| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Royal Air Force F-35Bs Fly ‘Armed Reconnaissance’ Sorties Over Syria
The F-35 jets made their operational debut after outstanding performance in training. F-35s have flown alongside Typhoon aircraft on operational flights over the skies of Syria and Iraq, as part of... Last US Military Standoff with Iran Ended Badly
Just before sunset on Jan. 12, 2016, 10 American sailors strayed into Iranian territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, a navigation error with potentially grave consequences. On their way to a spying m... One Pilot Dead in Mid-Air Collision Between Two German Eurofighters
LAAGE, Germany --- In a flight accident, two Eurofighter fighters of the Air Force’s tactical squadron 73 "Steinhoff" crashed in the Rostock / Laage area after a collision. One pilot was able to ej... Pentagon Awards $979M Contract for Tethered Surveillance Balloon
TCOM L.P., Columbia, Maryland, was awarded a $978,946,631 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and firm-fixed-price) contract for the Persistent Surveillance Systems - Tethered engineering, logis... Lockheed Wins $562M for Export ATACS Missiles
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $561,802,200 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and fixed-price-incentive) Foreign Military Sales (Bahrain, Poland and Romania) contract for product... Speculation Rife About DF-17 After Video Shows Hypersonic Vehicle
China's missile manufacturing giant showcased hypersonic boost-glide vehicles in a recent animated video, and media reports speculate that the weapon might be the DF-17 of the People's Liberation Army... French SSN Saphir on Final Cruise As First Successor Nears Launch
PARIS --- After 35 years of service, the Saphir nuclear attack submarine (Sous-marin Nucléaire d’Attaque – SNA – in French) is the first of six Rubis-class SNAs that will be retired from active servic... BAE Systems Cannot Bid Type 26 in FFG(X) Contest
LONDON --- BAE Systems has told USNI News that it would be “delighted” to enter its Type 26 Global Combat Ship in the FFG(X) future frigate competition – if the Navy scraps the requirement for a prove... A Daring Rescue After French Army Gazelle is Shot Down in Mali
A Gazelle helicopter deployed in Mali with the French Army’s Operation Barkhane was shot down by jihadists on June 14, close to the border between Mali and Niger. At the time, the French General Staff... Canadian Special Forces King Air 350ER ISR Aircraft to Arrive in 2022
Canadian Special Forces will receive three new Beechcraft King Air 350ER twin-turboprop aircraft in 2022. The aircraft will be based at CFB Trenton, Ontario, and will be utilized for intelligence, su... Safran to Support Engines of UK Merlin and Apache Helicopters
FAREHAM, U.K. --- Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a three-year support contract extension with the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support agency, to provide an end-to-end availabi... New Restrictions on US Aid Drive Israeli Firms to Seek US Partners
TEL AVIV --- US-based aerospace titan Lockheed Martin is teaming up with Israeli partners seeking US business and with Europeans seeking Israeli contracts. It’s part of a wider trend that has some Isr... Protolab Delivers First 6x6 Protected Multi-Purpose Vehicles to Finland
VANTAA, Finland --- Protolab Oy is pleased to announce the delivery of the first Protolab 6x6 Protected Multi-Purpose Vehicles (PMPV) to the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF). Protolab is delivering four P... US Navy Awards BAE Contract to Modernize, Maintain C5ISR Systems
The U.S. Navy selects BAE Systems to provide engineering and integration support for critical communications and combat systems The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $90 million indefi... Australian Hunter-Class Frigate to Use Prototyping Blocks
Australian businesses that supply equipment and services, from scaffolding and pipes to deck coverings and insulation, will today learn how to secure an estimated $20 million in contracts through the ... Royal Navy's Top Submarine Hunters Rise to Challenge
Navy submarine hunters spent a fortnight tracking underwater foes in Norway’s narrow fjords as they honed skills to meet the growing Russian challenge. Trainee and experienced aircrew from 824 and ... Israeli Air Force Flies F-35I with F-15s, F-16s to Prepare Future Ops
The "Baz" (F-15) and "Barak" (F-16C/D) fighter jets recently participated in an exercise with the fifth-generation "Adir" (F-35I), preparing for potential future operations. This was the first ever ex... Bundeswehr Technical Center Tests MIKADO Unmanned Recce System
Due to the complex threat situations in theaters of operations, unmanned airborne systems (UAS) are gaining in importance. Since the fielding of the MIKADO UAS (local area micro reconnaissance drone) ... Oshkosh JLTV Fires Javelin ATGM During Tests
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, LLC, along with several industry partners, participated in a successful Javelin flight test from a Kongsberg remote weapon station on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle ... New EW Equipment Tested on US Navy MH-60R Helicopter
POINT MUGU, Calif. --- The Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare Collaboration, Experimentation, Integration Team (EMW CEIT) recently prototyped and field-tested a hardware and software capability as a pot... Air Mobility Command Welcomes C-17 Cross-Maintenance Deal
SCOTT AFB, Ill. --- U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force officials implemented a new maintenance arrangement for the C-17 that will improve strategic airlift efficiency and fleet readiness. ... Hungarian Defence Minister Presents Annual Report
Defence Minister Tibor Benkő mainly spoke about the security situation and the development of the defence forces at the annual hearing held by Parliament’s National Security and Defence and Policing C... ‘Make in India’ Initiative in Defence Sector Seen Bearing Fruit
‘Make in India’ programme is being used by the Government for defence procurements by categorising the capital acquisition proposals under ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’, ‘Buy (Indian)’, ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’,... India MoD Details Functioning of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
The present capacity available in HAL is adequate to fulfil the existing orders/projects in hand. Currently, HAL has firm orders to manufacture platforms like Su-30 MKI, LCA, DO-228, ALH, Chetak an... Russia Invites Over 100 Foreign Delegations to ARMY 2019
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is expecting the arrival of over 100 foreign delegations to the ARMY 2019 International Military and Technical Forum, which will be held from... Russia to Demo High-Power Artillery at ARMY 2019
For the first time, gunners of the Southern Military District will present a 240-mm Tulpan self-propelled mortar"Tulip" and a 203-mm Malka self-propelled artillery system at the ARMY 2019 IMTF in Samb... Swiss Air Force Marks 10 Years of PC-21 Training System
The Swiss Air Force celebrated the tenth anniversary of the PC-21 Jet Pilot Training System (JEPAS) in September 2018. Pilatus has provided support for the system from day one and is responsible for a... Premium AEROTEC, Lockheed Collaborate on Additive Manufacturing
PARIS LE BOURGET --- Premium AEROTEC and Lockheed Martin signed an agreement today during the Paris Air Show to explore opportunities to implement Premium AEROTEC’s additive manufacturing processes in... | 