| Latest Feature Stories Swedish Government Launched Defense Renaissance
In response to the deteriorating security situation, Sweden is taking steps not only to enhance its warfighting capability but also to increase the resilience of society. The government appointed a De... Latest Press Releases American Airlines Signs $12 Bn Order for 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
SEATTLE --- Boeing and American Airlines today announced the world's largest airline will more than double its 787 Dreamliner fleet with a new order for 47 of the super-efficient airplane plus 28 opti... India RFI Launches New Competition for 110 Fighters
NEW DELHI --- Global aerospace manufacturers with huge stakes in India’s proposed procurement of hundreds of fighter aircraft, are struck by the level of detail the Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought i... France, Germany to Develop Joint Maritime Patrol Aircraft
ROSTOCK, Germany --- Germany and France want to develop a new maritime patrol aircraft together, and Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and her French counterpart Florence Parly plan to sign a lett... Four Shipyards Agree to Build New German Corvettes
PARIS --- The five additional K130 corvettes for the German Navy will be built at four shipyards in Northern Germany, and specifically in Hamburg, Bremen, Kiel and Wolgast, the K130 Working Group, whi... China, Russia “Fletching their Arrows” as US Reviews Missile Defenses
Later this spring, the Trump administration will release its 2018 Missile Defense Review (MDR), which is expected to better align U.S. missile defense policy with the present security environment. Pre... PLA Unveils New Border Defense Equipment
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has strengthened its power and management in border defense by developing new types of equipment that can be used in all environments, including those with extre... Use of Armed Drones Increased in First Quarter 2018
Over the past few years States, international organisations and civil society groups have expressed concern about the increasing proliferation and use of armed drones. To illustrate what is happening... The Strengths and Weaknesses of Russia's Military
The US, Russia, and China are considered the world's strongest nations when it comes to military power, with the US the undisputed number one. Even so, Russia's still has plenty of arrows in its quive... Slovakia’s Long Quest to Replace Its MiG-29 Fighters
The U.S. State Department has cleared a Slovak government request for the potential sale of 14 F-16 Block 70/72 V- configuration combat aircraft. A notification of the potential Foreign Military Sale ... GE Wins $6.5Bn Order to Power American Airlines’ Boeing 787s
EVENDALE, OH --- American Airlines selected GE Aviation’s GEnx-1B engines to power its 47 newly ordered Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The carrier also signed a TrueChoice Overhaul agreement with GE for up t... L-3 Wins $218M for F-18 Training Systems
L3 Technologies Inc., Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $218,060,000 not-to-exceed indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of new training systems, as well as hardware ... Boeing Wins Extension Funds for Saudi F-15SA Program
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been award a $49,534,984 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification (P00015) to previously awarded contract FA3002-13-D-0012 for Royal Saudi Air Forc... Two Additional King Air ISR Aircraft for Saudi Arabia
Sierra Nevada Corp., Hagerstown, Maryland, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $14,029,200 ceiling increase modification (P00010) to previously awarded undefinitized contract action FA8620-16-C-4003 for ... Greece Intercepts Turkish Drone Over Rhodes: Report
The Greek air force has intercepted a Turkish military drone that violated Greece’s national airspace in the southeastern Aegean, Kathimerini has learned. The Turkish Anka unmanned aerial vehicle (... Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq
SOUTHWEST ASIA --- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continued to strike Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq between March... Italian AF Fires AARGM Missile for First Time
The AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile) missile was tested for the first time during a real exercise in China Lake in America. On the morning of April 2, a Tornado ECR aircraft with a Te... Thales Delivers 200th Electronic Scanning Radar for Rafale
The celebration of the delivery of the 200th electronic scanning radar* is a decisive moment for Thales teams. In a world that is increasingly fast moving, air forces have to be capable of conducti... Air Refuelling Training over Netherlands for Five NATO Allies
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands --- The European Air Transport Commands (EATC) conducts the fifth European Air Refuelling Training (EART) from April 8 to 20 out of Eindhoven Air Base, the Netherlands. D... Judge Drops Criminal Case on A400M Crash but Points to Airbus and EPI
SEVILLA --- The Seville investigating magistrate in charge since 2015 of the criminal case regarding the crash an Airbus A400M military transport airplane in the vicinity of Seville airport that left ... US Army Tests Special Forces GMV Vehicles in Air Drops
FORT BRAGG, N.C. --- Testers at the U.S. Army Operational Test Command's (USAOTC) Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD) here recently conducted low-velocity airdrops of the Ground... South African Firm to Upgrade Spanish Mirages for US Contractor
LAKELAND, FL. --- Draken International, a global leader in advanced adversary air services, has signed an agreement with Paramount Aerospace Systems, a subsidiary of Paramount Group, for the overhaul ... Canada Awards Development Contract for AUV Batteries
OTTAWA, Ontario --- With an investment of close to $133 million through to 2020, the All Domain Situational Awareness (ADSA) Science & Technology program will support the development of innovative sol... Royal Air Force Expands Synthetic Typhoon Training
The expansion of BAE Systems’ Typhoon Training Facility at RAF Lossiemouth was completed recently. The upgrade to the Typhoon flight simulation training system now allows RAF Lossiemouth squadrons to... Lockheed Delivers First HC-130J to California ANG
MARIETTA, Ga. --- Lockheed Martin delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California Air National Guard on April 5 at the company's site here. This HC-130J... Australia Says Its Next Three F-35As Are “Mission Ready”
Australia has taken delivery of the next three F-35A aircraft from Lockheed Martin. Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry the Hon Christopher Pyne MP ... Indra and ENAER Team for Latin American Aircraft MRO Market
SANTIAGO DE CHILE --- Chile's state-owned aeronautical manufacturing company, Empresa Nacional de Aeronáutica de Chile (ENAER), and the technology and consultancy company Indra have signed a memorandu... DefExpo: Making India a Defence Manufacturing Hub and Arms Exporter
As DefExpo 2018 gets underway at Thiruvidanthai near Chennai from April 11, all attention will be turned towards the defence minister’s press briefing on the first day and the prime minister’s visit o... Boeing Has Strong Exhibit at Berlin’s ILA Air Show
BERLIN, Germany --– Boeing will showcase market-proven solutions and future trends in aviation at the Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace (ILA) Berlin 2018 exhibition. A series of Boeing aircraft w... Otokar to Exhibit Its Land Systems Capabilities at LAAD 2018
Otokar, Turkey's largest private capital defense industry company will participate in LAAD Defence & Security 2018 exhibition in Sao Paolo, Brazil on April 10-12, 2018. In the 12th edition of the lead... | 