| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Turkey Signs Agreement to Develop New SAM System with France, Italy
PARIS --- Turkey has signed an agreement to develop a new anti-defense system based on the French-Italian SAMP/T*, and plans to launch its full-scale development in 2019. The Heads of Agreement doc... UK Faces Hundreds of Millions of Hidden F-35 Costs
The Ministry of Defence is facing hundreds of millions of pounds in “hidden costs” for the RAF's new generation warplane that will be unable to fly properly due to defence cuts, it has been reported. ... India Begins Talks to Buy Retired French Jaguar Fighters
NEW DELHI --- India has begun discreet negotiations with France for the purchase of 31 grounded strike fighters previously used by the French Air Force. The French government made the offer of sale... French Companies Tout Latest Wares at Bastille Day Parade
VERSAILLES, France --- Nexter, Renault Trucks Defense and Thales are proud to have contributed to the success of the July 14th parade on the Champs-Elysées with the presence of a Multirole Armored Veh... Pratt & Whitney Failing to Reduce F-35 Engine Costs
United Technologies Corp.’s Pratt and Whitney unit has been slow to incorporate promised cost savings techniques for the latest and biggest batch of engines to power F-35 jets, the Pentagon’s costlies... Israel Expands Role of Aermacchi M346 Lavi Jet Trainer
The Lavi (M-346) aircraft has ushered the IAF into a new era in terms of instruction, and has brought along an essential change in IAF fighter pilot and WSO (Weapon Systems Operator) training. Recentl... Marshall to Replace Center Wing Box on British C-130Js
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has been awarded a new contract by the Ministry of Defence in support of the Centre Wing Replacement Programme to the Royal Air Force’s C-130J Super Hercules fleet... Air Force Mulls Keeping A-10 in Service
The U.S. Air Force is looking closely at the future of close-in warfare, but the service’s top general says that future may not include a direct replacement for the A-10 Warthog. The Air Force has ... US Air Force Now Lauds A-10 Capabilities
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey --- The darkness of a desert night surrounds his aircraft. The wind rushes past his cockpit. As the target approaches, nervousness builds deep within his core and his hear... China Holds War Games in Tibet
The People's Liberation Army recently carried out a live-fire assault exercise on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, intending to improve its troops' combat capability on such locations, according to the mili... Bundeswehr, Rheinmetall Sign Framework Agreement on Ammunition
Rheinmetall has entered a framework agreement to supply the German Bundeswehr with ammunition. In an initial move, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Su... Airbus Flight-Tests Sagitta Drone in South Africa
OVERBERG, South Africa --- Airbus Defence and Space has successfully tested a new type of aircraft that will aid the development of future unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for series production. The un... Leonardo DRS to Develop Counter-Drone Capability for U.S. Army
ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS announced today that it has received a contract award from the U.S. Army for up to $16 million, under an urgent operational need, to develop a counter-unmanned aerial sy... Unable to Buy US Drones, Allies Place Orders with China
Last October, satellite images captured the distinctive outlines of some powerful new weaponry at a Saudi runway used for military strikes in Yemen. Three Wing Loong drones had appeared, Chinese-made ... Royal Navy Details P-8A Basing Plans
The decade-long gap in providing 'long-range ears' for the Silent Service will be plugged with the arrival of the first new maritime patrol aircraft from 2020. The first squadron to fly the P-8A Po... New Destroyer In Hawaii Signals U.S. Resolve, Pacom Chief Says
WASHINGTON --- The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer sends a signal to allies and adversaries in the Asia-Pacific region that what happens in the region matters to the United ... Chinese Air Force Conducts Drills Over West Pacific
Warplanes from the Chinese Air Force have flown over the Bashi Channel and the Miyako Strait several times in the past week to conduct drill in the west Pacific, an Air Force spokesman said Saturday. ... Denmark to Train NATO Soldiers to Combat Russian Misinformation
COPENHAGEN --- Danish troops will get training in how to deal with Russian misinformation before being sent to join a NATO military build-up in Estonia in January, Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederi... US Army Explains Rationale for Selling Surplus Equipment
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Army continues to build on its core themes of readiness and global engagement through U.S. foreign military sales, or FMS, according to Maj. Gen. Stephen Farmen, commander, U.S... US Navy Shares Information Warfare Platform Vision with Industry
SAN DIEGO --- Rear Adm. Christian "Boris" Becker, commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), provided his unique perspective about the Navy information warfare platform at a joint lu... US Air Force Touts Command & Control As Key to Winning Wars
NELLIS AFB, Nev. --- Four F-22 Raptors fly in and secure the airspace, behind them two F-16 Vipers ready their payload and prepare to drop bombs on an enemy target. A tanker flies a few miles away at ... Cobham, Draken Team to Bid for UK Training Contract
Cobham and Draken International team to deliver operational readiness training solutions for the UK Ministry of Defence Air Support to Defence Operational Training program. Royal International Air ... Australian DoD Delivers World First GPS Cube-Satellite
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced another Australian success in space, following the launch of the Biarri-Point cube satellite. Biarri-Point is a satellite... Airmen Learn to Install F-35 External Pylons
HILL AFB, Utah --- Active duty and Reserve Airmen here recently initiated certification training to load external pylons on F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing. The removable pyl... IAI, Honeywell to Develop GPS Anti-Jam Nav System
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and Honeywell Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop an advanced GPS Anti-Jam navigation system. As part of the MOU, IAI and Ho... Rosoboronexport to Sign Contracts, Agreements at MAKS-2017
Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, is to take part at the International Aviation and Space Show MAKS-2017 to be hosted by the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, Moscow region, on July 18... Irkut Corporation Exhibits at MAKS-2017 Air Show
Irkut Corporation (a UAC member) is to take part in the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017. Aircraft manufactured by the Corporation will participate in the flight program and will be pr... | 