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Lockheed Gets $1.3Bn Cash Advance for F-35 Production
Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $1.28 billion Pentagon down payment to continue production of the F-35 jet while negotiations continue on a contract valued as much as $7.19 billion for 90 aircraft, t

Brazil Gripen NG Funding Safe In 2017 Budget: Minister
The federal government budget for 2017 has already secured the value of 1.5 billion reals for the Gripen NG project, Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said on Nov. 22 after opening of the Gripe

Australia Releases Requirements for Submarines
Chief Defence Scientist Dr Alex Zelinsky released a study on ‘Australia’s requirement for submarines’ at the 8th Biennial Strategic Conference of the Submarine Institute of Australia. Australia's R

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Lockheed Gets $1.3Bn Cash Advance for F-35 Production
Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $1.28 billion Pentagon down payment to continue production of the F-35 jet while negotiations continue on a contract valued as much as $7.19 billion for 90 aircraft, t...

Brazil Gripen NG Funding Safe In 2017 Budget: Minister
The federal government budget for 2017 has already secured the value of 1.5 billion reals for the Gripen NG project, Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said on Nov. 22 after opening of the Gripe...

Australia Releases Requirements for Submarines
Chief Defence Scientist Dr Alex Zelinsky released a study on ‘Australia’s requirement for submarines’ at the 8th Biennial Strategic Conference of the Submarine Institute of Australia. Australia's R...

Royal Navy Destroyer Towed Back to Port After Engines Fail
A Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer has been towed back into port just two days after it sailed following a total propulsion failure while taking part in Nato exercises. The Daring class warship, HMS Du...

Pentagon Awards Contracts for Moroccan F-16 Upgrade
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $16 million contract to upgrade the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s F-16 fleet while Harris has been awarded a $91 million contract to provide its AIDEWS defensive aids s...

Bastion Missile Proves Land Attack Capability in Syria: TASS
MOSCOW --- The land attack capability of the K-300P Bastion (NATO reporting name: SS-C-5 Stooge) mobile coastal defense system’s P-800 Oniks (SS-N-26 Strobile) missile has been demonstrated for the fi...

Brazil to Accept French-built Comms Satellite Next Week
Defense Minister Raul Jungmann attended a public hearing in the Federal Senate on Thursday to discuss ongoing projects and plans for the Armed Forces. The session was chaired by Senator Aloysio Nunes ...

Unions Fear Up to 1,000 Job Cuts At Airbus
Restructuring plans at planemaker Airbus could result in at least 1,000 job cuts, French union officials said on Wednesday. The figure includes 780 job cuts, reported earlier by Les Echos, which wi...

Antonov Completes Assembly of First An-132 Aircraft
Ukraine's state-owned enterprise Antonov, the only Ukrainian designer and manufacturer of cargo and passenger planes, completes the work on the assembly of the first An-132 aircraft. Photos have be...

Report Challenges Cost of UK Trident Replacement
Replacing the Trident nuclear missile submarines will not create any new jobs but will only sustain the current workforce at a cost of nearly £20 million per employee, a report has claimed. A study...

Russia Promotes Military Robots on the World Market
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is promoting land forces equipment developed by Russian defense industry enterprises in full accordance with the recent trends in the global ...

Rolls-Royce Trent Powers Airbus A350-1000 First Flight
The latest version of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB, the most efficient large aero engine flying in the world today, has powered the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft to the skies for the first time today. The...

Finnish Forces See Unidentified Drones Near Military Zones
Finland’s Defence Forces have confirmed sightings of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones flying over military areas and even military exercises. In some cases the military has contacted drone operators...

Europe Must Prepare for Drone Market Boom, Says New Study
By 2050, it is estimated that there will be some 7 million consumer leisure drones in operation across Europe, including a fleet of 400 000 drones offering important services across the agricultural, ...

India’s New Blacklisting Policy for Arms Vendors Falls Short
Since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) began governing in May 2014, two defence ministers, Arun Jaitley and Manohar Parrikar, have promised --- the latter repeatedly --- a “blacklisting policy” ...

Rheinmetall Wins Order for 110 HX81 Heavy Trucks
An international customer has awarded Rheinmetall a major contract for military trucks. The order encompasses 110 logistic vehicles worth a total of €134 million, earmarked for delivery between Januar...

Turkey to Arm ATAK Helicopters with Own Missiles
Turkey's domestically-produced ATAK helicopters will be equipped with the long-range, anti-tank missile UMTAS and laser-guided, long-range anti-tank missile system L-UMTAS, both also nationally produc...

ASD Welcomes Release of SAR Drones Outlook Study
BRUSSELS --- The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes the publication of the Drones Outlook Study by the SESAR Joint Undertaking, on the occasion of the High-Level Con...

Australian Industry Briefed on Future Submarine Opportunities
Over 450 Australian companies, R&D and educational institutions will gather in Adelaide today to hear from representatives of the future submarine enterprise in regards to opportunities available in t...

First Australian P-8A Arrives at Home Base
The Royal Australian Air Force’s first P-8A Poseidon has arrived to its new home at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Number 92 Wing will operate Australia’s newest maritime surveillance aircraft, which will su...

Kongsberg Adopts X-Ray Inspection for Aerospace Composites
Kongsberg Defence Systems, a premium aerospace supplier from Norway, just installed the high-end X-ray inspection system XRHGantry from VisiConsult to perform compliant quality control on composite pa...

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