Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Russia to Resume Sub Launches of Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile in 2024 MOSCOW --- The flight development tests of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile from an underwater carrier after two successful test-launches will resume from the Project 885M (Yasen-M) modified nuclear-pow... China Tests Latest Z-8L Transport Helicopters in Air Assault Missions A large number of Z-8Ls, the latest type of large transport helicopter in service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), recently conducted drills together with Z-20 utility helicopters, dis... Could Germany's Next Government Throw Out US Nuclear Bombs? BERLIN --- NATO allies will be scouring the policies of Germany's next federal government for one crucial detail: Will Berlin remain part of NATO's nuclear sharing agreement? Or will it drop out and a... Paris Investigates Leak That Egypt Misused French Intelligence PARIS --- France's armed forces minister called for an investigation on Monday after a report that secret French intelligence intended to track jihadist militants had been misued by Egypt to target sm... Boeing Buyers’ Ire Builds As 787 Disruptions Pass 13-Month Mark Frustration is mounting for customers waiting to take new Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners—planes caught in a regulatory and production quagmire that has halted all but a few deliveries since October 2020. ... Russia to Wrap Up Trials of New Armata Tank Next Year MOSCOW --- The state trials of the latest T-14 tank based on the Armata combat platform are set to be completed next year, acting Chief of the Defense Ministry’s Main Automotive and Armor Department M... Russia to Launch Series Production of Upgraded M-26T2V Helicopter in 2022 MOSCOW --- The permission for the mass production of the world’s heaviest Mi-26T2V military transport helicopter will be obtained by the year-end, CEO of the Russian Helicopters rotorcraft manufacture... BAE Transfers Type 26 Frigate Data Files to Australian Shipyard More than two million digital artefacts and 90,000 documents are being transferred from the UK’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland to Adelaide’s Osborne Naval Shipyard for the construction of the Hu... US Air Force Preparing Base Infrastructure for B-21 Nuclear Bomber SAN ANTONIO, Texas --– The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading a large-scale, multi-year facilities construction project to deliver infrastructure needed to support the bed down of the B-21 Rai... British, Italian and US Marine F-35Bs Practice Cross-Decking Operations ROME --- An important international exercise was held on Sunday 21 November, in the central Mediterranean, involving the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour and F-35B aircraft of the Italian Navy... US Navy and Jordan Advance Cooperation on USVs MANAMA, Bahrain –-- U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) briefed the head of Jordan’s navy on U.S. 5th Fleet efforts to integrate new unmanned systems during a visit to U.S. Naval Support Activ... Russia Says UAE, Armenia and Kazakhstan Mull Buying Attack Helicopters MOSCOW --- Some countries, including Armenia, Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) show a keen interest in Russia’s cutting-edge Ka-52M and Mi-28NE attack helicopters, CEO of the Russian Heli... US Nvay's MQ-25 Unmanned Aircraft Conducts Ground Testing NORFOLK, Va. --- The U.S. Navy and Boeing are completing ground tests of the MQ-25 Stingray test asset at Chambers Field onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. "The Stingray is the future of nava... Three Additional F-35As Delivered to Australia Air Force has now received 44 of the planned 72 F-35A Lightning II aircraft after three more aircraft touched down at RAAF Base Williamtown on November 18. The newest aircraft to join the fleet hav... GD Wins $829M Defense Intelligence Agency Contract General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., Falls Church, Virginia, was awarded a $829,235,847 fixed-price, award-fee task order to provide all information technology help desk services for the Defe... BAE Selected for National Cyber Range Complex Contract BAE Systems will use digital engineering and model-based systems engineering to solve its customers’ toughest cyber and information technology integration problems The U.S. Army has selected BAE Sy... Northrop Wins Contract to Increase Global Hawk Operational Flexibility SAN DIEGO –-– Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force to provide dynamic inflight rerouting for RQ-4B Global Hawk. The software update, known as Dynamic... Raytheon Touts StormBreaker Smart Weapon The StormBreaker smart weapon gives operators the flexibility to hit moving targets at any time of day and in adverse weather conditions. It’s small but mighty. The StormBreaker smart weapon weighs... Lockheed Outsources F-16 Production Work to Polish Unit WARSAW --- PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company and one of Poland’s longest established aircraft manufacturers, is to be a manufacturing partner for one of the world’s most successful supersonic figh... RAAF C-17 Transports Fly 9,000 km Mission in Western Pacific C-17A Globemaster III crews flew a marathon mission with the United States Air Force across the western Pacific for Exercise Global Dexterity 21. Covering 9000 kilometres, the November 13 mission i... Spanish Paratroops Test Capabilities of Passer Mini-UAV MADRID --- Personnel from the Spanish Army’s Paratrooper Brigade (BRIPAC) have evaluated the operability of the Class I Micro Passer UAS system from Aurea Avionics and GMV, a 1.9 kg unmanned aircraft ... US Navy Christens Littoral Combat Ship 25 MARINETTE, Wisc. --- Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 25, the future USS Marinette, completed its next milestone when ship sponsor, the Hon. Jennifer Granholm, christened the ship by breaking a bottle of sp... |