| Latest Feature Stories France, Germany Award 18-Month Contracts for FCAS Demonstrators
PARIS --- France and Germany announced late on Wednesday that they had awarded the initial framework contract (called Phase 1A) for the demonstrator phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). Th... Latest Press Releases Airbus, Dassault Awarded Initial, 18-Month FCAS Demonstrator Contracts
PARIS/ MUNICH --- The governments of France and Germany have awarded Dassault Aviation, Airbus, together with their partners MTU Aero Engines, Safran, MBDA and Thales, the initial framework contract (... Nigerian Airline Signs for 50 Airbus A220s
SINGAPORE ---Green Africa Airways, Nigeria’s Lagos-based airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 50 A220-300 aircraft, one of the major orders to be placed globally for the A220 pr... Fines, A400M Charges Drive Airbus to 2019 Loss
AMSTERDAM --- Airbus SE reported Full-Year (FY) 2019 consolidated financial results and provided guidance for 2020. “We achieved a great deal in 2019. We delivered a strong underlying financial per... Airbus, Québec Become Sole Owners of A220 Program
AMSTERDAM / MONTREAL, Québec --- Airbus SE, the Government of Québec and Bombardier Inc. have agreed upon a new ownership structure for the A220 programme, whereby Bombardier transferred its remaining... UK Declares Joint Expeditionary Force Readiness
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace underlined the UK’s leading role in the NATO Alliance as he met fellow defence ministers in Brussels. At the first NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting of the year, Defence... US Pulling Some Combat Troops Out of Africa
''The Secretary of Defense has been conducting a comprehensive review of DoD forces, programs and activities within each Combatant Command to ensure alignment with the National Defense Strategy's prio... Czechia, Sweden Join Multinational Decisive Munitions Initiative
On Wednesday (12 February), the Land Battle Decisive Munitions initiative welcomed two new members, the Czech Republic and Sweden, bringing the total number of participating NATO Allies and partners t... S. Korean, UK Procurement Agencies Sign R&D Cooperation Agreement
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on research and development cooperation with the U.K. Defense and Security Organization (DSO), the ... USS Maine Successfully Tests Trident II D5LE Missile
PACIFIC OCEAN --- The U.S. Navy conducted a scheduled, one-missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarin... NATO Agrees to Expand Anti-IS Training Mission in Iraq
BRUSSELS -- NATO has agreed "in principle" to take over some of the training activities carried out by the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq, according to NATO Secretar... Strengthening the US Naval Industrial Base
CSBA’s report finds that a robust maritime industry, and the policies that support it, are increasingly important in an era of great power competition. However, the maritime industry and the broader n... Cyber Aggressors Challenge Red Flag Forces
The personnel from the RAF, Royal Navy, United States Armed Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) who have gathered at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada have one aim - to launch combat aircra... Saab Partners with Australian DoD for Combat Management Systems
Saab has signed an Enterprise Partnering Agreement with the Australian Department of Defence to provide combat management systems across all the Royal Australian Navy’s major surface ships. Saab has n... US Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Kansas City (LCS 22)
MOBILE, Ala. ---- The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) on February 12 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. Kansas City is the 21st littoral combat ship (... GA-ASI Hosts Spanish Suppliers as Part of Industry Day
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Regional Government Department of Andalucía, Spain, through Extenda, held a Spanish Industry Day at GA-ASI’s Poway, California... Telespazio to Build New Satellite Teleport in Maricá, Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO --- Leonardo, through its subsidiary Telespazio Brasil, and the Maricà municipality represented by Codemar (Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Maricá), have announced an agreement to devel... Canada Awards Contract for Coast Guard Radars
CONCORD, Ontario -- The Canadian government announced a CAD40.1 million ($30.2 million) contract award to Felix Technology Inc., based in Concord, Ontario, for 36 new shore-based radars and related eq... Airbus Sees New Life for A321s as Highly Efficient Freighter
The A321P2F – shown at the conclusion of its maiden flight – is a perfect replacement for the older generation of narrow-body freighters Airbus A321s that have completed their operational service c... BAE to Detect Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat Activity
BAE Systems to develop advanced analytics technology to assist in the detection and deterrence of mass destruction activity, helping to protect national security. BAE Systems has received funding f... NATO Begins Using Enhanced Satellite Services
On Wednesday (12 February 2020) NATO held a ceremony to mark the conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding between four nations for the provision of critical satellite communications services to NAT... PT Dirgantara Indonesia Finally Earned Profit in 2019
JAKARTA --- DPR's Commission VI held a Hearing Meeting (RDP) together with Strategic Industry SOEs. Besides PT Pindad, PT INKA and PT PAL, there were also SOEs that produced aircraft namely PT Dirgant... Northrop Licenses New Wet-Mateable Connector Technology
ANNAPOLIS, Md. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed its first non-exclusive agreement to manufacture niobium-based connectors (NiobiCon) specifically designed for harsh environments. NiobiCo... Australian Firms Involved in Attack Class Submarine Program
Sovereign control over the Attack Class Submarine fleet and maximising Australian industry involvement throughout all phases of the Attack Class Submarine Program are contracted objectives in the Stra... Patria Acquires 100% of Milrem SIA
Patria ISP Oy has acquired 100 % of shares of Milrem Latvia SIA from Milrem LCM OÜ. Milrem LCM is an Estonian company owned 60 % by Patria and 40 % by the Estonian company Mootor Grupp. The acquired c... PTDI Exhibits CN-235 Gunship at Singapore Airshow
Corporate Communications & Promotion Manager, PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero), Adi Prastowo ensured that PT Dirgantara Indonesia continued to take part in the Singapore Airshow 2020 event at the Cha... | 
