| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Daewoo Wins $924M to Build Upgraded Submarine for South Korea
SEOUL --- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major shipbuilder in South Korea, said Friday it has signed a deal worth 1.1 trillion won (US$924 million) to design and build an upgraded sub... Greece Signs LoI for Two French Frigates, Discusses Mirage 2000 Upgrade
Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Thursday signaled Greece’s willingness to launch talks for the acquisition of two new navy frigates in talks with his French counterpart Florence Parly in Par... Eight to Compete for $986M USAF Small Launcher Orders
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California (FA8818-20-D-0001); Xbow Launch Systems Inc., Auburn, California (FA8818-20-D-0002); Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Chandler, Ariz... India May Cancel $2.3Bn Tanker Order to Turkish Shipyard
NEW DELHI --- A $2.3-billion deal to build fleet support vessels in collaboration with a Turkish shipyard has come into question after security concerns were raised over the firm, including links with... FAA Failed to Properly Review 737 MAX Anti-Stall System
WASHINGTON / SINGAPORE --- An international panel of air safety regulators on Friday harshly criticized the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) review of a safety system on Boeing Co’s 737 MA... Uncertainty About Korean Plan to Buy F-35B STOVL Fighters
Shortly after the Korea-U.S. presidential summit in April, the Blue House asked the military to consider the possible procurement of F-35Bs, a more expensive version of the stealth fighter jets Korea ... New B-52 Bomber Task Force Deploys to Europe
BARKSDALE AFB, La. – B-52 Stratofortresses from the 2nd Bomb Wing, here, departed tonight for a Bomber Task Force deployment to Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England. While there, aircrews will cond... Airbus Delivers 1,000th A320neo Family Aircraft
HAMBURG --- Airbus has delivered the 1,000th A320neo Family aircraft. The aircraft, an A321neo produced in Hamburg, Germany, was delivered to Indian airline IndiGo. IndiGo is the world’s biggest cu... Finnish Arms Exports to Turkey Have Grown Quickly
Finland's defence materiel exports to Turkey have expanded rapidly in recent years. In 2018 Turkey was the most important export country for Finnish arms, based on the value of export permits granted.... China Goes All-Out to Tout Z-20 Helicopter
The Z-20, China's first domestically developed medium-lift utility helicopter — declassified just 10 days ago — is one of the best of its kind in the world, according to project insiders at Aviation I... More About S. Korea’s Plans for Nuclear-Powered Submarine
South Korean military officials raised the necessity of arming the nation with nuclear-powered submarines on Thursday during a parliamentary audit, saying it was already running a task force to study ... Will It Be ‘Third Time Lucky’ for Pentagon’s Star Wars Bullet?
Funny how a silver bullet, when designed and built by the U.S. military-industrial complex, costs its weight in gold. And when you’re trying to hit a silver bullet with another silver bullet—the goal ... US Navy Stands Up New Wing to Operate CMV-22B Ospreys
SAN DIEGO --- Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Wing (COMVRMWING) 1 was officially established in a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 10. Capt. Dewon Chaney assumed command of the ne... XQ-58A Damaged While Landing After Third Test Flight
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona --- The XQ-58A Valkyrie completed the third flight of the Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstration program Oct. 9 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Unfortunately, high surf... US Army Working To Improve Long-Range Precision Fires
WASHINGTON --- The Army is scheduled to test a new Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, this month, which will leverage current launchers and be capable of achieving greater ranges than current technolo... US Army Fields Anti-Jam GPS, Plans for Thousands More by 2028
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- Sixty-two of the first iteration of mounted anti-jam GPS devices were equipped into light armored vehicles in Germany over the past month, with thousands more scheduled to b... US Military Forces in FY 2020 (2): Marine Corps
The Marine Corps focuses on developing capabilities for great power conflict after two decades of conducting counterinsurgency ashore. End strength holds steady in FY 2020, with no significant growth ... USAF Touts Achievements of F-35 Wing
HILL AFB, Utah --- As the Air Force continues to sharpen its competitive edge to become a more lethal and ready force, the first combat-coded F-35A Lightning II wing has been a key contributor to the ... Fit-Check for Next-Gen Jammer on EA-18G Growler
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland --- The first Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) engineering development model pod delivered to the Navy is fit checked on an EA-18G Growler at Air Test and Evaluation S... US Air Force Strengthens MQ-9 Reaper Cyber Defenses
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- Mission Defense Teams are the result of the Cyber Squadron Initiative (CS-I), which is a plan to move communications squadrons away from Information Technology (IT) service and to... Russia to Return Impounded Ukrainian Navy Vessels
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystayko says he is in the "final stage" of negotiations to return three naval vessels that Russia impounded in November 2018 in the Black Sea after firing on them an... US Said to Prepare to Withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
The White House is reportedly preparing to announce a withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty, a pact that allows unarmed observation flights over the 34 signatories (North Atlantic Treaty Organization ... Singapore AF Validates Operational Capabilities in US
Senior Minister of State for Defence Mr Heng Chee How visited Exercise Forging Sabre (XFS 19) at Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB), Idaho, US earlier today (Singapore time). The integrated strike e... French Defense Minister Opens New Bomb Factory
Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly traveled to Rouvignies, near Valenciennes in Northern France on October 7 to inaugurate a new industrial site belonging to Rafaut. During this trip, the Minister v... Tyndall Air Force Base Operates Pending Reconstruction
TYNDALL AFB, Fla. --- In the early hours of Oct. 10, 2018, many communities in Northwest Florida prepared for a storm expected to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane. Tyndall Air Force Base was... Future Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Named for City of Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, PA --- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named the next San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, LPD 30, in honor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “The people of central Pen... Safran’s Arrius Turboshafts Reach 10 Million Flight Hours
In China, Safran is celebrating a major achievement for its Arrius engine range; 10 million flight hours flown since its introduction in 1996. With more than 3,800 units delivered to 430 customers in ... | 