| Latest Feature Stories The Littoral Combat Ship Shows the Folly of Concurrency
Navy leaders announced in February 2020 that they want to retire the first four Littoral Combat Ships, which aren’t even teenagers, a move that signals an admission of the failure of the program and t... Latest Press Releases Lockheed Wins Ten-Year, $15Bn Contract for C-130J Super Hercules
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $15,000,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for C-130J development, integration, retrofit and production activities fo... Airbus Wins £500M British Order for Skynet 6A Military Comms Satellite
A new military communications satellite is set to keep troops safe across the globe for decades to come, thanks to a £500 million contract confirmed today by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Built by... Lockheed Wins $935M for F-35 Support, More ALIS Hardware Despite Shift to ODIN
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $935,530,602 contract, which consists of an $895,531,143 not-to-exceed cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm, ... Turkey’s Removal from F-35 Program Will Cost $9M per Aircraft: Official
ISTANBUL --- Turkish companies’ removal from the F-35 fighter jet development project would cost the program $600 million, plus an additional cost of $7 million to $9 million per aircraft, Turkish Def... Japanese Rocket Launches UAE Mars Probe
TOKYO --- A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world's first interplanetary mission... Germany Violated Arms Export Regulations for Decades: Report
Germany has systematically violated arms export regulations for 30 years, researchers announced on Sunday. "Germany licenses and exports weapons of war and armaments to countries affected by war an... Pentagon to Reimburse Lockheed Part of Sikorsky Acquisition Costs
The Pentagon has decided to pay Lockheed Martin Corp. only part of the $212 million the company initially requested that it be reimbursed for expenses incurred during its 2015 acquisition of Sikorsky ... Two Killed in Dutch NH90 Crash in Caribbean
In the crash of an NH90 naval helicopter, two of the four crew members on board were killed. They are 34-year-old aviator Christine Martens and 33-year-old tactical coordinator Erwin Warnies. Both sol... Saab to Open A Future Combat Air Centre in UK
Saab is to create a new FCAS centre in the United Kingdom as a hub for our participation in the FCAS (Future Combat Air Systems) programme. Saab is committed to build a long-term relationship with the... Raytheon Wins $126M for Six Enterprise Air Surveillance Radars
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is awarded a $125,881,928 fixed-price, incentive fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-16-C-5370 to exercise options for the... US Navy Investigates Four-Day Fire on USS Bonhomme Richard
The US Navy has launched an investigation into a massive blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard that took four days to put out. The fire aboard the US aircraft carrier on 12 July in San Diego, where... DoD Doesn’t Know if Afghan Drone Program Was Worth $174M Cost: Report
KABUL, Afghanistan --- The U.S. military does not know what it got from a five-year effort to train and equip Afghan forces with surveillance drones to help target Taliban fighters in combat, a watchd... Royal Marine Fleet Protection Group Updates Equipment
Royal Marines who guard the UK’s nuclear deterrent have been testing drones and robots that could aid their crucial operations during closed-quarters combat training at Jackton Police College in East ... US Navy Receives New LCS Ship As It Retires First Four
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- The newest littoral combat ship, the Freedom-variant the future USS St. Louis (LCS 19) arrived in Mayport, Fla., Jul. 17. After leaving from the shipyard in Marinette, Wis., ... US Navy’s ‘Agility Summit’ Seeks Creative Solutions
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Improving how emerging technologies are identified to meet urgent warfighter needs, and accelerating technology transition to the fleet. Identifying military and civilian personnel ... US Air Force Flies 33-Aircraft C-130J Formation for Exercise
DYESS AFB, Texas --- The C-130 community rewrote history July 14, 2020, successfully piloting the largest formation flight ever of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in support of a Joint Forcible Entry e... USAF Declares Full Operating Capability for Air Forces Cyber
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander and Lt. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander declared Full Operating Capability for Sixteenth A... Darpa Eyes 2023 Launch for Satellite Repair Robot
Eyeing a launch in 2023, DARPA’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program will focus the remainder of this year on completing the elements of the robotic payload. The objective of... Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Launch Missiles Over Barents Sea
The tactical flight exercise was held with the crews of Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, on the basis of the mixed aviation regiment of long-range aviation in the Murmansk region. During the event, the ... EASA Certifies Leonardo AW139 Helicopter with Updated Avionics
ROME --- Leonardo announced today further enhancements for the AW139 intermediate twin engine market leader with the recently obtained EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certifications for the Hon... How NATO Can Avoid a Strategic Decoupling in Eastern Med
Since an extraordinary naval standoff occurred between French and Turkish warships in the Eastern Mediterranean in early June, Paris and Ankara have been trading increasingly sharp verbal blows over t... EDA Chief Calls for Greater Collaboration in Wake of Covid
BRUSSELS --- However disruptive the economic and financial impact of Covid-19 might be, it will not obscure the need for Member States to strengthen Europe’s full spectrum of defence capabilities, and... | 
