| Latest Feature Stories Congress Bedazzled by Plane That Can’t Get off the Ground
Despite warnings of poor performance and spiraling costs from at least three oversight agencies, both Congressional armed services committees voted to add new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to the... Latest Press Releases Sweden Pulls Out of Belgian Fighter Deal
Belgium intends to procure a new fighter aircraft system. The Belgian procurement agency the ACCaP has started the procurement process and has requested price information. The procurement is a so-c... F-35 Program Costs Jump to $406Bn As F-35A’s Fly-Away Cost Increases 11%
The cost of the F-35 jet program, already the most expensive U.S. weapons program ever, is estimated to climb further, according to figures to be submitted to Congress as soon as Monday. Total acqu... UK High Court Rejects Bid to Halt Saudi Arms Sales
London's High Court ruled on Monday that the British government's arms sales to Saudi Arabia were lawful and could continue. The case revolved around a part of the UK's Export Control Act, which st... Video Footage Reveals F-35 Pilot Visibility Problems
A video from Flight Test Safety Committee's conference early last May offers a fascinating insight into the F-35 test program. A talk put on by NAVAIR and presented by the F-35 Government Flight Test ... NATO Sec-Gen Stresses Alliance’s Strong Support for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ended a two-day visit to Ukraine on Monday evening (10 July 2017), during which he reaffirmed the Alliance’s strong political and practical support for Ukraine.... THAAD Intercepts Target in Missile Defense Flight Test
KODIAK, Alaska --- The Lockheed Martin built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system successfully intercepted a target today in a missile defense test led by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency... US Navy RFI Unveils Concept for FFG(X) Future Frigate
This Request for Proposals, published July 10 on the Federal Business Opportunities website, provides initial information on the FFG(X) future frigate program that the US Navy envisions as a replaceme... US Approves $1Bn Sale of JLTVs to United Kingdom
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and accessories. The estimated c... Latest N. Korean Missile Falls Short of ICBM: Spy Agency
North Korea has yet to fully secure the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as it remains still unknown whether the country's recently-fired ballistic missile successfully re-e... US Clears Missile Warner Sale to Netherlands
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands for AN/AAR-57A(V)7 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS). ... Harris Wins $461M US Army Radio Order
LYNCHBURG, Va. --- Harris Corporation has been awarded a five-year, $461 million ceiling, multi-award IDIQ contract to modernize the U.S. Army's mission-critical communications network. The contract w... Lockheed, SAAB Win $288M US Army Training Order
Defense and Security company Saab in cooperation with Lockheed Martin are awarded a contract for training system to the U.S. Army. The order value for Saabs part of the contract is approximately MSEK ... Bahrain Orders Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th ... US Deploys Patriot Battery to Lithuania
On July 10, the United States of America is for the first deploying Patriot long-range missile system in Lithuania. The deployment demonstrates the steadfast U.S. commitment to the security of Lithuan... Hensoldt Delivers 200th Self-Protection Kit for Puma IFV
TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany --- The new sensor house HENSOLDT has delivered the 200th equipment set for the MUltifunctional Self-protection System MUSS, which is to be integrated into the German Army's new "... New Successful Hypersonic Flight Test in Australia
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today congratulated the Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) and the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on another successful exper... Australia Awards Contract for New Satellite Ground Station
Our deployed forces will receive a major communications boost after Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today announced a... East China Sea Mission Marks New B-1B Bomber Milestone
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii --- U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force units sharpened their combat skills July 6 during a bilateral mission over the East China Sea. Using Andersen Air Force Base... Red Flag 17-3 Kicks Off with Air Force, Marine F-35s
NELLIS AFB, Nev. --- The U.S. Air Force began Red Flag 17-3, its three-week air-to-air combat training exercise, today and will conclude July 28. Base leadership wants to remind southern Nevada res... Saab Receives Order for Carl-Gustaf Components
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract on deliveries of components for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The order amounts to SEK 106 million and deliveries will take place ... Pratt Wins $8M Order for F-35B Engine Trainer
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is being awarded not-to-exceed $7,906,242 for modification P00014 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive, ... National Auditor Approves Australia’s Defense Matériel Sustainment
Conclusion 5. The fundamentals of Defence’s governance and organisational framework for the management of materiel sustainment are fit-for-purpose. However, Defence continues to address specific op... Mitchell Institute Releases New Study on the Future of Air Superiority
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce the release of its newest Policy Paper, An Operational Imperative: The Future of Air Superiority by Brig Gen Alex... Draken Adds 11 L-159s to Adversary Air Fleet At Nellis
LAKELAND, FL --- Draken International, operator of the largest privately-owned fleet of ex-military aircraft in the world, has deployed 11 L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft (ALCA) to Nellis Air For... HMCS Ottawa Completes Layered Missile Engagement
HMCS Ottawa achieved another milestone recently, successfully completing a layered missile engagement against a Hammerhead target while deployed on POSEIDON CUTLASS 17-1. After many weeks of traini... Exercise Malabar Begins in Bay of Bengal, North Indian Ocean
Naval co-operation between India, US and Japan epitomises the strong and resilient relationship between the three democracies. The MALABAR series of exercises, initiated in 1992 between the Indian and... US Army Details Moving Aviation Brigade’s Logistic Tail
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria --- The image that comes to mind when picturing one of U.S. Army's aviation brigades is one inevitably filled with helicopters. Indeed, most primary missions focus on... Israel Ends German CH-53 Pilot Training
Last week, the German air crew conversion training for the CH-53 (Yas'ur) helicopter in the IAF came to an end. This is the fourth time in which IAF trained German aircrew on the Yas'ur. The course wa... High Demand Seen for Multispectral Targeting System
Variants of Raytheon’s Multispectral Targeting System are expected to be produced in steady numbers over the next several years for the U.S. and its trusted allies. The MTS is a key component of unman... South Korea to Restructure UAV Research Team
SEOUL --- The South Korean government plans to restructure its unmanned systems development program. The South Korean military wants to development additional unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). South Ko... Hungarian Defence Forces Back on Path of Development
Speaking at the NCO graduation ceremony in Szentendre on Saturday, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that the Hungarian Defence Forces are set on the path of development again, as the Zrí... L-3 Selects Rockwell for KC-10 Repair Chain Management
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- L-3 Communications recently awarded Rockwell Collins a repair chain management contract to support the repair of over 500 parts for the U.S. Air Force on 59 KC-10 aircraft. Rock... First US Army Fixed-Wing Class Graduates from CAE Dothan
DOTHAN, Alabama --- The first class of six United States Army students to go through the new Initial Entry Fixed-Wing (IEFW) course at CAE's Dothan Training Center have graduated and are now fixed-win... | 