| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Approves $23Bn Arms Package for UAE with 50 F-35s, 18 MQ-9Bs
The United Arab Emirates is a longtime vital U.S. security partner. Today, I directed the Department to formally notify Congress of our intent to authorize the UAE’s proposed purchase of several adva... Boeing Wins $9.8Bn to Support Saudi F-15 Fighters
The Boeing Co., Defense, Space & Security, St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $9,800,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-15 support for Saudi Arabia. This contract ... Final Bids for $9Bn Swiss Fighter and Air Defense Competitions Due Next Week
PARIS --- The Swiss defense ministry expects that all six companies competing for its $9 billion Air2030 air defense program will file their best and final offers by Nov. 18, allowing a final report w... Qatar May Sign Order for M346 Jet Trainers During Italian Minister’s Visit
PARIS --- Qatari may sign an order for Aermacchi T-346 Master jet trainers during the two-day visit by Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, according to Italian media reports. Guerini arrived in ... More Changes Announced in Pentagon Leadership
As announced yesterday, November 9, President Trump has designated the National Counter Terrorism Center Director, Chris Miller, as the Acting Secretary of Defense. Mr. Miller took over those functio... Polish President Ratifies Defence Deal with US
WARSAW --- Polish President Andrzej Duda ratified a defence agreement with the United States on Monday that cements a greater U.S. troop presence in the country and he said Warsaw’s relations with Was... Boeing Details Qatari Contracts Worth $808M for F-15QA Training and Support
ST. LOUIS --- Boeing today acknowledged three foreign military sales contracts with the U.S. Air Force for training services and support in the Middle East valued at more than $800 million. The fir... Russian Peacekeeping Brigade Arrives in Armenia
To complete the march, the equipment and weapons underwent maintenance and a technical check of readiness to move in mountainous areas. After coordinating the routes, the Russian peacekeepers will beg... Airbus Bids to Sell Space Services to US Spy Agencies Irks Competitors
In a little-noticed move last summer, European aerospace giant Airbus reorganized its U.S. space and defense operations to bid for classified intelligence work. Published reports indicate an early tar... Lithuania to Order Four UH-60M Helicopters in $213M Deal
Lithuania is planning to sign a contract on acquisition of a new helicopter platform from the Government of the United States later this week. The Lithuanian Armed Forces will buy four UH-60M Black Ha... Leonardo Begin Final Testing of Upgraded C-27J Spartan
ROME --- Leonardo has begun the final testing of the C-27J Next Generation which features new equipment, a new avionics system and advanced aerodynamic devices, these will enhance the existing high pe... Arianespace Wins New Ariane 5 Launch Contract
Arianespace announced today a new contract to launch a communications satellite into geostationary orbit using Ariane 5. With up to four more launches planned by the end of the year, Arianespace susta... StandardAero Signs Dutch F-35 Engine Service Agreements
WOENSDRECHT, Netherlands --- StandardAero together with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) announced today the next milestone in a long-term Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) part... TKMS Hands Over Corvette “INS Magen” to Israeli Navy
On November 11, 2020 world’s most modern corvette “INS Magen” was officially handed over by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to the Israeli Navy. This marks another important milestone in the ongoing progr... US Navy Sails Unmanned Vessel from Alabama to California
One of the Pentagon’s two Overlord large unmanned surface vessels conducted a first-ever Panama Canal transit, sailing thousands of miles from the Gulf Coast to California in a major test of autonomou... Now is the Perfect Time to Sink the Freedom-Class LCS
As tugs bring home the newly-broken Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship, USS Detroit (LCS 7), it is time for the U.S. Navy to declare the Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship an irredeemable failure. Wit... US Army to ‘Fly Before Buy’ Its FVL Assault Aircraft
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- On a wet, rainy day at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., the Army’s 40th Chief of Staff, Gen. James C. McConville, stood on the flight line as... Dutch Army to Evaluate Rheinmetall’s Mission Master UGV
Rheinmetall’s Mission Master robotic vehicle will join a two-year Concept Development & Experimentation programme of the Dutch Army. The Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Unit of the 13th Light Br... BAE Bags $94M to Deliver Advanced Technology to US Navy
MCLEAN, Va. --- BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year $94 million single-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to deliver advanced technology capability to the U.S. Navy. Buildi... NATO Participates in Turkish Exercise Mavi Balina '20
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN --- Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) participated in the Turkish exercise Mavi Balina 2020, that runs in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea between 30 October and 10 November.... US Navy Sends USNS Millinocket to Exercise with Bangladesh
BAY OF BENGAL --- The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) took part in the annual Cooperation and Readiness Afloat Training exercise, known as CARAT Bangladesh. ... US Navy Completes Testing of Next-Gen Air Combat Training System
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Naval Aviation Training System and Ranges program office (PMA-205) recently completed testing its next- generation air combat training system, the Tactical Combat Training ... Meggitt Wins RAF Typhoon Radome Contract
Meggitt PLC has secured a £4.2 million contract with BAE Systems for the supply of innovative nose radome technology to enable the effective operation of a pioneering Multi-Function Array radar system... Raytheon to Acquire Blue Canyon Technologies
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Raytheon Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Blue Canyon Technologies, a leading provider of small satellites and spacecraft systems components.... | 