Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Tests Long-Banned Ballistic Missile Armed with Conventional Warhead On Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time, the U.S. Air Force, in partnership with the Strategic Capabilities Office, conducted a flight test of a prototype conventionally-configured groun... Seoul Offers to Buy $1 Billion of US Weapons in 2020 to Offset US Troop Costs In an apparent move to reduce South Korea's financial contribution to maintaining the 28,500 United States Forces Korea troops here, the government has proposed purchasing up to $1 billion worth of U.... Qantas Picks Airbus A350 Over 777X for London-Sydney Route Qantas is today announcing several important developments for Project Sunrise ahead of a final go/no go decision, which will now take place in March 2020. AIRCRAFT SELECTION After detailed evalu... US Finalizes Helicopter Sale to Czechia Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Czech Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar met at the Pentagon to finalize the sale of eight UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters and four AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters.... China Begins Development of New Stealth Fighter Jet: Report China is developing a new type of fighter jet, according to the country's top aircraft design institutes on Thursday. Military observers predict, based on publicly available information, that the airc... Embraer’s E175-E2 Jet Makes Maiden Flight SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- The Embraer E175-E2 made its inaugural flight today from the company’s facility in São José dos Campos. The E175-E2 is the third member of the E-Jets E2 family. The mai... At Least One Dead in Russian Aircraft Carrier Fire At least one sailor died and one Russian navy officer was missing after a fire broke out at Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's sole aircraft carrier, on Thursday. At least 11 more people were injured. The... Thales to Provide Sonar Suite for Spain’s Future F110 Frigates The General Directorate for Armament and Material (DGAM) and the naval shipyard Navantia have selected Thales technologies for the Spanish Navy's five new multi-mission frigates. The vessels' anti... GE Wins $1Bn Contract to Produce 1,700 T700 Engines LYNN, MA --– The U.S. Army awarded GE Aviation an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract this month for the continued production of T700 turboshaft engines in support of Army, Navy, Air Forc... Denmark Orders Leguan Bridge-Layers MUNICH --- The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) has signed an agreement with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the procurement of seven Leguan bridge-layer systems on Leopard... Australia Extends CH-47F Chinook Support Contract The Morrison Government is supporting 36 defence industry jobs in Queensland with a commitment to provide a 12-month extension and increased investment in the CH-47F Chinook Integrated Support Service... NGOs Call on ICC to Investigate Arms Supplies to Saudi, UAE Eurofighter, Tornados, MK 80 series bombs – European arms are used in the war in Yemen. There is ample and reliable evidence of this. Are European arms companies therefore aiding and abetting alleged ... India’s HAL Settles Wage Dispute with Trade Unions BENGALURU, India --- The HAL management and its workforce entered into an agreement to settle the wage revision. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at HAL Corporate Office here yesterday ... General Atomics to Modernize Gray Eagle ER Drone SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has teamed with the U.S. Army to enhance the capabilities and survivability of the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned... Navantia Delivers Spain’s First Autonomous Vessel CEUTA, Spain --- Navantia Sistemas has delivered to the Port Authority of Ceuta the first ship with autonomous capacity in Spain, named “USV Vendaval.” Navantia Sistemas has carried out the install... US Navy to Invest $361M in Airborne Decoy Technology NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The next several years should see steady rates of production of the ALE-55 fiber-optic towed decoy for a variety of U.S. Navy airborne applications. Production and support of the dec... CIO Explains Pentagon's Digital Modernization Protecting the nation's warfighters and enabling them to win on the battlefield is the driving force behind the Defense Department's digital modernization efforts, DOD's chief information officer said... PAC-2 Missiles Intercept Cruise Missile Targets in IAMD Test WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. --- The U.S. Army conducted a successful intercept test today with the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). The test was executed by ... UAC Completes Wind Tunnel Test Series of CR929 Widebody In Moscow, the next stage of wind tunnel tests has been completed under the program of China-Russia Long-Range Wide-Body Commercial Aircraft (LRWBCA) CR929, which is being jointly created by PJSC “Uni... AFRL Drone Completes Two and a Half-Day Flight WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) wi... India Launched Satellites from 26 Countries Since 2014 ISRO has launched satellites from 26 countries during the last five years. Contracts with 10 countries namely; USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Singapore, The Netherlands, Japan, Malaysia, Alg... PTDI Delivers Two AS365N3 Helicopters to Basarnas BANDUNG, Indonesia --- PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) handed over the two Medium Intermediate helicopter AS365 N3 + Dauphin to Basarnas in the Rotary Wing PTDI hangar, Pajajaran Street, Bandung City, ... RAAF Receives Latest P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Australia’s newest maritime surveillance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, has arrived at its new home, RAAF Base Edinburgh. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said the cutting-edg... Russia Begins Training New UAV Units in Armenia The training of servicemen of the Russian military base in Armenia, who had joined the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) units, started on the Kamkhud high-mountain training ground. During the month the s... Russia, Kyrgyzstan Discuss Development of Regional Air Defence System Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Defence Minister, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov discussed with First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of ... Northrop Signs Customer for First Flight of OmegA Launcher DULLES, Va.--- Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that Saturn Satellite Networks has selected the OmegA space launch vehicle to launch up to two satellites on the rocket’s inaugural flight schedul... Bundeswehr Chooses Systematic C2 Software for VJTF The German Armed Forces have selected Systematic’s SitaWare Frontline to meet the requirements of its Battle Management System (BMS) for the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force 2023 (Land) (VJTF (L) ... EASA Certifies Leonardo AW189K with Safran Aneto-1K Engine BORDES, France --- Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Type Certification for its Aneto-1K engine, as fitted to the Leonardo AW189K. Intended for super-me... Airbus Acquires Seattle-Based MTM Robotics TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus has acquired industrial automation company, MTM Robotics, for an undisclosed sum. The move deepens Airbus’ commitment to expanding advanced robotics capabilities within its... |