| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Japan to Forgo Foreign Help, Will Build Stealth Fighter to Its Own Design
TOKYO --- Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically, rejecting designs from Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co in the United States and Britain’s BAE Systems PLC, three sources with knowle... Raytheon Wins $2.1 Bn Deal for SM-3 Block IB Missiles
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, multi-year contract for $2,139,779,656. This contract is a hybrid of fixed-price incentive, firm-fixed-price, and cost-p... Eurosatory 2020 Show Is Cancelled
The sanitary situation due to Covid-19 is deteriorating daily in France and has spread throughout the world. The conditions for preparing and running the exhibition, which would protect the health ... United Technologies’ Raytheon Acquisition Wins US Antitrust Approval
The Department of Justice announced today that it is requiring United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and Raytheon Company (Raytheon) to divest Raytheon’s military airborne radios business and UTC’s mi... Coronavirus Diverts US Aircraft Carrier from Mission In Western Pacific
First it was commercial cruise ships that became floating petri dishes for the coronavirus. Now the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has been diverted to the U.S. is... Raytheon, Aerojet Reach $1 Bn Deal for Standard Missile
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Company's Missile Systems business has reached a $1 billion, five-year strategic agreement to purchase propulsion systems from Aerojet Rocketdyne for Standard Missile produc... Britain Should Delay Defence Review Due to Coronavirus – RUSI
LONDON --- Britain should postpone an ongoing review of its security, defence and foreign policy for at least a year because of the widening impact of coronavirus, a leading defence think-tank said on... Construction Begins for First Arafura-class OPV in Western Australia
The Government’s $90 billion Continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program has reached a new milestone with construction on the first Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) to be built in Western Australia commencing. ... AEHF-6 Satellite Actively Communicating After Launch
SCHRIEVER AFB, Colorado --- The first national security launch for the U.S. Space Force and the final satellite to build out the protected communications constellation is now connected. The sixth L... Royal Navy Shadows Seven Russian Warships in Channel, North Sea
As the Royal Navy prepares to help the NHS and other government departments deal with the response to the coronavirus outbreak, nine British ships have been shadowing seven Russian vessels in waters a... Russian Air Force Su-25SM3 Fighters Test Latest Attack System
The crews of Su-25SM3 attack aircraft of the aviation regiment of the Southern Military District (SMD), based in Kuban, during planned flight and tactical training, struck the air defense facilities o... Enhancing Deterrence and Defence On NATO's Northern Flank
As a founding member of NATO, Norway supports efforts to enhance deterrence, crisis management and regional security in the North Atlantic and High North — a region commonly understood to include terr... Sikorsky Wins $125M for CH-53K Long Lead Items
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded $125,424,833 (not-to-exceed) for a firm-fixed-price advanced acquisition contract to procure long lead items for low-... Raytheon Wins $86M Contract for Excalibur Projectiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded an $85,734,819 modification (P00005) to contract W15QKN-19-C-0017 for procurement of Excalibur projectiles. Work will be performed in East Camden, Arkan... Draken Begins Operating Mirage F-1M in USAF Adversary Role
LAS VEGAS, NV --- Draken International, the global leader in advanced adversary air services, has successfully commenced supersonic radar equipped F1M missions in support of USAF combat readiness trai... USS Ford Carries Out First Vertrep During Post-Delivery Trials
ATLANTIC OCEAN --- After 14 days at sea conducting flight operations and multiple certifications, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its first vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with MH-60S Sea Hawk ... China’s People Liberation Army Blasts 'Provocative Actions' by US
The People's Liberation Army condemned recent "provocative actions" taken by the United States against the navy, warning such activities have undermined Chinese sovereignty, poisoned bilateral relatio... US Air Force Exercises Test Bomber Fast Deployment
DYESS AFB, Texas --- Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and Little Rock AFB, Arkansas participated in multiple Bomber Agile Combat Employment Exercises recently. The goal is to improve Dyess A... US Navy Engineers Take Control of Future USS Tripoli
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi --- The engineering department of the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7) began turnover of onboard engineering operations from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on March 13, 2020, a ... 3D Printing Forges Transition from Casting to Additive Manufacturing
PORT HUENEME, Calif. --- Imagine being able to create a tool from scratch or replace an integral piece of machinery in a few hours while also reducing production cost and material waste. That’s pos... Air National Guard to Install Detect and Avoid System on Two MQ-9 RPA
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Air National Guard (ANG) have signed a contract for GA-ASI to supply its Detect and Avoid System (DAAS) for one MQ-9 Block 1 a... ICEYE Unveils New 25cm-Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging
HELSINKI --- Finnish company ICEYE unveiled its latest 25-cm resolution imaging capability with synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) small satellites, utilizing the company's current, in-orbit commercial SA... Kongsberg Completes Sale of Hydroid
Today, Kongsberg Maritime AS (KM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has completed the sale of its US based underwater technology company Hydroid to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HI... Australian Government Supports Its Defence Industry
The Morrison Government is providing certainty and funding to help Australian companies through the COVID-19 pandemic, with fast-tracked payments to defence industry a key feature of initial assistanc... Covid 19: Safran Takes Actions to Adapt to Current Crisis
PARIS --- The Board of Directors of Safran under the Chairmanship of Ross McInnes, met on March 26, 2020 to consider an action plan prepared by Executive Management in response to the impact of the Co... Embraer Posts $217M Loss for 2019 on $5.4Bn Sales
Embraer delivered 35 commercial jets and 46 executive jets (20 light and 26 large) in 4Q19, and in 2019 delivered 89 commercial jets and 109 executive jets (62 light and 47 large), meeting guidance fo... | 
