Latest Feature Stories Boeing's Troubled 737 MAX: Poised for a Comeback? It is the longest global grounding of an airliner in the history of civil aviation. Still, in effect, the grounding was first put in place on March 13, 2019. But now it is due to be lifted soon. The a... Latest Press Releases Greece Makes Formal Request for 18 to 24 F-35 Fighters for Delivery from 2021 ATHENS --- Following the decision of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to purchase 18 twin-engine French Rafale fighter jets (six new and 12 slightly used), Greece has officially asked Washington for... Norway Short-Lists S. Korean K-2 and Leopard 2 for Tank Modernization Program The government will buy new tanks and there are two suppliers that are relevant for the delivery of a tank to Norway. The Storting decided in the Land Power Study (Recommendation 50 S (2017-2018)) ... Bulgaria Signs €503M Deal to Build Two Lurssen Multipurpose Patrol Vessels "Today is an important day for the Navy. With this project, we took the second step towards the modernization of the Bulgarian Army, after signing the contract for new fighter aircraft. I hope it is n... SM-3IIA Missile Intercepts ICBM Target in Test The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System-equipped destroyer intercepted and destroyed a threat-representative Intercontinenta... Subs and Ships: Israeli Faces ‘Worst-Ever’ Defense Corruption Case “Case 3000” – the submarines and war ships affair – is not just another “ordinary” corruption scandal, which relates primarily to unethical practices. Rather, it is Grand Corruption combined with Defe... Arianespace’s Vega Launcher Fails on 17th Flight Eight minutes after liftoff of Vega mission VV17, following the first ignition of the engine of the Avum upper stage, a deviation of trajectory was identified, entailing the loss of the mission. Te... Lithuania Signs $213M Contract for Four UH-60M Black Hawks On November 13 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and acting U.S. Secretary of Defence Christopher C. Miller signed a contract on acquisition of a new UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter platform... China Begins Flight-Testing Y-20 Tanker Variant: Reports The development of the aerial tanker variant of China's domestically developed Y-20 large cargo plane is apparently entering the final stages, as a recent photo captured what seems to be a Y-20 tanker... Acting US DefSec Outlines Goals in Message to Pentagon Message to the Department -- Acting Secretary Miller's Goals During my first week as the Acting Secretary of Defense, I have once again seen firsthand the caliber and commitment of the women and men of the Department of Defense. The American public places their... US Deploys F-22 Raptor Fighters to Guam LANGLEY, Va. --- A contingent of 94th Fighter Squadron Airmen and F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to condu... USS Ross Enters Baltic Sea, Visits Swedish Waters in Bilateral Exercise BALTIC SEA --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) entered Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea to participate in a bilateral land, air, and sea exercise between... Over 100 Australian Firms Apply to Join Submarine Supply Program Over 100 companies in Australia have applied to Naval Group to manufacture 23 specialised items of submarine equipment for the Morrison Government’s Attack Class Submarine Program. This follows the... Thai Air Force Celebrates 100% Gripen Availability With a formation flight, the Thai Air Force showed its appreciation for how the support for the Gripen system in Thailand works. Last week, the Royal Thailand Air Force (RTAF) Wing 7 had 100 perce... US Air Force Resumes Testing New F135 Fan Rotor Design ARNOLD AFB, Tenn. --- Testing of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine has resumed in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex J2 Engine Test Cell at Arnold Air Force Base. The test team is seeking to ... Phase 2 of Exercise MALABAR 2020 in Western Indian Ocean The second phase of Exercise Malabar 2020 will be conducted in the Northern Arabian Sea from 17 to 20 November 2020. Taking forward the synergy achieved in the recently concluded Phase 1 of Exercise ... Lithuania Offers Permanent Deployment of US Military Forces Minister of National Defence R. Karoblis met with acting U.S. Secretary of Defence Christopher C. Miller. “The U.S. is the principal transatlantic Lithuania’s ally whose part in the efforts to stre... NATO Readies for Cyber Threats NATO’s biggest cyber defence exercise, the week-long Cyber Coalition started on Monday (16 November). The exercise aims to train cyber defenders in their ability to defend NATO and national networks a... Rostec Completes First MS-21-310 with PD-14 Engines Irkut Corporation, which is part of United Aircraft Corporation, has completed the construction of an MS-21-310 prototype aircraft that will undergo flight tests with Russian PD-14 engines. On Novembe... AEDC at Forefront of Hypersonic Test, Evaluation ARNOLD AFB, Tenn. --- Hypersonics is considered a critical field for national defense, and the Arnold Engineering Development Complex is critical to the success of the Department of Defense in that fi... BAE Launches Red Ochre Labs to Develop Australian Defense Tech BAE Systems Australia today launched Red Ochre Labs to develop new, world leading sovereign disruptive technologies to meet the future requirements of the Australian Defence Force. Red Ochre Labs ... Australia Contracts A$800M for Joint Training Facility with Singapore Australian company, CPB Contractors Pty Ltd, has been awarded the contract to deliver the first phase of works for a new defence training area near Greenvale in North Queensland, creating hundreds of ... Australian Govt. to Fund BAE’s Factory of the Future BAE Systems Australia welcomes the South Australian Government’s funding announcement in the 2020 State Budget which will fast track the development of the Line Zero – Factory of the Future. As a m... CAE Raises $450M, Acquires Flight Simulation MONTREAL --- CAE today announced that it has acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Flight Simulation Company B.V. (FSC) for a cash consideration of approximately €70 million (approximately... |