| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Air Force Orders 18 Additional Boeing KC-46A Tankers in $2.9 Bn Deal
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $2,858,701,741 modification (P00141) to contract FA8625-11-C-6600 for lot 4 production KC-46 aircraft, initial spares, and support equipment. ... Russia Kicks Off Biggest Maneuvers Since 1981
The Vostok 2018 manoeuvres have kicked off in the territory of the Far East and Pacific Ocean water zones on September 11-17 in accordance with the Russian Armed Forces under the leadership of the Gen... US Clears $3.1 Bn Advanced Hawkeye Sale to Japan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of up to nine (9) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C... Aeroflot Signs Order for 100 Sukhoi SSJ100s
Aeroflot and the United Aircraft Corporation signed an agreement for the delivery of 100 of Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100). The document was signed by the General Director of JSC Aeroflot, Vitaly Saveli... US Military Aircraft Do Not Meet Availability Goals: GAO
Between fiscal years 2011 and 2016, the Air Force and Navy generally did not meet aircraft availability goals, and operating and support (O&S) cost trends for GAO's selected fixed-wing aircraft varied... France Contracts Initial Studies for New Ground Capabilities
The Armed Forces Ministry has awarded contracts for the preliminary studies of three future capabilities of the SCORPION program. Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly gave a boost to the Scorpion p... DSCA Chief Details Plans to Boost Arms Sales to India
NEW DELHI --- A decade ago, U.S. arms sales to India amounted to virtually nothing. Today, the United States is the second-largest arms supplier to India, and U.S. officials say they hope to increase ... MDHI Completes Initial Delivery of M 530F Helicopters to Afghan Air Force
MESA, Ariz. --- MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced today the delivery of the first five (5) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters to the Afghan Air Force in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ordered against ... Nammo Completes Firing Trials of Only European F-35 Test Gun
Last week Nammo completed the first live fire trials of its recently installed GAU-22, the 4-barrelled Gatling gun carried by the F-35 Lightning II. Housed in a purpose-built facility at Raufoss, N... First Marine F-35B Fighters Reach Horn of Africa
Marines training on the ground on the Horn of Africa will see a new set of wings pulling the classic close air support mission: The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The F-35Bs are assigned ... US Presses Belgium to Pick New Fighter by Oct. 14
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Ronald Gidwitz warned on Sunday that Washington might not extend its offer to sell Belgium Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter planes to replace its ageing F-16s indefinitely and w... Iran Claims Successful Test of Home-Made Missile Defense System
TEHRAN --- An Iranian military official said on Monday that his country has successfully tested the home-made missile defense system of Bavar-373, Tasnim news agency reported. Bavar-373, the Irania... China Mulls Nuclear-Powered Next-Gen Fleet Supply Sheep
On September 6, 2018, China’s comprehensive supply ship Hongzehu (Hull 881) was honorably retired, marking that the Chinese Navy has entered a new era of modernization. With its retirement, perhaps th... Russia Delivers Four Su-30SM to Operational Squadrons in Kursk
It is reported that four Su-30SM jet fighters have entered the service with an air regiment stationed in Kursk region, Western Military District. Pilots received four 4++ generation jet fighters at... India’s Tejas Completes First Mid-Air Refueling Trial
In a significant achievement and a major step towards Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of LCA Tejas, the mid-air refuelling of ‘wet contact’ trial for LCA Tejas MK-1 was successfully carried out toda... Lockheed to Complete JASSM-Extreme Range Missile
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $51,078,802, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extreme Range (JASSM-XR). This contract effort inclu... Tempestuous Relations: Brexit and UK Future Drone Developments
In May 2017, Chair of BAE Systems, Sir Roger Carr, blithely insisted at the company’s AGM that Brexit would have no impact whatsoever on the on-going development of the new Anglo-French advanced comba... Indra to Supply Lanza 3D Radar to Royal Thai Air Force
MADRID --- Indra has signed a contract for the delivery of its 3D radar, LANZA LRR, to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). Indra’s radar will also include the delivery of other associated equipment such ... L-3 Wins $203M to Support T-45 Jet Trainers
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is awarded $202,936,338 for modification P00029 to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-14-D-0011) to e... One-Third of F-35 EOTS Sensors Have Been Repaired
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –-- Artisans at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast were a little late celebrating their 100th repair of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Electro-Optical Targeting System on Sept. 5 – th... US Air Force Releases Operational Safety Review Findings
WASHINGTON --- Air Force units across all levels of command are addressing the issues identified by an Air Force-wide operational safety review, initiated this spring by the Air Force Chief of Staff. ... PZL Mielec Delivers M28 Aircraft to the Ecuadorian Army
MIELEC, Poland --- An M28 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft manufactured at PZL Mielec, a facility in Poland owned by Sikorsky has arrived in Ecuador following a trans-Atlantic flight from Pol... US Army Orders Cubic GATR Inflatable SatCom Networking Systems
SAN DIEGO --- Cubic Corp.'s Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division received orders worth more than $55 million to deliver its inflatable satellite communication and networking systems to the ... British Firm Finishing Major Australian Bridge Order
Defence Minister Stuart Andrew today visited a Stockport company which is world-renowned in building tactical military bridges. While there, he marked the completion of a multi-million-pound deal to s... Biman Orders Three New Bombardier Q400 Aircraft
TORONTO --- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd. has ordered three new Q400 turboprops by signing a purchase agreement with the Canadian Commercial Corpor... Spawar Adopts 3D Printing to Fix Obsolescence Problems
SAN DIEGO, Calif. --- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Enterprise experts in three-dimensional scanning and printing rapidly developed and delivered an effective and reliable solution ... Boeing Invests in BridgeSat to Advance Satellite Communications
CHICAGO --- Boeing today announced its investment in Denver-based BridgeSat Inc., an optical communications solutions company enabling the future of connectivity in space through a network of ground s... | 