| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Germany Axes A Joint Project and Ends Armed Drones Psychodrama
PARIS --- At the beginning of April, two major procurement cases were processed, increasing the future capabilities of the Bundeswehr while axing a joint project with France and ending a psychodrama i... Latest Press Releases 43 Nations Attend Ukraine Forum, Heavy Weapon Deliveries Approved
In a forum hosted today in Germany by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, nearly 40 nations met to discuss current and future efforts to provide support for Ukraine in maintaining its sovereignt... US Air Force Says Boeing E-7 Will Replace E-3 AWACS, First Order Due in FY23
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Based on market research, the Department of the Air Force has decided to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System fleet with the E-7 Wedgetail, which... Worried Australia Sends Top Official to Inspect UK Frigate Program
Australia's top Defence official is visiting the United Kingdom this week to receive updates on the troubled $45 billion future frigate program and to speak to senior officials about the war in Ukrain... North Korea Vows to Boost Nuclear Arsenal at Military Parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang is accelerating the development of the country's nuclear arsenal, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday. Kim made the rema... S. Korea to Purchase SM-6 Missile Interceptors for $606M
SEOUL --- South Korea on Tuesday approved a project worth 760 billion won (US$606 million) to purchase shipborne missile interceptors, the state arms procurement agency said, amid North Korea's evolvi... Construction of Royal Navy’s New Type 31 Frigates Begins in Scotland
The first of five Royal Navy Type 31 frigates – HMS Venturer – has begun construction at Babcock’s Rosyth facility. Following the first steel being cut in September 2021, the traditional keel layin... Germany Agrees Direct Delivery of Gepard SP AA Guns to Ukraine
On the fringes of the meeting of 43 states of the so-called "Ukraine Defense Consultative Group", it became known that the Federal government will enable the delivery of anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine... Netherlands to Send PzH2000 Armored Howitzers to Ukraine
Defense sends a limited number of Armored Howitzers to Ukraine. The mobile 155mm gun is the army's heaviest weaponry. Delivery is made at the request of the country for heavier weapons. The Netherland... L3 Tech Wins $593M to Develop Shipboard Panoramic EO/IR Sensor
L3 Technologies Inc., Systems Company, Camden, New Jersey, is awarded a $205,899,580 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-reimbursement, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and fixed-price incentive (firm... Why Putin Might Be Planning A Long Conflict in Ukraine
RIGA ---Despite Russia’s failure to break down Ukraine’s defences, heavy casualties and a series of military defeats, the Kremlin has kept up a refrain: the goals of Vladimir Putin’s invasion will be ... US Air Force Defies Congressional Mandate to Keep A-10 in Service
The A-10 Warthog is the most effective, robust, combat-proven close air support aircraft the world has ever seen. A-10 pilots have saved hundreds of lives over the past 30 years. The aircraft is famou... Turkey’s Otokar Aims for Philippines Light Tank, Light Tactical Vehicle Programs
Otokar, Turkey’s global land systems manufacturer, participates in Asian Defense & Security (ADAS) 2022, on April 27-29, in Manila, Philippines. Closely following the modernization program of Armed Fo... India’s HAL and BEL to Develop Indigenous IRST for Su-30MKI Fighter
BENGALURU --- HAL and BEL signed a contract for co-development and co-production of Long Range Dual Band Infra-Red Search and Track System (IRST) for Su-30 MKI here today under the MAKE-II procedure o... Marine Corps’ New F-35 Hangar to Cost $206 Million
Walsh Federal LLC, Chicago, Illinois, is awarded an $184,794,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. ... Saab to Develop New Weapon Launch System for Gripen
FMV has awarded an order for the development and integration of a new low-level system for launching missiles, pods and other weapons for the JAS 39C / D and JAS 39E fighter aircraft. The order value ... IAI to Supply 3D Radars for Philippine Navy’s New Corvettes
TEL AVIV --- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed an agreement to supply the Philippine Navy with IAI’s ALPHA 3D Radar Systems. The systems will be integrated on ... Hensoldt Develops New Jamming System to Neutralize Enemy Air Defenses
TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany --- Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has achieved a technological leap in the development of products for the electronic protection of aircraft. By combining artificial inte... GA Adds Leonardo’s SeaSpray V2 Maritime Radar to MQ-9
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 multi-mode radar onto an MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and performed its first... Pentagon Orders Six Coastal Patrol Boats for Egypt
Swiftships LLC, Morgan City, Louisiana, is awarded a $22,109,346 firm-fixed-price contract action for six 28-meter Coastal Patrol Craft material production kits, Zodiac Rigid Inflatable Boats, Forward... Navair Developing New Deck Landing Aid for Helicopter Pilots
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- Landing a helicopter in low visibility environments is one of the most difficult tasks in aviation for a rotary-wing pilot – add weather like fog wind, or worse and aircraft re... Marine Corps Declares IOC for CH-53K King Stallion
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Mark Wise announced the Marine Corps has achieved initial operational capability in the CH-53K King Stallion on April 22, 2022. This plan s... Philippines AF Gets First-Ever Air Defense Simulator
MANILA --– The Philippine Air Force (PAF) can now train on various surface-air missile engagement techniques after it formally accepted its first missile simulator, the SPYDER Philippines Air Defense ... CAE to Provide Second NH90 Full-Mission Simulator to German Navy
NORDHOLZ, Germany --- CAE today announced the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has ordered a second full-mission simulator (FMS) to support German NH90 Sea Lion naval helicopter training, ex... NSPA to Support High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
LUXEMBOURG ---The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) will establish support for the life cycle management of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), under the Artillery and Rockets... BAE Selects Wind River for Tempest Advanced Combat Air Systems
ALAMEDA, Calif. --- Wind River, a global leader in delivering software for intelligent systems, today announced it has been selected by BAE Systems to support technology demonstration work as part of ... | 