| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Lockheed Wins Canada’s Frigate Tender
The Government of Canada and Irving Shipbuilding Inc. have identified Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. as the preferred bidder to provide the design and design team for the Royal Canadian Navy’s future Can... Belgian Government ‘Looking for Best Way to Announce’ F-35 Selection
The choice of the American F-35 fighter plane as a replacement for the aging F-16 has been made, but the government - and more specifically Prime Minister Charles Michel - has yet to see how the decis... Airbus Pushes H135 for US Navy Training Contract
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas --- Airbus Helicopters will showcase the versatile and market-leading H135 aircraft as the future training helicopter for the U.S. Navy at the Naval Helicopter Association’s Fleet... Indian AF Budget Crunch Delays New Arms Deals, Air Base Upgrades
NEW DELHI --- A severe fund crunch is slowly but steadily impacting the operational preparedness of the Indian Air Force (IAF), forcing it to put on hold acquisitions of helicopters, "smart bombs" and... Ariane 5 Successfully Orbits BepiColombo Space Probes
KOUROU --- The European-Japanese BepiColombo mission to Mercury was successfully launched this morning, Saturday 20 October, at 03:45 am (CET) from the spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana) on an Ariane... Turkish Defense Exports to Reach $2Bn by Year-End
ISTANBUL --- Turkey's defense and aerospace industry exports this year are expected to top $2 billion, said the nation’s defense industries chief on Friday. Speaking at Anadolu Agency’s Finance Des... Indonesia Seen ‘Lukewarm’ on KF-X Fighter Jet Development
SEOUL --- Indonesia has stayed away from a South Korea-led fighter aircraft development program, code-named KF-X, since the latter half of last year, calling for the renegotiation on the terms of a re... US Clears $3.5Bn Sale of H-47 Chinook Helicopters to UK
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom of sixteen (16) H-47 Chinook (Extended Range) helicopters for an estimated... India-Built Jets Far Costlier Than Foreign Ones: MoD Audit
NEW DELHI --- Fighter jets made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – the Bengaluru-based defence public sector unit – cost more than the same jets produced abroad by the original equipment manufac... Germany Puts on Hold Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Germany would put arms exports to the kingdom on hold for the time being, given the unexplained circumstances of dissident journalist Jamal Khashogg... Australia Awards First Contract for Hunter-Class Frigate
In a major development for Australia’s new Hunter class frigate program, an interim contract has been struck between the Commonwealth and BAE Systems Australia. Minister for Defence, the Hon Christ... Bombardier Sues Mitsubishi Over Aircraft Trade Secrets
Bombardier has sued Mitsubishi Aircraft in federal court in Seattle, alleging that employees recruited from the Montreal-based company illicitly emailed batches of Bombardier’s trade secrets before th... Spain Plans to Order First 348 Piranha 5s in 2019
The Ministry of Defense expects to receive in 2019 the five technology demonstrators of the future 8x8 Wheeled Combat Vehicle, and expects to sign a contract for the first batch of 348 vehicles, which... F-35B Finishes Initial Testing Aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- On Oct. 16, British sailors and members of the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, completed a successful opening phase of the... US Offers Old Oliver Hazard Perry Frigates to Ukraine
The U.S. government is considering the transfer of Oliver Hazard Perry type frigates to Ukraine; the move that clearly aims to boost the country's defense capability at sea, the Ukrainian Military Por... South Korea’s ‘Sea Bow’ Missile Interceptor Fails In Trials
SEOUL --- South Korea’s indigenous close-in weapon system, currently in the final development phase, will be unable to thwart incoming missiles based on test evaluations, according to military and ind... Australia Sees Dividend from UK Wedgetail Procurement
The United Kingdom has confirmed that it is in discussion with Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force about the potential for the E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to replac... Taiwan AF Takes Delivery of First Upgraded F-16 Fighters
TAIPEI --- The first upgraded F-16 fighter jet, known as the F-16 Viper or F-16V, has been delivered to the Air Force by state-owned aviation firm Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), an Air... China’s AG600 Flying Boat Completes First Water Takeoff
WUHAN --- China's independently-developed large amphibious aircraft AG600 completed its first water takeoff and landing in the city of Jingmen in the central province of Hubei on Saturday morning. ... Australia Takes Delivery of Its 10th Joint Strike Fighter
