| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Northrop Wins $1.3 Bn for Nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes for Japan
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Military Aircraft Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $1,362,276,582 firm-fixed-price modification (P00009) to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive (firm ta... US to Deploy Patriot Battery, Radars to Saudi Arabia But HASC Disagrees
Attributed to Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman: "In light of recent attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and at their invitation, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced today t... US Congress Approves Poland’s F-35 Jet Purchase
WARSAW --- The US Congress has given its consent to supply US fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to Poland, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak said via Twitter on Friday. Kongres U... Poland’s F-35 Purchase Violates PESCO Commitments
Poland’s decision to buy American F-35 aircraft sounds like Warsaw snubbing European projects. However, the EU member state, is also in breach of its commitments, writes Nicholas Gros-Verheyde. Sin... MBDA, Saab Lead Race for Indian Navy’s Missile Deal
NEW DELHI --- A number of foreign companies, including European defence major MBDA and Swedish firm SAAB, are set to submit their proposals to the Indian Navy, which is looking to buy short-range surf... Bell, Collins Team to Compete for US Army’s FARA Program
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Bell Textron Inc. announced a teaming agreement with Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. as Bell competes for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissa... Ilyushin to Bid for $2 Bln Indian Tanker Order
European and US aviation giants Airbus and Boeing as well as Russia's Ilyushin Aviation are vying for a $2 billion contract which is expected in November or December. India's defence ministry has twic... 737 MAX: NTSB Finds Competing Pilot Warnings, Flawed Safety Assumptions
WASHINGTON --- The National Transportation Safety Board issued seven safety recommendations Thursday to the Federal Aviation Administration, calling upon the agency to address concerns about how multi... Kongsberg Unveils Multipurpose Ship Design
The concept combines long experience in both the maritime and naval sectors to design a platform that meets modern threats and demands for safety, security, economy and environment. The Vanguard co... Spanish Defense Minister Boosts Troubled S-80 Submarine
Acting Defense Minister Margarita Robles traveled to Cartagena today to oversee the evolution of the S-80 program, the next-generation submarines for the Spanish Navy fleet and a priority to meet the ... Boeing Wins $280M for Small Diameter Bomb I
The Boeing Co. Defense, Space, and Security, St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $280,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB) integra... How the US Navy Fixed its Aircraft Readiness Rates
Achieving 343 mission-capable Super Hornets was a great accomplishment. It was no small feat; it was a herculean effort we should all be proud of. Here at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, our focus is... SAIC to Deliver Marine Corps Tech Demo Reconnaissance Vehicle
RESTON, Va. --- Science Applications International Corp. won a contract valued at $20.5 million, if all options are exercised, to deliver an advanced, high-technology Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle te... Saab Receives Finnish Squadron 2020 Order
Saab has signed a contract with the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command, and received an order to provide and integrate the combat system for the Finnish Navy’s new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes with... GD Adds Anti-Ship, Land Attack Cruise Missiles to LCS Design
FAIRFAX, Virginia --- General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today that it has integrated a new over-the-horizon missile capability onto the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in supp... Additional Defense Allocations Challenge India’s Finances
A recent press report indicates that the Indian Air Force is seeking an additional allocation of Rs. 40,000 crore (approximately 50 per cent of the allocation) this year, primarily for capital expendi... IAI Delivers 100th F-35 Wing to Lockheed Martin
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Lockheed Martin today marked the delivery of the 100th advanced combat aircraft F-35 wing delivered by IAI at a ceremony held at the company’s wing assembly line,... HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Carrier Task Group Takes Shape
We've gone on about it for years. Here's the reality of the UK's 21st-Century Carrier Strike Group: one 65,000-tonne carrier (HMS Queen Elizabeth) flanked by one state-of-the-art air defence destroyer... Not Enough? European Assistance to Ukraine Since 2014
President Trump has stated that one of the reasons to withhold $250 million of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine was due to the lack of European and other nations’ contributions to Ukraine. How ... Thales Alenia Space Transfers Technology to Brazilian Space Industry
CANNES --- Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%, and the Brazilian Space Agency under the authority of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communicati... Croatia Presents Overhauled Mi-171Sh at Pleso
“We are glad to see the overhauled Mi-171 Sh helicopters, which are a valuable asset, ensuring full operational capability and readiness for any task in the upcoming years.” The Barracks “Pukovnik ... Secretary Esper’s Pledges of Reform Need to Go Much Farther
For the Pentagon, happy days are here again (if they ever left). With a budget totaling more than $1.4 trillion for the next two years, the department is riding high, even as it attempts to set the st... Elbit’s Canadian Unit Completes Tests of Second Sonar System
NOVA SCOTIA, Canada --- Elbit Systems’ Canadian subsidiary, GeoSpectrum Technologies (GTI), announces the successful Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) trial of its Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAP... EDA’s Cooperative Financial Mechanism (CFM) Ready for Signing
BRUSSELS --- The Cooperative Financial Mechanism (CFM), an innovative programme initiated by EDA with a view to facilitating the financing of collaborative defence capability and research projects – f... France’s Naval Group on Track for a Great Year
Halfway through its latest 10-year plan, and Naval Group is showing some slow, but promising, results. Sales rose almost 13 percent in 2018 to EUR3.6 billion, and in the first six months of 2019 the ... RAAF Welcomes Latest P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
Australia’s newest maritime surveillance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, has been welcomed into the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at a ceremony in Seattle, USA. Minister for Defence, Senator the H... NATO Agency Helps Serbia Create a Safer Environment
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) continues assisting Serbia to develop the demilitarisation capacity of the Government owned munitions facility to ensure the safe and environmentally dis... Sydney Sea Trials Make a DDG Trifecta
As NUSHIP Sydney cast off for her final period of Builders Sea Trials this week, it marked the first time that all three Hobart Class Destroyers have been at sea or deployed at the same time. This ... Safran Lays Cornerstone for New Research Lab Near Paris
VELIZY --- Ross McInnes, Chairman of the Board of Safran, and Jean-Paul Alary, Chief Executive Officer of Safran Landing Systems, today welcomed Valérie Pécresse, President of the Ile de France region... | 