| Latest Feature Stories Russia's Paramilitary Mercenaries Emerge from the Shadows
On December 9, the Kremlin marked the Day of Heroes of the Fatherland with a lavish event attended by "more than 300 military personnel and civilians who have demonstrated particular courage and heroi... Latest Press Releases US Files Appeal Against WTO Ruling On Boeing Tax Breaks
The United States filed a notice of appeal on 16 December 2016 in the case brought by the European Union in “United States — Conditional Tax Incentives for Large Civil Aircraft” (DS487). Further in... Italy’s Top Court Orders Retrial of ex-Finmeccanica Chiefs In India Bribery Case
Italy's highest court on Friday ordered a re-trial of former top executives at defense group Leonardo Finmeccanica over allegations of bribery in a 2010 contract to provide a dozen helicopters to the ... Iran Air Confirms Cutting Airbus Order, Dropping A380s
IranAir has trimmed its planned order from Europe's Airbus to 100 planes, partly by dropping superjumbo A380s, the flag carrier's head said on Sunday, confirming an adjustment first reported by Reuter... US Navy Secretary Sees Need for 355-ship Navy
WASHINGTON --- The Secretary of the Navy announced the results of the 2016 Force Structure Assessment (FSA), a year-long effort which began in January that was conducted to evaluate long-term defense ... US Navy Grounds Super Hornets, Growlers After “Emergency”
WHIDBEY ISLAND --- A U. S. Navy E/A-18G jet assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132 experienced an on-deck emergency at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island at approximately 1100 (PST), tod... Royal Navy Formally Names Fourth Astute-class Submarine
The Royal Navy's fourth Astute Class attack submarine has been formally named. The new submarine was named Audacious in a traditional ceremony at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. Mark... China Seizes, Promises to Return, US Navy Underwater Drone
WASHINGTON --- Using appropriate government-to-government channels, the Defense Department has called upon China to immediately return an unmanned underwater vehicle that it unlawfully seized yesterda... Portugal Hands Over Three More F-16s to Romania
On December 13, 2016, at the Air Base No. 5 (BA5) at Monte Real, was held the formal signing of the documents for the transfer of three more F-16 aircraft in the framework of the Disposal Program of t... Northrop Flies E-2D Advanced Hawkeye with New Aerial Refueling Probe
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. –-- Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye equipped with aerial refueling (AR). Under a 2013 engineering, manufacturing, and de... Italian AF First to Field F-35 Fighters Outside US
The first 5th-generation aircraft supplied to the Air Force have landed at Amendola air base [near Foggia in the heel of Italy]. On Monday, December 12, the first two Italian F-35 aircraft landed a... Trump Calls for End to Revolving Door for Weapons Buyers
Donald Trump says he’ll impose a ban on Pentagon procurement officials going to work for defense contractors, as the president-elect again criticized the cost of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fighter j... Azerbaijan to Buy Israel’s Iron Dome Anti-Missile System
Azerbaijan has reached an agreement with Israel on the purchase of Iron Dome anti-missile system, Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense Industry Javer Jamalov told reporters on Saturday. The agreement ... India, Russia to Extend Range of BrahMos Missile
Subsequent to the India joining Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Russia and India have agreed to extend the range of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile beyond 300 km. The proposal for undertak... Antonov to Launch EW and ISR Version of An-132 for Saudi Arabia
A cooperation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov will be translated on Tuesday with the launching of an electronic warfare and surveillance aircraft, which is based on t... Russia Stands Up New Su-34 Squadron In Far East
KHABAROVSK, Russia --- A squadron of the newest Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bombers has been set up in the air regiment of Russia’s Eastern Military District deployed to the Khabarovsk region, head of the di... Czech Republic Buys Iron Dome Radars from Israel
European fears of possible Russian action have led to huge business deals with Israeli security providers, with the Czech Republic purchasing MMR radars from the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). ... US Navy Describes Way Forward for Minehunting
Looking out on the future of the Navy’s mine warfare programs the expeditionary community faces the critical challenge of determining the best way to modernize aging mine hunting platforms. It’s an im... Leonardo’s Unmanned Helicopter Flight-Tested in Italy
ROME --- With the first flight of the innovative remotely piloted helicopter SW-4 ‘Solo’ yesterday at the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, Leonardo-Finmeccanica begins the test campaign in order to verify ... The Long Wait for A European Army
Explaining EU defense policy is not easy. But poor communication by the Brussels-based institutions plays into the hands of Euroskeptics and can damage public trust in union policies. In particular, t... Nuclear Forces: US Should Restore Primacy of Deterrence
U.S. nuclear deterrent forces have long been the foundation of U.S. national security and the highest priority of the Department of Defense. As President-elect Donald Trump has observed, nuclear weapo... US Air Force Selects Raytheon F-16 Mission Computer
PLANO, Texas --- The U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon Company to develop and produce its new F-16 Modular Mission Computer Upgrade. The new mission computer offers more than two times the current proc... Russia MoD Holds Semi-Annual Army Forum
Today, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has held a session of the ARMY 2017 International military and technical forum. In accordance to the order... US NATO Envoy Warns of Russian 'Malign Influence' Ahead of Talks
The U.S. ambassador to NATO says envoys from the alliance may raise the issue of what he called Moscow's "malign influence" on the internal affairs of NATO countries when they meet their Russian count... Joint Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade Wins Certification
On December 15 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis attended Distinguished Visitors and Media Day of LITPOLUKRBRIG headquarters certification Exercise Common Challenge 2016 at the Nowa Deba... Pratt Sees “PurePower” Engine Transforming Aviation
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. --- Pratt & Whitney delivered the first PurePower engines to China Southern Airlines, the first mainland Chinese airline to take delivery of an Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by ... Challenger CL-604 Enters Service In Australian SAR Role
CAIRNS, Australia --- The world's most technologically advanced civil search-and-rescue aircraft was launched today by Cobham for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). The first of four spe... Darpa Investigates Underwater Radio Communications
A fundamentally new approach to building radio transmitters could open previously impossible communication channels for warfighters Here’s something easy to forget when you are chatting on your ce... US Firm Wins $46M to Build Two Air Defense Bases for Kuwait
WARA Construction Co. LLC, Rochester Hills, Michigan, was awarded a $46,341,754 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Kuwait) contract for construction of two air defense sites and an information ... DOD Releases Latest Report on Security In Afghanistan
Today the Department of Defense provided to the Congress a report on “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan” covering events during the period from June 1 - Nov. 30. The report was submi... Coalition Airstrikes Destroy ISIL’s Captured Tanks
SOUTHWEST ASIA --- Coalition aircraft destroyed 14 tanks and other equipment near Palmyra, Syria, that had previously been captured by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces. ISIL seized the t... Indian MoD Details Indigenously Developed Sonars
The Government has formally inducted four types of indigenously developed SONARS that will boost its underwater surveillance capability recently. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) h... India Renovates Major Naval Shipyards
Defence Shipyards have capability of manufacturing frontline warships like destroyers, frigates, corvettes including auxiliaries like fleet tankers, fast attacks crafts, landing craft utilities, mine ... Lockheed Launches Echostar XIX Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services has successfully launched the EchoStar XIX communications satellite. An Atlas V 431 blasted off at 2:13 p.m. EST from Space Launch C... Sukhoi to Deliver Third Business Jet to Thai Air Force
MOSCOW --- JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC), SuperJet International (SJI) and the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) signed a contract for the delivery of another Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ). This aircraft rep... Seeking Frigate Deal, Fincantieri Sets Up Shop In Australia
TRIESTE --- Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and short-listed by the Australian Government to bid to design and build nine, new frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN),... | 