| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Final Decision on German Tornado Replacement Pushed Back to 2023
The German Ministry of Defense plans to begin procuring a replacement for the Tornado fighter jet in 2025. Two thirds of the fighter jets will come from Europe, but jets from the USA will also be boug... Pentagon Tries to Defuse Trump’s Order to ‘Shoot Down Iranian Gunboats’
Defense Department officials are in full agreement with President Donald J. Trump's warning to the Iranian regime on Twitter, senior Pentagon officials said today. "The president issued an importan... Pentagon Sends B-1B Bomber with Escort Fighters Off Northern Japan
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii --- In demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flew from the continental United States and integrated with the Ko... Iran ‘Successfully’ Puts 1st Military Satellite into Orbit
TEHRAN --- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday "successfully" launched the country's first military satellite into space, official IRNA news agency reported. "The satellite N... Australian Frigate Joins US Naval Group in South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA --- The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy came together for operations in the South China Sea starting April 13. HMAS Parramatta (FFG 154) began sailing with Ticonderoga-class gui... Boeing Sued for $336M Over Canceled 737 MAX Order
Boeing Co was sued for $336 million on Wednesday by a Kuwaiti leasing company that accused it of wrongly refusing to return advance payments on a now-canceled order for 40 of its troubled 737 MAX plan... China Launches Second Amphibious Assault Ship
China on Wednesday launched its second Type 075 amphibious assault ship, only a little more than half a year after the launch of the first one, leading Chinese military experts to say China has master... Lockheed Wins $519M to Update Aegis for Spanish Frigates
Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, was awarded a $519,063,283 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract for the procurement of interna... Sierra Nevada Wins $88M for Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System
Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nevada, was awarded an $88,000,000 modification on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursable contract (H9224... Russia Values Export Market for New Bumerang AFV at Over $1 Bn
MOSCOW --- Russia has started to promote the export of armored vehicles based on the latest Bumerang combat platform, with their sales estimated at about $1 billion, the press office of Russia’s state... PCO to Produce Rafael Toplite EOS System in Poland
TEL AVIV --- PCO S.A. of Poland and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems of Israel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for co-production of TOPLITE electro-optical systems (EOS) in Poland. The mai... China Touts ‘Growing Air Assault Force’
BEIJING --- The air assault force is a new-type combat troop of the PLA Army. It emerged in the reform of China's national defense and armed forces several years ago, aiming to accelerate the PLA Army... Estonia Procures €50M of Small Caliber Ammunition
The Center for Defense Investment (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus) has announced a €50 million public procurement of small-caliber ammunition for the regular Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) and the ... Hensoldt Unveils New Attack Jammer for German Requirements
ULM, Germany --- Sensor solution provider Hensoldt has developed a modular airborne electronic combat system: Kalætron Attack. By neutralising enemy fire control radars at different distances, it pres... BAE Touts Cost-Effective APMWS Laser-Guided Rockets
To support the national defense strategy, BAE Systems continues to focus on delivering the most effective and cost-efficient precision munitions. APKWS laser-guided rockets are important for the U.S. ... Orbital UAV to Develop New Hybrid UAV Propulsion System
PERTH, Australia --- Orbital Corporation Ltd is pleased to announce it has signed a contract with leading aerospace and defence technology company Northrop Grumman Corporation for the development of a... US Navy Certifies Fifth USS Ford Weapons Elevator, Six to Go
WASHINGTON --- Program Executive Office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers announced the certification of a fifth Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) this week. The first-of-cl... First Two F-35As Arrive at Alaska’s Eielson AFB
EIELSON AFB, Alaska --- It was a historic day for Eielson Air Force Base as the installation received its first two F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft April 21. With the arrival, Eielson AFB is no... S. Korea Selects First Defense Industry Cluster
The southeastern city of Changwon and the surrounding South Gyeongsang Province have been named the host for the government's first regional defense industry innovation center aimed at promoting devel... Northrop’s Digital Black Hawk Cockpit Passes Initial Evaluation
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation supplied digital cockpit upgrades to the integrated avionics suite for the U.S. Army’s UH-60V Black Hawk, which recently completed initial opera... United Tech / Raytheon Merger Has Lessons for A&D Industry
The DOJ Antitrust Division’s recent challenge to the United Technologies/Raytheon merger highlights a few key considerations for antitrust reviews of aerospace and defense industry transactions. The c... US Air Force Qualifies 9,000th F-35 Maintainer
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- Airman 1st Class Benjamin Missel graduated as the 9,000th F-35 maintainer from the training program here March 13. Following graduation, Missel reported to Luke AFB, Arizona, fo... BAE Wins DARPA Contract to Develop Machine Learning Analytics
BAE Systems aims to develop machine learning analytics as a service – a first-of-its-kind, cloud-based model for the government – that can leverage commercial and open source data to deliver constant ... Elbit Raises Cash Tender Offer for Ashot Shares
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today, further to its announcement of April 7, 2020, that its wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary, IMI Systems Ltd. has updated the conditional full cash ten... | 
