| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases France’s New Submarine Fires Naval Cruise Missile for First Time
PARIS --- On October 20, 2020, the Suffren, the first of the six nuclear attack submarines (ANS) of the BARRACUDA program, successfully completed a Naval Cruise Missile (MdCN) test firing off the DGA ... Senators Introduce Law to Control F-35 Exports
WASHINGTON --- Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Secure F-35 Exports Act of 2020, le... Leonardo Board Shrugs Off CEO’s Jail Sentence, Will ‘Monitor Developments’
ROME --- Leonardo’s Board of Directors, which convened today, was provided with comprehensive information on the potential effects resulting from the first instance judgment in the trial of the Monte ... Seoul to Get New Global Hawk Intel System, 16 More F-16s
South Korea will receive a cutting-edge system used to analyze imagery taken by its Global Hawk drones next month from the United States, as well as 16 more F-35A fighter jets by next year, Seoul’s ar... US Navy Sends Destroyer to Barents Sea for Third Time This Year
BARENTS SEA --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) returned to operate in the Barents Sea Oct. 19. Ross’ return to the Arctic marks the third time this year that U.S... China's Latest H-6N Bomber Spotted Carrying Hypersonic Missile
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's latest bomber, the H-6N, was recently spotted carrying what seems to be a ballistic missile with a hypersonic warhead, overseas media reported. ... Rheinmetall, Textron Team to Offer Lynx KF41 to US Army
American Rheinmetall Vehicles, LLC, a subsidiary of Germany-based Rheinmetall Defence, is teaming with Textron Systems in pursuit of the US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program. ... Russia’s MoD Opposes Finance Ministry Austerity Measures
MOSCOW -- Russia's Defense Ministry says it has rejected austerity measures proposed by the Finance Ministry, such as reducing of the number of military personnel. In a proposal submitted to Russia... Australia, UK Agree to Cooperate on Frigate Programs
Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) have further strengthened their enduring defence relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on building and delivering the next gene... NATO Releases Defence Expenditure Report 2013-2020
NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defe... Pratt & Whitney Wins Contract for F135 Modernization Study
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. --- Pratt & Whitney today announced that it has been awarded a $1.5M contract to conduct an F135 modernization study and operational assessment by the F-35 Joint Program Office to... Chinese Troops Test New Artillery in Tibet
LHASA, Tibet --- An artillery brigade under the PLA Xizang Military Command recently maneuvered hundreds of miles to a shooting range at the alpine area to test the firing efficiency of a new type of ... Boeing, US Navy to Demo Future Ramjet Missile Technology
ST. LOUIS --- Boeing and the U.S. Navy will demonstrate advanced missile technologies that will make carrier air wing strike fighters more lethal against threats into the next decade. Boeing has be... US Lost $19 Bn to Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan: SIGAR
ISLAMABAD --- The United States has lost $19 billion in Afghanistan since 2002 due to “waste, fraud and abuse,” the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a new repor... US Navy to Spend Over $1 Bn on EW Research & Development
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- The next several years should see steady funding for the U.S. Navy EW Development program for the advanced testing and development of communications and non-communications jammers f... Cheap Drones Vs. Expensive Tanks: A Battlefield Game-Changer?
The distant conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh has already provided a sharp lesson on how future battles might be fought. The war has been most vi... UAE is Turning into World Capital for Weapons Makers
At the Defence and Security Equipment International, the world’s largest arms fair, held last year in London, the organizers reported a record demand for space. A large chunk of that demand was from t... French Frigate Joins Oil Rig Rescue Exercise Off Cyprus
On October 14, 2020, the frigate La Fayette participated in the combined exercise NEMESIS 2020 in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus. This large-scale training exercise, w... Lockheed Wins $152M for Additional F-35 Remedial Work
-- Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $138,769,282 modification (P00027) to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee contrac... Triumph Loads First T-7A Part to Assembly Jig
On Oct. 12, Triumph Aerospace Structures Red Oak celebrated a significant T-7A Program milestone – the first part was loaded in an assembly jig. Solid end-to-end collaboration with our customer, Boein... RAF Kicks Off Largest UK Exercise in Over A Decade
The largest military exercise to be run by the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom for over a decade has begun. Exercise Crimson Warrior will see RAF, Royal Navy, United States Marine Corps and Unit... GA-ASI Selects Two Belgian Companies to Support SkyGuardian Program
SAN DIEGO --- GA-ASI is pleased to announce the selection of two Belgian companies – Hexagon’s Geospatial division and ScioTeq – from its “Blue Magic Belgium” (BMB) industry solicitation event that to... Russian Defense Ministry Mulls Opening Office in Serbia
BELGRADE --- The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to open an office in Serbia as Moscow pushes to expand military ties with its traditional Balkan ally. Serbia's Defense Ministry said on Octobe... US Navy Opens Tech Bridge Center in London
Today the U.S. Navy’s acquisition chief announced during the United Kingdom’s Atlantic Future Forum the establishment of the London Tech Bridge—the first in a location outside the United States. “L... | 