Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Did Patriot Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia? The official story was clear: Saudi forces shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group last month at Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. It was a victory for the Saudis and for the U... Canada Rules Out Joint Italian-French Bid for Frigate Deal OTTAWA --- The Government of Canada is committed to open, fair and transparent procurement processes. The Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) Project is the largest and most complex of the projects launc... F-35A Spare Part Delays Curtail F-35 Operations A near six-month delay in securing spare parts and other issues have significantly curtailed the operations of the United States’ futuristic fighter aircraft, which Australia is buying for $17 billion... Canada Poised to Buy Used F-18s from Australia One day after Boeing filed its formal trade complaint against Montreal-based Bombardier, Australia was knocking at Canada's door wondering if the Trudeau government was interested in buying used fight... GD Wins $432M to Support Virginia-Class SSNs General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $432,031,808 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-2111) for fiscal 2018 lead yard serv... First Boeing KC-46A Tanker Makes First Flight EVERETT, Wash. --- The first Boeing KC-46A tanker that will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force next year successfully completed its first flight and airborne tests today, taking off from Paine Field a... Sukhoi Su-57 Fighter Flies with New Engine MOSCOW --- Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter, also known as T-50, had performed its first test flight with a new-generation engine, a source in the Russian Industry and T... China Analyses Significance of Y-9 Airlifter's Air-Drop Drill BEIJING --- Several Y-9 transport aircraft attached to the Air Force of the PLA Western Theater Command took off from an airport in western China on December 2 and flew thousands of kilometers to an i... One-Fifth of British Army Unfit for All War Zones It has been revealed that almost 18,000 British Army personnel are not medically fit to be deployed to all war zones. With force numbers falling and a large number of unfit soldiers, it has left on... Aerial Refueling Multiplies Indian AF Capabilities The combat power of a nation is greater than the total potential of all the combat elements it possesses. This is because some combat elements magnify the potential of others. Such boosters are normal... EU, NATO Agree Proposals for Bilateral Cooperation BRUSSELS --- Today, more than ever before, the security of Europe and North America is interconnected. NATO and EU face a series of unprecedented security challenges emanating from the South and the E... Long-Term Costs of President Trump’s Goals for the Military This report describes CBO’s analysis of the costs and budgetary consequences through 2027 of the current Administration’s goals for increasing the readiness, size, and capabilities of the military. Th... Lockheed to Provide LGB Training Rounds to NATO Countries ARCHBALD, Pa. --- Lockheed Martin and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) signed a five-year agreement for the agency to purchase Enhanced Laser Guided ... F-35s, F-16s Train Together in South Korea SOUTH KOREA --- Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 is underway across the Korean Peninsula and the Wolf Pack’s F-16 Fighting Falcons, better known as Vipers, play host to the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fight... CRS Reports on US Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Rounds The Navy is currently developing three potential new weapons that could improve the ability of its surface ships to defend themselves against enemy missiles—solid state lasers (SSLs), the electromagne... Israeli Helicopters Train to Protect Borders, Stop Infiltration The IAF’s attack helicopter squadrons led an unexpected operational events training exercise. Among the elements participating in the exercise: transport helicopters, UAVs and Police forces For the... Saratov Airlines Adds Two Embraer E195 Aircraft AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands --- Russian operator Saratov Airlines has extended their Flight Hour Pool Program agreement with Embraer until 2021 to continue providing repairable component support for th... Saab Receives Order for Artillery Ammunition Defence and security company Saab has received an order for 155mm explosive training artillery ammunitions. The order value amounts to SEK 118 million and deliveries will take place during 2018 and 20... EDA Conference on Personnel Recovery in Military Operations FLORENCE, Italy --- Two-day conference co-organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the Italian Air Force devoted to “Personnel Recovery: Risks & Mitigations” was opened this Monday 4 Decembe... Leonardo Says Artillery Aiming Systems Sales Are On Target Leonardo has announced sales this year of over 150 units of its ‘Linaps’ artillery pointing system and over 100 FIN 3120 Inertial Navigation Units (INU), worth together more than 50M Euros, signaling ... New M-Code GPS Capability Tested Onboard B-2 Bomber EL SEGUNDO, Calif. --- The U.S. Air Force recently completed a series of successful flight tests of its next-generation Military-code GPS using a Raytheon Company receiver onboard a B-2 Spirit at Edwa... Japan Airlines Invests In Boom Supersonic Aircraft TOKYO --- Japan Airlines (JAL) and Denver-based Boom Supersonic have formed a strategic partnership to bring commercial supersonic travel to passengers. Boom has been developing a new supersonic aircr... India Announces Successful Launch of Akash Missile The Surface to Air Missile AKASH with indigenous radio frequency seeker against target Banshee, has been successfully launched from the Launch Complex-III at ITR Chandipur today at 1338 hrs. The R... Indra Stealth SatCom Terminals for Two TKMS Submarines Indra will supply ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), one of the world's biggest shipbuilders, with new satellite communications systems for two submarines for the export market. The company will d... US Has No Plan to Move Military Dependents Out of Korea WASHINGTON --- The United States currently has no plan to move military dependents out of South Korea despite rising tensions with North Korea, the Pentagon said Tuesday. About 28,500 US troops are... Otokar Exhibited at Expodefensa 2017 Otokar, Turkey's leading land systems manufacturer and leading supplier of the Turkish Military and Security Forces for wheeled tactical vehicles, participated in Expodefensa 2017, which is held on De... Triumph Group Merges Two Business Units BERWYN, Pa. --- Triumph Group, Inc. today announced that it intends to combine Aerospace Structures and Precision Components into one business unit, “Aerospace Structures,” effective January 1, 2018. ... |