| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Lockheed Needs Another Half Billion Dollars to Complete F-35 Development
The Pentagon will need as much as $500 million extra to finish the development phase for Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35, the most expensive U.S. weapons system ever, defense officials said. The F-35 ... India Clears Acquisition of 464 License-built T-90MS Tanks
NEW DELHI --- The Indian Army plans to buy 464 advanced T-90 battle tanks from Russia for deployment on its western borders with Pakistan. The Rs 13,448-crore contract will include a Make-in-India ele... China Unveils J-20 Long-Range Fighter
ZHUHAI, China --- China's newest warplane, the J-20 stealth fighter, will make its first public flight at the Zhuhai Air Show, its manufacturer announced on Monday, as Beijing flexes its long-range mi... Italian MPs Clear Funds for New Attack Helicopter
VERGIATE, Italy --- A funding envelope of 487 million euros to design and develop the successor of the Italian army’s AW129 Mangusta attack helicopter, the 1980s flagship of AgustaWestland’s productio... Airshow China 2016 Kicks Off in Zhuhai
ZHUHAI, China --- The 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) kicked off in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, at 9:30 on the morning of November 1. Astron... Raytheon to Develop Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $174,746,702 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a research project under the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program. Fiscal 2016 res... F-35B Squadron Begins Shipboard Evaluation
PACIFIC OCEAN --- Five Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Friday, October 28. America will embark seven F-35Bs -- two are sched... First Two F-35As Resume Flying After Insulation Fix
HILL AFB, Utah --- After a discovery of faulty insulation on coolant lines caused a temporary flight restriction for 10 F-35A Lightning IIs at Hill Air Force Base, the repaired jets are beginning to f... Russia to Cut 2017 Defense Budget by 27%
MOSCOW --- The budgetary spending on national defense in 2017 will drop by 1 trillion rubles ($15.7 billion), or 27.1% compared to this year, to 2.836 trillion rubles ($44.7 billion). The years 20... China Exhibits Export-Ready CH-5 Rainbow UAV
China has granted an export license for the CH-5 reconnaissance/combat drone, which is believed to be one of the most powerful unmanned combat aircraft in the world. "Several foreign nations have e... US Navy Upgrading Third LHD to Operate F-35B
SAN DIEGO --- Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) is currently undergoing upgrades that will allow it to field the latest weapon in avionic warfare, the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JS... F-35 Sovereign Data Protection Queried
Lockheed Martin, designers of the super-expensive F-35 fighter jet, is working on a system claimed to reassure foreign customers that the US won't be able to read their pilots' personal data. Accor... CACI Wins $1.8 Billion to Support Counter-IED Agency
CACI International Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded a $1,773,158,264 ceiling cost-plus-award-fee task order under the General Services Administration (GSA) OASIS Pool 4 contract to provide ... Lockheed Wins Additional $536M for F-22 Sustainment
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $536,375,871 modification (P00767) to previously awarded contract FA8611-08-C-2897 for F-22 sustainment se... AAI Wins $206M to Support US Army’s Shadow UAVs
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $206,561,704 cost-plus-fixed-fee foreign military sales (Australia) contract for contractor logistics sustainment services for Shadow RQ-7B unmanned aer... Bechtel Wins $532M for US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Work
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $532,420,884 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-2106) for naval nuclear propulsion... Indian MoD Audit Finds Kickbacks In Hawk Engine Deal
NEW DELHI --- Amid charges of millions of pounds of secret kickbacks by UK aviation major Rolls-Royce to an Indian-origin arms middleman in London, an internal inquiry in the [Indian] defence ministry... UK MoD Hits Back at Criticism of Ajax Armored Vehicle
The Defence Secretary has rejected reported suggestions that defence insiders thought the British Army's most sophisticated armoured vehicle would be "useless" against anything more than "incompetent ... What Defense Downturn? Contractors Thrive Despite Lower DoD Spending
The nation’s biggest military contractors reported third-quarter results last week, and the news was almost all good. Sales are up, earnings are strong, and the guidance to shareholders is for positiv... China’s Donghai Airlines Finalize Order for Five 787-9 Dreamliners
SHENZHEN, China --- Boeing and Donghai Airlines announced today the finalization of an order for five 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $1.32 billion at current list prices. Shenzhen-based Donghai Air... Qingdao Airlines Orders Pratt GTF Engines for Airbus A320neo
