| Latest Feature Stories Airpower: How Europe Missed the MALE Drone Revolution (free access)
PARIS --- Western Europe, and France in particular, has completely missed out on the drone revolution, to some degree because military staffs were reluctant to put money and effort into a new asset th... Latest Press Releases Israel Signs $3 Bn Deal to Buy CH-53K Helicopters, KC-46 Tankers
Israel has signed a deal with the United States to buy 12 Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing KC-46 refueling planes, the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Friday. The ministr... ACG Signs for 20 Airbus A220 and 40 A320neo
TOULOUSE, France --- Global full-service aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), wholly owned by Tokyo Century Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 20 A220s and a firm... Philippines to Sign $1.2Bn Contracts for 32 S-70i Helos, Six OPVs This Month
MANILA --- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed hope that the contracts for the additional 32 Polish-made S-70i "Black Hawk" combat utility helicopters and six off... Russia Tests Hypersonic Tsirkon Missiles from Submarine, Frigate
MOSCOW --- Russia test-fired around 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine, the weapon Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded as part of a... Lockheed Wins Initial $847M for F-35 Lot 17 Production
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $847,025,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) modification (P00009) to a previously awarded adv... Boeing Wins $471M to Upgrade Japanese F-15J Fighters
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $471,313,000 undefinitized contract action for the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program. The contract action provides for the ... Japan’s Defense Industry Struggles Despite Defense Buildup
ENIWA, Japan --- The dozens of Type 90, or Kyumaru, tanks rumbling through shooting drills on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido exemplify the challenge its arms manufacturers face at home and overse... Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Back in Port After Exercises
The Liaoning aircraft carrier group of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Thursday wrapped up real combat scenario open seas exercises with the flotilla conducting comprehensive confrontationa... Brazil Air Force Orders Two Additional Hermes 900 UAVs
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) formalized, on Thursday Dec. 20, the partnership with the Brazilian company AEL Sistemas for the acquisition of two Remotely Piloted Aircraft (ARP). The contract sign... Airbus Launches New Aerostructures Subsidiary
TOULOUSE, France --- A wholly-owned Airbus subsidiary, Airbus Atlantic, a global player in the aerostructures field, was officially established on 1st January 2022. The new company groups the strength... Upgraded A-50U AEW&C Aircraft Delivered to Russian AF
Subsidiaries of the State Corporation Rostec - the Vega concern of the Ruselectronics holding and the TANTK im. G.M. Beriev - handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces the modernized A-50U long-rang... Norway Closes Main Air Base Above Arctic Circle As F-35s Assume QRA
Fighter jets have been stationed at Bodø since 1955 and the air base was Norway’s most important throughout the Cold War and until today. Located some 80 km inside the Arctic Circle, Bodø is strate... Russia Delivers Final Upgraded 152mm SP Guns to Belarus
The delivery of the modernized 2S3M Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers has been completed under the 2020-2021 contract. with the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus. The overhaul of 2S3M ... USAF Chief Signs Agile Combat Employment Doctrine Note
MAXWELL AFB, Ala --- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. recently signed the service’s first doctrine publication on Agile Combat Employment, codifying a proactive and reactive operational sch... DSCA Releases FY2021 Security Cooperation Figures
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs announce the Fiscal Year 2021 U.S. arms sales figures, as well as other notable D... Estonia Extends Support to Poland, Sends New Unit
Upon request from Poland, today Estonia decided to send a new unit to Poland to support their efforts in countering the hybrid attack from Belarus and in fighting illegal immigration. The unit will be... Lithuania to Have Additional Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles
This week the U.S. Department of State finalized the notification to the U.S. Congress procedure concerning the Javelin mid-range anti-tank weaponry sale to Lithuania. The total worth of the transfer ... US Air Force Begins Retiring E-8 JSTARS Intel Aircraft
ROBINS AFB, Ga. --- The Air Force authorized Air Combat Command and the Georgia Air National Guard Dec. 6 to start divesting the E-8 JSTARS fleet beginning with four aircraft in fiscal year 2022. T... Russian Arms Exports Deals to Sub-Saharan Africa Reach €2.5Bn in 2021
MOSCOW --- The value of contracts signed by the Russian state arms seller Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec state corporation) with sub-Saharan African countries reached 2.5 bln euros in 2021, Chief Exe... Rosoboronexport Presents Top 5 Russian Exports of 2021
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has summed up its efforts to promote Russian weapons and military equipment on the world market in 2021. "In 2021, the global arms market ... Estonia Renews Patria Support Deal for XA-180, XA-188 Vehicles
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) and Patria renewed the Life Cycle Support Agreement for XA-180 and XA-188 fleets manufactured by Patria. The purpose of the new agreement is to suppor... India MoD Looks Back on 2021 Achievements
Several major initiatives have been launched during the year to make India self-reliant in the field of Defence manufacturing. Atmanirbharta in Defence is aimed at enhancing domestic manufacturing and... | 