| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Ukraine Presses for More NATO Weapons
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on NATO members to provide Kyiv with all the weapons it needs in its battle with Russian forces as Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine e... US Approves More Javelins Ukraine; Switchblade Loitering Munitions on their Way
An additional $100 million in presidential drawdown to support Ukraine was approved yesterday. Part of that will be used to provide additional Javelin anti-armor systems to Ukrainian forces, said Pent... Bundestag Finally Approves €150M to Arm Luftwaffe's Heron TP Drones
At its meeting on April 6, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved the funds to arm the Heron TP reconnaissance drone. In the future, the drones can be equipped with special precision... Airbus, Qatar Airways Back in Court Over A350 Issues
Airbus and Qatar Airways are set to face each other in court as a dispute over billions of dollars of jets enters a theatrical phase and rattles some airline leaders. The Gulf carrier will on Thurs... Russian Troops Have Left Kyiv But Have Not Yet Moved to Eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON --- Russian ground forces have pulled back from the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv but have not yet redeployed to the eastern region of the country, a senior U.S. defense official s... GA’s Sea Guardian Drone Selected for Japan Coast Guard
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to be selected to support the Japan Coast Guard’s (JCG) RPAS Project. Operations will feature GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian an... China Slams AUKUS Plan to Develop Hypersonic Weapons
As the US, the UK and Australia announced they would cooperate to develop hypersonic weapons under the framework of the new AUKUS alliance and the NATO leaders are set - for the first time ever - to d... Diehl, Hensoldt Offer Existing Air Defence Systems to Germany
TAUFKIRCHEN/ÜBERLINGEN, Germany --- The system houses Diehl Defence and Hensoldt have agreed to intensify their cooperation in the field of ground-based air defence. Based on proven joint systems ... Early Retirement for 1/6th of US Air Force F-22 Fleet
It was a coincidence, but it shouldn’t have been. The Air Force announced March 28 that it is scrapping 33 of its 186 F-22 fighters, a plane built to take on the Soviets. That happened just as the Rus... Czech Government to Set Up Defense Fund, Accelerate Procurement
On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the government, at the suggestion of the Minister of Defense Jana Černochová, approved two important measures to strengthen the Czech Republic's defenses and accelerating ... Leonardo Wins £360M Contract to Support Wildcat Helicopter
A five-year, £360 million support and training contract for the Wildcat helicopter has been renewed with Leonardo Helicopters UK. A total of 340 jobs will be sustained at RNAS Yeovilton and Leonard... Turkey’s Defense Exports to Ukraine Up 30-Fold in Q1
ISTANBUL --- Ukraine has purchased almost 30 times as much defense industry equipment from Turkey in the first quarter as it did a year earlier, official data showed, as it prepared for and fought aga... SOCOM Budgeted $246M in FY23 for Nine 'Armed Overwatch' Aircraft
Special operators need an eye-in-the sky to look out for them as they operate in dangerous environments across the globe. And it's not always practical for that overwatch to come from high-end combat ... Despite Pentagon's $773 Bn Budget, Some US Soldiers Face Poverty
The latest Pentagon budget includes a congressionally-mandated Basic Needs Allowance. That’s a new monthly payment to troops whose household income is less than 130% of the federal government’s povert... Philippines Officially Induct Two T129 Helicopters, C295 Transport Aircraft
MANILA --- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) had its attack and tactical transport capabilities boosted with the formal acceptance of two brand-new Turkish made T129 ATAK helicopters and an Airbus Defens... HAL, Israel Aerospace Sign MoU for Tanker Conversions
BENGALURU / NEW DELHI --- In a move aimed at bolstering the ‘Make in India’ campaign, HAL has entered into an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert civil (passenger) aircraft to Multi ... US Will Maintain Appropriate Defense Capabilities in Korea: Spox
WASHINGTON --- The United States is in constant consultation with South Korea to ensure the allies have adequate capabilities to counter any aggression from North Korea and will continue to do so, Dep... MBDA Posted Record 2021 Sales of €4.2Bn, Booked Orders Worth €5Bn
Éric Béranger, CEO of MBDA, today presented the achievements of MBDA in 2021 and the challenges to come in the near future, and declared: "Our mission is crystal clear – to support the sovereignty and... Leonardo Delivers First Two NFH90 Helicopters to Qatar
ROME --- Another major programme achievement in the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s NH90 programme was made on 31 March with the delivery of the first two NFH naval variant helicopters. The aircraft hando... Royal Navy Resumes Permanent Presence is Far East After 51 Years
SINGAPORE --- Two warships - HMS Tamar and HMS Spey - have been deployed in Britain's first permanent naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region in five decades, and will focus on furthering Britain's ... Russia Files Patent for Stealthy Mobile Coastal Defense Radar
MOSCOW --- Russia’s Salyut leading research and production enterprise for developing shipborne radar systems has patented a mobile coastal defense over-the-horizon radar station with stealth emissions... China Urges U.S. to Cancel Proposed Arms Sales to Taiwan
BEIJING ---- China said Wednesday it is firmly opposed to and strongly condemns the proposed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan worth 95 million U.S. dollars, urging the U.S. to withdraw its plan. "The U.S.... L3Harris Wins $117M Space Object-Tracking Contract
MELBOURNE, Fla. --- L3Harris Technologies has been awarded $117 million for option-year three of a U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command contract to continue maintaining and modernizing infrastructu... India, Israel Hold Workshop on Quantum Technologies
A two-day Indo-Israel Bilateral workshop on Quantum Technologies (I2QT-2022), organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE... Global Super Tucano Fleet Reaches 500,000 Flight Hours
SANTIAGO, Chile --- Embraer announced today, during the 2022 edition of FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Chile, that the worldwide fleet of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft has reac... | 
