| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Pentagon’s F-35 Waiver is Third in A Decade Over Illegal Chinese Parts
PARIS --- The Pentagon’s October 8 waiver allowing Lockheed to resume deliveries of the F-35 fighter aircraft is the third time since 2012 that subcontractor Honeywell has been faulted for illegally u... Latest Press Releases Bulgaria Receives Offers for Interim Fighters from France, Sweden
“The caretaker government does not buy planes. It collects offers that it will present to the National Assembly in order to make an informed decision about the future of Bulgaria's fighter aviation," ... Germany Again Promises ‘Imminent’ Delivery of IRIS-T Air-Defense Systems to Ukraine
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht condemned the most recent Russian rocket attacks on Kyiv and several other cities in Ukraine in the strongest possible terms. The Ukrainian civilian populat... Taiwan Says War with China 'Absolutely' Not an Option, but Bolsters Defenses
TAIPEI --- War between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option," Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the ... Ukraine 'Turning the Tide' At ‘Staggering Cost’ to Moscow: GCHQ chief
The head of Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency will say that Ukraine is successfully "turning the tide" against the "exhausted" Russian forces, who are running out of ammunition, in a speech later tod... Rheinmetall Signs Contract to Supply Czechia with Leopard 2 MBTs in New 'Ring Deal'
Today, representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic signed a series of contracts with German partners that relate to the supply of Leopard tanks for the Army of the Czech Republic.... Latvia Foresees Increase in Russian Nuclear Blackmail
The Ministry of Defense of Latvia informs that Russia's nuclear rhetoric could intensify in the next month. As Russia's military failures in its unjustified war in Ukraine continue, the rhetoric of... RAF Turns to US for Help After Mismanaging Pilot Training Program
Pilots are being sent to the USA for training as more than 300 personnel are held up in the RAF flying training pipeline, according to the government. Defence minister James Heappey says additional... Sweden Awards $200M Contract for Extended Gripen Engine Maintenance
FMV has recently chosen to trigger an option that gives GKN Aerospace the continued mission to carry out maintenance of the JAS 39 Gripen's engine RM12. The contract, which extends over the next tw... Raytheon Awarded $207M Counter-UAV Contract
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a $207 million U.S. Army contract for Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors, or KuRFS, and Coyote effectors. Unde... Sikorsky Nearing Completion of Raider X Prototype
STRATFORD, Conn --- Sikorsky is completing early tests toward a safe flight test program for the Raider X competitive prototype it is building for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft... Boeing Unveils Its Vision of Next Apache Evolution
For more than 35 years, the AH-64 Apache has defended freedom, kept the peace and helped ensure mission success for Soldiers in every corner of the globe — identifying and eliminating wide-ranging, dy... Royal Navy Takes Part in “Game-Changing” NATO Tech Experiments
Royal Navy ships led the way in “game-changing” NATO autonomous exercises off the coast of Portugal. Frigate HMS Lancaster and minehunter HMS Hurworth tested the use of uncrewed tech – from drones ... BAE Delivers Upgraded CV90s with Brand-New Turret to Netherlands
The first newly-upgraded CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the Royal Netherlands Army’s fleet was recently unveiled during a rollout ceremony at the BAE Systems Hägglunds facility in Sweden. ... Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit Passes Critical Test
BAE Systems has successfully fired its Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) for 155mm artillery projectiles from the U.S. Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) at Yuma Proving Ground, de... First Qualification Launch for Extended-Range GMLRS Rocket
DALLAS --- Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The round wa... US Army to Evaluate South Korean Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Hanwha Defense’s state-of-the-art unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) will join the U.S. Army’s competitive field test and evaluation program. The UGV, codenamed Arion-SMET been selected as one of the eq... Russian Submarine ‘Magadan’ Arrives in Vladivostok
The large diesel-electric submarine "Magadan" of Project 636 has arrived in Vladivostok. The inter-fleet passage from St. Petersburg to its new home port was carried out along the Northern Sea Route. ... STM’s Kerkes Project Allows UAVs to Operate in GPS-Deprived Areas
the KERKES Project, enabling UAV platforms to operate in environments with no GPS coverage. President Erdoğan referred to KERKES as “a large-scale project that is of great importance to us”, emphasizi... GE Readies Second T901 Turboshaft Engine for Testing
ARLINGTON, VA --- GE Aerospace is accumulating hardware for the second T901-GE-900 development engine that will begin testing next year. The T901, GE’s next-generation rotorcraft engine, will power th... Diehl Defence and Australia’s NIOA Team for Naval Ammunition
At Land Forces 2022 International Defence Exposition in Brisbane, Diehl Defence and the Australian defence prime NIOA announced a strategic partnership. In a major step towards the local production... Australian P-8A Aircraft Operates with NATO in Mediterranean
Engaging with NATO partners is a first for an 11 Squadron P-8A maritime patrol aircraft on deployment to Sicily. Operation Sea Guardian is an ongoing non-Article 5 NATO maritime security operation ... Lockheed Delivers 700th THAAD Missile
DALLAS --- Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 700th Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This production milestone comes at a time when glob... AM General, IDV Team to Bid for US Army’s Common Tactical Truck Program
SOUTH BEND, Ind. --- In collaboration with Iveco Defense Vehicles (IDV), AM General formally submitted a Request for Prototype Proposal (RPP) to compete for the U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT)... Oshkosh Defense Exhibits Capabilities at AUSA 2022
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense LLC enters the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2022 Conference, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC from October 10-12, s... | 