| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Saab Delivers First GlobalEye AEW Aircraft to United Arab Emirates
Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on 29 April 2020. The United Arab Emirates has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft, with the init... Boeing to Cut Staff by 10% As It Posts Q1 Loss of $641M
CHICAGO --- The Boeing Company reported first-quarter revenue of $16.9 billion, GAAP loss per share of ($1.11) and core loss per share (non-GAAP)* of ($1.70), primarily reflecting the impacts of COVID... Russia Threatens Massive Response if US Deploys Low-Yield Nukes on Subs
Russia is warning that any U.S. attempt to use a low-yield nuclear weapon against a Russian target would set off a massive nuclear response. The Russian foreign ministry was reacting to a State Dep... RAF Typhoons Intercept Russian Maritime Patrol Aircraft
RAF quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth today to monitor two Tu-142 ‘BEAR-F’ Maritime Patrol aircraft while they operated in the UK’s area of interest. Air Chief Ma... US Navy Head Calls for Deeper Probe into Aircraft Carrier Virus Outbreak
WASHINGTON --- The acting secretary of the Navy has called for a more thorough investigation into "unanswered questions" about events aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, as sailors who... French Rafales Operate with New RECO-NG Pod in Levant
Since the end of March, the fighter detachment of the deployed air base (BAP) in the Levant has received a RECO-NG (new-generation reconnaissance) pod, which offers the possibility of diversifying its... Boeing Sees New KC-46 Remote Vision System Costing $551M
Boeing expects to spend $551 million of its own money on the design and implementation of fixes to the KC-46 Remote Vision System, as part of a new $827 million charge on the aircraft, the company ann... Chinese Carrier Sails Between Okinawa Islands for Second Time in April
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa --- A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed between two islands of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture for the second time this month, according to Japanese defense officials. The Chinese car... Royal Navy Tests Underwater Gliders That Can Aid Submarine Hunters
Underwater gliders that can rapidly send vital information that could give an extra edge to the Royal Navy’s submarine hunting operations are being rigorously trialled in the North Atlantic. One of... CRS Issues Update on F-15EX Fighter Program
In FY2020, the Trump Administration proposed to buy eight F-15EX aircraft for $1.1 billion, the first installment toward a planned initial buy of 144 planes. Subsequently, Congress authorized $985.5 m... Pentagon IG to Audit Testing Facilities for $12.6 Bn Hypersonic Weapons
The Pentagon’s inspector general is evaluating whether the Defense Department and military services have adequate ground testing, evaluation facilities and specialized chambers to support the U.S.’s s... USAF Extends Study on Feasibility of Private Aerial Refueling
The Air Force is extending its feasibility study into the use of privately owned aerial refueling tankers after an initial report determined further research is needed to understand legal and financia... Canadian Navy Helicopter Reported Missing Between Greece and Italy
A helicopter taking part in a NATO Mediterranean operation has gone missing in the sea between Greece and Italy. The helicopter had been operating off a Canadian frigate. A Canadian military helico... Colt, FN to Compete for $383M Export Orders for M-16A4 Rifles
FN America LLC, Columbia, South Carolina (W56HZV-20-D-0024); and Colt's Manufacturing Co. LLC, West Hartford, Connecticut (W56HZV-20-D-0025), will compete for each order of the $383,311,941 firm-fixed... GE Wins $13.5M Order for Single CFM56 Jet Engine
CFM International, West Chester, Ohio, is awarded a $13,582,486 modification (P00172) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-18-C-1071). This modification exercises an option to... Spain Leads Latest Baltic Air Policing Rotation with France and UK
Spain, France and the United Kingdom will take up NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission starting in May, guarding the skies over the Baltic region for the next four months, NATO said in a press release A... US Navy Carrier USS Roosevelt Prepares to Return to Sea
NAVAL BASE GUAM --- Hundreds of Sailors began the transition from quarantine and isolation to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 29, as the ship prepares to return to sea afte... CRS Update on US Army Future Vertical Lift Program
The major combat rotorcraft platforms in U.S. inventory— the Chinook, Black Hawk, Apache, and Kiowa Warrior—are based on designs from the 1960s and 1970s. While several are still in production or rema... Pompeo: US Will Not Let Iran Buy Arms When UN Embargo Ends
WASHINGTON --- The United States will not allow Iran to purchase conventional arms after a U.N. prohibition on this expires in October, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. "We’re... Cyber/EW System Moves into Next Phase of Development
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Maryland --- Electromagnetic spectrum and cyber domain capabilities are converging to provide advanced combat weapon systems for warfighters. In this area, the Consortium Manage... Meggitt to Equip Large Training Complex in Middle East
Meggitt PLC has been awarded a $78 million contract for the design and installation of a sophisticated, multi-mission, indoor and outdoor training facility in a Middle Eastern country, incorporating t... Rand Warns on Proposals to Lower Defense Budget Transparency
While America is asking whether the United States has set the right balance between defense spending and public health and other domestic priorities in the fight against COVID-19, the Defense Departme... Romania, Ukraine Discuss Bilateral Defense Cooperation
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Andrii TARAN continues to maintain a high-level of military and political dialogue with his counterparts from partner states. In particular, on April 28, the head of the... Australian Businesses Manufacture New Air Force Capabilities
In a positive sign the wheels of Australia’s defence industry are still turning, regional workers in Benalla, Victoria and Mulwala, NSW, have reached a milestone in delivering Australia’s F-35A Joint ... Rim of the Pacific 2020 Exercise Postponed to August
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii --- The United States Navy will sponsor the 27th Rim of the Pacific exercise, Aug. 17-31. Hosted by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, this biennial maritime exercise will be an at-se... GA-ASI Partners with Conflux on Additive Manufacturing
SAN DIEGO --– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has partnered with Australia-based Conflux Technology on the development of a heat exchanger. The part is being developed using a meta... | 
