| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Singapore Orders Airbus H225M, Boeing CH-47F Helicopters
The Singapore Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters for the acquisition of the H225M - Medium Lift Helicopter and a contract to The Boeing Company for the acquisition of CH-... Controversy Over Latest F-35 Contract Exposes Rift Over ‘Fair’ Prices
Shockwaves rippled across the defense industry following the news that Lockheed Martin is challenging the Pentagon over a $6.1 billion “unilateral” contract awarded to the company to continue building... India to Buy 12 Japanese Amphibious Aircraft
NEW DELHI --- India's Defense Ministry plans to buy amphibious aircraft from Japanese manufacturer ShinMaywa Industries, The Nikkei learned from senior ministry officials on Saturday. The ministry ... Poland Continues War of Words with Airbus
WARSAW --- The position of Poland’s Defence Ministry has been presented by its spokesperson in the following communique concerning today’s statement by the French Defence Minister. “Minister of Def... Russia Mulls 30% Cut to Defense Budget
Citing a draft budget document released by business daily Kommersant, a number of Russian news outlets have reported that Russia is considering cutting close to a third of its defense expenditures for... Japan MoD to Begin Testing X-2 Stealth Fighter
TOKYO -- The Ministry of Defense will conduct its initial field test of Japan's first domestically developed stealth fighter jet as early as this month. The X-2 prototype stealth jet, whose develop... China Details Breakthroughs In Air Force’s Strategic Transformation
BEIJING --- "Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the PLA Air Force has flown over the first island chain, carried out management and control of the East China Sea and com... China Touts World’s Best Anti-Ship Missile at Zhuhai Show
China's largest missile-maker is promoting what it calls "the world's best anti-ship missile" for sales in the international market. China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, one of the main defen... Raytheon Wins $178M for Evolved Seasparrow
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $177,929,800 firm-fixed-priced, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-16-C-5408 for the procurement of mu... China Claims Three Stealth-Busting Radars
With stealth aircraft like the United States’ F-22 and F-35 poised to dominate modern aerial combat, countermeasures are emerging. China has been showcasing an array of air-defense radars capable o... HAL’s Sale of Dhruv Helicopters to Ecuador Ends Up in Court
NEW DELHI --- In a clear indication of its ambition to emerge as a key player in the global defence market, India began exports of its indigenous Dhruv helicopters in 2009 to Ecuador with much fanfare... Leonardo's SAGE ESM Enters Service on Indonesian CN-235
JAKARTA --- Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s SAGE Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system has now entered service on the Indonesian Air Force’s first modified CN-235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). The modifi... ECA Group 's A9 AUV Demos Interferometric Side-Looking Sonar
The SWARMs project goals is to expand the use of underwater and surface vehicles in order to facilitate the conception, planning and execution of maritime and offshore operations and missions. During ... China Adamant THAAD Must Not Be Deployed In S. Korea
The process of deploying an advanced U.S. missile-defense system on the Korean Peninsula "must be stopped immediately", and China will "take necessary measures resolutely" to safeguard its security in... Zambia Air Force Chief Wants More Chinese Aircraft
ZHUHAI --- The 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China 2016) kicked off in Zhuhai on November 1. The exhibition not only brought together many domestic and foreign... China Exhibits New Weapon System for “Reef Defense”
A short-distance navy defense system drew crowds at the Zhuhai air show. The system can be applied to offshore or reef stereoscopic defense. It contains sub-systems for exploring and commanding weapon... Black Sea Is No Place for Provocations
NATO's eastern flank must be more strongly defended. There is a consensus in the military alliance over that point. The war in eastern Ukraine and Russia's threatening posture toward its western neigh... Saab, KSSL to Offer Short-Range SAM to India
NEW DELHI --- Saab and Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd (KSSL) will offer a short-range surface-to-air missile (SRSAM) to the Indian military. This project is worth $2 billion. Saab and KSSL still need t... Killer Robots: Moral Concerns Vs. Military Advantages
The myriad of opinions on the prospect of autonomous weapons in the not-too-distant future seem to portend a hopeless situation—the U.S. is either doomed to defeat by an enemy who fully embraces war-f... Heroux-Devtek Wins More Work on Embraer KC-390 Aircraft
LONGUEUIL, Quebec --- Héroux-Devtek Inc. today announced that it has been awarded supplemental work by Embraer to provide landing gear components and assemblies for the KC-390 aircraft. The contract b... Lithuania Buys British-made Sniper Rifles
AXMC sniper rifles manufactured by Accuracy International Ltd. (UK) have been brought to Lithuania in early November. By the end of the year the rifles well approved by other NATO allies’ militaries w... ONR Looks to Mussels for Underwater Glue
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Even the strongest glues collapse when soaked. Just watch an adhesive bandage slide ungracefully off a finger or toe while in the shower. However, with support from the Office of Na... US Army Researches Sand Protection for Aircraft
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- Armor offers reliable protection against external forces, but what if the enemy is so small that it can take aircraft down from the inside? Sand and dust can signif... | 