The tenth F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to be delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has arrived at US Air Force Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Arizona, joining Australia’s other JSF airc... Saab Claims Gripen E Development More Efficient
Saab, the Swedish Armed Forces, and the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) share a long history of co-operation. In the development of Gripen E, this co-operation is being further enhanced,... Qatari Minister Sees Production Start on Typhoons
The UK and Qatar’s Defence relationship is closer than ever, the Defence Secretary has reaffirmed, as production starts on Typhoon fighter jets that will be sold to the Gulf nation. Gavin Williamso... Russia Wants Explanation of Trump Withdrawal from Arms Treaty
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton faces tough questions this week in Moscow after President Trump said he will pull the U.S. out of a key Cold War arms deal with Russia. Bolton will meet w... Dutch Navy Signs for Thales Naval IFF Systems
The Dutch Defence Material Organisation (DMO), alongside the Royal Netherlands Navy, has renewed its confidence in Thales for its new- generation IFF systems. As well as the supply of the identificati... HMAS Canberra Conducts First of Class Flight Trials
A team from the Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit (AMAFTU) has been hard at work embarked in HMAS Canberra over the last seven weeks conducting the First of Class Flight Trial (FOCFT) betwee... Australia Approves Integrated Soldier System Project
The Australian Government has approved a project to enhance and continuously improve the equipment used by the Australian Defence Force. Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, said the ... Russia Begins Flight Tests of Upgraded Ka-27M Helicopter
Today, the Ka-27M helicopter flew over to its permanent stationing site at the Donskoye airfield, where its crew was met by the squadron command and the air unit personnel. The next step in trainin... UK Troops Arrive In Norway After Epic Road Move
Hundreds of British Army troops have successfully completed an epic road move to Norway, where they will now begin training with allies ahead of NATO Exercise Trident Juncture. Armed Forces Ministe... US Navy Carrier Strike Group Enters Arctic Circle
ARCTIC CIRCLE --- For the first time in nearly 30 years, a U.S. aircraft carrier entered the Arctic Circle Oct. 19 to conduct operations in the Norwegian Sea. Accompanied by select ships from Carri... Boeing Signs Up for EU Network of U-Space Demonstrators
Today, Boeing joined the European Network of U-Space Demonstrators, a Europe-wide platform for aggregating early Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airspace management initiatives, launched by Violeta Bu... GA Tests MQ-9B Airborne Tracking and Targeting System
SAN DIEGO, CA. --- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it participated in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) to conduct demonstrations and testing of the Missil... First Aerial Refueling of P-8 Poseidon Over Mediterranean
Aircrewmen assigned to the “Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 completed their first operational aerial refueling flight Oct. 12, 2018, while patrolling the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. The... US Navy Stands Up First Dedicated UAS Test Squadron
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The U.S. Navy commissioned its first Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) test and evaluation squadron during a ceremony Oct. 18 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Webster Outlyin... ASEAN Adopts Guidelines for Air Military Encounters
Singapore’s Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen chaired the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Singapore today, which was attended by all the Defence Ministers from ASEAN Member States. ... Australia’s DST, Rheinmetall Team for Battlefield Technologies
A new strategic alliance between Rheinmetall and Defence Science and Technology (DST) will advance the development of innovative technologies for land capability. The alliance cements a long-standi... Signature of Agreement to Merge Zodiac Aerospace into Safran
PARIS --- Safran and Zodiac Aerospace today signed an agreement for the merger of Zodiac Aerospace into Safran, as announced on June 1, 2018. The planned merger will be submitted for the approval of S... Terma at Euronaval 2018
AARHUS, Denmark --– At this year’s Euronaval exhibition at Paris Le Bourget, 23-26 October, Terma invites customers and visitors to experience our C-Guard naval decoy launching system, SCANTER naval r... Thales Describes Euronaval Exhibit
It is a fresh-faced fifty year old who will welcome thousands of visitors from across the world on October 23-26 at the Parc des Expositions in Le Bourget near Paris. Created in 1968, the Euronaval sh... Naval Group Presents Its Euronaval 2018 Exhibit
For the 50th edition of Euronaval exhibition, taking place in le Bourget from October 23rd to the 26th 2018, Naval Group will showcase high technology naval solutions to address emerging threats. As t... | 