| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Dassault and Airbus Reach Agreement on FCAS Demonstrator
[Dassault Aviation] Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier announced in an interview published by Le Figaro on Thursday, [December] 1, that he has reached an industrial agreement with Airbus on the Next-Gener... Lockheed Wins $431M Order for HIMARS Rockets
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $430,930,711 fixed-price incentive contract for full-rate production of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and support services to satisf... MBDA to Produce Patriot GEM-T Missiles in Germany
BERLIN --- Patriot is becoming increasingly important as the backbone of NATO and German air defense. Raytheon Missiles & Defense and MBDA are now expanding their partnership and have developed a stra... Thales Wins €720M Contract for ASTRIDE Increment 3 Communications
On November 3, the DGA awarded the final increment 3 contract of the satellite and radio transmission access operation to the area network and the battlespace intranet (ASTRIDE) to the Thales company,... US Approves $380M Sale of Stinger Manpads to Finland
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of FIM-92K Stinger Man Portable missiles; Production Verification F... S. Korea Expands Space Operations Unit Amid Escalating NK Threats
South Korea’s Air Force said Thursday it had expanded its space operations unit to enhance interoperability between the South Korean and US space forces against air and missile threats from North Kore... UK Invests £117M to Improve Facilities for Visiting US Forces
United States Forces stationed in the UK will benefit from £117m worth of new contracts to deliver repair and maintenance services to bases. The contracts, awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Org... Poland, France Take Over Baltic Air Policing Mission
The Polish Air Force which provided the reinforcement of the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states conducted from Lithuania took over the lead of the mission from Hungary on December 1. The P... Leonardo Delivers 60th and Final NH90 to Italian Army
ROME --- The Italian Army’s UH-90A (NATO designation for the Italian Army’s NH90 TTH) multirole helicopter programme marked a major achievement with the completion of deliveries on 25 November. Th... KMW, Elbit Offer to Replace MLRS Rockets in Europe
After having signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) in June this year, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Ulm based defence company Elbit Systems Deutschland and Elbit Systems Land have agreed to inten... France Receives its 20th A400M Atlas Aircraft
On November 22, 2022, the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) received the 20th French A400M Atlas aircraft produced by Airbus and intended for the Air and Space Force. It will soon fly to its air ... Royal Navy Orders First Crewless Submarine
The Royal Navy today ordered its first crewless submarine to shape the future of underwater warfare. In just two years’ time Cetus – named after a mythological sea monster – will move stealthily th... CRS Updates Report on NASAMS Air-Defense Missile Program
As part of past U.S. arms and equipment transfers to Ukraine, the only dedicated air defense system provided has been the FIM-92 Stinger man-portable, disposable, shortrange air defense system. Th... Thales Alenia Space Wins Eutelsat Satellite Order
PARIS --- Eutelsat Communications has selected Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67 % and Leonardo 33 %) to build a next-generation highly flexible, software-defined satellite (SDS). The Flexsat (for fle... Poland Steps Up Production of Piorun Manpads
MESKO SA delivered to the Polish Armed Forces another batch of Piorun missile systems and starting kits. It's about several hundred rockets and several dozen starter kits. However, this is not the end... MPs to Examine Scotland’s Role in UK Defence of the North Atlantic
In the third phase of its Defence in Scotland work, the Scottish Affairs Committee has today launched a new inquiry examining the North Atlantic and the High North. Defence and security in the Nort... Second Shipment of JLTVs Arrives in Lithuania
The second shipment of the 50 units of the JLTV Joint Light Tactical Vehicle was delivered to the Lithuanian Armed Forces Depot Service in Mumaičiai, Šiauliai district, earlier this week. In total, 20... Raytheon Details Aircraft Offer to Finnish Border Guard
The Finnish Border Guard is seeking a new platform to replace its turboprop surveillance aircraft, and we have just the right solution to cost-effectively support its multiple security, safety and env... GA-ASI Demos Network Relay Using Laser Communications
SAN DIEGO --– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) completed a fully-networked demonstration using multiple Laser Communication terminals. The network included ground, mobile and airborne ter... France Qualifies 8 Variants of Serval MRAP Vehicle
On November 10, 2022, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) pronounced the qualification of the armored patrol vehicle* version of the light multi-role armored vehicle (VBMR-L) Serval, part of th... On-Board Radio for Small Satellites Wins Dutch Defense Innovation Prize
The project for a prototype of an on-board radio for small satellites was chosen yesterday as the winner of the Defense Innovation Competition 2022. The winning company Isispace will receive € 200,000... | 
