| Latest Feature Stories Why Are US Marines Buying Troubled, Hugely Expensive Helo?
The Navy’s fleet of H-53 helicopters has a terrible safety record. That’s been made clear in a new documentary film, “Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn,” which dives into the welter of wrongs that led to the 20... The Spanish Army’s “Vehicles of Death”
Forty soldiers have died in recent years in traffic accidents suffered by the BMR and Lince, two models of Spanish Army armored vehicles that some experts say are not safe because they lack a turret. ... Latest Press Releases Spanish Cabinet to Approve Today €7.3Bn for New Frigates, AFVs, Eurofighter
MADRID --- The Council of Ministers plans to approve [today] three weapons programs for a total cost of 7,331 million euros, according to defense sources. This involves the construction of five F-110 ... Bundeswehr Orders Seven H145 Search And Rescue Helicopters
DONAUWÖRTH, Germany --- The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINWBw) has ordered seven H145 helicopters to replace the German Armed Forces’ (Bun... Indian Supreme Court Gives Clean Chit to Rafale Deal
NEW DELHI --- In a boost to the Modi government, the Supreme Court on Friday said it found no irregularities in the NDA government's decision -making process to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets from Da... Poland Orders Four Additional Aermacchi M-346 Jet Trainers
Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defense, has decided to purchase an additional four training aircraft M-346 Bielik for the Polish Armed Forces. Thanks to this, the Polish Air Force will op... Netherlands, Germany Plan Joint Purchases of EW Equipment
The Netherlands and Germany want to cooperate in the replacement of Electronic Support Measures capabilities (ESM). Today, Secretary of State Barbara Visser signed a declaration of intent with her Ger... Australia Signs Contract for Hunter-Class Frigates As First Steel is Cut
Australia’s naval shipbuilding endeavour has notched up a significant achievement with the signing of the head contract for the Navy’s Hunter class frigates. The contract between the Commonwealth a... France, Belgium Hold Inaugural Meeting of CaMo Steering Committee
PARIS --- Established by the intergovernmental agreement signed on November 7, 2018 by French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Belgium Steven Vandeput, th... Germany, US Haggle Over Access to Secret Missile Data
COLOGNE, Germany --- The United States and Germany continue to negotiate behind the scenes over access to a highly classified computer model that Berlin needs so it can build its next-generation anti-... Pentagon Scaling Up Effort to Develop Hypersonics
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Department is looking to step up its development of hypersonic weapons — missiles that travel more than five times faster than the speed of sound — DOD leaders said at the N... Italian National Fire Corps Orders Three AW139 Helicopters
ROME --- In a move to enhance its emergency multirole airborne capabilities to more effectively counter the ever-increasing risks of firefighting duties, the Italian National Fire Corps (Vigili del Fu... GAO: Long-Range Emerging Threats Facing the United States
DOD, State, DHS, and ODNI independently identified various threats to the United States or its national security interests. In analyzing more than 210 individual threats identified by organizations ac... NAO Investigates British Army’s Ineffective Recruiting
The National Audit Office (NAO) has found that significant problems with the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project1 (the Project) have meant that the Army has not recruited the number of soldiers... Germany Orders Rheinmetall Unprotected Semi-Trailer Tractors
The Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with heavyweight semi-trailer tractors. The first of these unprotected Elefant 2 heavy-duty transporters is slated for delivery in 2019, wit... Boeing Wins $92M to Support Kuwaiti F-18 Hornets
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $92,361,661 not-to-exceed firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Phase 1 integrated logistics support for 22 F/A-18E and 6 F/A-18F Super H... German Police Receive Three Airbus H215 Helicopters
MARIGNANE, France --- The German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) has taken delivery of three heavy H215 helicopters, with a fourth to follow in June 2019. These twin-engine multi-role Super Pumas will ... Indian, Russian Defense Ministers Discuss Equipment Programs
Cooperation between Russia and India in sharing armaments technologies has reached unprecedented level. Moscow is ready to develop armaments cooperation with Delhi on a long-term basis, Russian Defenc... NATO Pledges Support for Ukraine Over Sea of Azov Incident
