| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Swiss Minister Lays Out New Fighter Plans As Expert Group Reports
Swiss Defence Minister Guy Parmelin has announced a fighter jet strategy that involves refurbishing current planes for half a billion francs and laying the groundwork for purchasing new ones by 2025. ... Competitors Begin Lobbying for Finnish Fighter Order
International defence contractors have enlisted the help of PR firms, embassy personnel and ex-military and senior state officials in the run-up to the largest-ever defence investment in Finnish histo... Canada May Unveil Fighter Plans Today
Industry sources expect the Liberal government to decide as early as Tuesday whether to purchase a new fighter jet without a competition. Federal cabinet ministers are reportedly considering three ... Unaffordable Ammo Disarms US Navy’s New Zumwalt Destroyer
On Oct. 15, 2016, the U.S. Navy commissioned its largest gun-toting surface warship since battleships prowled the seas: the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). The USS Zumwalt sports two powerful "advanced gun... Norway Adopts Long-Term Defence Plan, Plans More Investments
The Norwegian parliament has agreed upon a new Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The plan is entitled Capable and Sustainable and represent a historic defence spending increase. The pl... Russia Continues to Test Kh-101 Air-Launched Cruise Missile in Syria
MOSCOW --- November 17, 2016 saw upgraded Russian Air Force (RusAF) Tupolev Tu-95MSM (NATO reporting name: Bear) strategic bombers, which took off from Engels AFB in the Saratov Region, attack the Rus... Lockheed Details $1.2 bn Contract to Modernize Korean F-16s
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The upgrades are based on the advanced F-16V conf... India MoD Reports on Status of Major Programs
Airborne Warning and Control System There has been no delay in AWACS(I) Project as the current mandate of the Project was to finalise on the contract of the aircraft through a global tendering proces... First Royal Navy Merlin Mk4 Makes Its Maiden Flight
ROME --- Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today the first AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 successfully completed its maiden flight on 24th October 2016 at its Yeovil facility in southwest England. ... BAE Wins $192M for Post-Delivery Work on DDG 1000s
SAN DIEGO --- BAE Systems has received an indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Navy for post-construction work aboard the guided missile destroyers USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) a... India Commissions Guided Missile Destroyer INS Chennai
INS Chennai, a P 15A Guided Missile Destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Manohar Parrikar at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai tod... BAE Wins $86M to Support Navsea Engineering
MCLEAN, Va. --- The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year contract worth up to $86 million to provide management, engineering, maintenance, and IT support services for the Naval Sea Systems Co... Atlas Elektronik UK Wins Orders for Diver Detection Sonar
In the past two months AEUK have secured two significant contracts with undisclosed Middle and Far Eastern naval customers for the supply of its Cerberus DDS systems. The first contract is for the ... USAF Orders Extended-Range Kits for Reaper UAVs
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $39,777,423 modification (0009) to previously awarded contract FA8620-15-G-4040 for MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range additi... Antonov to Close Ruslan International Joint Venture Company
KIEV --- Antonov Company announces that its Antonov An−124−100 joint venture company, Ruslan International, formed in 2006 together with Volga−Dnepr Airlines, will cease operations on 31 December, 201... Airbus HC Delivers Final EC135T2+ for Australian Military Training
DONAUWÖRTH, Germany --- Airbus Helicopters has achieved Factory Acceptance of the last six of the EC135T2+ for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), com... Swedish Symposium Prepares Brazil for Gripen NG
A symposium with the Swedish Air Force on operational and logistical aspects involved in the operation of the future Brazilian fighter, the Gripen NG, began this Monday, Nov. 21, and continues until n... F-35B Completes Weapons Load Tests on USS America
PACIFIC OCEAN --- The F-35B Lightning II third developmental test phase (DT-III) aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) reached a new milestone as the program completed weapons load testin... UK Personnel Train on F-35B During DT-III Tests
PACIFIC OCEAN --- In 2006, the first F-35 Lightning II rolled out of the Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Texas. Since that time, the program has exponentially expanded around the globe, creatin... US Army Close to Fielding Anti-Jam GPS Antennas
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- The Army is moving closer to fielding its first mounted Anti-Jam Antenna System, or AJAS, designed to protect GPS from adversarial interference. To support this eff... US Navy Should Improve Ship Maintenance Strategy: GAO
What GAO Found The Navy's Multiple Award Contract, Multi Order (MAC-MO) contracting strategy for ship repair offers a number of potential benefits compared to the former Multi Ship, Multi-Option (MSM... US Navy Goes Overboard In Hyperbolic Praise of F-35 Helmet
SAN DIEGO, CA --- When the DoD launched the acquisition process for the …. F-35 Lightning II, they envisioned a common platform across three variants that ultimately [created] …… an influx of new tech... EASA, Brazil’s ANAC Increase AW169 Certification Weights
The AgustaWestland AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopter has obtained certification by EASA for an increased maximum gross weight kit to 4,800 kg (10,582 lb) on October 31st. Operators will ... Elbit Delivers First Grob G120TP for UK Military Flight Training
Elbit Systems announced that its joint venture with KBR - Affinity Flying Training Services – has reached a significant project milestone with the delivery of its first training aircraft. The two G... Saab Wins Upgrade Orders for US Army Training Systems
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Defense and security company Saab has received three orders from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEOSTRI). Saab will now provide O... DOD, Army Ramp Up New Cybersecurity Initiatives
WASHINGTON --- Two initiatives were rolled out today to strengthen the cyber security environment in the Defense Department and the Army, DoD officials announced. The first initiative is part of th... Where Are Britain’s Armed Drones? MoD Won’t Say
At the first stage of what is likely to be a lengthy appeals process, the Information Commissioner has upheld the Ministry of Defence’s refusal to reveal to Drone Wars UK the number of Britain’s armed... MiG Engine Buy Exemplifies Bulgaria’s Problem with Moscow
In an effort to resuscitate its dilapidated and obsolete fleet of MiG-29 Fulcrum combat aircraft, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry has reached out to an unnamed Russian company (likely RSK MiG) for the ... Helsinki to Host Hub Aimed at Curbing Cyber Warfare Threats
The Finnish capital Helsinki is to host a new centre to combat what officials describe as an increase in hybrid warfare threats. The Helsinki centre will be a joint venture involving 10 other countrie... GET Group, Terma Team for Wide Area Protection in Africa
DUBAI, UAE and COPENHAGEN --- GET Group and Terma A/S have entered a strategic partnership to promote Terma’s acclaimed intelligent wide area protection system, the T.react CIP, across the continent o... Rosoboronexport to Debut at IDEAS-2016 Show in Pakistan
Rosoboronexport will set up a promo booth at IDEAS-2016 to take place in Karachi, Pakistan, on 22-25 November. Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation will head the delegation ... | 