| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Australia Releases A$35Bn Future Frigate Tender, Launches 3-Way Competition
The $35 billion Future Frigate project reached a significant milestone today with the release of the Request for Tender (RFT) to the three shortlisted designers; BAE, Fincantieri and Navantia. Mini... Boeing Wins $2.2Bn Order for P-8A Poseidon
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $2,196,638,752 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-14-C-0067) for the manufacture and deliver... A400M Ministers Meet In Madrid, Refuse to Lift Penalties
The Secretary of State for Defense, Agustin Conde, met this morning in the headquarters of the Ministry with his counterparts of the Special Armament Program 'A400M' to establish a common line of acti... Congress Probes Massive Military Pilot Shortage
WASHINGTON --- A shortage of pilots across the U.S. military is most acute in the Air Force, senior military officials told Congress yesterday. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reser... UK MoD Facing £1bn-A-Year Funding Shortfall
The armed forces face a £10 billion funding shortfall amid escalating costs for new ships and jets, The Times has learnt. Military chiefs have quietly begun a review to find at least £1 billion a y... Tillerson to Push NATO Allies on Military Spending
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has arrived in Brussels to attend a March 31 NATO meeting that was rescheduled to allow him to attend. A senior State Department official told reporters that T... China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Nears Launch
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier is being outfitted with equipment and the work is progressing smoothly, Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Thursday. As for the carrier's l... Saab Receives Order for Next Gen Anti-Ship Missile
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for the development and production of the next-generation anti-ship missile system. The t... BAE Welcomes RFT for Australia’s Future Frigate Program
BAE Systems has welcomed the release today of the SEA 5000 Request for Tender (RFT) to deliver Future Frigates to the Royal Australian Navy, describing it as a significant milestone in the development... Scathing New Report Tears the F-35 to Shreds
The F-35 still has a long way to go before it will be ready for combat. That was the parting message of Dr. Michael Gilmore, the now-retired Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, in his last an... Lockheed Wins $1.6Bn Order for Q53 Counter-Fire Radar
Lockheed Martin Corp., Syracuse, New York, was awarded a $1,588,571,025 order dependent contract for the Counter Fire Target Acquisition Radar System full-rate production and deployment. Bids were... GAO Assessment of Selected Weapon Programs
Since GAO’s 2016 assessment, the number of programs in the Department of Defense’s (DOD) portfolio of major defense acquisitions decreased from 79 to 78, while DOD’s planned investment over the life o... HAL Details $650M Contract for Dhruv Helicopters
BENGALURU, India --- HAL is entering into an era of Performance Based Contracting for helicopters. The Government of India has cleared a proposal worth around Rs 8,000 crore for acquiring 32 ALH Dhruv... Colombian-developed Air Defense Radar Enters Service
APIAY VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia --- On March 29, 2017 a new TADER radar system was delivered to the Colombian Air Force. The radar was officially unveiled during a ceremony at the Captain Luis F. Gómez ... Ukraine Denies Losing Thai Contracts for AFVs, Tanks
Military equipment manufactured by the State Concern “UkrOboronProm”, namely BTR-4E successfully passed standards process and can be purchased by the Royal Thai Army. At the same time, Thailand provid... Falcon 9 Launches Airbus-Built SES10 Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL --- The SES-10 telecommunications satellite built by Airbus for the Luxembourg-based operator SES has been successfully launched by Falcon 9 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida,... Two Share In $221M US Army Order for Machine Guns
General Dynamics – OTS Inc., Williston, Vermont (W15QKN-17-D-0040); and U.S. Ordnance, McCarran, Nevada (W15QKN-17-D-0041), will share in a $221,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to procure M2 flexibl... General Atomics Wins $98M for MQ-9 Technology Maturation
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $98,000,000 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the MQ-9 technology maturation effort. T... Aselsan Wins Turkish Electronic Warfare Order
An agreement regarding the procurement of Electronic Warfare systems for the needs of Turkish Armed Forces, has been signed between ASELSAN and Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, valuing a total... UK Laser Melts Incoming Mortar Round In Test