NATO has pledged support for Ukraine's navy more than two weeks after Russia seized three of Kyiv's naval ships and arrested 24 sailors in the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azo... Russia Deploys First Two Mi-24P Attack Helos in Central MD
First two Mi-24P Crocodile attack helicopters have entered the service with a newly-formed army aviation brigade stationed in Sverdlovsk region. The new aircraft will boost combat potential of the ... Camcopter S-100 Demos New Comint and Imaging Payloads to Australian Army
VIENNA --- Schiebel, in cooperation with ELTA Systems and Overwatch Imaging, integrated two new payloads for an active army exercise. The Australian Army conducted a two-week activity with the CAMC... British Army Uses 3D Printing for First Time on Operations
The machine used by the military can print industrial-strength plastic. British Army engineers in South Sudan are the first to have used a type of 3D printing technology in order to get around dela... China Challenges India’s Naval Expansion
India plans to further expand the size of its navy equipment in the next decade and to build 56 warships and 6 submarines, Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of the Indian Navy, a... US National Security Advisor Unveils Africa Strategy
WASHINGTON --- National Security Advisor John Bolton today unveiled the Trump administration’s Africa strategy designed to counter Chinese influence on the continent and push African nations to show s... US Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship St. Louis
The Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS St. Louis (LCS 19), during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, Dec. 15, in Marinette, Wisconsin. The future USS St. Louis, d... Israeli Air Force Describes OPFOR Training
As ground threats continue to grow in Israel's surroundings, OPFOR (Opposing Force) training in the IAF becomes more and more prominent. Advanced missiles, simulative technology and determined soldier... Humvees Shine Headlights on Kosovo's Controversial Vote on Army
Kosovo received 24 armored, high-mobility, multipurpose vehicles, or Humvees, this week from the United States. Consider them an early Christmas gift for Pristina ahead of a December 14 parliamenta... EDA Launches R&T Project on 3D Printing of Energetic Materials
BRUSSELS --- In the margins of yesterday’s EDA Steering Board meeting in R&T Directors composition, six EDA Member States (Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden) as well as Norway ... Blighter Selects S-Connect as Korean Manufacturer for PESA Radars
CAMBRIDGE, England -- Blighter Surveillance Systems, a British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning (e-scan) radars and surveillance solutions, is targeting further expansion into the Repu... Military Training Area One Step Closer in North Queensland
Defence is one step closer to establishing a new training area in North Queensland as part of the Australia-Singapore Military Training Initiative (ASMTI). Assistant Minister for Defence, Senator t... Korean Defense Industry Sales Log 1st Drop Last Year
Sales by the South Korean defense industry dropped 13.9 percent from a year ago to 12.76 trillion won (around $11.35 billion) last year, partly due to decreased exports and increased costs for researc... Northrop Tests Orion Spacecraft’s Launch Abort Motor
PROMONTORY, Utah --– Northrop Grumman Corporation along with NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully performed a ground firing test of the abort motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LA... Aerospace Industries Association Releases Cybersecurity Standard
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Aerospace Industries Association today is releasing a National Aerospace Standard on cybersecurity that provides the aerospace and defense industry a dynamic, risk-based solutio... Boeing Delivers the 787th 787 Dreamliner
EVERETT, Wash. --- Boeing today delivered the 787th 787 Dreamliner to come off the production line, marking a special milestone for the super-efficient airplane family and the fastest-selling twin-ais... First Digital Airfield Tower in the UK Goes Live
The first operational digital tower in the United Kingdom has today been inaugurated by Cranfield University at their Bedfordshire airport with a system from Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions (SDATS)... Kongsberg, Patria Buy Norwegian Military MRO Company AIM
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg), a subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen, has entered into agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of Aerospace Industrial Maintenance ... Leonardo Sets Up New Electronics Division
ROME --- Leonardo announces that the Board of Directors held today approved the creation of the new Electronics Division, reporting directly to the CEO. Its aim is to allow Leonardo to organise its De... | 