| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Court Overturns German Ban on Arms Deliveries to Saudi Arabia
PARIS --- The Administrative Court in Frankfurt am Main delivered an explosive verdict on Tuesday, when it ruled that the Federal Government’s freeze on armaments exports to Saudi Arabia was not legal... Iran to Continue Ballistic Missile Program Despite EU Warning
Tehran said in a letter to the UN that it was "determined to resolutely continue" enriching uranium. This came following an EU letter rebuking the government and a Russian firm suspending cooperation.... Czechia Orders 8 Israeli Iron Dome Radars
Today (December 5th, 2019), the International Cooperation Directorate of the Israel Ministry of Defense (SIBAT), has signed an agreement with the Czech Ministry of Defense, awarding Israel Aerospace I... US Completes Pullback from NE Syria But Remain in Iraq
WASHINGTON --- The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture of about 600 troops in the rest of the country after repositioning and r... Defense Going Dark: Pentagon Secrecy Stifling Transparency
The Project On Government Oversight has compiled a timeline of events to document the changes to Department of Defense and national security policy that may undermine public access to information and ... NATO Prepares for Replacement of AWACS Fleet After 2035
On 5 December 2019, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded six contracts for the Boeing - ABILITI Consortium* (USA), General Atomics (USA), Lockheed Martin (USA), Airbus (Germany), L3H... Germany Budgets €8.9 Bn for 2020 Weapons R&D and Procurement
The Ministry of Defense presented the 10th Armament Report on Thursday. According to this, one F-125 frigate, four Eurofighters, six A400M transport airplanes and 45 Puma infantry vehicles were delive... Raytheon Wins Order for Additional HE Laser Weapon
Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems, McKinney, Texas, has been awarded a $13,121,979 modification (P00002) to previously awarded agreement FA8650-19-9-9326 for High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HE... Thales Alenia Space Wins New EGNOS Contract from ESA
CANNES --- Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has signed a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the Euro... France Takes Delivery of 16th A400M Transport
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the arrival of the 16th French A400M Atlas at the Orléans-Bricy Air Base on 4 December 2019, following its acceptance by the Directorat... US Navy, Royal Navy Reaffirm Collaboration Strategy
DAHLGREN, Va. --- U.S. Navy officials briefed U.K. Royal Navy Rear Admiral Hugh Beard and his delegation on current and emerging technological programs during a tour of Naval Surface Warfare Center Da... Saab Delivers Deployable Gripen Maintenance Facility to Hungary
Saab has delivered the Deployable Maintenance Facility (DAM) to the Hungarian Air Force. DAM is a mobile solution that enables enhanced maintenance capacity for aircraft and other vehicles combined wi... Thailand Receives First Batch of Chinese VN-1 Armored Vehicles
CHONBURI, Thailand --– The Royal Thai Army (RTA) received the first batch of China-made VN-1 wheeled armored vehicles and supporting armored rescue vehicles at the port of Chonburi, Thailand from Dece... Trump Threatens Trade Tariffs to Spur NATO Contributions
WASHINGTON --- President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States may take action on trade with countries that are not contributing enough to NATO. Trump, fresh from a trip to London for a m... US Military Could Add Troops to Middle East, But Struggles to Explain Plans
The United States military struggled on Thursday to explain its plans for potential increases in U.S. forces in the Middle East amid concerns Iran could carry out further aggressive actions in the reg... Italian Aircraft Carrier Cavour Exits Drydock
The aircraft carrier Cavour has been undergoing modernization and restructuring work since December 2018. She left the Edgardo Ferrati dry dock at the Naval Arsenal in Taranto after completing the car... Navantia Picks Lockheed S-Band Radar for F110 Frigates
MOORESTOWN, N.J. --- Lockheed Martin recently signed a contract with Navantia to equip five new F-110 multimission frigates and their land-based test site (Centro de Integración de Sistemas en Tierra ... US Bolsters Alliances in Indo-Pacific Region
A top Defense Department official said the U.S. and its allies are facing a number of global threats — from Russia, North Korea, Iran, Syria and various terrorist groups. John C. Rood, undersecreta... US Navy to Invest $860M in Electromagnetic Research
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The next several years will see steady funding for the U.S. Navy's Electromagnetic Systems Applied Research program. According to government funding documents, the technology effort... Cluster Bombs Have Killed Scores of American Soldiers
The weapons are notorious for their effects on civilians. But five years of reporting and hundreds of interviews have revealed they’ve also killed and wounded scores of Americans. Staff Sgt. Mich... MDHI to Upgrade MD 530G Block II Scout Attack Helicopter
MESA, Ariz.--- MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announces a strategic teaming agreement with Elbit Systems Ltd (ESL) to deliver next-generation weapons and mission management capabilities to its MD 530G Bl... EU States Face Challenges to Enforce Arms Export Controls
SIPRI is pleased to announce the publication of a new report that highlights the broad and growing set of difficulties that EU member states need to overcome when seeking to detect, investigate and pr... Growing Concern Over Information Warfare Continues to Shape Military
ARLINGTON, Va. --- As the distribution rate of information around the globe continues to increase, the quantity of misleading information that is used to alter public perception and inherently disrupt... Minority Shareholders Lobby EU to Block Embraer-Boeing Deal
BRUSSELS --- An association representing minority investors in Brazil is lobbying European antitrust regulators to spike a deal between planemakers Embraer SA and Boeing Co, calling it a killer acquis... US Navy Looks to Maintain Maritime Military Advantage
PANAMA CITY, Fla. --- In this emerging era of great-power competition, the goal of outpacing potential adversaries in developing military technology takes on a new urgency. As emphasized by the late S... RAAF Takes Delivery of Final PC-21 Turboprop Trainer
The final aircraft from the Air Force Pilatus PC-21 fleet has been officially welcomed at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base East Sale in Victoria. The PC-21 is the world’s most advanced pilot ... Allison Transmission to Upgrade US Army's M-113 APCs
INDIANAPOLIS --- Allison Transmission is proud to partner with the U.S. Army’s Tank-automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) to provide the Allison X200-4A propulsion solution for the M113 Armored Perso... Patria Looks to Cut Jobs at Aerostructures Composite Unit
Patria starts employee co-operation negotiations in its Aerostructures business unit´s composite operations due to the productional and financial reasons. Delivery rates have further reduced in long-t... | 