| Latest Feature Stories Global Arms Industry Flourishing Despite COVID
SIPRI: Global Arms Industry Flourishing Despite COVID (Source: Deutsche Welle German Radio; issued Dec 05, 2021) A $531-billion business: The new SIPRI report shows that the world's top 10... Canada Drops Boeing from Fighter Tender: What Now?
Boeing is officially out of Canada’s fighter jet competition. The company was offering its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 fleet. Canada plans to buy 88 aircraft... Latest Press Releases Finland Reportedly Chooses F-35 As Future Fighter; Decision by Christmas
HELSINKI --- The Defense Forces have proposed to the Ministry of Defense that the F-35 fighter manufactured by US manufacturer Lockheed Martin be acquired as the new fighter of the Finnish Air Force. ... Can US Air Force’s Service Contract Save the F-35?
The Air Force is pleased with the F-35’s performance in combat, and plans on it being the “cornerstone” of the fighter fleet over the next 30 years. The jet’s high operating costs —$36,000 per hour—th... Brazil Prepares to Test Hypersonic Engine
The Aerospace Science and Technology Department (DCTA), located in São José dos Campos (Sao Paolo State), began preparations for Operation Cruzeiro by sending equipment for the first flight test of th... Saudi Operator Orders 26 Airbus Helicopters
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia --- The Helicopter Company (THC), established by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) as the first and only helicopter services provider licensed to operate commercial flights in the ... Ukraine Angers Russia by Buying Turkish Drones, Plans Bigger Ones
Turkey has sold Ukraine significantly more of the armed drones that drew a rebuke from Russia than previously disclosed, with further deals in the pipeline. The Bayraktar TB2 drones, fired for the ... PLA Touts H-6J Bomber’s New Capabilities
The H-6J, the latest type of bomber to enter service with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, recently participated in a live-fire exercise in the South China Sea, practicing bomb droppin... British Army Introduces Sky Sabre Air-Defense System
Sky Sabre, a state-of-the-art air defence system, replaces Rapier, propelling the British Army to the forefront of ground-based air defence missile technology. Unprecedented in speed, accuracy, per... CFM Wins $8.5Bn Order to Power 65 Saudia Aircraft
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia --- During the visit of the President of France M. Emmanuel Macron in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation today announced that it has ordered CFM Inter... Austria’s 18 AW169M Helicopters Acquisition ‘On the Rails’: Minister
VIENNA --- The procurement of 18 Leonardo AW169M multipurpose helicopters is now finally on the rails: On Thursday, December 2, 2021, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Italian counterpart Lorenz... NNSA Completes First Production B61-12 Nuclear Bomb
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) successfully completed the B61-12 Life Extension Program (LEP) First Production Unit (FPU) on November 23... EDA Says Member States Spent €198Bn on Defense in 2020 – Up 5%
Today, the European Defence Agency (EDA) published its annual Defence Data report for 2019-2020, detailing defence spending by the 26 EDA Member States. In 2020, total defence spending stood at €198 b... International Arms Sales Continue to Grow Amid Pandemic: Report
STOCKHOLM --- Sales of arms and military services by the industry’s 100 largest companies totalled $531 billion in 2020—an increase of 1.3 per cent in real terms compared with the previous year. This ... Naval Group Launches First Gowind Corvette for UAE
The first Gowind corvette ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Naval Group was launched today in presence of His Highness Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan Al-Nahyan, Commander of the UAE Naval Forces... Navantia Launches Fifth Corvette for Saudi Arabia
CADIZ, Spain --- The president of Navantia, Ricardo Domínguez, has recognized the work of the staff and teams and highlighted that the company as "a leader in the sector recognized internationally for... Argentina Takes Delivery of Third Gowind-class OPV
Defense Minister Jorge Taiana led this afternoon at the Buenos Aires Naval Station the arrival ceremony of the Multipurpose Ocean Patrol (OPV) ARA "Storni" (P-53) from France. This ship, acquired with... Aerospace: Scarcity in a Consolidating Industry
A wave of consolidation has effectively hollowed out the A&D middle-tier. As we initiate coverage of nine Smid-Cap A&D names, we see selective opportunity. Overall, the market is underestimating the a... Lockheed Wins $78M to Integrate Foreign F-35 Customer’s Weapons
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $77,847,256 modification (P00002) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N0001921C0040). This modification adds scope to ... Norway to Sell ‘Limited Number’ of F-16s to Private Firm
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency has signed a contract with US company Draken International to sell up to 12 F-16 combat aircraft. The aircraft will be used as part of Draken’s training services ... Dutch MoD: Cause of NH90 Crash Cannot Be Determined
It is not possible to conclusively determine the cause of the fatal accident involving an NH90 helicopter on 19 July last year: This is the conclusion of the Defense Security Inspectorate (IVD). Lt Co... Taiwan-Made Catamaran Corvette Fires Sea Sword II Missile
TAIPEI --- A Navy vessel known as an “aircraft carrier killer” fired new domestically made Sea Sword II missiles as a test, reports said Thursday (Dec. 2). The Ta Chiang corvette was commissioned i... Arianespace Orbits Two More Satellites for Europe’s Galileo Constellation
On Saturday, December 4, at 09:19 p.m. local time, a Soyuz launcher lifted off from the CSG in Kourou, French Guiana, and successfully orbited two satellites built by OHB System: Galileo FOC-M9 (23-24... Italy Pursues Cooperation on U212 Submarine Users’ Group
On November 23rd at the Non-Commissioned Officers' Club in Rome, the Naval Armaments Directorate (Navarm) coordinated the annual session of two fundamental meetings for the National Underwater Compone... France’s DGA Takes Delivery of First SLAM-F Prototype
The General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) took delivery of the prototype of a naval anti-mine drone system in Brest on November 25, 2021. This system brings together underwater and surface drones and... Testing of RAF’s New Protector UAV Completed in USA
Key tests in the development of the RAF's new Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) have been completed in the USA. A total of 16 Protectors are currently on order for the RAF bu... Thales Australia Expands Sovereign Munitions Capability
Following Thales Australia’s recent US Department of Defense qualification of its Australian-made TNT to military specifications, Thales is on schedule to commence production of the 155mm M795 Artille... Philippines AF Capabilities Boosted by New Black Hawk Helicopters
MANILA –-- The lift and transport capabilities of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) got a significant boost as it recently received five brand-new Polish-made Sikorsky S-71i "Black Hawk" combat utility h... Saudi Arabia’s SAMI Sets Up Joint Ventures with Airbus, Figeac Aéro
JEDDAH --- Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the National Champion of Military Industries Localization, and Airbus have signed... | 
