| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Indonesia Makes Rafale Down Payment, Expects First Aircraft in 2026: Official
JAKARTA --- The Rafale order by Indonesia was officially effective after Indonesia paid an advance to France. Spokesman for Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, revealed that t... US, Canadian Warships Transit Taiwan Strait As China Buzzes Island
PENTAGON --- American and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, in the first military freedom of navigation operation since U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. would defend... Ukraine Building Munitions Plant with NATO Member State
The State Conglomerate (Concern) Ukroboronprom is building an ammunition manufacturing factory together with a NATO member state. Ukroboronprom makes no mention of the name of the partner nation or an... Lockheed Details Order for 12 More MH-60R Helicopters for Australian Navy
OWEGO, N.Y. --- The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed price contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Procured ... China Is Capable of Blockading Taiwan, US Admiral Says
China’s armed forces are capable of blockading Taiwan, a senior U.S. Navy official said, pointing to the size of the country’s navy, which is the world’s largest and growing at a rapid pace. “They ... US Air Force to Unveil B-21 Bomber in Early December
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Air Force confirmed today it plans to reveal the B-21 Raider in the first week of December during an unveiling ceremony hosted and sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Corporation ... Ukraine Sets 2023 Security and Defense Budget at 18% of GDP
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine proposes to the Government to provide in the draft Law of Ukraine "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2023" a general financial resource for ensuri... Boeing's Troubled Air Force Tanker Hit By New Delay
The Air Force’s latest schedule for Boeing Co.’s troubled KC-46 tanker adds as much as 11 months to start installing an improved version of its flawed camera-based refueling system, according to the s... US Air Force Clears KC-46 Tanker for Worldwide Operations
OXON HILL, Md. --- Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved the KC-46A Pegasus for worldwide deployments to meet combatant command taskings effective Sept. 14. “We are ready... Dutch to Reach NATO 2% Target in 2024-25
With the coalition agreement, the current government has already structurally invested €3 billion in Defense, of which €1.9 billion in 2023. In response to the war in Ukraine, the cabinet added €2 bil... South Africa’s Paramount Bags First Orders for Mwari Aircraft
PRETORIA --- Private South African defence firm Paramount Aerospace Industries has received orders for nine of its Mwari aircraft - the first military aircraft to be designed and built in the country ... US Drone Maker Opposes Proposed Chinese Mill Near Its Base
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) firmly opposes a new Chinese agricultural investment near Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and calls on the U.S. government to halt t... Sikorsky to Produce Two UH-60M Helicopters for Jordan
Sikorsky, Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $32,833,949 modification (P00004) to contract W58RGZ-22-C-0010 to exercise an option for two UH-60M aircraft for Foreign Military Sales. Work will b... New USAF Unit to Test AI, Anti-Drone Tech in Middle East
The Air Force is starting a new organization to field-test unmanned systems and artificial intelligence technologies in the Middle East, the service’s top general in the region said. The small task... Turkish Defense Industry Struggles As US Sanctions Bite
Sanctions and export restrictions imposed on Turkey's ambitious defense industry have taken a toll on the development of sophisticated military hardware, which suffers from the lack of domestically pr... Raytheon Reaches Key Milestone for Glide-Phase Interceptor
TUCSON, Ariz. ---- Raytheon Missiles & Defense successfully completed the Systems Requirements Review – Prototype (SRR-P) for the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI). GPI is designed to intercept hypersonic... Ukraine Releases Photos of Latest Russian Tank
Ukraine has shared photos of what appears to be the inside of Russia's most advanced tank, the T-90M. The battle tank was introduced in 2016 and includes improved armour, an upgraded gun and enhanc... Canadian Frigate Begins Monitoring UN Embargo on North Korea
OTTAWA, ON --- Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver commenced Operation (Op) NEON, which is Canada’s contribution to the monitoring of United Nations Security Council sanctions designed... GKN and Northrop Achieve Additive Manufacturing Milestone
GKN Aerospace has completed its largest structural titanium additive manufacturing (AM) demonstration to date with the production of a component measuring 8 feet (2.5 meters) and processed from approx... Finnish Air Force to Hold Year’s Biggest Exercise
The Finnish Air Force will arrange the Ruska 22 air operations exercise on 3‒8 October 2022. The exercise will involve 50 aircraft and around 3,700 personnel at different locations across Finland. ... Hanwha Unveils Latest K9 Thunder SP Howitzer at UK Event
The world’s most favourite self-propelled howitzer has arrived in the United Kingdom, for the first time, ready to highlight its upgraded features. Hanwha Defense’s K9A2, an upgraded variant of the... Turkey’s Otokar Aims to Increase its Exports to Africa
Turkey's global land systems manufacturer Otokar continues to promote its products and capabilities in the defense industry in different parts of the world. Otokar will participate in AAD 2022, the Af... | 