Early trials have been conducted as part of the LDEW project. Watch the video of a test laser melting a mortar bomb. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) scientists are conducting trial... Field Aviation to Upgrade CT-156 Harvard Aircraft
TORONTO, Canada --- Field Aviation was awarded a contract by CAE to upgrade the fleet of twenty-two (22) CT-156 Harvard trainer aircraft, which are used for the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) p... First Test for AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Navy successfully conducted a flight test March 15 with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) off the west coast of Hawaii. During a flight test designated Vi... Leonardo Picks Alabama for T-100 Trainer Factory
TUSKEGEE, Alabama --- The U.S. company Leonardo DRS announced today plans to build a new aircraft manufacturing facility in Tuskegee, Alabama to produce its T-100 integrated jet training system if it ... Lockheed Wins $96M for F-35 Services for Foreign Customer
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $95,773,177 for modification P00012 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-16-C-0004) to provide technical and l... CAE Wins Training Contract for NATO AWACS Aircrews
STOLBERG, Germany --- CAE today announced that it has signed a contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to provide comprehensive training services, including instructors, for the N... British AFVs Head to Estonia in Biggest NATO Deployment Since Cold War
Hundreds of British Army vehicles are being shipped to Estonia in the largest NATO deployment to Eastern Europe since the Cold War. The vehicles are being loaded on a Ro-Ro ferry in Marchwood, and ... US Air Force Seeks to Increase Modernization Budget
WASHINGTON --- Air Force senior leaders testified about Air Force modernization before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 22, 2017. Lt. Gen. Chris Nowland, the deputy ch... Special Ops Troops from 15 Countries at Allied Spirit VI
STUTTGART, Germany --- Special operations forces joined more than 3,000 service members representing 15 NATO and partner nations to participate in exercise Allied Spirit VI at 7th Army Training Comman... LatAm Airliner Fleet Seen Doubling In 20 Years
From 2016-2035, Latin America will require 2,570 new passenger and freighter aircraft, including 2,030 single-aisle and 540 widebody, worth an estimated US$350 billion. According to the most recent Ai... HMS Westminster Rejoins Fleet After 2-year Refit
HMS Westminster has officially rejoined the fleet in a special rededication ceremony. The Royal Navy frigate has undergone a complete refit, taking her out of action for the last two years. HMS ... DCNS, PT PAL to Cooperate on Indonesia’s Naval Projects
JAKARTA --- Following the visit of French President, François Hollande, to Indonesia, DCNS and PT PAL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in the submarine and su... Commander Describes Transcom Challenges In Testimony
WASHINGTON --- Cyber security challenges and operating with too few air tankers and in increasingly contested environments are some of the priorities that U.S. Transportation Command is focusing on to... No Pilot, No Problem: Marines Qualify with Raven
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. --- Marines with 2nd Marine Division spent the day “catching and releasing” two Raven small unmanned aircraft systems as part of a Division Fly Day at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune... GD to Provide Enterprise IT and Cloud Services to NATO
FAIRFAX, Va. --– General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a contract by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) to deliver the most... Boeing Extends TAI Contract for 787 Elevator
Boeing and TAI have announced a contract extension to produce the Elevator for the 787 Dreamliner. The agreement between Boeing and TAI extends TAI production of a crucial flight control component ... Honeywell F124 Engines Reach 1 Million Operating Hours
PHOENIX --- Honeywell (HON) announced that its F124 and F125 turbofan engine product lines, which are produced through the International Turbine Engine Company (ITEC) LLC joint venture, have reached t... Nammo to Boost Major Investments After 2016 Net Jumps 35%
Nammo grew its annual result by 35% in 2016, and now intends to pursue major investments valued at more than NOK 1 billion (USD 117 million) in new technology and equipment across its sites and busine... Russia to Step Up Marketing In Latin America
Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is stepping up its marketing strategy in Latin America. For the first time ever, the company will participate in the Mexico’s Aerospace Exhibitio... | 