AIR SHOW CHINA --- Qingdao Airlines has selected the technologically advanced Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine to power its order of 18 firm Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Pratt... Liquid Robotics, Boeing Demo Autonomous Maritime Warfare
SUNNYVALE, CA --- Liquid Robotics, the leader in long-duration, unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), and Boeing have for the first time used a network of persistent USVs to detect, report and track a liv... Lockheed Submits Bid for Special Forces Logistics Support
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin has submitted a proposal for U.S. Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) next-generation logistics and sustainment support program. Under the Special Operations Fo... Advanced Combat Vehicles Still Vital, US Army Says
WASHINGTON --- It's a unique situation that the Army doesn't currently have a ground combat vehicle under development, said Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster Jr. That hasn't happened since World War I. "At cu... RusHelo Sells 18 Helicopters to China, Including Two Ansats
Russian Helicopters signed a contract with Wuhan Rand Aviation Technology Service Co. Ltd. for the supply of 18 new helicopters including Mi-171s, Ka-32s and Ansats. The document was signed by Deputy... Canadian Navy’s Sikorsky CH148 Begins ASW Exercises
A CH148 Cyclone helicopter from 12 Wing Shearwater, N.S., recently conducted its first anti-submarine warfare (ASW) events with Her Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Windsor off the coast of Nova Sc... Think-tank Slams UK MoD’s Shipbuilding Strategy
Following on from a recent House of Commons Briefing Paper on UK National Shipbuilding Strategy (focussing upon Complex Warships for the RN), DS delved more deeply into the Terms of Reference (TOR’s) ... Czechs Complete Icelandic Air Surveillance Mission
A month-long NATO air policing mission in the skies over Iceland by four Czech Gripen fighter planes has been successfully accomplished. Air Policing 2016, Iceland Since the beginning of October... Brazil Begins Refit and Upgrade of Niteroi-class Frigates
RIO DE JANEIRO --- On October 13, the frigate Defensora (F 41) entered the Navy Yard in Rio de Janeiro in order to complete a refit and upgrade as part of a Period of General Maintenance (PMG). The ma... Xiamen Airlines Picks GEnx to Power its Boeing 787 Dreamliners
ZHUHAI, China --- Xiamen Airlines signed an agreement with GE Aviation here today at Airshow China 2016 to select GEnx-1B engine to power its additional six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Xiamen Ai... DoD Should Qualify Intel Support for Acquisition Decisions
The Department of Defense (DOD) has developed certifications and training for acquisition and intelligence personnel, but it does not have certifications for certain personnel who provide intelligence... Pentagon Spent $28 Bn on Contractors, Reported $10.8 Bn
In fiscal year 2014, 40 Department of Defense (DOD) components in total certified that they had conducted an inventory review. Components are required by DOD guidance to address six elements in their ... Dutch MoD Orders AeroVironment Small UAVs
MONROVIA, Calif. --- AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) today announced the receipt of a contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence on October 14 for small UAS, upgrades and support services totaling $... USAF to Reduce Training Unrelated to Primary Missions
WASHINGTON --- The Air Force plans to reduce training not related to Airmen’s primary jobs in order to address concerns that excessive and non-mission related demands are impacting Airmen’s ability to... Roadshow to Tout Australian Shipbuilding Opportunities
A national roadshow for the Future Frigates and Offshore Patrol Vessels has kicked off to help Australian companies get involved in the multibillion dollar projects. The Minister for Defence indust... GE Demos 3-D Printed Engine for Advanced Turboprop
ORLANDO, Florida --- General Electric completed testing a 35%-additive manufactured demonstrator engine designed to validate additive parts in its clean-sheet-design Advanced Turboprop (ATP), which wi... Ukraine Unveils New Weapons Fit for Dozor-B
UKROBORONPROM SE “Kyiv Armored Plant” – in an initiative manner -developed the combat module “Vij”, together with privately-owned enterprises. It can be mounted on light armored vehicles, including “D... Textron Adds New Sensors to Aerosonde Small UAV
HUNT VALLEY, MD --- Textron Systems Unmanned Systems announced today that the company will now offer the TK-7 Firewatch precision survey sensor on the Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) a... Boeing, COMAC Expand Collaboration on Environmental Efficiency
ZHUHAI, China --- Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) today signed a new agreement to expand their joint research collaboration in support of the long-term sustainable growth of comm... Rheinmetall Unveils New Tank at Indo Defence 2016 Show
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