| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Poland to Buy SkyCeptor SHORADS Alongside Latest Patriot Version
“Signed memorandum states that the US government agrees to sell Poland Patriot missile system in the latest configuration, such as the one used by the US Army,” said the head of Ministry of Defence Mr... Final Deliveries Boost Australian Growler Fleet
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, together with Air Vice Marshal Steven Roberton, Air Commander Australia; today welcomed the full fleet of EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft ... French Reaper Makes First Flight In National Airspace
Taking off from Cognac air base, the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft n° 612 made its first flight over national territory on Tuesday July 4, 2017. During 5 hours and 10 minutes, one of Drone Squadron 1/... German MoD Shoots Down German Industry Contract Hopes
BUECKEBURG, Germany --- The German defense ministry on Thursday said there would be no "free passes" for any bidders in a nearly 4-billion-euro helicopter deal, a day after Europe's Airbus urged the g... Australia Joins Next-Gen Jammer Program
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --– The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) intent to collaborate on the development of the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-band (Increment 1) (NGJ-MB) program is on track to... Israeli Apaches Return to Flight But Blade Life Cut By 80%
Three-and-a-half weeks after the Israel Air Force grounded its entire fleet of Apache attack helicopters, it will resume their operational activity on Wednesday, the military announced. Last month,... Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Will Modernise 208 Boxer Vehicles
MUNICH / BONN --- On behalf of the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has c... Harris, Motorola Share $922M for US Army Radio Upgrades
-- Harris Corp., Lynchburg, Virginia, was awarded a $461,246,563 firm-fixed-price contract to support the capability to upgrade and modernize existing land mobile radio system infrastructure, as well ... SSL Wins Satellite Constellation Order from DigitalGlobe
PALO ALTO, CA. --- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. today announced that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-res... Lockheed Wins $74M for Phase 2 of Long-Range Precision Fires Program
DALLAS --- Lockheed Martin received a $73.8 million contract from the U.S. Army for Phase 2 of the Long-Range Precision Fires (LRPF) program. LRPF is the U.S. Army's program envisioned to provide c... The Anglo-German Addiction to American Defense
It is obvious that the European members of NATO depend on the United States for their defense. And why wouldn’t they want that dependence to continue? Only Russia currently poses a direct military thr... F-35As, F-35Bs to Play In Next Red Flag Exercise
EGLIN AFB, FL. --- Seven F-35A Lightning II and more than 120 personnel from the 33rd Fighter Wing departed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for Red Flag 17-3 July 6, 2017. Red Flag is the Air Forc... Smaller Crews Increase Ship Maintenance Costs: GAO
Total ship operating and support costs—which include personnel and maintenance costs—and maintenance backlogs increased during the optimal manning period (2003–2012) and have continued to increase for... Turkish, Indonesian Aviation Firms Strengthen Their Collaboration
Turkey's biggest aerospace company, Turkish Aerospace Industries - TAI, and Indonesia's biggest aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia - PTDI, continue to strengthen the collaboration on aerospace.... Brazilian Air Force Begins Operating New Geostationary Satellite
The Defence and Strategic Communications Geostationary Satellite (SGCD) began broadcasting this Wednesday (5). It will be controlled by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The satellite was launched on ... Australian PM, French Minister; to Open New Submarine Office
PARIS --- French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will inaugurate the French-Australian team dedicated to the future submarine program (FSP) on Sunda... Experimental Drone Transforms in Flight
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is experimenting with a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle that transforms in flight and gives Soldiers an advantage on the battlefield o... China Says Its Submarine AIP Technology As Good As Anyone’s
BEIJING --- Not long ago a personage's report of the PLA Navy confirmed for the first time that China's conventional submarines have been equipped with the AIP (Air Independent Propulsion) technology ... CRS Updates Report on US Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans
The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the cong... Aero Engines: LEAP Ready to Jump Ahead of CFM56
The completion of the biennial Paris Air Show marks a time when orders are tallied and success is measured. The battle for orders between Airbus and Boeing is not new; however, with each airframe sold... Israel’s IAI Signs Two Joint Venture Agreements in India
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), Dynamatic Technologies Ltd (DTL) and Elcom Systems Private Limited have announced today their cooperation to jointly address the needs of the Indian UAV market.... India MoD Booklet Highlights Self-Reliance in Defence Production
Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley released a booklet here today highlighting efforts made by Department of Defence Production in the last three years in pursuance of self-reliance in defence sector. ... NATO Updates Air Policing Status in Bulgaria
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- With its accession in 2004, the airspace of Bulgaria became part of the Alliance airspace and the Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets were included in NATO’s Integrated Air a... Rosoboronexport to Use Cutting-Edge Technologies at MAKS 2017
Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec State Corporation, will display Russian-made products at the MAKS 2017 airspace salon using state-of-the-art exhibition technologies. "For the first time, Rosobo... | 