| Latest Feature Stories Fudging F-35 Figures Is A Lobbyist Stealth Tactic
A [Canadian Broadcasting Corp.] report on Aug. 6 contained some revealing remarks from Steve Callaghan, an executive at Lockheed Martin — one of three bidders on the multi-billion-dollar contract to r... Latest Press Releases Lockheed Wins $62Bn Contract for F-16 Export Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $62,000,000,000 ten-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), fixed-price-incentive contract for new production of F-16 Foreign... US, Poland Sign Agreement to Shift Troops from Germany
The United States and Poland signed a recently negotiated Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) Saturday in Warsaw. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszc... GA Wins $189M Order for Belgian SkyGuardian Drones
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $188,866,819 undefinitized contract action for Belgium MQ-9B SkyGuardian procurement. This contract ... S. Korea Plans to Build Ballistic Missile Submarines
The Defense Ministry said Monday it plans to roll out enhanced submarines in the next five years that will be capable of carrying more ballistic missiles, as part of a long-term initiative to beef up ... Israeli Fighters Train in Germany for the First Time
Next week, starting on Monday, August 17th, 2020, the first joint exercise between the IAF and German Air Force will take place on German soil. This exercise is the only international exercise that th... Finland Plans Fourth Round of HX Fighter Talks from September
The Covid-19 situation is monitored weekly with bidders. Currently, the fourth round of negotiations and performance evaluation-related evaluation events are planned for September-November 2020. N... First Brazilian-Built Submarine Begins Sea Trials
On August 12, another important milestone was accomplished within the scope of the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB), when the submarine “Riachuelo” (S 40) successfully performed the tests forese... Arrow 2 Missile Shoots Down MRBM Missile Target
Overnight (Wednesday), an Arrow 2 interception test was successfully completed. The interception was carried out by combatants from the "Defensive Sword" Battalion in the IAF's Aerial Defense Division... Lockheed, MBDA Submit New TLVS Bid to German MoD
SCHROBENHAUSEN, Germany and DALLAS, TX. --- MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin, the TLVS bidders consortium (TLVS JV), have submitted an updated proposal to the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr E... Boeing Submits Offer for Next-Gen Interceptor to Missile Defense Agency
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Today, Boeing submitted its offer to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) competition, proposing a design that leverages the company’s more th... India Approves $1.2Bn Buy of Turboprop Trainers and Ordnance
To strengthen the Armed Forces by relying on indigenous capability to take forward the initiative on ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting held under the Chairmansh... German Air Force Eurofighters Connect with Remote Carriers
Interconnectivity between remote carriers and Eurofighter Typhoons has been successfully proven for the first time during a live exercise. The technology milestone was hit during the recent German... US Army Completes Second Missile Intercept Test
WASHINGTON --- The Army is one step closer to improving its air and missile defense capabilities after a successful live-fire evaluation intercepted two low-altitude targets flying at close proximity ... Second Airbus MRTT Delivered to NATO Tanker Pool
LUXEMBOURG --- Today, the second Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) aircraft was delivered to the Multinational MRTT Unit (MMU), at the Main Operating Base in Eindhoven (The Netherlands). Upon complet... Ariane 5 Scores Third Launch Success in 2020
On Saturday 15 August, Ariane 5 completed a flawless launch from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, orbiting two satellites and a life extension vehicle: Galaxy 30 for Intels... Lockheed Promises 35% Offsets on All Future Israeli Contracts
Lockheed Martin, maker of the F-35 Lightning II family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft, together with Israel’s Foreign Investment and Industrial Cooperatio... USS Ford Now Halfway Through Post-Delivery Trials
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its 11th independent steaming event (ISE 11) Aug. 5, and is now more than halfway through her post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T) phase of operations. During... Thales Alenia Space Will Build SES-22 and SES-23 Satellites
CANNES, France --- Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced that it has signed a contract with SES to build SES-22 and SES-23, geostationary communicatio... PLA Fighters Cross "Middle Line" of Taiwan Straits
Fighter jets from Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force reportedly crossed the "middle line" of the Taiwan Straits at around 9 am Monday morning, an hour before top US health official met w... India to Ban Import of 101 Defense Items to Promote Local Industry
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his address to the Nation on May 12, 2020 had given a clarion call for a self-reliant India based on the five pillars, i.e., Economy, Infrastructure, System, Demog... Impact of India’s Embargo on Defence Imports
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced an embargo on the import of 101 items through a press release issued on August 9, 2020.1 The annexure to this press release lists a wide range of embargoed ammu... Pentagon Details Framework for Advancing Directed Energy Weapons
The Defense Department is developing directed energy weapons — high-powered lasers and microwaves — in concert with industry in a way designed to achieve optimal outcomes. Two DOD officials discuss... Pending Review: MPs Call for Reset of Britain’s Defence Posture
The Defence Committee today publishes its report “In Search of Strategy – The 2020 Integrated Review”. The Report underscores the need for strong political leadership and strategic analysis to inform ... CRS Issues Short Report on Privatized Adversary Air Combat Training
With U.S. military services looking to alleviate shortages of pilots and publicly admitting shortages in readiness, the Navy, Marines, and Air Force have begun to contract out some kinds of pilot trai... Sikorsky Wins Support Contract for RAN MH-60R Helicopters
An Australian company has been selected by the US Navy to deliver sustainment support for the Royal Australian Navy’s new fleet of maritime combat helicopters. Sikorsky Australia, a Lockheed Martin... The Cost of Australia’s Defense 2020-2021
Despite the current economic uncertainty, the government has recommitted to the generous funding line in the 2016 White Paper, and even extended it by four years. That results in Defence receiving ove... Textron to Supply Two Cessna Grand Caravans to Rwanda
WICHITA, Kan. --- Textron Aviation today announced it was awarded a contract by ATI Engineering Services, LLC for two multi-mission Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) ... HH-60W Jolly Green II Begins Aerial Refueling Tests
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- Approximately 3,000 feet above Eglin Air Force Base, the HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with a HC-130J tanker for the inaugural aerial refueling by the Air Force’s newest combat s... USAF Details $635M National Security Space Launch Contracts
WASHINGTON --- The Space and Missile Systems Center, in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office, competitively awarded two firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery requirement contracts for N... New Agreements Signed to Enhance Growler Capability
Australia has expanded its partnership with the United States to develop the Next Generation Jammer system for the EA-18G Growler. This unique, high-end capability can disrupt, deceive or deny a br... General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and Union Reach Agreement
RESTON, Va. –-- General Dynamics announced today that the negotiating teams from Bath Iron Works and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local S6 reached agreement ... | 
