| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Japan Drops Plan to Deploy Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System
Japan's Defense Minister announced Monday the country will cancel plans to deploy a costly, land-based U.S. missile defense system designed to counter escalating threats from North Korea. Defense ... China Threatens ‘Countermeasures’ As US Sends Three Carriers to Region
In a rare move, the US is sending three aircraft carriers to waters near China as bilateral tensions rise, a move interpreted by foreign media as a warning to China. Chinese military experts said on S... Outsourcing Not Yet Feasible As USAF Looks for More Tanker Options: Report
The House Committee on Armed Services (HASC) tasked the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), in coordination with the Commander of U.S. Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM), to report on the feasibil... Trump Says US Cutting Troops in Germany Over NATO Spending
US President Donald Trump has announced a reduction in American troops stationed in Germany. He faulted Berlin for failing to meet its NATO spending obligations and accused it of treating the US "unfa... EU Commits €205M to European Defense Fund
BRUSSELS --- The Commission announced today 16 pan-European defence industrial projects and three disruptive technology projects that will benefit from €205 million financing through the two precursor... Canada Awards Contract for Construction of Two Joint Support Ships
GATINEAU, Quebec --- Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced that Canada has taken ... Swiss 2021-24 Defense Budget to Increase by 1.4% in Real Terms
The Council of States has adopted five federal decrees relating to the 2020 Message on the Military, including one relating to an expenditure ceiling of 21.1 billion Swiss francs for the period 2021 t... F-35’s Small Diameter Bomb Delayed One Year By Faulty Fin Design
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has warned the US Air Force’s GBU-53 StormBreaker, better known as the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB), has suffered almost a year’s delay thanks to a prob... US Deploys Reaper Drones to Estonia from Polish Base
In cooperation with the Estonian government and in support of our Baltic region allies and partner nations, U.S. Air Forces in Europe has temporarily relocated MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, p... Turkey’s Unprecedented Ascent to Drone Superpower Status
In late February 2020, at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province which Ankara blamed on the government of President Bashar al-Assad, although many suspected th... US Navy Completes First SDB II Guided Release from Super Hornet
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Missiles & Defense completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which will become the second fighter jet to add the weap... First SMDR Reconnaissance Drones Delivered to French Army
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomed the delivery of the first three Systèmes de mini-drones de reconnaissance (mini-drone reconnaissance systems, SMDR) by the Directorate ... Royal Navy Says Frigate Tested to Limit in Baltic Exercise
Drone assaults, torpedo attacks, plucking casualties from the water, and taking on supplies from unusual ships – on the go, in narrow waters – have marked the opening stage of the biggest war game in ... US Air Force F-15Cs Practice Quick Turnarounds in Saudi Arabia
PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Saudi Arabia --- While F-15C Eagles fly high securing U.S. CENTCOM’s skies, U.S. Air Force maintainers and crew chiefs from the 44th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron await the ai... Australia’s DoD Funds Defense Industry Innovation
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, today announced eight new contracts worth more than $21 million, funded under the Government’s flagship $640 million defence innovation program... Switzerland to Improve Weapons Acquisition: Minister
BERN --- Last year, Federal Councilor Viola Amherd asked for an external analysis to improve the arms procurement process. The results and recommendations formulated by Deloitte SA and a support group... Northrop to Build Two C-band Satellites for Intelsat
DULLES, Va.--- Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by Intelsat to build two C-band satellites that will operate in the upper portion of the C-band spectrum, a range of wireless radio frequencies ... Raytheon Has Role in Development of Advanced Battle Management System
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Raytheon Intelligence and Space was awarded a multiple award IDIQ to participate in the Air Force's development of the Advanced Battle Management System, a future command and contro... Israeli F-16 Fighters Damaged by Floods Are Back in the Air
In January, several IAF “Barak” (F-16C/D) aircraft were damaged during a flood in Hatzor AFB. The IAF’s AMU (Aerial Maintenance Unit) restored several aircraft that required a significant maintenance ... Safran Helicopter Engines Extends MRO Contract with RUAG
RUAG and Safran Helicopter Engines have extended until 2021 their contract for maintenance of the fuel control units of the Makila engine powering the Super Puma helicopter. Close partnerships wit... TKMS Unveils New Modular Underwater Vehicle
KIEL, Germany --- ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Germany’s number three defence company and world market leader in conventional submarines, today presented the results of a pioneering research project o... Pilot Killed in F-15C Crash in Britain
RAF LAKENHEATH, United Kingdom --- One pilot was killed when their U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle crashed at approximately 9:40 a.m. (BST) June 15, in the North Sea. The name of the deceased pilot is b... Turkey Charters Two Russian Be-200 for Fire-Fighting
Two Russian Be-200ES amphibious aircraft have arrived in Turkey and from June 16 will begin work on suppressing the spread of forest wildfires in the Republic of Turkey. The signing of the Forest ... GDEB Invests $544M in New Sub-Construction Facility General Dynamics Electric Boat Begins Next Phase of Expansion to Support Construction of New Class of Submarines
GROTON, Conn. --- General Dynamics Electric Boat today announced that it had signed a contract to begin the next phase of construction on a facility to support construction of the nation’s new class o... Leonardo Increases Stake in Avio to 29.6%
ROME --- Leonardo announces the conclusion of the transactions aimed at purchasing 988,475 Avio’s shares. Following the transactions, Leonardo increases its stake in Avio by 3.75%, reaching 29.63% of ... | 
