| Latest Feature Stories Speed Kills: The Danger of Rushing Weapons into Production
The Pentagon is on speed, and has been for years. Its rush to accelerate assembly lines has led to escalating costs, blown schedules and weapons unable to perform as advertised. That’s the bottom line... France Unveils €15 Bn Aerospace Support Plan
The COVID-19 health crisis brought a very serious and brutal end to air transport around the world. In the space of a few weeks, the world’s airlines, which had been growing, faced financial difficult... Latest Press Releases GD Wins $2.5Bn Order for Stryker Double-V Hull Vehicles
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $2,477,329,768 fixed-price-incentive contract for the production of Stryker Double V-Hull A1 engineering change proposal vehicl... Germany Receives Official Notice of Possible US Troop Cuts
The German government Wednesday said it has received official confirmation from the U.S. of plans to reduce the number of American forces in Germany. German government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer to... F-22s Intercept Russian Bombers Off Alaska
WASHINGTON --- Two formations of Russian military aircraft featuring four bombers and two fighter jets flew unusually close to American airspace Wednesday morning but were intercepted by F-22 fighters... Lockheed Wins $1Bn Order for PAC-3 Missiles
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $1,042,250,000 modification (P00001) to contract W31P4Q-20-C-0023 for incidental services, hardware, facilities, equipment, and all technic... USAF Nears Reform of Fighter Acquisition Process
The new approach is being mulled in the Air Force after the development of the fifth-generation stealth fighter F-35 took almost two decades, faced numerous cost overruns, and produced a jet plagued b... Spirit Gets Boeing Stop-Work Order on 737 MAX
WICHITA, Kan. --- On June 4, 2020, Spirit AeroSystems received a letter from Boeing directing Spirit to pause additional work on four 737 MAX shipsets and avoid starting production on sixteen 737 MAX ... DGA Delivers 17 New Griffon Vehicles to the French Army
In May 2020, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) delivered 17 Griffon vehicles from the Scorpion program to the French Army, having carried out pre-delivery verifications during the confinement... Second German F125 Frigate Enters Service
With the Baden-Württemberg class frigates, the German Navy will have a total of four of the world's leading technological warships. The first ship in this class, the "Baden-Württemberg", has already e... Turkey to Use UAV, Helicopter Experience to Develop Stealth Fighter
ISTANBUL --- The experience Turkey has gained from developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and helicopters domestically will be useful in the development of the country’s fifth-generation fighter j... EDA Selects PILUM Consortium for Innovative Electromagnetic Railgun
Following calls for proposals launched by the European Defence Agency (EDA) in 2019, the consortium “PILUM” (Projectiles for Increased Long-range effects Using Electro-Magnetic railgun) has been selec... Taiwan’s T-5 Brave Eagle Jet Trainer Makes First Flight
Taiwan’s new combat-capable advanced jet trainer Yong-ying (Brave Eagle) flew for the first time today, as part of a series of preliminary flight tests ahead of the official first flight, June 22. ... Australia Tests Drone Operations from Airborne C-130J
A first-of-its kind trial to remotely pilot a small Uninhabited Aerial System (UAS) from the back of a C-130J Hercules has taken air-land integration to new heights. The collaboration between Plan ... Royal Navy Deploys Minehunters, Frigate to Persian Gulf
Beginning a 6,000-mile odyssey which will take their ships to the Gulf for three years are the crews of minehunters HMS Penzance and Chiddingfold. The latter sailed from Portsmouth today to begin t... US Navy Mobilizes Reservists to Ensure Ship Maintenance
WASHINGTON --- The Navy is mobilizing 1,629 Reservists to support aircraft carrier and submarine maintenance at its four public shipyards starting in July. This mobilization will help reduce the maint... The Space Force’s Real Mission: Wasting Taxpayer Dollars
Back in 2018, when the Space Force was being formed, I warned that the new service would likely seek exemptions from existing regulations governing acquisition, arguing that looser rules would be nece... US Air Force Tests New Communications Link on C-17 Transports
SCOTT AFB, Ill. --- For the first time, Air Mobility Command Airmen conducted a commercial beyond line of sight (BLOS) communication and tactical data link experiment to update a mixed formation en-ro... Mitsubishi Pulls Back on SpaceJet in Face of Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic cast global markets into a period of uncertainty as it moved across the globe in early 2020. The impact of the virus is beginning to make its mark as delivery and order slowdowns... New Hensoldt Airborne Radar Completes First Flight
TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany --- Hensoldt's newly developed airborne multi-mission surveillance radar PrecISR 1000 has successfully completed its maiden flight. In a one-week flight campaign together with H3 ... V-22 Program Reaches Milestone with Delivery of 400th Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md --- The Air Force Special Operations Command received its 53rd CV-22 Osprey June 2, marking the 400th delivery of a V-22 in the history of the joint program. “It’s been over 20 y... GE Delivers First LM2500 Lightweight Gas Turbine to Austal
GE Marine announced it has delivered its first new lightweight LM2500 composite gas turbine module to Austal USA for the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32). This new module, which was fully certified b... Antonov Management Reshuffle Accelerates Reset of Ukraine’s Aviation Industry
On June 9, 2020, the State Concern “UkrOboronProm”, which coordinates the activities of the largest state defense and aviation enterprises of Ukraine, has took decision to change the top-management of... FAA Certifies GKN Aerospace Repair Facility in Malaysia
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the base certification to GKN Aerospace’s Johor facility in Malaysia for the repair of CFM56 aero-engine parts. The site will focus on servicing... | 