| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Italy Doubles Aermacchi M-346 Jet Trainer Fleet In €300M+ Deal
ROME --- Finmeccanica has signed a contract worth over 300 million Euros with ARMAEREO (Italian National Armaments Directorate) of the Italian Defence Ministry for a further nine Aermacchi M-346 advan... First US-Assembled Airbus Aircraft Takes Flight
The first Airbus aircraft produced in the U.S. Manufacturing Facility has flown for the first time. The A321, destined for JetBlue took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama, at ... F-35 Program Called “Ponzi Scheme” In Australian Senate Hearing
Blue sky marketing is overshadowing major problems with the controversial next-generation fighter planes, a Senate inquiry has been told. Australia's next-generation jet fighter has been labelled t... Russia Touts Effectiveness of New Electronic Countermeasures Pod
More Russian warplanes will be equipped with state-of-the-art Khibiny electronic countermeasures systems in the near future, according to RIA Novosti. A greater number of Russian military jets, inc... T-X Program Slides Two Years As USAF Delays Solicitation
WASHINGTON --- The Air Force has delayed a key milestone for its T-X advanced trainer by three months in order to refine the industry solicitation. As a result, the new aircraft will reach full ope... US Sets Up First All-American Fire Base In Iraq
THE PENTAGON --- The U.S. military has established the first all-American fire base in Iraq since the start of the war against Islamic State, a U.S. military spokesman said Monday. Fewer than 200 M... BAE Delivers First 40mm Cannon to British Army
The first production standard Cased Telescoped Cannon System has been handed over to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in Bourges, France by CTA International (CTAI) – a 50/50 joint venture company bet... Rand Wins $231M to Advise US Air Force
RAND Corp., Project Air Force Federally Funded Research and Development Center, Santa Monica, California, has been awarded a $231,300,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-need-for-fe... Oshkosh Wins 3 Truck Contracts Worth $433 Million
-- Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $197,233,218 modification (P0011) to contract W56HZV-15-D-0031 for recapitalized Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks M985A4 (91); M984A4 (... Boeing Wins $185M for Apache Helicopter Production
Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded an $184,930,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the Apache helicopter full-rate production in Lot 7. One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be pe... CSD Lab Wins $163M to Engineer Trident Mk 6 Guidance System
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is being awarded a maximum $163,560,633 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for Trident (D5) MK 6 guidance system pr... CNA Wins $558M to Advise US Navy, Marine Corps
The Center for Naval Analyses Corp. (CNA), Arlington, Virginia, is being awarded a $104,700,857 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the OPNAV (N81B), Assessment D... Indra's MRI P2006T Plane Joins Frontex Operation In Med
• Equipped with state-of-the-art systems, it detects vessel movements and sends information to the control centers at the Guardia di Finanza in Rome and Frontex in Warsaw • After completing this mi... Lockheed Says Software Fix for LCS5 Weeks or Months Away
The software fix to correct the glitch that precipitated a chain of events that resulted in extensive damage to the propulsion system of the Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) could be only we... US Army to Replace Apache Sights, Turret
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- The Apache attack helicopter is flying into the future with enhanced sensors and a more reliable turret that improves the aircraft's 40-year-old technology. During a media ev... Uncontrollable — Pentagon, Corporate Contractors Are Too Big to Audit
The Reuters report put this colossal dereliction simply: “A law in effect since 1992 requires annual audits of all federal agencies—and the Pentagon alone has never complied.” All $585 billion and ... Canadian Hornets End Kuwait Mission, Return Home
After 15 and a half months of service, the Air Task Force-Iraq’s CF-188 Hornet fighter detachment has concluded operations in Kuwait, where it was conducting strikes against the so-called Islamic Stat... Night Vision Landings Shed Light On Antarctic Airlift
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --- Airlift support to the U.S. Antarctic Program wrapped-up in March, and members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord met challenges of the harsh Antarctic environment head-... US Defense Electronics: Signs of Growth Despite Tight Budgets
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Forecast International's "The Market for U.S. Defense Electronics" forecasts that the 500+ leading programs reviewed in the study will be worth at least $134.729 billion from 2016-2... Greece’s Souda Bay and Its Significance to NATO Defense
The Middle East is afire, Russia is on the march and France, the United Kingdom, the United States and dozens of other countries are at war with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The Eastern Medite... Rise of the Machines? The Danger of Autonomous Weapons
