| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases German Defense Minister Commits to Buying F-18s to Replace Tornado
PARIS --- German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Thursday officially informed the United States on April 16 that Germany would buy 45 Boeing F-18 fighters to replace its Tornado strike ... Iran Military Unveils New Armed Drones
DUBAI --- The Iranian armed forces have acquired three bomb-carrying drones with a range of 1,500 kilometers (932 miles), Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on state television on Saturday. The dron... Italy Approves €337M Order for AW169MA Multirole Helicopters; Contract to Follow
The Italian Ministry of Defense has decided to award aerospace group Leonardo a €337 million contract to develop and supply 15 AW169 Light Utility Helicopters in advanced multirole (Multiruolo Avanzat... Finland MoD Bars External Lobbyists from €10Bn Fighter Deal
Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen announced on Friday that government officials involved in the purchase of new fighter jets must in future "refrain from all contacts with consultancy firms and consult... Norway to Boost Defense Spending, Will Hit 2% of GDP by 2028
Today the Norwegian government presented the new Long-Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces. A continued increase in defence spending will strengthen the readiness and endurance of the Norwegian Ar... US Complains of Second Unsafe Russian Intercept over Med
MEDITERRANEAN SEA --- For the second time in four days, Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft in U.... NATO Warns Allies to Block China Buying Spree
Will the financial fallout from COVID-19 make European infrastructure vulnerable to the Chinese government's checkbook? Some experts warn that Europe is already in precarious straits. Teri Schultz rep... US Delivers Two Global Hawk UAVs to S. Korea
SEOUL --- U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris said in a tweet Sunday that the Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned aircraft was delivered to South Korea this week, adding that it's a "great day" for the two co... China Signs First Export Sale for FTC-2000G Fighter
With its first export contract for delivery of the FTC-2000G multirole combat aircraft to an undisclosed Southeast Asian country, Guizhou Aviation Industry Corp can expect a surge in interested custom... German Type 125 Frigate Baden-Württemberg Completes Tropical Trials
WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany --- For several weeks, the Type 125 frigate Baden-Württemberg tested her technical systems under extreme climatic conditions and in realistic combat situations. She left for Bra... Russia Tested T-14 Armata Tanks in Syria: Minister
MOSCOW --- The T-14 tank on the heavy tracked vehicle platform has been tested in Syria, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Sunday. "Yes, that’s right. They [Armata tanks... Three German Shipbuilders Reportedly Negotiating Merger
It was earlier reported that two major shipbuilders in the country, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and German Naval Yards Kiel, had lost a multi-billion-euro defence contract to the Dutch-led consortium,... First A-29 Super Tucano for Nigeria Makes Maiden Flight
JACKSONVILLE, FL. --- Embraer Defense & Security and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the first of 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air F... Japan Looks to Reduce Delivery Delays of US Defense Equipment
Japan faces a growing need to address delivery delays and other problems related to its procurement of defense equipment under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program amid continued growth in defense ... Babcock Announces Supply Chain for Type 31 Frigates
Babcock Team 31 is pleased to announce the second round of supply chain contract awards across the UK and Europe to support the Royal Navy’s Type 31 general purpose frigate programme. Rolls-Royce i... HII Begins Building Amphibious Transport Dock Harrisburg (LPD 30)
PASCAGOULA, Miss. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently started fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Harrisburg (LPD 30... Ingalls Wins $108M for Littoral Combat Ship Maintenance
Huntington-Ingalls Industries - Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded a $107,976,103 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-4313 to exercise op... New Eurofighter Squadron Stands Up in N-E Italy
The Italian Air Force has officially included the 51st Wing at Istrana Air Force Base, northern Italy, among the units responsible for national air defense. This follows the assignment of Eurofighter ... US Navy Commissions Latest Virginia-Class Fast-Attack Submarine
The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Vermont (SSN 792), the 19th Virginia-class attack submarine, today, April 18, 2020. Although the traditional public commissioning ceremony was cancelled due to publi... Mission Extension Vehicle Returns Satellite to Service
MCLEAN and DULLES, Va. --- Intelsat today announced that Intelsat 901 has returned to service following the successful docking with the first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) from Northrop Grumman Co... USAF Details F-15 C/D Eagle Structural Upgrades
ROBINS AFB, Ga. --- In 2007 an F-15 split apart in the skies over Missouri. The investigation determined a cracked longeron was the cause of accident. Since that time, the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance G... Croatian Armed Forces Receive Hellfire Missiles
The delivery of Hellfire Rockets for Kiowa Warrior Helicopters earned the Croatian Armed Forces a new heavy anti-armour warfare capability. Having received AGM-114 Hellfire missiles from the U.S. i... Advanced Hawkeye Squadron Logs 1,000th Aerial Refueling Contact
NORFOLK, Va. --- The “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 120 achieved a significant milestone by achieving its 1,000th Aerial Refueling (AR) contact for the squadron, April 16. ... Estonian Navy to Receive Force Protection Boats
Within the framework of the current four-year development plan Estonian Ministry of Defence is set to acquire two force protection patrol boats built by an Estonian company Baltic Workboats AS, as a r... Eielson AFB Receives Munitions for F-35 Operations
EIELSON AFB, Alaska --- Eielson AFB received its largest munitions supply in years April 6-13, 2020. Seeing this process through is the 354th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight which conducted t... Boeing to Resume Helicopter Operations in Philadelphia
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. --- During the scheduled two weeks of suspended operations at the Boeing Philadelphia facility in Ridley Township, the company has been working to restart production with enhanced... Russian Helicopters Continues Full-Scale Production of Ka-52 Helicopters
ARSENIEV, Russia --- Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, part of Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation), continues the fulfillment of the state defense order; the works... | 