| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Russia Moving Aircraft Out of Crimea As Attacks Increase, Says Ukraine MoD
After the recent events in Crimea, the Rashists are urgently moving their planes and helicopters deep into the peninsula and to the airfields of the Russian Federation. The occupiers are carrying o... Swiss Voters Could Have Final Say On Buying New US Fighter Jets
ZURICH --- A left-wing coalition has gathered enough signatures to challenge the Swiss government’s plan to purchase F-35A fighter jets from the United States. Political groups behind the “Stop F-3... Marine Corps Orders 8 Extended-Range MQ-9A Reaper UAVs
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Navy recently awarded a $135.8 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for eight MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems that ar... Australia’s Exercise ‘Pitch Black’ Kicks Off with 100 Aircraft from 15 Nations
We are pleased to advise that Exercise Pitch Black is returning to the Northern Territory in 2022 and the Royal Australian Air Force would like to thank the Northern Territory community once again for... Westerners Sponsor Slogans Written on Bombs Aimed At Russians
KYIV, Ukraine --- At a military position near the front line, members of a Ukrainian military unit snickered as a soldier with tattooed arms scrawled a phallic symbol on an artillery shell designed fo... USAF Looks for Resupply Options for Pacific Operations
SCOTT AFB, Ill. --- Air Mobility Command brought together around 200 experts from across the U.S. military for the 2022 Mobility Air Forces Weapons and Tactics Conference July 25 through Aug. 6 at Sco... Boeing Wins Record $3.1 Bn Contract for F-18 Sustainment
PHILADELPHIA, PA. --- Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), F/A-18 Integrated Weapon System Team and Fixed-Wing Contracts Team awarded the Boeing Company of St. Louis, Miss... Rolls-Royce Wins $1Bn US Navy Order for Engine Maintenance
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded a $1,013,571,576 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, requirements contract. This contract provides intermediate, depot-level maintenance and... First Italian Navy PPA Ship Sails on Maiden Mission
LA SPEZIA, Italy --- Thaon di Revel, the last ship delivered to the Navy, today sailed from the port of La Spezia for the Suez Canal. The ship, under the command of Capt. Emanuele Morea, has recently ... France Conducts Long-Range Deployment to Asia-Pacific
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- On August 10, 2022, the French Air and Space Force launched a large-scale long-range deployment of air assets into the Asian-Pacific region. The first phase of the deployment ... China Flies CH-4 Drone with Upgraded Domestic Engine
The self-developed CH-4 drone with a heavy-fuel engine has recently completed scientific research tests in which it successfully carried out autonomous takeoff and landing, waypoint flight, full load ... Funds from Scrapped Russian Deal May Be Used to Buy CH-47s
MANILA --– The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said the PHP12.7 billion allocated earlier for the acquisition of the Russian-made Mil-17 heavy-lift helicopter could be utilized to acquire the Boeing-manufa... Polish Navy Commissions Second Kormoran II Minehunter
On August 12 this year, the second modern Kormoran II minehunter was officially accepted at the Remontowa Shipbuilding SA Shipyard, and then it was handed over to the Polish Navy. The second ship o... MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Expeditionary Exercise
SAN DIEGO --- Northrop Grumman Corporation’s MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s autonomous, runway-independent helicopter system, successfully completed operations under the Expeditionary Advance Base ... Russia Unveils New Advanced Helicopter Carrier Project
PATRIOT PARK, Russia --- The Nevskoye Design Bureau (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) unveiled a scale model of a cutting-edge multi-purpose amphibious assault ship at the Army 2022 intern... BAE to Develop Technology for Next-Gen Radar and Comms
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organization a $17.5 million contract for the Generating RF with Photonic Oscillators ... EATC, MMU Support German ‘Rapid Pacific’ Deployment
When the German Air Force decided to demonstrate its operational readiness to deploy within 24 hours to the Indo-Pacific, they as usual engaged the European Air Transport Command (EATC) to support thi... Second Airbus A321LR Delivered to German Air Force
KOBLENZ, Germany --- The Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support of the German Armed Forces (BAAINBw) took delivery of the second Airbus A321LR (Long Range) from ... Fifth Danish AF Deployment to Iceland for Air Policing
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- NATO continues to protect the airspace above Iceland as Royal Danish Air Force F-16s deploy to Keflavik Air Base to prepare and conduct Air Policing missions with the Icelandic C... Rheinmetall, GM Defense Team to Pursue US Army Truck Program
American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI), a leading developer of tactical wheeled and tracked combat vehicles and systems, has formed a strategic collaboration with GM Defense LLC (Washing... Babcock Begins First Type 23 Frigate Post-Life Extension Upkeep
Babcock International Group has started a post-life extension (LIFEX) on the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll at their Devonport facility. It is the first Type 23 to undergo a post-LIFEX upkeep... Brahmos Supersonic Missiles Can Engage Onshore Targets: Report
PATRIOT PARK, Russia --- Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles of all kinds of deployment are capable of engaging either above-water or onshore targets, co-director of BrahMos joint ventur... US Navy Expands CH-53K Training with Additional Simulators
ORLANDO, Fla.--– The United States Marines will gain additional training opportunities preparing them to operate the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. The aircraft is the most modern and powerful... Issues in Co-Development and Co-Production of Defence Equipment
The Make-in-India campaign puts a premium on co-development and co-production of defence equipment in India. In a bid to promote such projects, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) included two specific prov... Italian Air Force C-27J Spartan Passes 50,000 Flight Hours
On 17 August the 46th Air Brigade Pisa reaches an important milestone, at 12:30 the C-27J "Lupo 88" aircraft, Special Color edition, reached 50,000 flight hours. In the cockpit the Commander of the Br... | 
