| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases UK to Increase Defense Spending by £16.5 Bn Over Four Years
LONDON --- The biggest programme of investment in British defence since the end of the Cold War will be announced today [Thursday] by the Prime Minister. In a speech to the House of Commons, he wil... Senators Seek to Stop Trump's $23 Bn Arms Sales to UAE
WASHINGTON --- Three U.S. senators said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation seeking to halt the Trump administration’s effort to sell more than $23 billion of drones and other weapons system... BAE to Modernize Swiss Army CV9030 Armored Vehicles
On November 18, 2020, the Director General of Armaments, Martin Sonderegger, and Project Manager Roger Schwenter signed the contract for the extension of the service life of the Grenadier 2000 (CV9030... Australian SAS Killed 39 Unarmed Afghans: Official Report
SYDNEY --- Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defence-less captives in order... Airbus Details Eurofighter Offer to Switzerland
BERN / BERLIN --- Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany today submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerlan... Swiss Receive Final Bids for New Fighter, Air-Defense System
BERN --- On November 18, 2020, the government agencies of the eligible candidate submitted to armasuisse their second bids for the new combat aircraft and the new long-range surface-to-air defense sys... FAA Lifts Boeing 737 Max Grounding Order But No Return to Service Yet
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson today signed an order that paves the way for the Boeing 737 MAX to return to commercial service. Administrator Dickson’s action followed a comprehensive and methodical ... Naval Group Touts Submarine Expertise to Dutch Navy
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands --- On November 18th & 19th 2020, Naval Group participates to the 32nd edition of Netherlands Defense and Security exhibition which will be held online in order to adapt to the ... China Condemns Historic Australia-Japan Defense Pact
SYDNEY --- Australia and Japan have agreed on a historic defense pact that would allow both countries to strengthen military ties in the face of rising tensions with China. This is Japan’s first a... Norway Approves Major Overhaul of Military Communications
The Ministry of Defense has carried out a study of conceptual alternatives for the investment project P8100 ‘Communication for combat platforms.’ The government has decided to continue the planning th... China Says Army Used Drone to Guide Helicopter Missile Strike
BEIJING --- A drone was used to guide a helicopter to conduct beyond visual range (BVR) strike at sea during a live-fire drill by an army aviation brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army recently. All t... GA Wins $93M to Develop AI for Smart Sensor Prototype UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $93,293,554 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for research, development, test and evaluation of art... Australia Tests Boxer CRV in Amphibious Operations
Army’s new Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) passed beach trials with flying colours on Exercise Sea Wader. A well-trained vehicle crew from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (2/14LHR) depl... US Deploys F-16 Squadron to UAE
AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, UAE --- U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, arrived here Nov. 12, to enhance U.S. Air Forces Cen... China to Follow Own Rules on 737 MAX Return to Flight
China will follow its previously set rules after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared the return to service of Boeing's 737 MAX jet, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) t... CAE to Supply MAD-XR for US Navy ASW Helicopters
MONTREAL --- CAE today announced it has been awarded a subcontract by Lockheed Martin to supply the CAE Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) system for United States Navy MH-60R Seahawk h... Ministry Threatens Reform of Ukraine Defense Industry: UOP
The State Concern "Ukroboronprom" (hereinafter – UOP or Ukroboronprom) is voicing its concern regarding the curtailment of Ukraine’s defense industry reform and interference into its economic activiti... Aurora to Develop New X-Plane Under DARPA Contract
MANASSAS, Va. --- Aurora Flight Sciences aims to develop an experimental plane under a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract. The X-plane seeks to demonstrate the advanced cap... US Air Force Graduates Final Class of Afghan Super Tucano Pilots
MOODY AFB, Ga. --- The 81st Fighter Squadron, a geographically separated unit assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, graduated its last class of Afghan A-29... Rheinmetall to Supply Bundeswehr with 342 Tipper Vehicles
Rheinmetall has begun serial delivery of 342 roll-off tipper vehicles to BwFuhrparkService GmbH (BwFPS), the state-owned enterprise in charge of the Bundeswehr’s fleet of non-tactical vehicles. The fi... Pentagon Acts to Protect Defense Industrial Base
While plans are underway for a change in administration, officials within the Defense Department still have several goals they'd like to achieve. Among those is implementation of the "Trusted Capital ... Government Backs Australian Emerging Radar Capabilities
The [Australian] Government is continuing to support and grow industry opportunities for Australia’s world-leading industrial radar system capabilities. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price ... Pentagon Developing Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
It was just two years ago when the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center was created to grab the transformative potential of artificial intelligence technology for the benefit of America's national sec... | 