Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Clears $985M Sale of 12 MH-60R Helicopters to Australia WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters, Related Defense Services, an... IAI Selected to Develop Israel’s Future Armored Fighting Vehicles Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been selected by Israel’s Ministry of Defense (IMoD) as the prime contractor and integrator for developing the concept and technologies for the future armored fig... US Army Takes Delivery of First Launcher for LRHW Hypersonic Missile JB LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --- Today the U.S. Army equipped the I Corps’ 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, with the nation’s first prototype hypersonic ground equ... Making Sense of Turkey's Request to Buy F-16 Fighters Unrefuted media reports suggested that Turkey has made a request to the U.S. to purchase 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes. The f... US Nuclear Engineer and Wife Charged with Trying to Sell Secrets US authorities have arrested and charged a nuclear engineer and his wife for trying to sell secret information about the design of nuclear submarines and passing it on to another country. Jonathan ... US to Deploy 1st Air Cavalry Brigade to Europe WASHINGTON --- The Department of the Army announced today the 1st Calvary Division Combat Aviation Brigade’s upcoming fall rotational deployment to Europe. The 1st Air Calvary Brigade, which is sta... First Air Show In 3 Years Displays China’s Military Capabilities GUANGZHOU, China --- China showed off cutting-edge aircraft ranging from next-generation fighter jets to the latest drones at its biggest air show, shining the spotlight on the country's high-end mili... Navantia Launches S-71 Submarine Final Life Extension Phase The Navantia Shipyard in Cartagena launched the S-71 'Galerna' submarine this Friday as part of the work planned to extend its life cycle. From this moment, the ship will remain moored to the dock to ... US Army Unveils New Black Hawk Variant, UH-60V FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. –-- The U.S. Army unveiled the newest variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the UH-60V, during a ceremony Wednesday at the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army Nat... China Prepares to Export Longer-Range Air-to-Air Missile China is pushing its most capable in-service medium-to-long range air-to-air-missile (AAMs), the PL-15, for export only some three years after introducing the weapon in domestic service. The move flag... Ultra to Upgrade Tunisian Command and Control System Ultra is pleased to announce the U.S. Navy International Program Office has placed an initial order for US $11M for a full suite of Command, Control and Intelligence (C2I) systems to integrate sensors... Norway Approves Small Satellite Launch Site Andøya Space will receive approved financing with a total value of NOK 365.6 million. With the financial support, the Norwegian government gives the green light to establish a launch site for small sa... China Upgrades Fighter Pilot Training for Air Force, Navy The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force aims to train new pilots for fighter jets more quickly and efficiently, after its flight academy took delivery of advanced J-10 fighter jets and st... US Army Unit Fires New M-SHORAD Missile in Europe The 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, part of the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, completed the first live-fire of the maneuver short-range air defense weapon system at the t... Philippines Take Delivery of Mistral SAMs for Two Frigates MANILA –-- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly the Navy, gets a huge boost to defend against aerial threats with the delivery of the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) of its... CRS: China Naval Modernization’s Implications for US Navy In an era of renewed great power competition, China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has become the top focus of U.S. defense planning and budgeting. China... US Navy Super Hornet Refuels British F-35Bs for First Time F-35B Lightnings from 617 Squadron have conducted Air-to-Air Refuelling from a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet for the first time. The 617 Squadron jets are currently embarked aboard the Royal Navy ai... Danish F-16s Have Busy Month In Baltic Air Policing Mission RAMSTEIN, Germany --- Already one month into the three-month deployment, the Danish F-16 detachment based at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, have been in great demand. The dedication of the 60 strong... GD Wins $482M Contract for Nuclear Submarine Work General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $482,115,887 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2120 for lead yard support and developm... Artificial Intelligence ‘Will Play Important Role in Network Defense’: DoD Attacks by hostile governments and criminal networks on civilian and Defense Department cyberspace assets are constant threats. As artificial intelligence grows in cyberspace and as it matures to ente... Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA --- U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) joined with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopt... US, India Confirm Joint Development of Air-Launched UAVs Defence Secretary of India Dr Ajay Kumar and the US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Dr Colin Kahl co-chaired the 16th meeting of the India-US Defence Policy Group (DPG) on 08 October 2021 in Wa... Poland Prepares to Operate 250 Abrams Tanks “The Abrams tank factory is well prepared for production. It has large production capacity. This modern tank has the necessary abilities for the soldiers of the Polish Army to have an advantage over t... |