| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases USAF Awards $23Bn Contract for Up to 144 Boeing F-15EX Fighters
WASHINGTON --- The Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the desig... Opposition Questions British Arms Sales to Saudi
Emily Thornberry asked an urgent question on why the UK Government has decided to once again sell arms to the Saudi-led coalition for use in the war in Yemen. Since 2015, a coalition of countries l... US Navy Amphibious Ship Destroyed in Spectacular Fire
WASHINGTON --- A fire suppression system aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard was under maintenance and not operational when the devastating fire, believed to have originated in the cargo hold of the ship,... French Rafales Strike ISIS Targets in Iraq
On July 1, a Rafale patrol from the advanced air base in the Levant, and assigned to monitor an area in northern Iraq, was tasked to strike against a position occupied by Daesh. Contacted by Coalition... Australia to Develop Own Satcoms Constellation
As announced in the Defence Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan, the Morrison Government is taking the first step towards investing in Australia’s first fully owned and controlled military satel... Commons Briefing Paper Details British Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia
The conflict in Yemen has drawn attention to UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has been accused of committing violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) during its military operation... US Approves $250M Upgrade to S. Korean ELINT Aircraft
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of items and services to extend follow-on support to its Peace Krypton ... Boeing Wins Additional $150M Missile Defense Contract
The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $150,000,000 undefinitized contract modification (P00057) to previously awarded HQ0147-12-C-0004/-19-C0004 on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense deve... China's Upgraded Type 052D Destroyer Debuts in East China Sea
Amid rising tensions across the Taiwan Straits with the US military's increasingly frequent operations in the region, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently held drills in the East C... US Navy Awards Contract for Medium USV Prototype
WASHINGTON --- The Navy on July 13, 2020 awarded a $34,999,948 to L3 Technologies, Inc. for the development of a single Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) prototype, with options to procure up to ... Lockheed Wins $87M for F-35 ALIS to ODIN Transition
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $87,498,287 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides n... Northrop Wins Darpa Contract for Hypersonic Glide Research
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, has been awarded a $19,660,934 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for the base period of a research project for hypersonic boost glide systems. Work ... China Holds Air Defense Drills As US Ups Reconnaissance Flights
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is holding mock air defense battles in the coastal region of South China's Guangdong Province, a location that has seen frequent aerial close-in reconnaissan... Sea Hawk, UAV Add Much-Needed Capabilities to LCS Ship
WESTERN PACIFIC --- With advanced technology, the air detachment aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is an integral part of crew complement, delivering sit... COVID-19 Sharpened Focus on Trans-Atlantic Security Gaps: Pentagon
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a range of security issues that previously hadn't made it into NATO's discussions, a senior Defense Department official said. Michael C. Ryan, performing the d... RAF’s P-8A Poseidon Takes Part in NATO Exercise for First Time
The RAF’s newest anti-submarine aircraft has participated in a multi-national training exercise for the first time since arriving in the UK in February. NATO exercise Dynamic Mongoose has seen pers... Australia to Upgrade Space Surveillance Capability
[Australia] will invest $87 million towards improving facilities at the joint US-Australian Space Surveillance Telescope, Naval Communications Station Harold E. Holt in Exmouth, on the tip of the Nort... Italian Army Delivers AW169 Trainers to Italian Army
ROME --- Leonardo announced today the delivery of the first of two AW169 basic training twin engine helicopters to the Italian Army during an official ceremony held at the 2nd Rgt. AVES ‘Sirio’ based ... NATO Maritime Exercise Dynamic Mongoose Ends in High North
NATO maritime exercise Dynamic Mongoose concluded on Friday (10 July 2020) off the coast of Iceland. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from six Allies took part in the anti-submarine warfare a... Australia Orders 8,500 Additional EF88 Assault Rifles
The Morrison Government will boost Army’s weapon systems capability with the purchase of an additional 8,500 world-class, Australian made Enhanced F88 (EF88) weapon systems. This will supplement th... US Naval Research Lab’s Future is at Risk, Report Warns
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) boasts an amazing record of achievement but its future is in jeopardy, according to a newly disclosed report of the Naval Research Advisory Committee that was ... Italy to Dismantle 500 Retired M-113 APCs
NSPA has awarded a contract to Montalbetti S.p.A. for the demilitarization, dismantling and disposal (D3) of 500 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC). These were phased-out by the Italian Armed Force... Portuguese Frigate Heads to Netherlands for Modernization
This modernization program aims, as is being done with the other ship of this class - NRP Bartolomeu Dias - to extend the lifespan of the ships until 2035, to update the ship's vital systems such as t... BAE Develops Digital ‘Factory of the Future’
A new intelligent, smart factory is set to increase productivity and revolutionise combat aircraft production in the UK. A first-of-its-kind industry 4.0 factory is applying game-changing digital t... | 