| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Russia Moves More Troops Westward Amid Ukraine Tensions
MOSCOW --- Russia is a sending an unspecified number of troops from the country's far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, a deployment that will further beef up Russian milita... RAAF’s ‘Critical’ F-35 Support Contract Confirms Aircraft’s High Operating Costs
Defence recently signed a five-year contract with BAE Systems Australia for the provision of support to Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II operations. The F-35A air vehicle support servi... Dassault Delivers First Six Rafale Fighters to Greece
SAINT-CLOUD, France --- Today, six Rafale of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), operated by its pilots, took off from the Dassault Aviation site in Istres to the Tanagra Air Base, where they were welcomed ... Norway Debating Ways to Fix NH90 Capability Shortfalls
OSLO --- “I acknowledge that there has been some agitation around the NH90 helicopters at Bardufoss. Let me therefore first state that there are no political plans to move the helicopters to Bergen,” ... S. Korea Stresses 'Firm' Readiness Following N.K. Missile Launches
SEOUL --- South Korea's Defense Minister Suh Wook called for a "firm" readiness posture during his visits to key Army units on Tuesday following a series of North Korean missile launches and a border ... China, Russia, Iran to Hold Joint Maritime Exercise
China, Russia and Iran will hold a maritime joint exercise, media reported on Tuesday, citing the Russian navy's Pacific Fleet, without releasing a specific time for the drill. It is not the first ... SB-1 Defiant Executes FLRAA Mission Profile During Trials
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT successfully completed FLRAA mission profile test flights, including confined area landings and low-level flight operations. ... Airbus and Boeing Report 2021 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries
Following a more than challenging 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of recovery for the two largest commercial plane makers. However, Boeing and Airbus still have quite a way to go be... China Reinforces Xinjiang with New Air Defense Missiles, Artillery
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command recently commissioned a large batch of advanced air defense missiles, artillery and multiple rocket launch systems, which analysts ... Arianespace ins Contract to Launch Microcarb Satellite
Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by ESA, on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Microcarb in 2023 on Vega C. Microcarb is a 190kg satellite developed by CNES that will be delive... Caesar SP Howitzer Fires Excalibur Projectile at Record Range
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. ---- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, in partnership with the U.S. Army and French company Nexter successfully fired Excalibur artillery projec... Danish Frigate to Join NATO Force in Baltic Sea
The mission of the HDMS Peter Willemoes, with a crew of 160, has been described as monitoring and deterring Russian activity in the Baltic Sea, which a military expert described as “Denmark's own back... US Knew of Sorry State of Afghan AF Well Before Taliban Rout: SIGAR
U.S. military officials knew months before the fall of the Afghan capital of Kabul that the country’s air force could collapse if contractors and aid were withdrawn, according to a recently declassifi... First Australian C-130J Upgraded to Block 8.1 Standard
The first Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules to be upgraded to Block 8.1 standard hardware and software has arrived home at RAAF Base Richmond. The Hercules was upgraded by Lockheed Martin ... Australia Awards Two Naval Maintenance Contracts
The Royal Australian Navy is growing its fleet and retaining its edge through a major maintenance contract in Cairns, delivering jobs and security in Far North Queensland. Minister for Defence, the... British Army Goes Full-Throttle for Digital Transformation
British soldiers and artificial intelligence experts Adarga have teamed up to supercharge the rapid development of key military digital tools fit for the new information age Signalling a dramatic s... Indra to Supply Spanish CH-47F with Improved Countermeasures
MADRID --- Indra, one of the world’s leading global technology and consulting companies, has signed a 35 million euros contract with the Spanish Ministry of Defence to equip the Spanish Army’s Chinook... Airbus and Boeing Face New Competition from China, Russia
The duopoly of Western aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing is under pressure. Russia's MC-21 airliner is now certified to fly and China is pushing ahead with plans to enter the international mark... USS Tripoli Recovers F-35Bs, Is Certified for Fixed-Wing Operations
PACIFIC OCEAN --– An F-35B Lighting II from Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 touched down on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 11, marking the first t... Russian Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 Crews Train in Rough Weather
The crews of the Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters deployed in the Krasnodar Territory of the mixed aviation unit of the Southern Military District (SMD) flew in difficult meteorological conditions. Th... US Air Force Summit Provides Roadmaps for JADC2, ABMS
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. –-- Senior leaders from around the Air Force recently traveled to Hanscom AFB to discuss aligning the service’s aerial networking efforts in support of Joint All-Domain Command and ... Thales Australia Kicks Off 2022 by Expanding Advanced Manufacturing
LITHGOW, Australia --- Thales Australia has received Development Approval and will commence construction in February on the first phase of an ambitious industrial plan to transform its Lithgow Arms fa... | 
