| Latest Feature Stories Swiss to Vote on Sunday on $6.5Bn Fighter Procurement
PARIS --- Swiss voters go to the polls on Sunday (Sept. 27) to decide whether the government can spend 6 billion Swiss francs ($ 6.5 billion) to buy a new combat aircraft to replace both the F-18 Horn... Latest Press Releases First F-39E Gripen Flies in Brazilian Airspace for the First Time
BRASILIA --- A new aircraft family arrives in Brazil. The first of 36 Gripen fighter aircraft acquired by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) through the Ministry of Defense has been in Brazil since Sunday,... Boeing Wins $2.2Bn Order for Small Diameter Bomb
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $2,239,707,532 fixed-price-incentive, firm-target contract for the Small Diameter Bomb Increment I weapon program. This contract provides f... Swiss Parliament Approves 21Bn Franc MoD Spending Plan for 2021-2024
After the Council of States, the National Council adopted the five federal decrees relating to the 2020 Statement on the Military, including the one setting the expenditure ceiling at 21.1 billion fra... Lockheed Wins $245M for F-35 Support and Foreign Sea Trials
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $245,449,719 modification (P00006) to definitize previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee undefinitized contra... UK to Pay $401M for C-17 Contractor Logistic Support
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Kingdom of follow-on C-17 aircraft Contractor Logistics Support ... US Approves $241M Sale of PAC-3 MSE Missiles to Netherlands
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment En... Belgian F-16 Fighters to Deploy to Middle East
On Tuesday, September 29, four F-16s will take off from Florennes air base to fly to the Middle East, as part of the international coalition's Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State. ... US Army Tests AI to Reduce Engagement Times
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. --- To win a fight against a foe with similar weapons and capabilities, the U.S. military’s ability to find and strike that enemy must become exponentially faster, and at th... Diehl Wins Luftwaffe Order for GBU-54 Guided Bombs
On September 11, 2020, Diehl Defence received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to deliver GBU-54 weapon systems to the ... USAF Low-Altitude Missile Shot Destroys Cruise Missile Target
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- A BQM-167A aerial target cruising over the Gulf of Mexico was obliterated by a surface-to-air missile deployed from Santa Rosa Island on Sept. 3. The successful shoot-down was t... Boeing Teams with General Atomics, Aerojet for Homeland Missile Defense Bid
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Boeing is teaming with General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Aerojet Rocketdyne in its bid to build the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the U.S. Missile Defen... French Air Force Establishes Separate Special Forces Brigade
On September 1, the French Air and Space Force began transforming its organization with the establishment of the Special Air Forces Brigade (Brigade des Forces Spéciales Air, BFSA). This reorganizatio... Australian and Indian Navy Ships Train in Northeast Indian Ocean
Australian and Indian warships have conducted a two-day passage exercise in the north-east Indian Ocean. The guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart sailed alongside ships INS Sahyadri and Karmuk, fr... US Air Force, SpaceX Mum About Sky-High Rocket Costs
Five years ago, Elon Musk, the multibillionaire CEO of the SpaceX rocket company, smashed his way into the business of launching U.S. military and intelligence satellites, a lucrative market that had ... Thales Comments French Order for 313 Griffon and Jaguar AFVs
Nexter, Arquus and Thales, members of the temporary grouping of companies EBMR (Engins Blindés Multi-Rôles), were notified on 15 September by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) of the second ... CRS Reports on Navy Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) Program
The Navy’s new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program envisions procuring a class of 28 to 30 new amphibious ships to support the Marine Corps, particularly in implementing a new Marine Corps operatio... France’s DGA Awards Contract for Three Test Helicopters
The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) awarded on August 3, 2020 the contract for the development and supply of three new-generation test helicopters to a consortium formed by Airbus Helicopters a... US Air Force Upgrades Airfield at NAS Keflavik, Iceland
KEFLAVIK, Iceland --- The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Detachment 4 successfully led the award of three contracts recently, totaling $38 million to improve airfield infrastructu... Western Arms Exports Fuel Conflict in Middle East, North Africa: Report
The US and its European allies make up nearly three-quarters of all arms transfers to the Middle East and North Africa, a new report found. Experts say arms exports to the region fuel conflict and hum... Northrop Upgrades Capabilities of Deployed Global Hawk UAV
SAN DIEGO --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered a pair of sensors to enhance the capability of its Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance autonomous aircraft system. Enhancements includ... More Companies Sign Up for US Air Force’s ABMS Project
WASHINGTON --- In the wake of the Advanced Battle Management System’s (ABMS) second onramp, in partnership with two primary Combatant Commands and dozens of units and locations across the U.S., the De... Russian Sub Fires Kalibr Missile During Kavkaz-2020 Maneuvers
The crew of the Black Sea Fleet's "Kolpino" submarine launched a missile from the "Kalibr" complex at a coastal target position at the combat training ground as part of the "Kavkaz-2020" maneuvers. ... Training Facility is Completes at RAF Waddington
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed the refurbishment of a hangar at RAF Waddington to convert it into a joint training facility. Simulators allow certain forms of training ... European Air Transport Command Marks 10 Years of Operations
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands --- On 24 September 2020, EATC celebrated officially 10 years of air mobility. The celebration took place at EATC headquarters on Eindhoven airbase in the presence of the Dutch ... IAI Acquires 50% of BlueBird Aero
IAI signed today an agreement to acquire 50% of the equity of BlueBird Aero Systems. BlueBird, a leading UAS developer and integrator in the small tactical arena, has been providing its solutions to I... | 
