| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Lockheed Wins $818M for JASSM-ER Air-to-Surface Missiles
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, has been awarded an $818,210,722 firm-fixed-price contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) Lot 17 and 18 production. This contract provi... Berlin Approves Submarine Delivery to Egypt, Other Middle East Deals
The German government has approved Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ license to supply a submarine to Egypt and four warships to Israel. Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier (CDU) announced these d... Boeing to Offer Voluntary Layoffs to Employees
SEATTLE --- Boeing Co is set to offer buyout and early retirement packages to employees, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, a bid to mitigate the financial fallout from the coronav... Lobbyist Turned Defense Secretary Offers Proposal to Preserve the Swamp
Before Mark Esper entered the Trump administration as Army secretary, he was the top lobbyist for Raytheon, the third-largest contractor for the Department of Defense. A new legislative proposal submi... US Navy to Evacuate 2,700 Crew from USS Roosevelt
Numerous sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, and the Navy continues to support its subordinate commanders to protect sailors and Mar... Northrop Wins $404M for Two E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes and Support
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded $404,000,638 for a modification (P00013) to previously awarded, fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract N00019-18-C... Should NATO Be Doing More to Tackle the Coronavirus?
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the priority of the alliance is to prevent the health crisis from becoming a security crisis. Teri Schultz looks at whether it's already too late. While... German Law for Faster Defense Procurement Comes into Force
The Bundeswehr will soon be able to procure the armaments it needs at short notice. The national award of contracts relating to key technologies will also be simplified. The “Law on Accelerated Pro... BAE Wins $77M Order for F-35 RF Countermeasures
BAE Systems Information and Electronics Systems Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire, is awarded $77,473,416 for a modification (P00002) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00... Dassault Withdraws 2020 Guidance, Axes Dividend
SAINT-CLOUD, France --- The coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak, defined by the WHO as a pandemic on March 12, 2020, has triggered a global health crisis unprecedented in terms of its public health conseq... Ukraine Tests 120-km Range Vilkha-M Missile
Even during the quarantine measures due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ukrainian missile program is being consistently implemented in Ukraine’s security and defense with the active participation of the... Interview: GAO Official Details Failings of F-35’s ALIS
Hard to believe as it might be, a central and critical software system of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter simply doesn’t work. And that’s making people who maintain and certify the readiness of the expe... Oil Salvoes Put Further Pressure on Saudi Defense Budget
Emergence of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has upended the global economic outlook for the upcoming year. Governments around the world have been forced to reassess their budgets and enact new fiscal... US Army Apaches Trialed for Naval Strike Role in Arabian Gulf
ARABIAN GULF --- U.S. Navy Expeditionary Landing Base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT), has been conducting joint naval and air integration o... CAE’s Predator Mission Trainer Now In Service At North Dakota Center
TAMPA, Florida --- CAE today announced that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has installed a CAE-built Predator Mission Trainer at its Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) located... Pentagon Spending $274M on New ADCP II Processors for F-15s
CORRECTION: A contract modification (P00009) announced on March 26, 2020, to The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri (FA8634-18-C-2698) for the F-15 Advanced Display Core Processor II (ADCP II), included... Canadian Sub Undergoes Dive Test Before 2020 Operations
Her Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Victoria and crew have completed a critical step in the submarine’s workups in preparation for 2020 submarine operations. The submarine conducted a camber di... NK’s 5-Year Space Program Purely for Peaceful Purposes: State Media
North Korea has been pushing for a five-year space development program purely for peaceful purposes, a state propaganda outlet said Thursday, despite outside criticism that it's a cover for developing... The Marine Corps’ Radical Shift Toward China
(This commentary has been updated to incorporate material from the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 report.) Last July, General Berger electrified the national security community with planning gui... Low-Speed Precision Control Tested on CH-53E
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The CH-53E Super Stallion has begun initial testing/development of a new low speed precision control (LSPC) system to provide aircraft stabilization in a degraded visual enviro... Ukrainian Ruslans Deliver Cargoes to Fight the Coronavirus
LUXEMBOURG --- On 31 March, at 17.35 local time, an AN-124 landed in Pardubice Airport carrying tons of medical supplies that the Czech government will use to fight COVID-19. This is the third flig... Cost-Sharing Deal Still Eludes Seoul, Washington
A breakthrough deal on defense cost sharing between Korea and the United States may not be so close after all, with a high-ranking U.S. official on Wednesday saying U.S. President Donald Trump has yet... Finland to Stage Spring Exercises Despite Coronavirus Crisis
Finland's Defence Forces intend to proceed with its largest spring exercises, despite the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the Uutissuomalainen regional news group. So far, the mili... Russian Black Sea ASW Frigates Exercise in the Med
The ship's strike group of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) consisting of the frigates "Admiral Grigorovich", "Admiral Makarov" and "Admiral Essen" conducted an exercise to search for and destroy a submarine... Fincantieri 2019 Sales Up 8% to €5.8bn But Ebitda Drops
Operational results -- Order intake remarkably higher than revenues for over 5 years: euro 8.7 billion consisting in 28 units, 13 of which are cruise ships for 6 different brands (Oceania, Regent S... | 