| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Boeing Wins $4Bn Multiyear Order for 78 Super Hornet Fighters
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The U.S. Navy has awarded The Boeing Co. a contract for the procurement of 78 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft; a multi-year procurement (MYP) of 72 between fiscal years 2019-2... Germany’s €5Bn MKS 180 Frigate Slides to Year-End
PARIS --- The decision to launch the German Navy’s new MKS 180 class of multipurpose frigates is unlikely before the end of the year, and could well slide into the first quarter of 2020, the President... US Prepares to Stop F-35 Deliveries to Turkey
The United States could soon freeze preparations for delivering F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, officials told Reuters, in what would be the strongest signal yet by Washington that Ankara cannot have bot... Northrop Selected for $982M Cyber Electromagnetic Work
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. --– The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation as one of multiple companies competing for task orders issued under R4, an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity ... Study Shows USAF Must Fix Critical Capability Shortfalls
WASHINGTON --- Last September, the U.S. Air Force revealed that it will need a total of 386 operational squadrons to take on future threats posed by Russia and China. A new congressionally mandated st... Acting Pentagon Chief Subject of Ethics Probe
PENTAGON --- The Pentagon's Office of Inspector General has launched an investigation into allegations that Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan violated ethics rules by promoting his former e... All Nippon Airways Receives Its First A380
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, becoming the 15th operator of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The delivery ceremony was... Chinese Army Launches Full-Scale Assessment of Military Skills
"One point off if you hit an obstacle bar while driving, and two points off if you completely roll over the bar. Be careful, because everyone has only one chance!" The shouts from an examiner filled t... DoD: Space Force to Preserve Margin of Dominance, $19 Trillion Economy
WASHINGTON --- If the gap is to be maintained between what the United States has in space technology and capability and what its closest competitors have -- a gap that’s closing fast -- it’ll be the r... Ukraine Flight-Tests Turkish Armed UAVs
Ukrainian unmanned aircraft reaches a new quality level. This was stated by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov after the completion of the tests of a... Australia Marks Completion of Keel of First OPV
The keel of the first Arafura class offshore patrol vessel has officially been constructed on time and on budget. More than 50 tonnes of Australian steel have been assembled at Osborne Naval Shipya... GD Details $2Bn Contract for Virginia-class SSNs
GROTON, Conn. --- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $2 billion contract modification for long lead time material to support construction of Block V Virginia-class submarines. ... Thales Unveils New Member of 4D AESA Radar Family
The complexity of battlefield environments is evolving, as is the threat-scape armed forces must face during air surveillance and weapons coordination operations. Modern combat includes smaller and mo... France Welcomes Belgian Choice of French MCM Vessels
Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the selection of the offer by Belgium Naval & Robotics consortium, bringing together French manufacturers Naval Group and ECA Robotics, to renew ... GAO: Pentagon Should Change Force Structure Decision-Making
The Department of Defense's (DOD) analytic approach has not provided senior leaders with the support they need to evaluate and determine the force structure necessary to implement the National Defense... A Renewed US Approach to Southeast Asia
As the competition between the United States and China to shape the course of the 21st century intensifies, Southeast Asia has become a contested space. A region where geopolitical orientations remain... China Continues to Defend Rise in Military Expenditure
At present, the world is changing at a pace that hasn’t been seen in the past one hundred years, and China’s national security is under a more and more complex, comprehensive and changeable circumstan... Poland to Strengthen Military Cooperation with Hungary
“We have discussed many issues and we are in agreement that our approach to many defence topics is identical, which makes me very happy. We talked about our cooperation in the North Atlantic Alliance,... MBDA Conducts First Firing of Brimstone 3 Missile
The new-build Brimstone missiles will incorporate all of the improved functionalities offered by the spiral upgrades of Brimstone that have taken place over recent years. The Brimstone 3 ultra-high... Why the US Air Force Should Buy the Super Tucano
The U.S. Air Force’s program to acquire a light attack aircraft appears to be on hold indefinitely. One issue that contributed to the decision to cancel its planned procurement and to re-open the OA-X... BAE to Develop Autonomous Software for Air Mission Planning
Autonomy software to improve the resiliency of air mission planning for the military to improve situational awareness in complex air battlespaces. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency... MBDA’s New MMP Missile Completes Cold-Weather Trials
In early 2019, the DGA (French Procurement Agency) and the French Army (STAT) organised a campaign to test the MMP land combat missile in extreme cold conditions. Performed on the Swedish state fi... Kazakhstan Border Service Orders Airbus C295
MADRID --- The Border Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan has signed a firm order for one C295 medium transport aircraft. Through this new agreement, which includes training, spares and ground s... F-35A Crew Swap Provides Flexibility for Training, Combat
HILL AFB, Utah --- Maintainers and pilots in the 388th Fighter Wing recently completed the first operational rapid crew swap exercise with the F-35A Lightning II. "Other aircraft like bombers, tank... Is Germany Reassessing Its Role in Afghanistan?
As US and Taliban negotiators make progress in their talks on the issue of foreign troop withdrawal and counterterrorism, Germany is mulling over a strategy to continue its engagement with the war-tor... Lockheed Tries New Architecture for ‘Smart’ Nano-Satellites
DENVER --- Lockheed Martin announced a new generation of space technology launching this year that will allow satellites to change their missions in orbit. Satellites that launched one, ten or eve... UAC Completes Large-Scale Model of Il-276 Aircraft
The design of a large-scale model of the Il-276 medium transport aircraft has been completed. In a statement on March 20, the Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) announced that it ... Making India’s Offset Policy Work Better
In February 2018, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) informed the Standing Committee on Defence (SCoD) that in 11 of the 42 offset contracts signed till then, a final/interim penalty, totalling USD 38.19 m... Lithuanian Military to Acquire New Rescue and Utility Ship
The Lithuanian Armed Forces is looking into buying a new oil pollution response and maritime rescue ship for assignments in the Baltic Sea. The Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of Nationa... Singapore Army Concludes Live-Firing Exercise in Germany
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) have successfully conducted a bilateral live-firing exercise at the Oberlausitz Military Training Area (OMTA), Germany, from 1... GA-ASI Breaks Ground on New UAV Test Base
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. held a ground-breaking ceremony today for a new hangar being built in El Mirage, Calif. The new facility in the high desert of southern Califor... | 