| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Canada’s CF-18 Fighters Can All Fly Past 2025, No Need for Interim Buy
OTTAWA --- The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force says all 77 of Canada’s CF-18 fighter jets will be able to fly until 2025, and even later. Lt.-Gen. Michael Hood also says the U.S. military and ... Israel to Buy 17 More F-35 Fighters
Israel says it will buy 17 more highly sophisticated F-35 fighter jets from the United States. The purchase, approved by the country’s security cabinet, will bring the total number of the advanced air... Britain to Cut Tank Force by One-Third
Army chiefs are planning to slash the number of frontline tanks by up to a third, leaving Britain with fewer tanks than Serbia. Under the plan, one of the army’s three tank regiments will see all i... Embraer KC-390 to Run for NZ Hercules Replacement
Beside one of the world's longest runways, in the centre of Brazil's Sao Paulo state, sits a plane that looks a bit like Thunderbird 2. The jet-powered KC-390 is the biggest plane to be built in South... Boeing Faces WTO Sanctions for 777X Tax Breaks
The World Trade Organization as early as Monday is expected to rule that Boeing Co. has been granted illegal state subsidies for its newest long-range jetliner, according to people familiar with the f... Norway Plans $1.1Bn Order for Five Boeing P-8A
“To continue a maritime surveillance capability that can meet current and future challenges, the Government proposes to acquire five P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the Armed Forces. The P-... German Economy Ministry Favors KC-390 Over C-130J
Germany's economic ministry has questioned a defence ministry plan to buy U.S. transport planes, proposing instead the purchase of a Brazilian aircraft that could trigger orders for German firms. A... ThyssenKrupp Under Fire Over Israeli Submarine Deal
The Israeli police are investigating allegations of corruption in relation to a contract for ThyssenKrupp to build a fleet of corvettes and submarines for the Israel Defense Forces or IDF. The alle... Singapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles
Second Minister for Defence Mr Ong Ye Kung officiated at a ceremony to mark the commissioning of the Belrex Protected Combat Support Vehicle (PCSV) at the SAFTI Live Firing Area this afternoon. Mr ... Polish Government Denies Black Hawk Order, Plans New Competition
Poland’s problematic plans to procure new helicopters for its armed forces could begin to make progress by year-end, according to local media reports. Warsaw controversially cancelled a proposed tr... First Launch of ASTER 30 Missile from a FREMM Frigate
On 22 November at 11:10 a.m., the Italian FREMM frigate Bergamini successfully carried out the first ASTER 30 firing of the FREMM Programme. The firing took place at the PISQ facility in Easter Sardin... Russia to Begin Series Production of New Tank Gun
MOSCOW --- The Uralvagonzavod (Russian acronym: UVZ) scientific-research corporation will launch an automatized manufacturing line to produce newest high-precision guns for T-14 Armata and T-90MS main... Canada Awards $200M Contract for Weapons Simulator
GATINEAU, Que. --- The Government of Canada is building a more agile, better-equipped military, while ensuring the best value for Canadians. On September 29, 2016, the Government exercised a contract ... Sixth Diesel-Electric Submarine Handed Over to Russian Navy
ST. PETERSBURG --- The sixth diesel-electric Kolpino submarine of project 636.3 for the Black Sea fleet was passed over to the Russian Navy, TASS correspondent reported. St. Andrew's colors were ho... NATO, EU Press Ahead with Cooperation on Cyber Defence
Against a backdrop of increasingly complex cyber threats, senior officials from NATO and the European Union (EU) met today (25 November 2016) to discuss the next practical steps in NATO-EU cooperation... Indonesia to Maintain Saudi Arabian Military Aircraft: Report
JAKARTA --- Starting in 2017, state-owned aircraft manufacture PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) will maintain Saudi Arabian military helicopters and aircraft. “We are still processing the contract,” Br... Portsmouth Undergoing £120M Upgrade for Britain’s New Aircraft Carriers
A £120m investment will mean that Portsmouth Naval Base will be ready for Britain’s biggest ever warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon told personnel at the ship’s new... Dhruv Helicopter Crashes In Ecuador Due to Human Error, India Says
Advanced Light Helicopters, Dhruv exported to Ecuador have sustained a series of crashes out of seven Dhruv helicopters supplied to Ecuador, four have crashed during the period October 2009 to January... Lockheed Drawn into Korean Presidential Scandal
Lockheed Martin must answer allegations that its chairman met Choi Soon-sil, the central figure in the "anything-goes" scandal involving President Park Geun-hye, last June before the nation's key deci... Daewoo SME Develops Own Integrated Combat System for Sub
SEOUL, Korea --- South Korean defense contractor Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has succeeded in producing the nation’s first integrated combat system, which serves as the brain of ... Singapore’s Armored Vehicles Still Stuck In Hong Kong
The seizure of nine armoured vehicles by Hong Kong customs on Wednesday has raised many questions, and created a possible diplomatic spat between Singapore and China. Here's what we know so far. Ni... Elbit Completes Delivery of Israeli AF Training Center
Elbit Systems announced that it has completed the delivery of the Ground Based Training System (GBTS) center for the M-346 "Lavi" trainer aircraft. This comprehensive training solution was selected by... Turkish Fast Attack Craft Tests World Market
Innovatively designed, Fast Attack Craft, ‘FAC-55’, was introduced by STM in Qatar and Azerbaijan earlier this year and drew great interest at the IDEAS 2016 Defense Fair in Pakistan. Designed complet... China Says Aircraft Carrier Is Combat-Capable
BEIJING --- Recently, a group of training photos of China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning has triggered media attention. The photos showed that eight J-15 carrier-borne fighters lined up on the deck... India MoD Update on Defense Equipment Progress
75 Industrial Licenses have been issued in defence sector during the year 2015-16 to private defence equipment manufacturers with proposed investment of Rs.4842.22 Crore. Thirty-eight applications hav... Sukhoi Superjet’s Sam146 Engine Reaches 500,000 Flight Hours!
The SaM146, engine developed and produced by Safran Aircraft Engines and its Russian partner NPO Saturn within PowerJet, has surpassed the symbolic mark of 500,000 flight hours. This milestone of 5... DCNS Exhibits at Exponaval In Calparaiso
DCNS will participate in Exponaval from 29 November to 2 December 2016. The tenth edition of this International Defence exhibition will be held at Valparaiso in Chile. DCNS booth’s showcases DCN... | 