| Latest Feature Stories Cost of F-35 Block 4 Upgrade Quadruples But May Not Suffice
PARIS --- The cost of the F-35’s Block 4 upgrade program – the one that should allow the aircraft to finally meet its full contractual specifications – has quadrupled since August, according to the la... Latest Press Releases Japan Seeks New Jet Fighter Proposals Based On Existing Western Designs
Japan is seeking proposals for a new advanced jet fighter based on an existing Western aircraft and wants American and British cooperation to help kick-start development of the project, which is estim... Indonesia Confirms A400M Acquisition Plan
LONDON --- The Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) has confirmed its plans to procure the Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A400M transport aircraft. The service an... Chinese Lessor Orders 30 C919 and 20 ARJ21 Aircraft
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) signed a Purchase Agreement of 30 C919 aircraft and 20 ARJ21 aircraft with China Huarong Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in Beijing on February 26th,... Top US, UK Commanders Agree Russia Poses Top Regional Threat
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has warned Russia is becoming an "ever greater threat" after what is feared to be a sophisticated chemical weapon plot targeted a double agent and his daughter on UK... US Army Awards $876M Contract for DCGS-Army Drop 1
Raytheon Co. Intelligence and Information Systems, Garland, Texas (W56KGY-18-D-0002); and Palantir Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, California (W56KGY-18-D-0003), will share in an $876,000,000 firm-fixed... US Army Awards $273M Order for 35 Airbus UH-72A Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters Inc., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $273,289,949 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of 35 UH-72A aircraft. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work will be... UAE to Buy 300 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Missiles
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of three hundred (300) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II missiles, forty... US Approves $197M Upgrade of Qatar Air Operations Center by Raytheon
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of equipment and support to upgrade the Qatari Emiri Air Force’s (QEAF) Air Operation C... Germany 'Not Fair' on Defense Spending, Says Donald Trump
The US president has claimed Germany and other NATO members "owe billions" for falling short of spending targets. German politicians have previously addressed his views of how NATO funding and defense... Latvia Receives Its First TPS-77 MRR Air Surveillance Radar
This week National Armed Forces of Latvia will finalise the delivery of the first Multi-Role radar TPS-77 MRR by testing its air surveillance capabilities. The new radar will significantly boost air s... Russia is Developing First-Ever Wheeled Tank from Bumerang IFV
Russia is developing its first ever wheeled tank which could be ideal both for counterterrorism operations and conventional warfare. RIA Novosti military observer Andrei Kots took a closer look at the... France to Give 100 HOT Missiles, Other Weapons to Lebanon
Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly met with Lebanese Defense Minister Yacoub Sarraf on March 8 at her office. This meeting evoked the regional environment, in particular the conflict in Syria... Ukrainian APS to Protect Turkish Tanks in Syria
Following repeated losses in the fighting against Syrian and Iraqi Kurds, some suffered last month in Afrin, Syria, Turkey is rushing to equip its main battle tanks with the ‘Akkor Pulat’ Active Prote... Kalashnikov Demos Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicles
The Kalashnikov Concern has posted a video of the field tests of its all-new Soratnik (Brother in Arms) and Nakhlebnik (Freeloader) automated strike vehicles at sub-zero temperatures. In the video ... Airbus Sees India Demand for 1,750 New Aircraft Over 20 Years
• 20-year growth almost twice as fast as the world average • Largest footprint in India of any International aircraft manufacturer • Every Airbus commercial aircraft is partly 'Made in India' H... NATO Should Mitigate Areas of Potential Vulnerability
This report outlines how NATO and Russian force levels and capabilities have evolved in the post–Cold War era and what recent trends imply for the balance of capabilities in the NATO member states tha... Vector Aerospace Wins UK Gazelle Maintenance Contract
GOSPORT, UK --- Vector Aerospace, a StandardAero company, has been awarded a contract to provide maintenance support for the UK Army Air Corps' (AAC) Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopter fleet at its Fleetlands ... Lockheed Wins $80M Contract to Build Missile Defense Targets
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) an $80.6 million fixed-price contract for modified ballistic re-entry vehicles and separation modules for missil... US Air Force Completes Tests of New HUDs for C-17
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The 418th Flight Test Squadron is finishing up tests on a new head-up display for the C-17 Globemaster III this week. The Air Force wants to see if the Replacement Head-Up D... British SSN Joins US Navy's Arctic Ice Exercise
ICE CAMP SKATE, Arctic Circle --- Submarine Force Pacific officially kicked off Ice Exercise 2018 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of temporary Ice Camp Skate off the northern Alaskan coast a... UK Steps Up Cyber Defence Efforts
UK Cyber Defence is getting a boost, following the opening of a new Defence Cyber School at the Defence Academy, Shrivenham. Part of a joint investment by the MOD and the National Cyber Security Pr... China's Says Military Development Does Not Threaten Others
BEIJING --- A senior Chinese military officer on Thursday defended the proposed rise of China's annual defense budget against a new round of "China threat theory." Whether a country is a threat to ... After Refit, RFA Lyme Bay Back in Fleet Time
After completing a refit followed by subsequent re-store, sea trials and Christmas/New Year leave, RFA Lyme Bay is now back in Fleet time. Continuing her regeneration has been the priority for the ... GSA and Thales to Optimise Aviation Navigation with Galileo
The European Union’s Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) has officially launched the EDG²E project (Equipment for Dual frequency Galileo GPS and EGNOS) with a consortium led by Thales. Th... US Transcom Chief Concerned About the Future
WASHINGTON --- U.S. Transportation Command stands ready to deliver on behalf of the nation's objectives anywhere at any time, Transcom’s commander told lawmakers on Capitol Hill today during a joint c... Israeli Air Force, US Europe Command Kick Off Juniper Cobra
Today (Thursday) marks the beginning of the biennial "Juniper Cobra" 2018 training exercise, as part of which US Forces arrive at Israel for three weeks of training. The purpose of the exercise is to ... GE’s Advanced Turboprop Becomes GE Catalyst Engine
PRAGUE --- GE Aviation, which continues its mission to drive innovation in the Business and General Aviation turboprop market, has announced an official name for its Advanced Turboprop (ATP) engine. ... Documenting the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group
The National Declassification Center is preparing to release a set of newly declassified records concerning a little-known Pentagon advisory group called the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group (WSEG) th... Suppressed Afghanistan War Data Now Published
In January, the Department of Defense ordered the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) not to publish certain data on areas of Afghanistan that were held by insurgents. ... Embraer 2017 Revenue Down 4% But Net Income Jumps 50%
HIGHLIGHTS: -- Embraer delivered 23 commercial jets and 50 executive jets (32 light / 18 large) in 4Q17, and in 2017 delivered 101 commercial jets and 109 executive (72 light / 37 large) jets, meetin... | 