| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Alitalia Successor Airline ITA to Buy, Lease 59 Airbus Aircraft
ROME --- ITA has selected Airbus as the strategic partner for the fleet of the Italian airline. The airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 28 new aircraft: 10... Turkey, Russia Mull Partnership on Fighters, Submarines
ISTANBUL --- Turkey is considering more joint steps with Russia in the defense industry, including for fighter jets and submarines, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday, a day after meeting wi... Fincantieri Launches Third Corvette for Qatar
TRIESTE, Italy --- The technical launch of “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah class corvette ordered from Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition progra... North Korea Says It Tested ‘Remarkable’ New Anti-Aircraft Missile
The Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK test-fired an anti-aircraft missile newly developed by it on September 30, to confirm the practicality of operation of the launcher, radar and all-purpose ba... CRS Details Modifications of Italy’s Fremm Frigate for US Navy
The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and wants to procure a total of 20 FFG-62s. Congress funded the first FFG-62 in FY2020 at a cost of $1,281.2 million (i... Czech, French Defense Ministers Comment $333M Caesar SP Gun Deal
The Czech army will receive new cannons. A contract was signed today at the Ministry of Defense for the acquisition of 52 new Caesar self-propelled howitzers from the French manufacturer Nexter System... Italy Orders Six Piaggio P180 Aircraft for €171M
ROME --- Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini yesterday signed the inter-ministerial decree for the defense share of the acquisition of six P180 aircraft produced by Piaggio Aerospace for the Arme... GD Wins $273M to Deliver Prototypes of Hammerhead Naval Mine
General Dynamics Mission Systems, Fairfax, Virginia, is awarded a $92,931,647 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract to design, test and deliver Hammerhead Prototype articles and other rela... AARGM-ER Anti-Radar Missile Enters Low-Rate Initial Production
LOS ANGELES --- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation the contract to proceed with low rate initial production (LRIP) for the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended R... US Navy Orders Up to Eight Patrol Boats for Ukraine
SAFE Boats International, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded an $84,254,484 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-21-C-2201 for the detail design, construction, outfitting... RAF Retires E-3D AWACS Fleet But No Replacement Before 2023
A Royal Parade, attended by His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex, was held today at RAF Waddington to mark the retirement of the E-3D Sentry from RAF service. His Royal Highness the Earl of Wess... Fluor Marine Wins $1.1Bn for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Work
Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC, Arlington, Virginia, is awarded a $1,163,470,003 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-2130 to exercise the fiscal 2022 option for na... GD Wins $475M to Support US Navy SSBNs
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $475,002,626 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-17-C-2117 for le... US Clears Sale of Refurbished EA-18G Growler to Australia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of EA-18G Growler Aircraft, Related Defense Services, and related... Boeing Wins $173M to Fix Oxygen System on Super Hornet Fighters
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $172,798,899 firm-fixed-price, fixed-price incentive (firm target) modification (P00026) to a previously awarded contract (N0001918C1046). This mo... BAE Begins Work on £1.3Bn Royal Navy Support Contracts
Today, BAE Systems marks its first day as part of the team that will deliver the five year Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) alongside the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Royal Navy. In Ma... Boeing Wins Order for Five CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
The Boeing Company, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $391,356,885 fixed-price incentive contract for up to five CH-47F renew aircraft. Bids were solicited via the internet with one recei... Kongsberg Awarded US Marine Contract for C-UAS Capability
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to Kongsberg Protech Systems USA to deliver remote weapon systems (RWS) as part of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) program. The ... Safran Tests French Army's Future Patroller UAV in Finland
PARIS --- The Patroller tactical drone system, developed and produced by Safran Electronics & Defense, carried out a series of flight tests this past summer in Finland. These tests were part of the ta... Switzerland to Join Air Defense User Group
BERN --- To ensure the operational readiness of the Swiss Army, it is important that its surface-to-air defense systems are compatible with those of other armed forces. In order to guarantee interop... Sale of Czech Aerospace Company Aero Vodochody is Concluded
The Aero Vodochody sale transaction was successfully completed; new owners took over the largest Czech aircraft manufacturer. Based on an agreement signed in July 2021 Hungarian company HSC Aerojet Zr... Kongsberg Signs Contract for F-35 Tails
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services AS (KAMS), a subsidiary of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, has signed agreements with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics worth 122 mill NOK to supply parts for the F-35... Lithuania Acquires Additional G-36 Assault Rifles
On September 30 the Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defence signed a contract with Germany’s Heckler & Koch GmbH on procurement of additional amount of G-36 assault rifles. “... France, Sweden Sign ‘Non-Binding’ LoI on Defense Cooperation
Letter of Intent between The Minister for The Armed Forces of The French Republic and The Minister for Defence of the Kingdom of Sweden concerning The Bilateral Defence Cooperation. Introduction ... | 