| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Third NATO RQ-4D Phoenix Drone Flies to Italian Home Base in Sicily
SIGONELLA, Italy --- On July 15, 2020 the third remotely piloted aircraft of NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Programme arrived at 13:37 local time at its new home base in Sigonella, Italy. The lan... US Accuses Russian-Backed Mercenaries of ‘Indiscriminately’ Mining in Libya
STUTTGART, Germany --- U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has clear evidence that Russian employed, state-sponsored Wagner Group laid landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in and around Tripoli... US Navy ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Missions in Caribbean, South China Sea
CARIBBEAN SEA --- Today, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) challenged Venezuela’s excessive maritime claim in international waters during a successful fr... China Says It’s Ramping Up Production of JF-17 Fighter
China has ramped up production of JF-17 fighter jet, which was jointly developed with Pakistan. In the first half of 2020, the number of aircraft delivered was the most in the past five years, accordi... India Delegates Capital Procurement Powers to Armed Forces
Considering the security environment due to prevailing situation along the Northern Borders and the need to strengthen the Armed Forces for the Defence of our borders, a Special Meeting of the Defence... Northrop Minotaur Rocket Launches Spy Satellite for NRO
WALLOPS, Va. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully launched its Minotaur IV space launch vehicle and placed a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spacecraft into orbit at 9:46 a.m. EDT on Jul... Saab Signs $145M Contract to Support UAE’s GlobalEye
Saab has signed a support agreement with the United Arab Emirates regarding the advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) solution GlobalEye. The agreement is valid between 2020 and 2022, wi... Northrop Steers Clear of Defense Contractors’ Plea for Covid Cash
Last week, leaders of eight of the nation’s biggest defense contractors went begging, titanium cups in hand, for federal dollars to ease the pinch the COVID-19 virus is inflicting on their bottom line... US Army Orders BAE’s Next-Gen Missile Warning Systems
MERRIMACK, N.H. --- BAE Systems received $179 million in total awards from the U.S. Army as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) program. This... GA-ASI Details UK Contract for Protector RPAS Production
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the manufacture and delivery of Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air S... Dutch Navy Orders Thales NS100 and Scout Radars
A major reason for selecting the NS100, next to its unparalleled performance, is fleet-wise logistic advantages. The Royal Netherlands Navy already operates the latest generation of Thales 4D AES... China Releases Video of J-10 Fighter Combat Training
New air combat training footage from China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) provides viewers with a firsthand perspective of what it is like to operate a Chengdu J-10 single-engine, lightw... USS Tripoli, Second America-Class LHA, Joins the Fleet
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Tripoli (LHA 7), today, July 15, 2020. Although the Navy canceled the traditional public commissioning ceremony due to public health and safety restrictio... Fire Still Burning Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard on Fourth Day
WASHINGTON --- Sixty-three people have now been treated for minor injuries as the fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard burns for a fourth day. As of Wednesday morning, 40 sailors and 23 civilians h... British Forces Demonstrate Capabilities Around Falklands
HMS Forth joined the Army and RAF in a combined exercise in one of the most remote – and less populated – islands in the Falklands. After a busy ‘remembrance season’ in the South Atlantic, which sa... German Eurofighter, RAF Typhoons Together on Baltic Operation
A detachment of German Air Force Eurofighter fighters have arrived in Lithuania to undertake combined Quick Reaction Alert training alongside the RAF Typhoon fast jets already deployed there. This ... Two Sicily-Based P-8As Take Part in Bulgarian Exercise
SIGONELLA, Italy --- Two P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 participated in the Bulgarian Navy-led exercise Breeze 2020, July 15. Twenty-s... USS Roosevelt, Regional Partners Exercise ASW Capabilities
NORTH ATLANTIC --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) demonstrated the newest capabilities in U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) during exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020, a NATO-le... First Japanese V-22 Arrives at Kisarazu Air Field
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The first international variant of the V-22 Osprey aircraft flew from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to the Kisarazu Air Field July 10, where the Japan Ground Self-Defense Fo... US Air Force Material Command Updates Strategic Plan
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The Air Force Materiel Command has released an updated strategic plan identifying four key focus areas as the organization continues to ensure the Air and Space Forces r... US Air Force Tests New Silent Knight Radar for CV-22 Osprey
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- Eglin’s tilt and rotary wing test squadron pilots logged their first CV-22 Osprey flight incorporating a terrain following and avoidance radar system called Silent Knight here June... US Air Force Begins to Retire KC-10 Tankers
LAKEHURST, N.J. --- The 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings bid farewell to the first KC-10 Extender set for retirement during a ceremony July 13 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The... Boeing Wins $916M to Support ISS Operations Through 2024
HOUSTON --- Boeing NASA’s lead industry partner for the International Space Station (ISS) since 1993, will continue supporting the celebrated orbiting laboratory through September of 2024 under a $916... RUAG Australia Benefits from Defence Grant
The [Australian] Government is helping a Melbourne company which makes key parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet to boost their export capability for a global market. Minister for Defence I... ST Engg, IAI Set Up JV to Market Naval Missiles
SINGAPORE --- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its land systems arm has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) to set up a joint ven... Safran Says Two NATO Countries Choose E-NYX Night Vision Goggles
PARIS --- Safran Electronics & Defense recorded the first two orders for its new E-NYX wide field-of-view night vision goggles (NVG) at the end of June. Combining extremely light weight with enhanced ... Saudi Arabia Plans Biannual ‘World Defense Show’ from March 2022
RIYADH --- Today the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced the launch of ‘World Defense Show’. The show will take center stage in the global defense show... | 
