| Latest Feature Stories Airbus Germany Teams with UK Govt to Bid for Canadian Fighter
PARIS --- The unexpected teaming between the British government and Germany-based Airbus Defence and Space to jointly bid for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) was decided by the compa... Latest Press Releases India to Buy Four Additional Russian Krivak Frigates for $3Bn
NEW DELHI --- New Delhi and Moscow have finalised contractual terms for four new stealth frigates that Russia will supply the Indian Navy for slightly over Rs 200 billion ($3 billion), or about Rs 50 ... Surprise Reshuffle of Top Saudi Military Leaders
State TV said King Salman wanted to elevate young officials in a country where more than half the population is under 25. The king's popular young son has also introduced a series of modest social and... Less Than One-Third of Germany’s Major Weapons Are Action-Ready: MoD
German lawmakers are set to hear about how Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, has access to less than 50 percent of many major weapons systems. The findings are the latest to underscore problems in t... Putin Signs New $325Bn State Arms Program
MOSCOW --- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed the country’s new state arms procurement program, which includes, among other things, ... Japan Says F-35 Unit Cost Grows 53% Since 2012
The estimated per-plane cost to Japan of acquiring a single US F-35A stealth fighter soared by about 53 percent to US$137.6 million (14.7 billion yen) in FY 2017 from an estimated US$90 million (9.6 b... H-2A Launcher Orbits New Japanese Spy Satellite
TANEGASHIMA, Japan --- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launched on Tuesday an H-2A rocket carrying an information-gathering optical satellite o... UK Spent £1.75 Bn on Counter-ISIS Air and Drone Strikes
Analysis of figures released in response to Freedom of Information requests by Drone Wars UK indicate that the UK has spent £1.75bn on armed air missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since August 20... Israeli Air Force Debriefs Feb. 10 Downing of F-16I in Syria
Yesterday (Monday), the IDF Chief of Staff was presented with the official IAF debrief regarding the operational events which occurred in the northern theatre on February 10th, 2018. Also participatin... South Africa Orders 3 Inshore Patrol Vessels from Damen
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has received an order from Armscor – the acquisition agency for the South African Department of Defence – for three Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), 62 x 11 metres. T... India’s Rustom 2 UAV Flies with New Engine
DRDO successfully flew its Rustom 2 today at its Aeronautical Test Range(ATR) at Chalakere at Chitradurga. This flight assumes significance due to the fact that this is the first flight in user config... Swedish Arms Exports Topped $1.4Bn Last Year
Swedish military exports rose by 2 percent last year, inflated by the sale of fighter jets to Brazil. But critics say the most worrying trend is that Sweden continues to sell to non-democratic states.... Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft Market Seen Stabilizing
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Data from Forecast International's unique Platinum Forecast System underscores the importance of the medium/heavy military rotorcraft segment to the world's rotorcraft manufacturers... U.S. Army Program Could Provide Defense Against UAVs
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Army is looking to improve its ability to defend against unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). Funding for this effort is included in the Fiscal Year 2019 defense budget. This proje... HAL Continues Working Up to LCA Tejas Full Clearance
BENGALURU --- Inching close to Final Operational Clearance (FOC), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited carried out a hot refueling on indigenous Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas followed by a sortie at HAL airpor... US Defense Lending Would Help NATO Allies Replace Russian Kit
The militaries of NATO’s former communist members in Eastern Europe remain reliant on aging kits of Soviet and Russian military equipment, leaving them in pressing need of overhaul. As a result, and i... US Navy Wants to Order More Carriers Before Blast-Testing Them
If you’re going to put all your eggs in one basket, doesn’t it make sense to make sure that they’re hard-boiled? The U.S. Navy apparently doesn’t think so. The Navy has asked Defense Secretary J... Royal Navy, Royal Marines Join French Task Force
UK maritime forces are taking part in a French naval deployment to the Indian Ocean and Far East. Around 40 Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel and two Wildcat helicopters have joined the French ... US, Israel Prepare for Joint Missile Defense Exercise
WASHINGTON --- More than 2,500 U.S. personnel will take part in a joint exercise with Israel next month aimed at improving interoperability, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters today. Juniper Cobra... Royal Marines Launch 'Assault' from HMS Queen Elizabeth
A troop of Royal Marines from 42 Commando in Plymouth has embarked in the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier to prove the process of launching them by helicopter to conduct operations ashore. Marine... Additional Saab Trackfire RWS Systems for Swedish Navy
Saab has received an additional order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) regarding Trackfire Remote Weapon Station (RWS) for the Royal Swedish Navy. Trackfire RWS will be installed... UN Calls for Global Disarmament Amid Surging Arms Sales
With global arms sales rising, the UN chief has urged more "direction to the global disarmament agenda." He warned that initiatives have been abandoned while "military power is glorified." United N... Leonardo AESA Surveillance Radar Flies on Saab’s GlobalEye
-- Saab’s new GlobalEye Swing Role Surveilance System (SSRS) will integrate Leonardo’s ‘Seaspray’ radar -- Leonardo’s Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology sets the standard for surv... Hensoldt Unveils New Airborne Surveillance Radar
MUNICH --- Hensoldt, the leading independent sensor house, is developing an innovative airborne multi-mission surveillance radar which will provide armed forces and border protection authorities with ... Bombardier Sees Global 6000 As Special Mission Platform
MONTREAL --- The latest missionized incarnation of Bombardier’s versatile Global 6000 aircraft has been unveiled in Sweden by Saab, a world-class supplier of complex systems for national defense and s... Indo-US Delegation Meets for Defence Cooperation
As part of lndo-US Bilateral Defence Cooperation, the 8th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Inter Agency Task Force Meeting was held here today. The meeting was co-chaired by Deputy Chief... EDA Market Survey on Commercially Available RPAS Services
BRUSSELS --- Providing support to CSDP operations is a core task of the EDA which, since its creation in 2004, has developed tools to provide administrative, contracting and/or technical support to EU... India Begins Work on Tamil Nadu Defence Quad
As per the guidance of Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, the work for preparing Detailed Project Report(DPR) for the Tamil Nadu Defence Quad has been initiated by Department of Defence Production ... Thales Invests £23M in New UK Headquarters
Thales, the defence and aerospace group, has announced the opening of a new country headquarters in Reading in England. The new facility represents a £23m investment and builds on the company’s long-t... Safran 2017 Profit Jumps 44% As Revenue Increases 4.7%
Adjusted data -- Organic adjusted* revenue increased 7.4% -- Adjusted recurring operating income at Euro 2,470 million, up 2.7% -- Propulsion operating margin rate of 17.7% including CFM56-LEAP tra... | 