| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases China Accuses Japan of Breaking Restrictions with New Fighter
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) plans to deploy the “new-generation fighter jet” in the mid-2030s. Tokyo will seek cooperation with the US in jointly developing the warplane, and is willing t... Farnborough Air Show Canceled
It is with great regret that we announce the Farnborough International Airshow 2020, due to take place in July, is cancelled. After very careful consideration, the unprecedented impact of the globa... China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellites
XICHANG, China --- China successfully sent a group of new remote sensing satellites into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday. Belonging t... Norway Will Not Send Troops to Mali
The government has told French authorities that Norway will not send troops to Task Force Takuba now. Norway, along with several other European countries, received a request from the French and Mal... Boeing to Temporarily Suspend Puget Sound Production
CHICAGO --- Boeing announced a temporary suspension of production operations at its Puget Sound area facilities in light of the state of emergency in Washington state and the company's continuous asse... BAE Wins $339M US Army Order for Paladin SP Guns
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., York, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $339,131,639 modification (P00050) to contract W56HZV-17-C-0001 for 48 vehicle sets of self-propelled howitzer and carrier, ammunit... Pratt Wins $194M for F-35 Engine Long Lead Materials
Pratt and Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $193,780,323 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the procurement of long lead m... Russia Modernizing Military Bases on Kola Peninsula
The Kola Peninsula is the crux of Russia’s military establishment in the western Arctic, and its air and maritime capabilities are essential to Russia’s homeland defense, Arctic dominance, and global ... Chinese Carrier Liaoning Hosts Fighter Jet Drills Amid Epidemic
The Liaoning, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's first aircraft carrier, recently set out for a voyage and hosted fighter jets carrying out takeoff and landing exercises, in an attempt ... USS Ford Completes Flight Deck, CATCC Certifications
ATLANTIC OCEAN --- “Man all flight quarters stations!” These words were heard across every space on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) last week as she prepared to launch “cat” and recover “trap” aircraft fr... Mobile Equipment at Sigonella Transferred to NATO AGS Force
The NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Programme marked another milestone in mid-March with the transfer of the first part of the mobile deployable component of the AGS system to the NATO AGS For... Spirit AeroSystems Grows Airbus Content, Bolsters Defense
A year into the Boeing 737 MAX crisis and Spirit AeroSystems is feeling some pain. With production halted on the airframe at the beginning of 2020, the company has initiated layoffs of some 3,200 emp... US Marine Corps Submits $769.8 M Unfunded Priorities List
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Marine Corps outlined $769.8 million worth of unfunded priorities for lawmakers to consider. The unfunded priorities are broken down into four categories: force design, warfight... Russia Offers Mobile Hospitals and Equipment to Control Epidemics
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is ready to supply to international customers advanced means for diagnostics, treatment and localization of viral and bacterial infections. ... Leonardo Maintains Production, But No Compromise on Health and Safety
ROME --- Leonardo is aware of the difficult moment that the Country is experiencing. We reaffirm our utmost commitment to guarantee all our workers the highest safety standard by fully respecting the ... Missile Defense and Defeat in Pentagon’s 2021 Budget
--The 2021 budget submission represents an inflection point for missile defense programs, the relationship between active defenses and other forms of missile defeat, and the institutional makeup of th... Stoltenberg Charts NATO's COVID-19 Progress, Announces Survey Results
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, NATO is doing what it does best — working together to confront threats, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. The secretary general spoke March 19 at th... New $192M Drydock for US Navy’s Kings Bay Submarine Base
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $191.9 million fixed-price award-fee contract March 20 to Alberici-Mortenson, Joint Venture out of St. Louis, M... European Defence Agency Issues 2019 Annual Report
BRUSSELS --- The year 2019 was another busy and productive year for the European Defence Agency, one worth to be looked back at. The 2019 Annual Report, published today, provides a good overview of th... Canadian Weather Radar Replacement Project Fully on Schedule
ROME --- Leonardo, through its German subsidiary Leonardo Germany GmbH, is proud to inform on the successful results of the official “Mid-Project Status Report” for the “Canadian Weather Radar Replace... Predictive Maintenance Planned for Marine Corps M88 Fleet
INDIANAPOLIS --- Raytheon Company and Uptake, a leader in the development of industrial-use artificial intelligence software, have teamed to bring predictive maintenance capabilities to deployed U.S. ... India Relaxes FDI Norms in Defence Sector
In May 2001, the Defence Industry sector, which was hitherto reserved for the public sector, was opened up to 100% for Indian private sector participation, with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 2... India MoD Lists Measures to Modernize Defence Industry
The following steps have been taken by the government which would help in bringing in critical technologies and modernize the Defence Industry in the country: --Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) ... Is THAAD Missile Becoming Critical to Protection of U.S.?
The coronavirus crisis is a reminder that catastrophes sometimes befall civilization with little or no warning. U.S. policymakers can be forgiven for not realizing how quickly the virus would spread, ... Russian Northern Fleet Working Up on Pantsir S-1 in Arctic
Anti-aircraft missile and gun systems "Pantsir-S1" crews from the tactical group of the Northern Fleet, stationed on the island of Kotelny, conducted training and combat shooting. The anti-aircraft... Arquus Produces 500th Bastion Armored Vehicle
After a very active year 2019, during which the factory has produced more than 1,350 vehicles, among which 1,200 VT4 liaison vehicles for the French Army, ARQUUS Saint-Nazaire has recently announced h... US Army Orders Leonardo Mortar Fire Control Computers
ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Elbit Systems of America to provide advanced rugged tablets as the Fire Control Computer Two (FCCII) for U.S... | 
