| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Harris and L3 to Merge to Make 6th Largest US Defense Company
MELBOURNE, Fla. and NEW YORK, N.Y. --- Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies, Inc. have agreed to combine in an all stock merger of equals to create a global defense technology leader, focused on dev... German Navy to Replace 21 Sea Lynx ASW Helicopters
The German navy has begun planning to replace its fleet of 21 Westland Sea Lynx anti-submarine warfare helicopters, which are due to be retired in 2025. U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp and... Italy to Cut Weapons Spending by €500M in 2019
ROME --- Italy will cut 500 million euros ($578.25 million) in armaments spending in its 2019 budget, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said in an interview with online media Tiscali News. “We wi... Israel-US Team Visits Ukraine for Data on Russian-Made S-300 SAM
A joint US-Israeli delegation secretly visited Ukraine to acquaint themselves with several specimens of important weaponry, including an S-300 anti-air defense system, Vietnamese news portal Soha News... Aero Rolls-Out New Czech L-39 Jet Trainer
On Friday 12th October 2018, at 11:50, the first L-39NG pre-series aircraft rolled out from the hangar at AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE, the leading Czech aerospace company. This significant milestone has ... Dutch Army to Upgrade PzH2000 SP Gun, CV-90 IFV
The heavy artillery Panzerhouwitser 2000NL self-propelled howitzer and the CV90 infantry combat vehicle are being taken care of. The so-called midlife updates (MLU) will keep these combat systems depl... Second Crash Landing of An F-22 This Year
LOS ANGELES --- A Lockheed Martin F-22 coming in for a landing at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska crash landed and skidded across the runway, the second incident with the aircraft type t... Germany's New Assault Rifles Fail Bundeswehr Tests
The German army's efforts to acquire a new standard automatic weapon for its troops have been delayed as gun manufacturers failed to provide suitable bids, the Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag reporte... China Says Z-19E Attack Helicopter Is Ready for Production
BEIJING --- The China-developed Z-19E armed light helicopter is expected to start batch production, according to its developer the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) on Saturday. The Z-1... NATO Requires Norway Purchase Two Tanker Aircraft
OSLO --- NATO requires Norway buy two new purpose-built transport aircraft that will supply F-35 fighter jets with fuel while they are in the air, Norwegian media reported Friday. According to news... S. Korea Delays L-SAM Interceptor Missile Tests
SEOUL --- South Korea's defense ministry said Monday it has decided to put off the testing of a new surface-to-air interceptor missile due to technical, not political, reasons. The military has sou... Russia, Uzbekistan Sign Military Airspace Management Agreement
Defence ministries from Russia and Uzbekistan General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and Major General Abdusalom Azizov signed a air space management agreement between defence ministries of the two countri... US Paras Test Spider Networked Munition System Upgrade
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. --- Two units of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are testing an upgrade to the Spider munition system here, used to defend perimeters and support offensive ambushes and si... UK Hopes to Improve Recruitment by Stressing “Inclusion”
The Ministry of Defence has launched a new strategy – a “Force for Inclusion” - to continue to increase diversity The strategy will build on work that has already been undertaken to ensure that div... Canadian Navy Tests Snyper Mini-Drone
The Royal Canadian Navy is operating in an increasingly complex environment, and is monitoring the potential of future innovations to keep its defense systems and strategies ahead of the curve so that... Thales Opens UK Maritime Autonomy Centre
Changing the way maritime autonomy is developed over the next decade Digital transformation is one of the most important challenges facing forces today. Only through the experimentation of new and ... Strange Aircraft Makes Stealthy Appearance at Chinese AF Gala
The silhouette of an unknown aircraft was spotted at an evening gala for China's strategic bomber division, leading military observers to speculate on Sunday that it could be the new H-20 stealth bomb... DARPA Seeks Proposals for Third OFFSET Swarm Sprint
DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) envisions swarms of 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing critical insights to small ground military units in urban areas where vertical struc... US Navy Reveals ‘Revolutionary’ Research to Counter Emerging Threats
DAHLGREN, Va. --- Navy inventors are confident that their latest research and innovations in quantum physics, artificial intelligence, and cyber security – to name a few – will ultimately impact U.S. ... Airbus, Boeing Report September Airliner Orders and Deliveries
Boeing and Airbus delivered 87 and 69 commercial jets in September 2018, respectively, compared to 78 and 55 deliveries during the same month last year. September is traditionally a busy month for del... Israel Tests IAI’s Lunar Spacecraft As First Launch is Delayed
Israeli non-profit SpaceIL said today that its lunar spacecraft, the first in Israel's history, is currently in advanced trial stages that test its ability to meet environmental conditions in space. T... Indian Defense Minister Statement on Visit to France
Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman is on maiden official visit to France on the invitation of French Defence Minister Ms Florence Parly from October 10 - 13, 2018. Smt Sitharaman addressed ‘India-F... Hungary Increases its Scientific Cooperation with NATO
Scientists and other experts from NATO and Hungary discussed future projects of cooperation at the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme Information Day held in Budapest on 11 October 20... Daimler Delivers New Unimog Batch to Lithuanian Military
Successful collaboration with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is continued, on October 11 the Lithuanian Armed Forces received 54 Unimog U5000 trucks (permissible load capacity 5 tons) ... Chinese Military Sign $289M Deals with Private Firms
Military and private firms in China signed a total of 154 deals worth more than 2 billion yuan ($289 million) on Saturday at the fourth military-civilian high-tech equipment exhibition in Beijing, fur... | 
