| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases L3Harris Wins $281M to Develop Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle for US Navy
LAFAYETTE, La. --- L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Navy for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) program. This is the Navy’s first program for an unmanned surface veh... Private Contractors Flying RAF Armed Drones as UK Strikes in Iraq Increase Again
British forces have begun to use private contractors to launch and recover UK Reaper drones undertaking operations against ISIS and other missions which the MoD is refusing to disclose. The revelat... Crucial Combat Tests on F-35 Jets Slip 5 Months on Covid-19 Delay
A phase of rigorous combat testing meant to evaluate how well the next-generation F-35 jet will fare against sophisticated Russian, Chinese and Iranian air defense threats has slipped five more months... British, French and German Defense Ministers to Meet in New E3 Format
Federal Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will invite her colleagues, Florence Parly of France and Ben Wallace of the United Kingdom, to the first formal meeting of Defence Ministers of t... Turkey Hires Lobbyists to Break Congress’s De Facto Arms Embargo
Congressional leaders have blocked major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for almost two years in response to Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems, which the United States says threatens the F-... US, Russia Remain at Odds Over Extension of New START Treaty
The United States and Russia have concluded a third round of arms-control talks still at odds over several key issues, but the two sides showed a willingness to possibly extend the New START Treaty be... Royal Navy Monitors Russian Warships in Waters Close to UK
The Royal Navy and NATO allies have escorted nine Russian Navy warships during heightened levels of activity in the waters close to the UK. Offshore Patrol Vessels HMS Mersey and HMS Tyne joined Ty... Australia Should Already Be Planning to Replace the F-35
Australia’s 2020 defence strategic update and accompanying force structure plan outline the next 20 years of development for the Royal Australian Air Force’s strike and air combat capability. Some not... US Demos Indo-Pacific Airpower with Simultaneous Bomber Missions
Demonstrating airpower, bomber and fighter aircrew assigned and deployed to Pacific Air Forces launched four B-1 Lancers, two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers, and four F-15C Eagles and conducted Bomber Tas... UK Launches Multinational Training for Ukrainian Navy
The UK will lead a multinational Maritime Training Initiative for the Ukrainian Navy, boosting their ability to combat threats in the Black Sea, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed. Visitin... Middle East Deployments Shape Future F-35 Operations: Report
Air Force F-35As from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, have patrolled the skies of the Middle East continuously for the past 16 months, dropping bombs on the remnants of the Islamic State group and testing ... BAE Wins $103M to Modernize Destroyer USS Preble
BAE Systems has received a $103.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88). Under the depot ... US Envoy Says Ball 'in Russia's Court' in Arms Talks
A U.S. arms envoy said Tuesday it is Russia’s turn to respond to U.S. terms to extend the landmark New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. “Russia understands our position and what remains to be seen ... French C-130J Replaces Transall on Operation Barkhane
On July 31, 2020, the expeditionary air base (EAB) at Niamey welcomed a new detachment, that of the C-130J aircraft. The aircraft came to relieve the iconic Transall C160 within the operational transp... Royal Air Force Lead Major NATO Exercise in Lithuania Royal Air Force Lead Major NATO Exercise
An RAF officer has overseen a major NATO exercise in Lithuania. The exercise, the first of its kind to be held in Lithuania, provided Close Air Support Training for several NATO Allies. The exerci... Simulation Training Gets F-35A Pilots Back on Track
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- F-35A Lightning II student pilots from the 58th Fighter Squadron traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, to train on an advanced F-35A virtual simulator July 21-24. “The virtual simulati... An-124 Delivers New P-8 Simulator to Prestwick Airport
A giant Antonov AN-124 cargo aircraft touched down at Glasgow Prestwick Airport on Monday to make an oversized delivery of a new Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) heading to RAF Lossiemouth. The sim... Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 20-3 Comes to a Close
EIELSON AFB, Alaska --- Red Flag-Alaska 20-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, concluded Aug. 14. Flying participants completed roughly 560 sorties and racked up approximately 1,500 flying ... UK MoD to Explore the Potential for Autonomous Logistic Convoys
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is scoping the potential for funding opportunities to develop the use of autonomy for logistic convoy operations. Summary The Defence and Security Acc... China Sees ‘Great Significance’ in Participation in Int'l Army Games 2020
The International Army Games (IAG) 2020 is to run from August 23 to September 5 in Russia. On July 30, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced that the PLA Army and Air Force would dispatch per... Russia to Exhibit Modern Equipment at Army 2020 Forum
Modern samples of weapons and military equipment of tank, motorized rifle and artillery units will be presented at the static exposition at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre at the ARMY 2020 ... BAE to Charts Australian Waters for Defence Force
BAE Systems Australia has secured a three-year, $10 million contract to support the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) ICT systems so that the AHO can produce and maintain nautical charts, publicati... Cyber is Early Focus of New Australian Small Business Grant
Defence small businesses will be recruited to join the fight against cyber threats under a new industry support program being launched today. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said Austra... | 