| Latest Feature Stories Allure of Domestic Arms Drives Turkey to Russian Missiles
ISTANBUL --- Turkey’s strategic goal of developing a domestic arms industry is a driving force behind its intention to buy Russia’s S-400 missile system, with Moscow including technology transfer as p... Dassault, Airbus Next-Gen Fighter ‘Unaffected’ by Other Initiatives
SAINT CLOUD, France --- Dassault Aviation and Airbus are working together to define a next-generation combat aircraft as directed by the French and German governments, and are not affected by other Eu... Latest Press Releases USAF’s F-22 Fleet Management Hampers MRO, Limits Pilot Training
The Air Force's organization of its small F-22 fleet has not maximized the availability of these 186 aircraft. Availability is constrained by maintenance challenges and unit organization. For example,... Eurofighter CEOs Court Belgium with Open Letter
Against a backdrop of ever increasing instability and change in the international geopolitical environment the need for our strong, collective security within Europe could never be higher. As the r... Boeing Booked $100 Bn in Orders, Agreements at Farnborough Show
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom --- Boeing strengthened its position as the global leader of the aerospace industry, booking historic orders and showcasing its innovation and strategy for growth at the Fa... With 431 New Orders, Airbus 2018 Orders Reach 752 Aircraft
Airbus wrapped up the 2018 Farnborough Airshow with a presence that could be best described as “massive,” announcing that it won new business for 431 single-aisle and widebody aircraft during the bien... GE and CFM Wins $22Bn in Engine Orders at Farnborough
FARNBOROUGH, UK –-- GE Aviation and its joint CFM International, a 50/50 company of GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, received more than $22 billion (USD) in orders and commitments for its jet engines, ... USAF Finalizes $3.9Bn Air Force One Replacement Contract
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to The Boeing Company to design, modify, test, certify and deliver two presidential, mission-ready aircraft by 2024. This contract action formal... Taiwan Declares Apache Guardian Fleet Fully Operational
MELBOURNE, Australia - At a July 17 ceremony at a Taiwanese Army base at Longtan the National Defense Ministry of Taiwan declared its Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter fleet fully operat... Bulgarian Parliament Approves OPV Acquisition
SOFIA --- Bulgaria's National Assembly voted overwhelmingly on July 19 in favor of moving forward on a defense acquisition project involving the procurement of two multirole naval patrol vessels. ... Boeing Wins $181M for CH-47F Block II Chinook Helicopters
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $181,253,232 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of up to 156 Multi-Year II Block I configured CH-47F Chinook helicopters. Bids were ... Northrop Delivers Global Hawk Comms Relay to US Air Force
SAN DIEGO --– Earlier this year, Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered a Global Hawk autonomous aircraft carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to the U.S. Air Force fleet. BACN... UK MoD Says Over £1Bn Type 26 Frigate Awarded to Date
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson hosted his Australian counterpart Marise Payne at the Scottish shipyard building the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates today, after Australia chose the British-desig... F-22 Pilots Fire Live Missiles at Combat Archer
LANGLEY, Va. --- More than 200 pilots, maintainers and operations support staff from the 1st Fighter Wing are gaining firsthand experience in loading and firing live missiles at Tyndall Air Force Base... Airbus Mulls A320neo Military Multi-Mission Version
Having made its mark in the commercial airline sector, the A320neo is now being considered by Airbus for new applications: as a highly-capable and cost-effective platform for ISR (intelligence, survei... Russian Warplanes Working Up with Kinzhal Missiles
MOSCOW --- An air squadron of MiG-31K fighter jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles held joint drills with Tu-22M3 long-range bombers in early July, Russian Aerospace Force Deputy Commander-in-C... Australia Begins Receiving F-35 Support Equipment
Support equipment critical to successful F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) operations in Australia has started appearing at RAAF Base Williamtown as the countdown to the arrival of our first two aircra... Russian Foreign Ministry to Assist Arms Exports
MOSCOW, Russia --- The Director General of JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is participating in the conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives taking pla... PLA Learns Ground Combat Techniques in Tibet
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has conducted drills for special forces in Tibet including ground training for helicopter pilots in a move that prepares for potential military confrontation, expert... US: Success in Defeating ISIS Lies with Coalition Partners, Allies
WASHINGTON --- In the U.S.-led campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the center of gravity remains the coalition network of allies and partner nations, the commander of U.S. Central ... DARPA Gives Small Autonomous Systems a Tech Boost
DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program recently completed Phase 2 flight tests, demonstrating advanced algorithms designed to turn small air and ground systems into team members that could au... South Asia Strategy Working in Afghanistan: Pentagon
WASHINGTON --- While the fighting continues and work remains to be done in Afghanistan, progress there shows the president’s South Asia Strategy is working, the commander of U.S. Central Command told ... Saab Participates in Dartec Aviation Research Consortium
Saab welcomes the launch of a White Paper by the Digital Aviation Research & Technology Centre (DARTeC) and announces Saab’s involvement in the Centre’s research. The launch by DARTeC on July 17, 2... France Awards New Order to Heckler & Koch
The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has awarded on the 17th of July 2018 to the consortium Heckler & Koch France SAS / Aimpoint AB an important contract for the supply of red dot sights ... US Navy Plans Acquisition War Room to Speed Tech Delivery to Fleet
SAN DIEGO, Calif. --- Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (DASN (RDT&E)), in collaboration with Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) and P... HMAS Adelaide Docks Amphibious Assault Vehicles
Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), HMAS Adelaide has achieved another significant milestone on Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2018 (RIMPAC 18) by embarking thirteen US Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle... USAF Looks to 3-D Printing to Reduce F-35 Costs
HILL AFB, Utah --- Inside a simple-looking building just off of Hill’s flight line, Airmen are tinkering with advanced technology to bring the future of cost-effective maintenance to America’s most ad... Meggitt Wins Contract from Taiwan’s AIDC
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, has secured a multi-million dollar contract for ... UK MoD Working to Increase Autonomy for Tomorrow's World
Futuristic drones and unmanned ground robots with autonomous ‘deliver to order’ capability could provide timely answers to the vital challenges of access for humanitarian aid and disaster relief in de... First Ground Test of Safran’s Hybrid Electric Propulsion System
PAU-PYRENEES --- Safran has passed a major milestone in its hybrid electric propulsion roadmap with the first ground test of a distributed propulsion system. The test run took place at a Safran Helico... Singapore Retires Two Missile Boats After 20 Years of Service
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) decommissioned two Fearless-class Patrol Vessels (PVs) RSS Daring and RSS Resilience at a sunset ceremony at Tuas Naval Base this evening. Officiated by Chief of N... | 