| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases In U-Turn, Trump Now Says Turkey Treated Unfairly Over S-400 Deal
ISTAMBUL --- Donald Trump said that he wanted to treat Turkey fairly over its plan to buy a Russian air defence system, striking a conciliatory tone that put him at odds with warnings from US official... Germany Plans to Cut Military Spending from 2020 to 1.24% of GDP
Germany’s defence budget has been an apple of discord in relations between Berlin and Washington as the US president has repeatedly criticised its ally across the Atlantic for missing the NATO target ... Belgium’s Scorpion Contract for French AFVs Comes into Force
The intergovernmental agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on their cooperation in the field of land mobility, came into force on June 2... First Certification Flight of Turkey’s T625 Domestic Helicopter
ISTANBUL --- The second prototype of the domestically produced Gökbey helicopters initiated under the scope of a project by Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) successfully completed its f... US Deploys F-22 Fighters to Qatar for First Time
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar --- A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor arrives at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 27, 2019. These aircraft are deployed to Qatar for the first time in order to defend American forces... China Mulls More Su-35 Fighters After New Russian Offer
China might purchase more Su-35 fighter jets, Chinese media and military analysts said, after Russia reportedly offered an additional batch of the warplanes to China. Although the Chinese Air Force... Airbus and OCCAR Sign New A400M Global Support Contract
MADRID --- Airbus has signed the new A400M Global Support Step 2 contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation), which manages the multinational programme on behalf of the Launch C... SAMI in Joint Venture with Hanwha to Build Ammo Plant in Saudi
Saudi Arabia entered a joint venture with South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group to produce and sell munitions in the kingdom, as it seeks to meet a target of localising military spending. Saudi Ar... Rheinmetall, BAE Launch UK-Based Military Vehicle JV
Rheinmetall and BAE Systems have today launched a new, independent UK-based joint venture for military vehicle design, manufacture and support – known as Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL). Headq... Israel’s F-35I Fighters Exercise with US, UK Counterparts
The "Tri-Lightning" 2019 international aerial exercise was held yesterday (Tuesday), with the participation of the "Adir" (F-35I) fighter jet. The IAF's 140th ("Golden Eagle") Squadron participated in... US Approves $122M Sale of AARGM Missiles to Germany
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany, through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) acting as its Agent, up to ni... Norway Spends 10,000 Hours/Year to Figure Out F-35 Costs
Some Norwegian politicians believe the uncertainty surrounding the price of the US F-35 fighter jets, the new backbone of the country's air force, is “absurd”. To settle an ongoing dispute surround... Insitu Wins $390M Order for RQ-21A UAVs
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is awarded a $390,390,785 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for up to 63 RQ-21A attrition air vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps and U... Pratt Wins $358M Order for Nine F-35 Spare Engines
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded not-to-exceed $358,529,006 modification P00008 to a previously awarded advanced acquisition contra... UK Reaffirms Unconditional Commitment to European Security
Penny Mordaunt attends her first NATO Defence Ministerial and visits JEF deployment Baltic Protector. In a three-day visit that underlined the UK’s unwavering commitment to European security, Defen... Singapore to Take Delivery of F-35s “After 2030”
SINGAPORE --- There is “enough of a runway” for any technical glitches on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets to be solved before they are delivered to Singapore around 2030 — assuming the sale is appr... Nammo Wins ‘Historical’ Norwegian Ammunition Contract
Today, a historic agreement was signed for the supply of ammunition to the Norwegian Armed Forces. The contract has a limit of NOK 1.7 billion and is the largest ammunition contract entered into in No... Defense Contractor Consolidation A Security Concern: USAF Acquisition Head
SINGAPORE --- The number of major U.S. defense contractors has shrunk to the point of becoming a national security concern, according to the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition head, who said his service nee... New Zealand Launches Renewal of Military Mobility
Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced the first phase of a project to replace many of the New Zealand Defence Force’s operational vehicles. “Vehicles that protect our people when they move aroun... Oshkosh Wins $320M for FMTV Trucks for US and Export
Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $320,000,000 modification (P00060) to domestic and Foreign Military Sales (Argentina, Djibouti, Iraq, Lebanon, Romania) contract W56HZV-09-D-0159... HMS Orädd Readied for Submarine Hunting After Refit
FMV has delivered the patrol boat HMS Orädd to the Swedish Armed Forces after a service life extension program. HMS Orädd is the third of five patrols boats that are being converted at SwedeShip Ma... Australian Defense Minister Says Shipbuilding Enterprise ‘on Track’
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds joined Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price on June 27 to inspect the substantial transformation underway at the Osborne Naval Precinct in South Australia. Indust... Kongsberg Wins Strategically Important Contract with NASA
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) has been chosen by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to deliver ground station services for NASAs new satellites. The agreement requires K... Indian Aircraft Arrive in France for Ex. Garuda
PARIS --- As part of the French relationship with the indo-Pacific region, Exercise GARUDA will take place at Air Base 118 at Mont-de-Marsan from 1 to 12 July 2019. This bilateral Franco-Indian tactic... Royal Marines Experiment in Australian Outback
Royal Marines have been testing how they will operate in the future with a rare foray into the Australian outback. Before heading on large-scale Australian and United States-led exercises, Command ... Royal Navy’s Flying Tigers in France
Tiger-themed squadrons from across Europe – including the Flying Tigers from RNAS Culdrose – converged on southern France for a two-week workout over land and sea to test the ability of 18 different a... Pentagon Needs for Speed to Field Capabilities: Selva
Though the Defense Department is making progress in making meaningful change in how it develops and acquires new capabilities, that progress simply isn't happening fast enough, the vice chairman of th... Pentagon More Assertive, Proactive in Cyber Domain
The primary concept put forth in DOD's cyber strategy is "defend forward," but also a priority is more assertiveness in the face of growing threats from outside U.S. borders, the deputy assistant defe... Thales Touts Lightweight Multirole Missile at Sea
A missile system designed to combat agile, asymmetrical surface-based threats has proven its potential for a maritime role after a scoring seven out of seven hits in a successful firing trial “at sea”... SAMI Acquires Riyadh-based Defense Electronics Company
LONDON --- Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) today announced the signing of a Term Sheet Agreement to acquire 100 percent ownership in Advanced Electronics Company (AEC). The agreement signing ... US-Israel Defense Policy Advisory Group Meets
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John C. Rood led a delegation of defense officials to Israel to co-chair the Defense Policy Advisory Group on June 30. The Israeli co-chair was Zohar Palti, the d... China Takes Dim View of India's Ambition to Become A Space Power
India has made frequent moves recently to occupy the high ground in the space domain. Firstly, it claimed to have made a "substantial breakthrough" by successfully carrying out the anti-satellite (ASA... US Destroyer Arrives in Odessa for Ex Sea Breeze 2019
ODESA, Ukraine --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) arrived in Odesa, Ukraine, June 30, for a scheduled port visit as part of multinational exercise Sea Breeze 2019... Armed Drone Proliferation Update, June 2019
It’s been a year since we published Drone Wars: The Next Generation, which gave our assessment of who is operating armed drones. This update adds four new States to those with the ability to operate l... DRS to Integrate Power Systems on THAAD Vehicles
ARLINGTON, VA --- Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Army to demonstrate its On-Board Vehicle Power (OBVP) technology on Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAA... NATO Orders Saab Digital Tower for German Air Base
Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions has received an order to install a digital tower at NATO NAEW&CF E3A Component in Geilenkirchen, Germany. NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen will use the digital tower for ... Estonia Joins SPIKE Missile Family
The Estonian Army will be supplied with SPIKE LR ATGM’s, launchers and associated maintenance and training In a ceremony last week in Tallinn, Estonia, the Estonian MoD signed a 40M Euro Framework ... Audit Clears RUAG of Accounting Manipulations
In an audit conducted in spring 2019 of the effective profit margin achieved in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) systems, ... RAN Decommissions HMAS Success After 33 Years' Service
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has decommissioned the Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ship HMAS Success, at her home port of Garden Island in Sydney, in a ceremony full of tradition, after more than th... | 