| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Pentagon Releases $639Bn FY 2018 Budget Proposal, Up $33Bn Over FY2017
Today President Donald J. Trump sent Congress a proposed budget request of $639.1 billion, $574.5 billion in the base budget and $64.6 billion in the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget. Thi... DIA Director Testifies on Top Five Global Military Threats
WASHINGTON --- North Korea, Russia, China, Iran and extremist organizations are the top five military threats facing the nation, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said here this morning.... S. Korea Retains Hanwa Radar for KF-X Fighter, Elta Contract for Tests
SEOUL --- South Korea has formally decided to receive some technology support from Israel for the development of an advanced radar system in its KF-X fighter jet program, Seoul's arms procurement agen... US Air Force Presents $132Bn Budget Request for FY 2018
WASHINGTON --- The Air Force presented its fiscal year 2018 president's budget request May 23, 2017, following the Defense Department and sister services’ budget briefings. Maj. Gen. Jim Martin, th... US Navy Presents $171Bn Budget Request for FY 2018
WASHINGTON --- The Department of the Navy (DON) released its proposed $171.5 billion (Base) budget May 23, for fiscal year (FY) 2018. This budget is part of the $762 billion (Base and OCO) defense ... MDA Presents $7.9Bn Budget Request for FY 2018
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requests $7.9 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, an increase of $379 million from the FY 2017 budget request, to strengthen and expand the deployment of defenses for ou... Paris Air Show: A Showcase for Defense Competition
The indecision over the F-35’s debut at this year’s Paris Air Show is perhaps indicative of where the market is now—poised for exciting display but surrounded by uncertainty and increasing global comp... Pentagon Issues Report on FY 2018 Weapon System Acquisition Costs
The combined capabilities and performance of United States (U.S.) weapon systems are unmatched throughout the world, ensuring that U.S. military forces have the advantage over any adversary. The F... Pentagon FY 2018 Budget Shows No Drop in F-35 Costs
PARIS -- The average cost of F-35 fighters will not drop in FY 2018, according to the “Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System” report released on May 23 by the Pentagon Comptroller. As shown in ... US Aerospace and Defense Exports Continue to Slow
NEW YORK --- After a robust 60 percent surge from 2010 to 2015, growth in U.S. aerospace and defense (A&D) exports have slowed, according to the "2017 Deloitte U.S. Aerospace and Defense Sector Export... Israel, Italy In Talks Over ‘Helicopters for Missiles’ Deal
Israel is in talks to buy Leonardo's training helicopters on condition that the Italian government will agree to reciprocal defense procurement. In recent weeks, the Ministry of Defense has steppe... Lockheed Pitches New Mods to Boost Life of F-22 Stealth Coating
WASHINGTON --- Lockheed Martin has proposed doing additional maintenance work on F-22s in the hopes of lengthening the life of the fighter’s low observable coating. Under the current contract, Lock... U.S. Forces Kill 7 AQAP Militants in Yemen Raid
WASHINGTON --- U.S. forces yesterday killed seven Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants during a raid against a compound associated with the terror group in Marib governorate, Yemen, acco... US Approves $250M Naval Training Package for Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a Navy blanket order training program. The estimated cost is ... Lockheed Wins $138M to Reduce F-35 Lot 9 Costs
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $137,834,819 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-14-C-0002) to p... Boeing Completes Radar Upgrade for Saudi Arabia’s AWACS Fleet
OKLAHOMA CITY --- Boeing has completed a series of upgrades that substantially enhance the technological capabilities of Saudi Arabia’s E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Am... India Working to Develop Defence Manufacturing Capability
The Government is working towards progressively reducing dependency on foreign manufacturers and developing the defence capabilities indigenously. This was informed by Minister of State for Defence Dr... Boeing Wins $58.6M Contract for Missile Interception Technology
ARLINGTON, Va.--- Boeing recently received a $58.6 million, 35-month contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to demonstrate its evolved Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) technology, which increas... US Army Tests Personal Head-Up Display for Soldiers
WASHINGTON --- A novel technology called "Tactical Augmented Reality," or TAR, is now helping Soldiers precisely locate their positions, as well as the locations of friends and foes, said Richard Nabo... More Details About China’s New Fighter Radar
Chinese military experts are guardedly optimistic over the international market potentials of China's newly developed fire control radar system, saying that although it is an upgrade of the jet fighte... Russian AF Deploys Additional Su-34 Bombers in Far East
Aviation formation of the Eastern MD in the Khabarovsk Krai has received Su-34 newest bombers. Crews of newest aircraft carried out a 3.5-kilometer flight from Novosibirsk to the permanent location... Northrop Demos New Radar for C-RAM Defense System
BALTIMORE --- The U.S. Army selected Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) to demonstrate its multi-mission capability at the 2017 counter-rocket, artillery and m... Airbus HC Delivers Two More H225s to Brazilian Military
In the last few weeks, Helibras has delivered two H225Ms to the Brazilian Armed Forces. Two additional ones will be delivered this year. The first one –destined to the Army- has been delivered in t... US Army Tests Stryker Loading on RAF A400M Transport
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. --- For the first time ever at McChord Field, an A-400M Royal Air Force aircraft was parked on the McChord flightline for international operations. Soldiers from the 1s... USN, Thai Navy In ASW Exercise In Andaman Sea
ANDAMAN SEA --- The U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) are executing Guardian Sea, an anti-submarine and maritime domain awareness exercise, in the Andaman Sea, May 22-27. The bilateral exercise f... Raytheon Touts Reliability, 360-Degree Capability of New Radar
PELHAM, N.H. --- Raytheon Company's newest integrated air and missile defense radar has been busy since its debut at the 2016 Winter AUSA tradeshow. The gallium nitride-powered Active Electronically S... Northrop to Modernize Next-Gen Navigation Systems
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. --– Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for technology maturation and risk reduction in support of next-generation navigation system... Russia's Helicopter Industry to Exhibit at Helirussia-2017
Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, is going to put on display Russia’s most advanced designs at the Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia-2017 to take place at Crocus Expo, Moscow, on May 25-27.... | 