| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Quest for 'Super-Duper' Missiles Pits US Against Key Rivals
WASHINGTON --- They fly at speeds of a mile a second or faster and maneuver in ways that make them extra difficult to detect and destroy in flight. President Donald Trump calls them "super-duper"... US Approves $180M Torpedo Sale to Taiwan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to TECRO of eighteen (18) MK-48 Mod6 Advanced Technology (AT) Heavy Weight Torpedoes (HWT) and r... B-1B Bombers Train with Allied Air Forces in Norway, Sweden and UK
The Swedish Air Force today conducted a combined air exercise with parts of the US Air Force, an exercise that had been planned for a long time, in which all air force units with fighter aircraft as w... KMW, Nexter and Rheinmetall Awarded Initial MGCS Architecture Study
MUNICH / VERSAILLES / DÜSSELDORF --- Standing for Main Ground Combat System, MGCS is a joint Franco-German defence project. The programme, to be implemented under German political leadership, is taske... Ukraine Plans Major Air Force Modernization
The Ukrainian military is looking to procure new fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles over the coming years. In the Air Force Vision 2035 document, recently approved by the Military Council of ... Greek Air Force Denies Delays in F-16 Upgrade, Says Work on Schedule
A statement by the General Staff of the Air Force was issued after recent reports of problems and delays in the upgrade of the F-16 fighter jets. The General Staff of the Air Force clarified the fo... Moscow Plans Additional Modifications to Su-57 Fighter
Moscow’s efforts to develop, test and procure its new Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter have long stalled, with numerous setbacks and delays. While progress has been made, ongoing issues appear t... DGA Releases Details of French Navy’s New Fleet Supply Ships
Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces, on Monday May 18 launched the construction phase of the first of the four naval logistical ships (BRF) of the "Fleet Logistics " (FLOTLOG) program (FLOTL... Piaggio Awarded €125M Maintenance Contract by Italian MoD
VILLANOVA D’ALBENGA, Italy --- While getting closer to the deadline for the submission of expressions of interest for the purchase of its business complexes, Piaggio Aerospace is awarded a new contrac... White House Releases Report on ‘US Strategic Approach to China’
On May 20, 2020, in accordance with the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the administration delivered a report, "U.S. Strategic Approach to the People's Republic of China" to members of Congre... US Use of Electromagnetic Spectrum is Contested
That the U.S. military is no longer the only — or even the dominant — user of air, land, sea, space and cyberspace is not disputed. In every domain where the U.S. military once went unchallenged, newc... India Approves Local Production of 26 Defense Items
Government has issued Public Procurement (Preference to “Make in India’) Order 2017 vide Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Notification No.P-45021/2/2017-B.E.-II dated 15.06.2017 (a... France Reforms Maintenance of Dauphin and Panther Helicopters
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, on May 15, 2020 convened a ministerial investment committee devoted to the maintenance in operational condition (MCO) of the Dauphin Pedro and P... CAE Wins Order for Third PC-21 Mission Simulator for French Air Force
MONTREAL --- CAE today announced it signed a contract amendment last February with Cognac Formation Aero, a joint venture of Babcock France and Dassault Aviation, to provide an additional Pilatus PC-2... Russia Developing New Combat Engineer Equipment
In the interests of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, new models of equipment are being developed. Instead of the obsolete tank bridge-layers, work is underway t... USS Zumwalt Completes First Live Fire Test
PACIFIC OCEAN --- Sailors aboard USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), working with engineers and technicians from Navy Surface Warfare Centers, successfully executed a “structural test fire” of the Mark 46 MOD 2 G... Boeing Picks STS Aviation as Key UK Wedgetail Supplier
LONDON --- Boeing has selected STS Aviation Services and its Birmingham site for the conversion work on the United Kingdom's fleet of five Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Mk1 aircraft. The c... Merlin Helicopter Makes Debut on Medway
The Navy’s largest helicopter has debuted on its global patrol ships for the first time, during three days of intensive training in the Caribbean. Commando-carrying Merlin Mk4s touched down on HMS ... USS Theodore Roosevelt Returns to Sea
PHILIPPINE SEA --- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is underway for the first time since arriving in Guam March 27. The ship left Naval Base Guam and entered the Philippine Sea May 21 to conduct car... Antonov Assembling AN-178 for Peru
Antonov Company has started the general assembly of the fuselage of the AN-178 transport intended for delivery to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Peru. Recently, the fuselage nose ... Korean Air to Supply 400 Cargo Doors to A350s from 2023
SEOUL --- Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's biggest carrier by sales, said Thursday it has signed a deal to begin supplying 400 cargo doors to A350 planes in 2023. In 2011, Korean Air received an... | 
