| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases N. Korean Ballistic Missile Support Facility Nears Completion: Report
WASHINGTON --- North Korea appears to be nearing completion of a ballistic missile facility with the capacity to test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles, an expert with a U.S. think tank said Tu... US Senators 'Seek to Block Deployment of F-35A Jets to UK' Over Huawei Role
After Prime Minister Boris Johnson allowed Huawei to build "non-core" parts of the UK's 5G networks, the US has ramped up pressure on the country to reconsider, claiming the Chinese firm posed a secur... China Launches First Long March 5B, Its Heaviest Rocket to Date
WENCHANG, Hainan --- Construction of China's space station moves a step closer with the successful maiden flight of its new large carrier rocket, the Long March-5B, on Tuesday. The Long March-5B wa... US Navy Operates Ships in Barents Sea for First Time in Decades
Four U.S. Navy ships and a British Royal Navy frigate entered the Barents Sea north of Russia on May 4 to conduct Arctic security operations, the Pentagon said. The move is the first time U.S. Navy... Rolls-Royce Braces for the Worst from COVID Crisis
Rolls-Royce cannot seem to catch a break. The company has spent the last few years dealing with corruption issues, problems on a flagship engine program, the threat of Brexit, and now the COVID-19 pan... Seoul Says It Won’t Improve Defense Cost-Sharing Offer
South Korea has already presented the US with its best possible offer in ongoing defense cost-sharing talks, local reports said Wednesday, as the US called for more “flexibility” from South Korea. ... Greece Signs Three-Year Lease for IAI Heron Drone
Defense relations between the State of Israel and Greece have been strengthened. Defense Ministry Director General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Udi Adam and General Director for Defence Investments and Armament,... Lürssen Completes Hull of First Australian OPV
The Morrison Government’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program has reached another milestone with the two halves of the first Arafura Class OPV coming together to form a complete hull. Built by Lue... Canada Makes US$70M Payment for F-35 Despite Development End
OTTAWA --- The federal government has made another multimillion-dollar investment into the development of the F-35 stealth fighter jet, even as it weighs a new extension to the $19-billion competition... B-1B Bombers Exercise in Estonian Airspace
TALLINN --- B-1 Lancer strategic bombers of the United States on Tuesday rehearsed cooperation with forward observers of the Estonian defense forces and NATO allies at the Estonian defense forces' cen... Leonardo Adds Rafael Pods to M-346 Light Fighter Variant
TEL AVIV --- RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems will supply 5th generation Litening-5 and RecceLite systems to equip Leonardo's M-346FA light combat aircraft. This is the first integration of 5th generat... US Marine Rotation to Australia to Proceed As Planned
This morning I spoke with my colleague and friend, US Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper. We reaffirmed our Alliance is based on shared values and close friendship. As we have done for over 100 years... Pentagon Focuses on Sustaining Industrial Base Through Pandemic
The Defense Department is using an array of tools to ensure the defense industrial base stays afloat so it can provide critical materiel now and remain robust after COVID-19 has passed. Ellen M. Lo... Chinese Navy Has Underground Bases for Its Submarines
China is a maritime nation with over 9,000 miles of coastline, dotted with ports. Compared to most other countries, it has a large number of naval bases. By dispersing its forces across many bases the... Raytheon wins $325M to Repair US Navy ATFLIR Pods
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, McKinney, Texas, is awarded $325,000,000 for a firm-fixed-price contract for the repair of the Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared System used in support o... Airbus, Xenesis Sign Payload Contract for New Bartolomeo Platform
HOUSTON --- Airbus and Xenesis have signed a contract for a payload slot on the International Space Station (ISS) Bartolomeo platform for the demonstration of their Xen-Hub optical communication space... British Army Stands Up Its First Aviation Brigade
As of April 2020, the first-ever Aviation Brigade in the British Army formed up, bringing with it a new structure, new doctrine and brand-new way of fighting. Contemporary threats elicit a contempo... KBR Wins $140M US Navy Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Orders
HOUSTON --- KBR announced today that it has been awarded two recompete task orders totaling $140 million to support engineering and rapid prototyping efforts for the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Air Force I... Australia Unveils Plan to Transform Naval Sustainment
Why ‘Plan Galileo’? Because Italian astronomer Galileo’s work fundamentally changed the way we view the universe by helping upend conventional wisdom and prove the Sun is the centre of our Solar Syste... Swedish Armed Forces Continue to Exercise
Recently, the decision was made to postpone the extensive military exercise Aurora 20, which was planned for May. However, that does not mean that the Swedish Armed Forces is halting all of their exer... UK MoD Funds Development of New Sensors
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded 13 contracts worth a total of £2.3 million to develop improved Electro-Optics and Infrared (EOIR) sensor capability, it was announced today. ... US Marines, Australian Troops Test New Weapons Simulation
DARWIN, Australia --- Click. Click. Pop. A slight vibration sent though the shoulder. Focus on the next moving target. Pop. One more to go. Pop. Unload show clear. “End of Scenario” fades in white let... USAF Modernizes Survival and Escape Training
FAIRCHILD AFB, Wash. --- The 336th Training Group is streamlining Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training with several possible permanent changes to modernize training which have b... NNSY Completes First Organic Cold Spray Repair by US Naval Shipyards
PORTSMOUTH, Va. --- Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) had a momentous win in innovation recently, developing and completing the first organic cold spray repair of the U.S. naval shipyards. USS George ... US Army Researches Integrated Power Cables for Soldiers
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- Army Futures Command (AFC) is bolstering dismounted Soldiers’ power capabilities by developing integrated, flexible cables for a new generation of modernization priori... | 
