| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Swiss MPs to Vote Today on $6Bn Fighter Buy After Agreeing on Offsets
Foreign companies that are awarded contracts in the context of the acquisition of combat aircraft must compensate 60% of the contractual value with orders in Switzerland. This must include 20% of d... Embraer, Brazil AF to Develop New Light Military Transport Aircraft
The Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Lieutenant Brigadier Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez, received this Thursday (19/12) the President of Embraer Defense and Security, Jackson Schneider, to sign... France Arms Reaper Drones with GBU-12 Laser-Guided Bombs
PARIS --- The French military have successfully carried out firing trials with drones operating from Niamey air base in Niger, as part of Operation Barkhane. “I would like to salute and congratulat... Northrop Wins $1 Bn Order for AESA Radars for F-16 Fighters
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, has been awarded a $1,008,327,355 definitized modification (PZ0012) to previously awarded contract FA8615-17-C-6047 for Active Electronical... Boeing, Lockheed Vie for Next Israeli Fighter Order
TEL AVIV --- With the IAF soon to procure Boeing F-15s or a third squadron of Lockheed Martin's F-35s, the two US companies' executives made their case at the "Globes" Defense Industry Conference in T... Record Japanese Defense Budget Funds EW Aircraft, F-3 Fighter
TOKYO --- The Japanese government approved on Friday a record draft defense budget for fiscal 2020 totaling 5.31 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) as it seeks to strengthen the country's defense capabiliti... French Navy Declares IOC for Rafale M F3-R Standard
On November 29, 2019, the French Navy announced the Initial Operational Capability of the Rafale Marine F3-R standard. This decision follows several months of training for crews and technical personne... Chinese Acquisition of Motor Sich Still ‘Under Review’ by Ukraine
KYIV --- A takeover attempt at the Ukrainian aerospace firm Motor Sich by a state-owned Chinese company is “still under review” until February, officials told the Kyiv Post on Dec. 16. In the past ... US, India to Deepen Bilateral Defense Trade
The 2019 U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue resulted in several significant achievements related to the U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative. This week during the 2+2, Under Secretar... Dutch Cabinet Decides to Build Second Combat Support Ship
On 19 December the Cabinet of the Netherlands’ Government has submitted a so-called D-letter to the Parliament to begin the construction of the Combat Support Ship Zr.Ms. Den Helder. The D-letter,... Baltics Inaugurate New Air Surveillance and Defence System
As of 1 January 2020, the security of the Baltic airspace will be ensured by three Command and Reporting Centers designed for specific national airspace surveillance, based in Tallinn, Lielvarde, and ... India Tests Pinaka Mk II Guided Rocket with Salvo Launch
Pinaka Missile System developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the Odisha coast at 1200 hrs today.... Textron Mates Wing to First SkyCourier Aircraft
WICHITA, Kan. --- Textron Aviation Inc. today announced it has successfully mated the wings to the fuselage of the first Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop prototype aircraft, a key milestone in... US Air Force Tests New Software to Improve F-35 Availability
NELLIS AFB, NV. --- It all begins on the walls of a stereotypical conference room cluttered with large drawn out diagrams, procedures and step-by-step directions of how Bolt Aircraft Maintenance Unit ... Boeing Wins $1.4Bn Contract for AH-64 Apache Support
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $1,461,384,102 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) Foreign Military Sales (Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Saudi ... USAF Awards Contract for ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm Demonstration
Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp., Atlanta, Georgia, has been awarded an $85,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Golden Horde Science and Technology demonstration effort... Pratt Wins $58M to Improve Reliability of F-35 Engine
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engine, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $58,382,282 fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee task order (N00019-20-F-0001) against a ... Lockheed to Develop Common F-35 Reprogramming Tools
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $8,993,361 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable contract. This contract provides support to establish th... USAF Orders 95 Maverick IR-Guided Missiles for FMS
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $47,786,995 contract for 95 infrared Maverick units. This contract provides for the manufacture and delivery of 95 infrared Maverick ... CAE to Provide Training Solution for German Navy NH90 Sea Lion
STOLBERG, Germany --- CAE today announced that CAE Elektronik GmbH has signed a contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to provide the German Navy with a comprehensive training so... US Clears $78M Upgrade of Four P-3C Orion for Argentina
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Argentina of equipment, support and services in support of Argentina’s EDA purchase of four (... FMV Extends Saab Maintenance Contract for Gripen Fighters
FMV has extended an agreement with Saab AB for support and maintenance of the Swedish Armed Forces 'and Swedish State's export customers' JAS 39 Gripen for the first half of 2020. The total value of... Leonardo Begins Flight Tests of New Osprey 50 AESA Radar
ROME --- Leonardo has announced the first flight trials of its Osprey 50 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, the new, larger-aperture variant of the Company’s successful Osprey surveilla... KC-46 Tanker Completes First Around-the-World Flight
MCCONNELL AFB, Kan. --- A KC-46A from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing completed the Pegasus’ first flight around the world Nov. 13-26. The first global circumnavigation for the KC-46A Pegasus provided ... Rheinmetall Upgrading 21 Dutch Armored Recovery Vehicles
The Royal Netherlands Armed Forces have awarded Rheinmetall an order for the second phase of the modernization of their fleet of Bergepanzer 3-Büffel/Buffalo armoured recovery vehicles. The operationa... US Air Force Names MH-139A Helicopter ‘Grey Wolf’
DUKE FIELD, Fla. --- Air Force Global Strike Command named the MH-139A helicopter, the “Grey Wolf” during a naming ceremony here, Dec. 19, 2019. Gen. Timothy Ray, AFGSC commander, made the announce... Safran Wins Swiss Order for Infrared Goggles
HEERBRUGG, Switzerland --- Switzerland's Federal Office for Defence Procurement, armasuisse, belonging to the Federal Department of Defense, have chosen after an international competition Safran Vectr... India, Russia Finish Indra 2019 Joint Exercise
The final part of the Indra 2019 joint Russian-Indian exercise is taking place on the Babina training ground in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The actions of the joint group of forces together with the o... Massive Funding Increase to Expedite Tyndall AFB Rebuild
TYNDALL AFB, Fla. --- The final months of the 2019 fiscal year proved to be the most challenging and rewarding quarter yet for Tyndall Air Force Base when the June 2019 Supplemental Appropriations for... | 