It’s a common theme in science fiction – machines rising up against their human masters. But it could be a real threat, warn researchers at the recent World Economic Forum. Unlike today's drones, whic... A Common Operational Picture of the South China Sea
The South China Sea is strategically important and resource-rich, crucial to the lifeblood of U.S. and Indo-Pacific economies. Roughly one-third, or $5 billion, of the world’s commercial shipping pass... Australian Defence Force Tests Air-Land Integration
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Australian Army, with support from Northrop Grumman, have successfully conducted a firepower demonstration and a combat team quick attack demonstration at... Continuing Progress Seen in ISIL Fight
WASHINGTON --- Coalition forces and their partners on the ground are making sustained progress in the fight in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Operation Inherent R... Trump Vows to Undo Iran Deal, Reduce NATO Funding
In a speech to an influential pro-Israel lobby on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to take apart the Iran nuclear deal and strengthen ties with Jerusalem. At the meeting... Saab Rolls Out New Naval Radar In US Market
Defence and security company Saab showcased its Sea Giraffe 1X naval radar for the first time at the Maritime Security East Conference in Norfolk, Virginia (March 21-23). Sea Giraffe 1X offers simulta... Antonov Mates Wing to An-132D Fuselage
In assembly shop of ANTONOV Company works on mounting the wing on the AN−132D aircraft demonstrator were completed. The next stage of the aircraft construction, which is created according to the contr... India Deploys P-8I to Seychelles for EEZ Surveillance
The Indian Navy has deployed a P 8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft to Seychelles since 20 Mar 16, for surveillance in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Seychelles, in accordance with the MoU between th... FREMM “Languedoc” Frigate Delivered to the French Navy
On 16th March 2016, the French FREMM ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Follow on Ship “Languedoc” was accepted by OCCAR on behalf of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) - the French defence procurem... Austal Wins $14M LCS Special Studies and Analyses Contract
Austal USA was awarded a $14 million Littoral Combat Ship contract modification by the U.S. Navy to conduct special studies and analyses, the Navy announced this week. This is the second $14 million L... LB&B Associates Wins LCS Contractor and Maintenance Services Contract
COLUMBIA, Md. --- LB&B Associates Inc., the diversified services company operating in over twenty-five states, the District of Columbia, and overseas locations, announces that it has been awarded a ta... Labinal Wins Avionics Bay Contracts on Airbus H160
Labinal Power Systems (Safran) was chosen by Airbus Helicopters to supply the cockpit and rear avionics bays for the H160, the latest aircraft under development at Airbus Helicopters. These bays are c... FLIR Systems Wins $38M Orders from Key International Customer
WILSONVILLE, OR --- FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded new contracts by a key international military customer totaling $38 million for FLIR man-portable multispectral targetin... Royal Navy Sea King Mk4 Makes Final Landing On A Warship
Royal Navy Fleet Amphibious Flagship HMS Bulwark has waved farewell to a long-serving military helicopter – the ‘Junglie’ Sea King Mark 4 for the very last time. The final landing onto the flight d... RUAG Invests CHF 23M In A Surface Treatment Centre for Aviation
RUAG is expanding an existing industrial building for the installation of a surface treatment facility at the Emmen industrial park. The new construction has been designed as an extension of the exist... Nordic Nammo 2015 Net Up 12% As Sales Grow 2%
Nammo’s sales increased to NOK 3 783 million in 2015, and the result after tax ended at NOK 229 million; a 12.1 percent increase from 2014. The company is positioned for future growth. Solid ord... Rockwell Brings Advanced Avionics to FIDAE 2016
SANTIAGO, Chile --- Rockwell Collins is bringing its advanced and high-integrity technologies to FIDAE 2016 this year, exhibiting the company’s avionics solutions for tanker, transport, maritime patro... IAI Focus on AEW Aircraft, Heron AUV At Defexpo India
TEL AVIV --- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will present a wide range of strategic systems, including special mission aircraft such as AEW&C (ELM-2090) and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) maritime de... 18 Russian Firms Exhibit AT Defexpo India Show
The Russian exhibitors will present information about more than 800 items of military and dual-purpose equipment Eighteen leading corporations of the Russian defence industrial complex together wit... Saab Centers FIDAE Exhibit on Gripen E
Defence and security company Saab is proud to attend FIDAE from March 29th to April 3rd 2016. At the show Saab will demonstrate how its advanced technology and innovative thinking are keeping people a... | 