| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Senate Fails to Block $23 Bn Sale of F-35 Fighters, MQ-9 Drones to UAE
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Senate voted on two resolutions of disapproval Wednesday, failing to block the Trump administration’s planned sale of more than $23 billion in military equipment to the United ... Greece to Sign €2.5 Bn Deal for 18 Rafale Fighters Before New Year: Report
ATHENS --- Greece’s purchase of Rafale fighter jets, whose acquisition is expected to be approved by the Greek Parliament next week, was discussed on Tuesday by Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotop... Russia Signs Agreement to Establish Naval Base on Red Sea
MOSCOW --- Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to establish a navy base in the African nation for at least a quarter-century, part of Moscow's efforts to expand its global reach. The deal pub... First Firing of France’s Modernized ASMPA Nuclear Stand-Off Missile
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, expresses her great satisfaction after the success, on December 9, 2020, of the first firing of the modernized Air-Sol Moyenne Portée Amélioré (... Egypt's Sisi Meets CEOs of Airbus, Dassault and Naval Group in Paris
PARIS --- Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Wednesday with Eric Trappier, the CEO of Dassault Aviation — manufacturer of Rafale fighter jets — in Paris to discuss ways of bolstering cooper... Germany Extends Arms Embargo on Saudi Arabia for Another Year
The German government has extended the arms export ban for Saudi Arabia by a year until the end of 2021, Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reported today quoting a government spokeswoman’s statement to the Ger... Sikorsky Wins $507M US Army Contract for Black Hawk Helicopter Work
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $507,036,949 modification (P00163) to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0009 for UH-60M HH-60M aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Con... KMW Wins €300M to Upgrade Dutch Army Fennek AFVs
MUNICH / THE HAGUE --- Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the Dutch procurement agency DMO (Defence Materiel Organisation) have signed a contract for the upgrading of 322 Fennek vehicles. The MLU (Mi... Saab Wins $250M Swedish Order for Ground-Based Air-Defense
The order that FMV awarded today includes new mobile radar stations and upgrading of existing radar systems. It also includes new command systems and integration of both new and existing air defense s... Virgin Australia Halves Boeing 737 MAX Order, Delays Deliveries
Virgin Australia Group has announced it has reached an agreement with Boeing to restructure its B737 MAX order and delivery schedule. The restructured order book now consists of 25 B737 MAX 10 airc... French Army Updates Status of Next-Gen Scorpion Program
The Scorpion program is now taking shape in all regiments and will profoundly transform the Army, with a transition that will take place over the next 10 years. "My intention is to raise the level ... Russia Conducts Large-Scale Exercise of Strategic Nuclear Forces
MOSCOW --- An exercise of Russia's strategic nuclear forces was held Wednesday under the leadership of the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin, acc... Bell Touts AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter to S. Korea
US aerospace manufacturer Bell Textron claimed Wednesday its attack helicopter model would be a highly reliable option for South Korea’s military seeking to create an aviation regiment next year. S... Boeing’s Autonomous MQ-25 Flies with Aerial Refueling Store
ST. LOUIS --- Boeing and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial refueling store (ARS), a significant milestone informing development of the unmanned aerial ... US Air Force Looks to Modernize Washington Air Defenses
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. --– The National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System program management office here recently released a request for information to modernize systems that defend the NCR. ... Australia Awards A$173M Contract for Night Vision Systems
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will soon be equipped with new cutting-edge, night-fighting capability through a $173 million investment by the Government. More than 5,500 cutting-edge helmet-mo... Bell-Boeing JV Wins $170M for V-22 Upgrade
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $170,438,450 modification (P00035) against previously awarded, fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-17... PLA Introduces New, Assault Vehicle-Based Howitzer
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently introduced a type of newly developed assault vehicle-based howitzer, which experts said on Wednesday is more mobile than truck-based howitzers and c... CSIS Report Rubbishes Comac and its C919 Airliner
BEIJING --- [China’s] plan to make its own commercial aircraft to break up the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus remains a costly pipe dream, according to a Washington-based think tank. While Beijing ha... B-1B Lancer Demos External Missile Release
EDWARDS AFB, California --- The 419th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted an external weapon release demonstration at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec 4. “The Air Force Test Center ... Airbus Concludes Cooperative Pilot Phase with German Startups
MUNICH --- Airbus has concluded a pilot phase of the “Innovations for FCAS” (I4 FCAS) initiative which aims at involving German non-traditional defence players -covering startups, small to medium ente... Slovak Artillery Deploys Abroad for First Time for Exercise
For the first time in history, Slovakia is set to deploy an artillery unit along with its artillery systems abroad. Specifically, this concerns artillerymen of the Self-propelled Artillery Battalion M... White House Issues Another National Space Policy
The White House released the National Space Policy today, which highlights the Department of Defense as a key agency in implementing and achieving the nation’s goals in this important domain. “Th... Next Gen Jammer Low Band Enters Next Phase of Development
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) program received approval to enter the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) acquisition phase Dec. 8. The Honorable J... DRDO Demos Quantum Communication Between Two Labs
Secure communications are vital for defence and strategic agencies world over and distribution of encryption keys from time to time is an important requirement in this context. Sharing of keys over th... Solar Panels May Cause Radio Frequency Interference: FMV
Assigned by the government, the Swedish Armed Forces and the National Electrical Safety Board have launched a study of what type of electrical facilities may cause electromagnetic interference, and to... Austal USA Delivers Future USS Mobile to US Navy
Austal USA delivered its fourth ship of 2020 to the U.S. Navy here today - the future USS Mobile, the 13th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS). Mobile (LCS 26) is one of 16 ships Austal ha... Nammo Signs Strategic Partnership with Finnish Military
Nammo and the Finnish Defense Forces (FDF) signed a new long-term strategic partnership agreement today during a brief ceremony at the Finnish Defense Command in Helsinki. The agreement is a continuat... Italy’s DEMA Delivers First Two Airbus 220 Components
SOMMA VESUVIANA, Italy --- The first two large elements of the Airbus A220 made by Dema - one of the leading manufacturers of commercial aerostructures in Italy - have been delivered at its Somma Vesu... | 
