| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Croatia Signs €1.15 Billion Contract to Buy 12 Rafale Fighters
The Ministry of Defense has received approval to assume obligations at the expense of the state budget of the Republic of Croatia for the purchase of Rafale multi-purpose fighter aircraft. At its 8... Ukraine to Buy or Lease 22 Airbus Jets for New National Airline
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine signed a memorandum of cooperation with one of the largest aircraft building companies Airbus, providing for the possibility of leasing or buying 22 aircraft.... Malaysia Now Evaluating Bids for Hawk Replacement: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR --- The government is systematically planning the replacement of Hawk 108 and Hawk 208 fighter jets as outlined in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Capability Development 2055 or CAP5... Brazil Receives First Four F-39 Gripen Aircraft
Today, November 24, Saab held a high-level meeting with authorities from Brazil and Sweden to present the first six serial production Gripen E aircraft, which have left the factory and entered the del... Taiwan’s Extra Military Budget Won’t Impede Reunification: China
Eyeing the Chinese mainland's military modernization, the island of Taiwan reportedly passed an extra military budget on Tuesday aiming to procure missiles, vessels and drones, but this is just a futi... Boeing Wins $212M Order for Six MH47G Chinooks
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $212,629,000 cost-plus fixed fee and firm-fixed-price modification to an existing delivery order contract (H92241-20-F-0020) to procure six MH4... Astute or Virginia: Which Nuclear Sub is Best for Australia?
Picking the right design for the Royal Australian Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines is extraordinarily complex and difficult choices will need to be made. There are two contenders, the Royal Navy’s As... US Army Experimental Test Pilots Fly SB>1 Defiant
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- In support of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration effort and the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, U.S. Army Redstone ... Oshkosh Wins $591M Order for JLTV Vehicles, Accessories
Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $591,605,517 modification (P00191) to contract W56HZV-20-C-0050 for 1,669 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle trucks, 868 JLTV trailers and associated k... Germany, Netherlands to Jointly Procure New Vehicle for Airborne Troops
The German and Dutch land forces want to work together on the procurement of new vehicles for the airborne troops in both countries. For this purpose, a "Letter of Intent" was received this morning at... Fregat Launcher Orbits Russian Military Spacecraft
MOSCOW --- The Fregat booster with a military spacecraft separated from the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket that was launched on Thursday from the Plesetsk spaceport in Russia’s north-western Arkhangelsk re... Austal Wins $216M to Maintain LCS Ships in Western Pacific
Austal Limited is pleased to announce Austal USA has been awarded a US$72.5 million (~A$100.4 million) contract by the US Navy to perform maintenance on Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) deployed to the Wes... USMC F-35s Leave British Carrier After 6-Month Deployment
HMS Queen Elizabeth has waved goodbye to the American F-35 fighter jets which have sailed with the ship across the world. The US Marine Corps’ VMFA-211 squadron – known as the Wake Island Avengers ... First Naval Combat H225M Delivered to the Brazilian Navy
MARIGNANE, France ---– Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H225M in naval combat configuration to the Brazilian Navy. Stationed at the naval base in São Pedro d'Aldeia, the aircraft will boost ... British, Qatari Ministers Unveil Joint Hawk Squadron
Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace MP and the Qatari Minister of State for Defence, His Excellency Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have unveiled a new Joint Hawk Training Squadron at RAF Leeming in York... Latvia Boosts 2022 Defense Budget to Over 2% of GDP
On Wednesday, November 23, the Saeima passed the law “On the State Budget for 2022”, which envisages allocating not less than two percent of the gross domestic product or 758.35 million euros to the d... Aero Delivers Four Modernized L-39s to Kazakhstan
Aero Vodochody and OMNIPOL handed over four overhauled L-39C aircraft to the Kazakh Air Force in October 2021. The overhaul also included an extensive modernization of the avionics. A government deleg... Prototype Aims to Reduce Fuel Use, Improve Tactical Vehicle Performance
A prototype for a commercial, hybrid-conversion kit for military tactical vehicles has been designed to reduce fuel consumption, improve performance and decrease logistics demand. The Defense Depar... CRS Reports on OA-X Light Attack Aircraft, Armed Overwatch Program
On October 24, 2019, the U.S. Air Force issued a final request for proposals declaring its intent to acquire a new type of aircraft. The OA-X light attack aircraft is a small, two-seat turboprop airpl... Turkish Aerospace to Help Develop Malaysia’s Aerospace Industry
KUALA LUMPUR --- SIRIM Berhad, a leading technology and quality organization, today announced a partnership with Turkish Aerospace through a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at fostering collaboratio... Case Study: How Sweden is Rebuilding its ‘Total Defense’
National defence is often focused on military strategy, i.e. various ways of reducing an adversary’s physical capacity and/or willingness to fight. However, the military assets of a state are only one... Portuguese Crews Complete Conversion Course on KC-390 aircraft
Anápolis Air Base (BAAN) on Nov. 19 held the ceremony marking the conclusion of the KC-390 Aircraft Course for Portuguese Air Force (FAP) crew members, the result of a Bilateral Agreement signed betwe... Raytheon, Leonardo Deliver Main Combat Sights to Bundeswehr
MIDLAND, Ontario --- Raytheon ELCAN, a Raytheon Technologies subsidiary, and LEONARDO Germany, a Leonardo SpA subsidiary, were awarded a contract for 107,929 sights to provide the main combat sight (H... NSPA Delivers Last Batch of 139 Armoured Vehicles to Portugal
LUXEMBOURG --- The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has delivered the last batch of 139 armoured vehicles to the Portuguese Army, consisting of eight Emergency Response Vehicles, under the L... | 