| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Norway Orders Joint Strike Missiles for F-35 Fleet in Deal Worth $480M
The Director of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, Mette Sørfonden, today signed the production contract for the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Worth nearly NOK 4 b... Swiss Residents Alarmed As Dutch Complaints About F-35 Noise ‘Skyrocket’
LEEUWARDEN, Netherlands --- In Gerard Veldman's living room, the vases vibrate when an F-35 takes off. “In the past, we never had problems with aircraft noise. Since the arrival of the F-35, things ha... Rheinmetall Submits Best and Final Offer for Lynx IFV to Australia
Rheinmetall, the largest supplier of military vehicles to the Australian Defence Force has submitted the company’s Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) best and final offer for the Australian Departme... Taiwan’s Brave Eagle Jet Trainer Makes Maiden Flight
TAIPEI --- In a significant step forward for Taiwan’s indigenous defense industry, the “Brave Eagle” Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) conducted its official inaugural flight Thursday (Oct. 21). With Chin... Airbus Pushes New H175M for UK Puma Replacement
Airbus Helicopters UK has held U.K. demonstrations with its new H175M medium-lift helicopter, a derivative of the commercial H175 and a type that the company sees as an ideal candidate for the U.K.’s ... US Urges N. Korea to Halt Missile Test ‘Provocations’ as UNSC Meets
NEW YORK / SEOUL --- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called on North Korea Wednesday to refrain from further provocative actions and engage in “sustained and substantive dialogues,” after Py... German Defense Minister Warns Europeans Not to Detach from NATO
her European counterparts: Forget your lofty ideas about the Continent defending itself and get real. Kramp-Karrenbauer is doubling down on her dismissal of the idea of European strategic autonomy,... Chinese Sorties Near Japan Airspace Doubled During Summer
The number of fighter jets Japan scrambled to intercept Chinese aircraft approaching its airspace rose sharply over the summer, reversing months of declines, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense. ... Finland to Buy Additional K9 SP Howitzers
Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen has approved the Defence Forces’ procurement proposal and has authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command to procure five additional armoured howitzers in 2022.... First Aksungur Maritime Patrol Drone Delivered to Turkish Navy
ISTANBUL --- The Turkish military on Wednesday received the first Aksungur, a domestically produced medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the top defense body head said... Lockheed Wins $207M to Modify F-35 Aircraft for Block 4 Flight Testing
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $206,832,036 undefinitized modification (P00012) to a cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee... NATO Secretary General Details Agenda for Ministerial Meeting
NATO defense ministers are meeting in Belgium to chart the course for the alliance as it modernizes and adapts to a world dominated by strategic competition, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sa... US Marine Corps Acquires Two MQ-9A Reaper Unmanned Aircraft
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the transfer of two MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps on October 15, 2021. T... Russian Navy May Receive First Lada-class Submarine in 2022
MOSCOW --- The first serial diesel-electric attack submarine Project 677 Lada, developed by the Admiralty Shipyard, is likely to be handed over to the Russian Navy in 2022, a source told TASS on Wedne... B-1B Bombers Return to Diego Garcia for First Time in 15 Years
DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Territory --- U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and approximately 200 Airmen deployed from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to Naval Support Facility Diego Ga... Sikorsky Wins Order to Modify CH-54K Test Aircraft
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $14,102,675 modification (P00001) to a firm-fixed-price order (N0001921F0718) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement... CRS Update on US Navy Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles
The Navy wants to develop and procure three types of large unmanned vehicles (UVs) called Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs), Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MUSVs), and Extra-Large Unmanned Un... Israeli Air Force Adopts IAI's Anti-Jam GPS System
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) innovative ADA Anti-Jam GPS System, designed to protect GPS/GNSS navigation from jamming, has been integrated into advanced platforms used by the Israeli Air Force (... Hanwha Inks Deals with Elbit, Elta on AESA Radar, Aviation Tech
SEOUL --- Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and ICT unit of Hanwha Group, said Thursday it has signed partnership deals with two Israeli defense companies to push for its export of an advanced radar sys... Rolls-Royce Keen to Partner with Indian Navy’s ‘Fleet of the Future’
As part of the UK’s upcoming Carrier Strike Group tour, Rolls-Royce is all set to showcase to Indian Navy customers its capabilities to design, build and deliver customised power and propulsion soluti... CRS Reviews Congressional Review Process for Arms Sales
This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell maj... Saab Touts Upgraded Electronic Attack Pod for Gripen E
Flying modern fighter aircraft is an extreme challenge. Doing it in a mission environment where pilots and fighters face increasingly advanced threats, the challenge becomes even greater. How do you g... British Army Mulling Virtual Reality Training for Future Soldiers
Virtual Reality (VR) training could become the norm for the soldier of the future, as the Army Warfighting Experiment 2021 on Salisbury Plain Training Area is demonstrating this month. The Army iss... Elbit Sells Ashot Subsidiary for $88M
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for the sale of all ordinary shares held by its wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary, IMI Systems Ltd., in IMI's 8... | 
