike Command, with a Bomber Task Force mission to the Indo-Pacific Theater, and an unarmed Minuteman III developmental te... Newest F-35A Squadron Attends Red Flag Exercise
NELLIS AFB, Nevada --- Pilots and maintainers with the 421st Fighter Squadron are launching and flying the F-35A Lightning II in their first Red Flag exercise together. The exercise, which takes pl... US Accuses Iran of Using Satellite Launches to Develop Ballistic Missiles
WASHINGTON --- The United States has accused Tehran of using satellite launches to develop ballistic missiles two days after Iranian officials reported a failed attempt to send an Iranian-made Zafar s... Numalis and MBDA Join Forces to Build Tomorrow’s Explainable AI Systems
MBDA, the European leader in missiles and missile systems, is acquiring a stake in Numalis in order to strengthen cooperation between the two companies. Numalis possesses the first IT solution for ... US-Bangla Airlines Adds Two ATR 72-600 Aircraft to Fleet
SINGAPORE ---- World number one regional aircraft manufacturer ATR announce that Singapore based lessor Avation PLC (AVAP: LSE) has converted two Purchase Rights into firm orders for two ATR 72-600 ai... Russian Defence Minister Opens Operational Mobilization Meet
Today in Moscow, under the leadership of Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, an annual operational mobilization gathering with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian... Norway Ready to Deploy F-35s to Iceland
In March, Norway will solve missions in the international operation Iceland Air Policing (IAP) with the F-35. This is the first foreign mission for the 332 squadron after F-35 reached initial operatio... Boeing Sees $1.5 Trillion Market for Commercial Aviation is SE Asia
SINGAPORE --- Boeing forecasts airlines in Southeast Asia will need 4,500 new airplanes over the next 20 years, valued at $710 billion at list prices. Single-aisle airplanes continue to be the main dr... Turnover, Profits Drop at Patria As Land Projects Delayed
Key figures 2019 Patria: The financial review of 2019 --Patria Group’s profitability for the financial year 2019 was at a modest level. --Net sales totaled EUR 507.5 million. Operating profit was ... Kongsberg: Record-High Order Intake and Strong Growth in 2019
The Kongsberg Group (KONGSBERG) increased its operating revenue and profit and ended 2019 with a record-high revenue and order backlog. Also, the integration of Commercial Marine (CM) is ahead of sche... Pratt & Whitney Unveils Intelligent Factory Strategy with Singapore
SINGAPORE --- Pratt & Whitney continues to introduce world-leading intuitive Industry 4.0 technologies – and drive innovation by developing new techniques and processes from Singapore for the global m... | 
