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Jim Roche, then-Secretary of the Air Force, made an announcement on October 26, 2001, that all aviation enthusiasts had been waiting for: a winner had been picked to design and build the Joint Strike ... Latest Press Releases Seeking Savings, US Navy Issues RFP for Two-Carrier Contract
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Navy released a CVN 80/81 two-ship buy Request for Proposal (RFP) to Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) March 19 to further define the cost sa... Australia Declares Initial Operational Capability for Its P-8A Poseidon
Australia’s new maritime surveillance aircraft the P-8A Poseidon has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), five months ahead of the original schedule. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon M... China Building Hypersonic Wind Tunnel to Spur Aircraft Development
China is building a world-leading hypersonic wind tunnel to test hypersonic aircraft that can travel at speeds of Mach 25 (30,627kph), media reported, saying it will aid the development of future spac... Lockheed Wins $522M for Trident II (D5) Nuclear Missiles
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded $522,324,985 for fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification P00008 under a previous... Lockheed Wins Contract for F-35 Distributed Mission Training
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $8,546,988 for modification P00005 to a previously issued order 0045, placed against basic ordering agreemen... Russia to Cut Military Expenditure in 2018, 2019
MOSCOW --- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he plans to reduce military spending in 2018 and 2019 as the country will mainly focus on solving domestic problems. The reduction will ... Russia-Donated MiG-29s to Enter Serbian Service by Year-End
Six MiG-29s fighter jets that Russia donated to Serbia will have their first test flights and enter service by the end of the 2018, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on March 19 in Belgra... Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Marks Sixth Successful Flight Mission
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. During the test, a B-1B from the 337th Test ... Germany Issues Report on Status of Weapon Programs
The Federal Ministry of Defense presented the 7th Report on Armament Affairs on 19 March 2018. With 34 so-called 25-million euro templates, and a total volume of around 14 billion euros in 2017, such ... Navy, Coast Guard Divers Recover Torpedoes in Freezing Arctic
ARCTIC CIRCLE --- Divers from U.S. Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) Two, Underwater Construction Team (UCT) One and the U.S. Coast Guard braved harsh Arctic waters to play a critical role du... Finnish Exchange Pilot Lands F-18 on US Carrier
ATLANTIC OCEAN --- A Finnish Air Force pilot made history for his country by becoming the first to land an F/A-18C Hornet on a United States aircraft carrier, March 17. Capt. Juha "Stallion" Jrvine... Raytheon Unveils Laser-Armed Dune Buggy to Hunt UAVs
Raytheon's sophisticated MTS sensor package, combined with a high-energy laser and mounted on the MRZR vehicle, could offer an effective defense against UAVs. In a windowless room on Raytheon’s cam... Japan Can’t Find Bases for New Marine Corps’ Ospreys
The Ground Self-Defense Force will finally give birth to its own "marine" brigade March 27 with the unit ordered to defend Japan's southern outlying islands, including a group of islets claimed by Tok... US Army Chiefs Say Higher 2019 Budget Increases Readiness
WASHINGTON --- The fiscal year 2019 budget will contribute substantially to improved readiness and modernization, Army leaders told lawmakers. Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper and Chief of Staff... UK Defense Secretary Visits Afghanistan for First Time
The security, development and governance of Afghanistan remains crucial to reducing the terrorist threat to the UK, the Defence Secretary reaffirmed in his first visit to Afghanistan. Defence Secre... China Denies Sparking an Arms Race
It is hardly surprising when global media outlets react negatively to announcements of Chinese spending figures on issues of regional and international importance. China's uptick in its defense budget... Yak-130 Jet Trainer Sets New World Records
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale registered the records set by the test pilots of Yakovlev Design Bureau flying Yak-130 combat trainer. The batch of the record flights was performed at the ai... US Navy Commissions Newest Virginia-Class Attack Sub
GROTON, Conn. --- The USS Colorado, commissioned here March 17, is the first submarine to bear the name and third vessel to be named for the state. The submarine was brought to life by her sponsor, An... Vectrus Wins $385M to Operate Base Camp in Kuwait
Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $385,051,216 modification (P00159) to contract W52P1J-10-C-0062 for Kuwait base operations support services in the Kuwait area of ... US and South Korea to Resume Joint Military Exercises
Washington said the joint drills were not designed to provoke Pyongyang. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had reportedly told a South Korean envoy in early March he understood the need for US-South Kor... Leonardo Delivers First Airbus A321 LR Front Fuselage Section
ROME --- A delivery ceremony for the first Airbus A321 LR fuselage section took place in the last days at Leonardo Aircraft Division’s site located at Nola near Naples. The A321LR features a new ... Unmanned Teaming in Airborne Retrofit and Modernization Market
George Mason University was recently awarded a $25.5 million contract for the Mobile Unmanned/Manned Distributed Lethality Airborne Network (MUDLAN). Under the contract, airborne high-bandwidth, multi... GE Win Additional Arleigh Burke Contracts for LM2500
EVENDALE, OH --- GE Marine Solutions' LM2500 marine gas turbines have been selected to power the United States Navy’s new DDG 126 and 127 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. These new destroyers are being... Ukroboronprom Cuts Off Fake Suppliers
SC "UkrOboronProm" (UOP) changed the procedure for inventory, works and services procurement to ensure transparency and cut off unscrupulous suppliers. According to Director General of the State Co... Indian Navy to Host Bilateral Exercise 'Varuna' with French Navy
The Indian Navy and the French Navy have conducted bilateral maritime exercises since May 1993. Since 2001, the exercises have been named VARUNA and there have been fifteen editions of the same till d... Poland Supports Local Deployment of NATO Battalions
Security issues in Europe and the presence of the NATO Treaty battlegroups in the countries of the Alliance's eastern flank predominated the talks of Mariusz Błaszczak, the minister of national defens... NATO Begins Final Phase of Move to New Headquarters
NATO started today (19 March 2018) the last part of its move to its new headquarters in Brussels. Over the next 12 weeks, around 4000 people - NATO civilian and military staff, as well as 29 national ... Singapore Ministerial Replies to Equipment Questions
-- SAF's Acquisition of Leopard 2A7 Tanks In response to media queries on SAF's Acquisition of Leopard 2A7 Tanks, the following reply was issued: "In 2006, the SAF announced the acquisition of the... Canada to Deploy Helicopters to Support UN Troops in Mali
As part of Canada’s return to peace operations, an Air Task Force (ATF) will deploy to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) for a period of 12 months.... Seven Killed in Crash of US Air Force HH-60G in Iraq
At approximately 6:45 p.m. GMT March 15, 2018, an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The crash does not appear to be a result of enemy activity. This incident is under inves... Australia Issues New Military Sales Catalogue to Promotes Exports
The second edition of the Australian Military Sales Catalogue was released today to promote the products and services produced by Australia’s defence industry internationally. Minister for Defen... Elbit 2017 Profit Up 7% As Revenues Grow 4%
**Improvement in key year-over-year business parameters: -- Backlog of orders at $7.6 billion; Revenues of $3.38 billion; Non-GAAP net income of $273.9 million; GAAP net income of $239.1 million; ... | 