Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Spain’s Indra Joins FCAS Concept Study on Par with Airbus, Dassault MADRID --- Indra, one of the world’s leading technology and consulting companies, has bolstered its participation in the European Defence Program NGWS/FCAS (New Generation Weapon System/Future Combat ... Pentagon Sees Missile Defense As Part of Great Power Competition All aspects of the military are engaged in great power competition, but while most analysts focus on developments in offensive missiles, Chinese and Russian defense leaders are developing even more ca... Boeing, Mitsubishi Sign Contract to Upgrade Japan’s First Two F-15JSI TOKYO --- Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) recently signed a Direct Commercial Sale agreement to support upgrades to Japan’s F-15J fleet. The contract is part of a larger $4.5 billion m... Combat Air Option for UK: Unmanned Tempest and More F-35s? The UK faces fundamental questions about its identity, global strategy and ambitions as a medium power, having left the EU against a backdrop of an economically devastating global pandemic, an increas... Germany Delivers First Leopard 2 Tanks to Hungary The T-72s greeted with style the first four Leopard 2A4 tanks of the 25th György Klapka Rifle Brigade of the Hungarian Armed Forces, which arrived at the unit as part of the Defense and Force Developm... Latest French SSN Suffren Arrives in Toulon The Suffren, the first of six Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines (ANS), arrived on July 28, 2020 at the Toulon naval base. This arrival at her home port marks an important stage in the sea tri... Thales Begins Production of Ground Fire Radar The first Ground Fire radar is now in production at the Thales Limours site in Essonne to equip, among others, the French Air Force's New Generation Medium Range Surface-to-Air System (SAMP/T NG). ... US Space Effort's Future Hinges on Private Industry When the United States sent men to the moon in the 1960s, the effort was largely driven by the government. But the future of the U.S. space effort will be agile innovators in the private sector who pa... Eglin Afb prepares for First Two F-15EX Due in 2021 EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- In less than a year, Team Eglin takes possession of the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX. Big plans and procedures are underway so developmental and operational testing can b... GA-ASI Selected for Further Skyborg Vanguard Development SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to announce the recent award of an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Air Force Life Cyc... Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship Sails for Africa NORFOLK, Va. --- The Blue Crew of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Jul. 27, on the ship’... Lockheed Wins $18M to Modify Three MH-60R Helos for India Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded an $18,100,000 modification (P00015) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-19-C-0013. This modification pr... Australian Frigate Sonar Upgrade Almost Complete Upgrades to the Spherion B sonar processing systems in the Navy’s Anzac Class Frigates under SEA 1408 Phase 2 is almost complete. The SEA 1408 Phase 2 replaced the existing sonar processing system ... Lithuania Unveils Modernized Air Defense Battalion On July 28 President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda was accompanied by Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis, Chief of the Defence Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Maj Gen ... ATAC to Deploy Ex-French Mirage F-1s in “Red Air” Role NEWPORT NEWS, VA --- Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) announced today that it has been selected to provide two U.S. Air Force bases with adversary air live training under the Combat Air Forc... South Korea May Develop Solid-Fuel Space Rockets Korea can now develop solid-propellant boosters for its space rockets after striking a deal on new missile guidelines with the United States, according to Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday. Kim Hyun-chong, th... Iran Trains with Mock US Aircraft Carrier in Persian Gulf Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a mock U.S. aircraft carrier during military exercises in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, lo... GE Wins Moroccan T700 Order for AH-64E Apache Attack Helos LYNN, MA –-- GE Aviation’s T700 turboshaft engine has been chosen by the Kingdom of Morocco to power its new Defense fleet of Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. Morocco will acquire 48 T700—701D... Hensoldt Delivers Radar for Bundeswehr Counter-UAV System ULM, Germany --- As part of the German Army's "qualified air defence" drone defence programme, sensor specialist Hensoldt is supplying the latest version of its "Spexer 2000 3D" radar to system integr... Italy Selects Sardinia for International Flight School ROME --- Italy’s International Flight School will be set up at the Decimomannu Air Force base, bringing important defense investments in Sardinia and strong attention to the environment "An import... US Approves $60M Sale of Tank Training Ammunition to Kuwait WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of various M1A2K training ammunition and related equipment for an es... US, Australia Seek New Military Cooperation in Face of China WASHINGTON --- The United States and Australia said Tuesday they will expand military cooperation as tensions soar with China, presenting a common front between the allies. Going ahead in Washingt... BAE Australia Wins $30M Periscope Contract for Collins Subs BAE Systems Australia has welcomed an additional two-year, AU$30 million contract extension to ongoing sustainment of the Collins Class periscopes. The original five-year contract began in 2015 and... Curtiss-Wright Wins $220M US Navy Support Contracts DAVIDSON, N.C. --- Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has been awarded contracts valued in excess of $220 million to provide propulsion valves, pumps and advanced instrumentation and c... Estonia and Luxembourg to Cooperate on UAV Training The Ministers of Defence of Estonia and Luxembourg signed a cooperation agreement in the fields of unmanned aerial vehicle training. Kusti Salm, Director of the Estonian Centre for Defence Investme... |