| Latest Feature Stories The Pentagon’s Spending is a Scandal of Epic Proportions
Here’s a question for you: How do you spell boondoggle? The answer (in case you didn’t already know): P-e-n-t-a-g-o-n. Hawks on Capitol Hill and in the US military routinely justify increases in th... Latest Press Releases UK British Defense Planners Face Hard Questions As New Budget Cuts Loom
In the last few days, the British press and social media have been rife with reports that the Royal Marines are to be reduced by 1000 from their present establishment of 6500. In addition, the amphibi... Shipyards Scramble to Prepare Canadian Warship Bid
Companies bidding to design Canada's new warships have to throw in specifications for everything — including the kitchen sink and the paperwork to prove it works. That is one of about 600 technical... Korean MP Says Lockheed Favored in F-35 Deal As Offsets Waived
U.S. defense company Lockheed Martin benefited from favoritism from the South Korean military when it won a deal to sell F-35 fighters during the Park Geun-hye administration, Rep. Kim Jong-dae of the... British MPs Debate BAE Job Cuts As Unions Call for Probe
This debate is sourced from the uncorrected (rolling) version of Hansard and is subject to correction. Content will not appear in search results until the Official Report is published tomorrow. M... GAO Warns of Rapid Fall In US Navy’s Sealift Capacity
More than 90% of military equipment, supplies, and fuel travels by sea. When the military deploys anywhere, the demand for naval transportation grows. Additional shipping capacity must be ready to ... Australian Contractor Loses F-35, P-8 Secrets in Data Hack
In November 2016, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) was alerted by a "partner organisation" that an attacker had gained access to the network of a 50-person aerospace engineering firm that subc... DoD: Visa Dispute Not Affecting Military Operations Out of Turkey
PENTAGON --- The Pentagon says a diplomatic dispute between Turkey and the United States has not affected military operations or personnel out of Turkey, including efforts to defeat Islamic State mili... Two B-1B Bombers Hold Firing Drill Against N. Korea
Two B-1B strategic bombers of the U.S. Air Force trained with South Korea's fighter jets over and near the peninsula earlier this week in yet another show of force against North Korea, defense authori... RAF Typhoon Fly Longest Sortie Against Da’esh
On 23 September a pair of Typhoons flew for seven hours and 46 minutes on a mission which saw them attack and destroy a weapons cache before conducting a simultaneous strike against four truck bombs. ... Aircalin Firms Up Order for Two A320neos and Two A330neos
TOULOUSE, France --- Aircalin, the Nouméa-based carrier in the French territory of New Caledonia, has firmed up its order for two A320neos single-aisle and two A330-900 wide-body aircraft. The A320... Saab Wins US Army Order for AT4 Systems
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the United States (U.S.) Army for the shoulder-launched AT4CS RS (Confined Space Reduced Sensitivity) anti-armour weapon system. The order ... Afghan President Welcomes First Afghan AF Black Hawk Helos
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan --- The first two UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters arrived here Oct. 7, welcomed by top Afghan and Resolute Support officials. Led by President Ashraf Ghani, an official... GA-ASI Transitions to An All-Gray Eagle ER Production Line for US Army
WASHINGTON --– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) officially transitioned its production line from the MQ-1C Gray Eagle to its new long-range variant, the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended... Upgraded MQ-9s Continue to Deploy Downrange
CREEECH AFB, Nev. --- As MQ-1 Predators transition from the Air Force’s active-duty aircraft inventory, they are being replaced downrange by the newly upgraded Block 5 MQ-9 Reapers. This enables comba... Ukraine to Hike Defense Spending, Order BTR-4Es, AT Missiles
“In order to be the best, we need financial resource, capabilities of defence industry and to continue army reforms. And we do it,” General Poltorak stressed at the XIV International specialized exhib... US Navy Orders Additional APKWS Rocket Guidance Kits
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $59.5 million contract for additional APKWS guidance kits to transform unguided 2.75-inch (70-millimeter) rockets into laser-guided precision munitions. The new... ERAPSCO Wins $220M Order for Sonobuoys
ERAPSCO, Columbia City, Indiana, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $219,757,475 for modification P00020 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0042... US Navy's COBRA Mine Detection System Achieves IOC
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Navy AN/DVS-1 Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) system airborne mine detection system achieved Initial Operational Capability, program, announced Oct. 10.... US Army Points to Dragoon as Acquisition Archetype
Army representatives used the Warriors’ Corner at this week’s Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition to present its new Stryker Dragoon as an archetype for accelerated acquisition.... German Eurofighters Test Bomb Integration in Sweden
VIDSEL TEST RANGE, Sweden --- Eurofighters belonging to the German Air Force have been flown to the test range at Vidsel in Sweden to test their air-to-surface capability. The verification work with t... US Army's Modernization Command Supports DOD Efforts
WASHINGTON --- As part of an effort to face down the issues outlined in a complex problem statement, the Department of Defense has laid out three lines of effort -- one of which the Army has already m... Thales to Provide Comms Support to New UK Carriers
As a leading provider of intelligence systems, smart connectivity and associated services to the UK MoD, Thales has secured a seven-year contract to provide through-life support for communications sys... Boeing Leads Airbus in Q3 Commercial Orders, Deliveries
Boeing and Airbus delivered 202 (78+66+58) and 148 (55+46+47) commercial jets in Q3 2017, respectively, compared to 188 and 164 during the same quarter last year. This year to date, Boeing has deliver... NIDAR Security System Installed on Lead Ship of New OPV Class
MARSS is pleased to announce the installation of the first NiDAR maritime security system of a multihull US$20M+ contract from Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) (Malaysia) for the Royal Malaysian ... Dutch C-130 Supplies Coalition Fight
SOUTHWEST ASIA --- The Royal Netherlands Air Force completed its first C-130 Hercules supply mission from Southwest Asia in support of coalition forces operating throughout the U.S. Central Command ar... Ukroboronprom Introduces New UGV "Phantom-2" at AUSA-2017
The leading exporter of the State concern "UkrOboronProm" – SFTE “SpetsTechnoExport” – represented the new UGV "Phantom-2" at the international defense exhibition AUSA-2017, currently held in Washingt... Ukroboronprom Shares Hybrid War Experience at Ausa-2017
The SC “UkrOboronProm” and the Ukrainian Embassy to the United States held a press conference on Ukraine’s defense industry participation in the hybrid war in the framework of AUSA exhibition, current... Ireland Hikes 2018 Defense Budget by 2.5%
Minister Kehoe today announced the allocation of €946m in Defence funding for 2018. This represents a significant increase of over €25m on the corresponding 2017 allocation and will allow Defence to c... Ukrainian Vehicles Exhibited for First Time at AUSA
The State Concern UKROBORONPROM (UOP) for the first time represents advanced developments of the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex at the international exhibition of armament AUSA (Association of t... UBP, Rockwell Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
UOP SE “Plant 410 CA” and the leading American corporation Rockwell Collins, specializing in manufacture and development of digital and electronic systems for aviation, as well as other avionics, sign... | 