| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Poland Begins Search for 32 Light Support Helicopters
The Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of Defence has just announced the launch of technical dialogue concerning the acquisition of 32 support helicopters, codename Perkoz. The aircraft are ... Pentagon Drops 80% Fighter Readiness Rate It Never Reached
WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials have dismissed a 2018 directive from former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ordering the military to ensure nearly 80% of its fighter jets were combat-capable, according t... Fixes Gradually Improving F-35’s Image as $428 Bn Bundle of Flaws
The F-35 fighter jet is starting to outlive its reputation as a $428 billion bundle of flawed hardware and buggy software: Lockheed Martin Corp. and the military have eliminated all of the deficiencie... Japan Faces Challenges In Developing Next-Gen Fighter Jet
The Japanese Defense Ministry aims to seize the initiative on the development of a next-generation fighter jet, but it faces a host of technological and cost challenges. The Air Self-Defense Force’... Russia Tests New Hypersonic Missile Designed for Tu-22M3M Bomber
MOSCOW --- Russian air forces have recently tested a new hypersonic aircraft missile, a source in the military-industrial complex told TASS. The missile is being created for a modified version of the ... Iranian Navy Friendly Fire Incident Kills 19, Injures 15: Official
TEHRAN --- Nineteen Iranian navy men were martyred and 15 others injured in a fatal incident for the Iranian Army Navy’s Kenarak support vessel in the country’s waters near the Southern port of Jask i... Marine Corps Begins Search for Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle
QUANTICO, Va. --- Marine Corps Systems Command is working toward the next phase of replacing the legacy Light Armored Vehicle with a modern Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle. Armored Reconnaissance w... Leonardo M-345 Jet Trainer Wins Italian Certification
ROME --- Leonardo is pleased to announce that the DAAA (Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness), the Italian Ministry of Defence’s Certification Authority, has issued the "Initial Certificati... US Approves $2.3Bn Sale of AH-64E Apache Refurbishment to Egypt
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt to refurbish forty-three (43) AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for an... UAE Approves to Buy 4,569 Surplus MRAP Vehicles
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the UAE of Excess Defense Articles (EDA) of up to four thousand five hundre... F-35 Squadron Returns to US After Six-Months in Mid-East
HILL AFB, Utah --- The first wave of Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing returned home, May 7, following a six-month deployment to the Middle East. The 34t... US Approves $230M Sale of Amraam Missiles to Hungary
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Hungary of sixty (60) AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMRAAMER missiles, and two (2) spare AIM-120C-7/C-8 AMR... Chinese Airborne Troops Transform, Receive New Vehicle
China's first batch of homemade airdrop-capable four-wheeled armored vehicles have entered service, which will boost the all-terrain mobilization capacity of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air For... Arctic Exercise Shows US Concern for Region
A U.S. and British exercise underway in the Barents Sea highlights the importance of the Arctic region in a time of climate change. "Three Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers — USS Donald Cook, US... US and British Ships Leave Barents Sea, Continue Arctic Operations
HMS Kent will today leave the Barents Sea after seven days of cold-weather operations in the icy waters of the Arctic Circle. While many in the Armed Forces rightly continue to focus on supporting ... US Navy Sends More Ships to South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA --- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) conducted presence operations in inte... Boeing Wins Additional $128M, Boosting GMD Program Funding to $11.3 Bn
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded a $128,481,291 contract modification (P00542/P00051) to previously awarded HQ0147-12-C-0004/19-C-0004 on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense develo... Raytheon Wins $238M to Produce Planar Array Antennas
Raytheon Co., Largo, Florida, is awarded a $32,740,207 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed- fee, cost-only contract for Planar Array Antenna Assembly (PAAA) production requirements to support the Cooper... US Navy to Test LCS Ships in Minehunting Role
AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, is awarded a $20,720,170 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-6322 for engineering and techn... Bundeswehr Receiving Fuchs Counter-EOD Vehicles
Unexploded ordnance, mines and improvised explosive devices pose a grave threat to troops deployed in harm’s way. The German Bundeswehr is currently taking delivery of a newly developed high-performan... MD Helicopters Wins $36M to Support Afghan MD-530F Helicopters
MD Helicopters Inc., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $35,823,838 modification (P00032) to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0038 for logistics support for the Afghanistan Air Force MD-530F aircraft fleet. Work wi... Dutch Air Force Extends GKN Fokker Support Contract
GKN Fokker Services and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have signed an extension of the existing total support contract for delivering standard parts for all of the RNLAF's aircraft, helicopte... US Army Orders Aerosonde UAVs for Nigeria, Uganda
AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $25,610,000 firm-fixed-price contract for three Aerosonde Mk4.7 systems, initial spare parts, logistics support, new ... US Navy, Northrop Test New Radar for MQ-8C Fire Scout
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation, commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar. “The AN/ZPY-8 rad... Testing Completed of Second Vendor F-35 Canopy
ARNOLD AFB, TN --- On Friday, 27 March, testers from the Holloman High Speed Test Track, in conjunction with members of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Lockheed Martin, Martin Baker, and B... Australia Launches SATCOM Research Collaboration
Defence scientists are working with colleagues from industry and academia on a satellite communications (SATCOM) research venture that has the potential to significantly enhance military capability. ... Elbit Introduces UAV-Based Maritime Rescue Capability
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems introduces a unique life-saving capability to its Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Integrating detection and identification capabilities, onbo... IAI Buys Rights to Zibar, Zmag, and ZD Off-Road Vehicles
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) continues to diversify its ground operations with the acquisition of the manufacturing of Zibar, Zmag, and ZD vehicle from off-road vehicle manufacturer Ido Cohen. ... | 
