| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Russian Aviation Faces Hard Times
The Russian aviation sector is facing hard times, as the consequences of Western sanctions are starting to unfold. If the embargo persists, reliance on foreign systems and support services is such, th... For Russia, Effective Satellites Are Few and Far Between
By all accounts, Russia’s war on Ukraine isn’t going well. The estimated death toll among Russian soldiers is about the same as Soviet losses for the entire 10-year Afghan war. Russian forces have fai... Latest Press Releases US to Announce $750M More in Weapons for Ukraine, More to Follow
WASHINGTON --- U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday another $750 million in military assistance for Ukraine for its fight against Russian forces, two ... Russian Forces, Ukrainians Vie for Mariupol
U.S. officials assess that Ukrainians are still contesting the strategic city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine. Russian forces have surrounded the city on the Sea of Azov, but Ukrainian militar... Report Warns of 'Dramatic' Increases in Space Competition with Russia, China
PENTAGON --- Defense Intelligence Agency officials are warning of "dramatic" increases in the pace and scope of space operations by competitors, with China and Russia growing their in-orbit space asse... Russia Has Yet to Slow Western ‘Arms Express’ to Ukraine
WASHINGTON --- Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia’s initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching, potentially decisive, battle for Ukraine’s con... Turkish Drones Have Become a Symbol of Ukrainian Resistance
ISTANBUL, Turkey --- "Those shiny tanks are being set ablaze -- Bayraktar -- that's the new craze," go the lyrics of a popular Ukrainian song dedicated to a drone that has become one of many symbols o... Dutch Air Force to Begin MQ-9 Operations in Curacao
SAN DIEGO --- The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has taken delivery of three MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and two Mobile Ground Control Stations from General Atomics Aeronautical... Air France-KLM Confirms Order for Four Airbus A350F
TOULOUSE, France --- Air France-KLM has finalised its order with Airbus for four new generation A350F freighters, following the earlier commitment announced in December 2021. The freighters are destin... 2021 Was Record Year: Israel's Arms Exports Jumped by 30%
The Defense Export Assistance Division "Sibat" today reported a sharp jump in the volume of defense exports for 2021 and the signing of new contracts amounting to $ 11.3 billion (approximately NIS 36 ... Atlas Elektronik UK to Deliver Minehunting AUVs to Royal Navy
Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has been contracted by DE&S’s Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Team to supply Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Systems for the UK Royal Navy (RN). The £32m contract, incl... Dutch Procure New Runway Braking Systems for F-35
New aircraft braking systems are on the way for the F-35 fighter planes. The current installations for F-16s are not suitable for the new fighters. The braking systems are necessary if problems arise ... Allies and Partners Practice Air Policing Scenarios Over Baltic Sea
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- Allied and Partner Air Forces conduct the first iteration of joint Air Policing training over the Baltic Sea to enhance Alliance cohesion and interoperability April 11 -12, 2022 ... China Warns Taiwan’s Drills ‘Futile in Resisting Reunification’
The island of Taiwan on Tuesday held military exercises and released a civil defense handbook in an apparent move to hype cross-Straits tensions, which was met with a negative reception on the island,... Italian Air Force Details Role in Kuwait Eurofighter Contract
On Tuesday 29 March the transfer flight from Turin Caselle to the Al Salem base in Kuwait took place of the second two Eurofighter aircraft delivered by Leonardo to the Kuwait Air Force (KAF). The ... Sweden’s FMV Orders More Specially Adapted Snowmobiles
Based on an agreement from 2020, FMV has triggered an option for 100 specially adapted snowmobiles for the Armed Forces. Delivery takes place before the winter season in the autumn of 2022. In Nove... Indian Army Inducts Locally-made Specialist Vehicles into Service
General MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), accompanied by Lt Gen Manoj Pande, the Vice Chief of Army Staff is on a two-day visit to Pune. At a function organised at the Bombay Engineer Group ... US Navy Should Empower Supervisors to Improve Programs: GAO
The Navy often accepts delivery of incomplete ships after significant delays in construction and considerable cost growth. At major shipyards, the Navy has an onsite organization—the Supervisors of... AWACS Performs First In-Flight Update of EW Database
TINKER AFB, Okla. ---- An airborne E-3G operated by the AWACS Combined Test Force updated its electronic support measures, or ESM, database in flight over central Texas with a file transmitted from it... US and Australia Conduct First Joint Logistics Demo on NGJ-MB Pods
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- For the first time, U.S. and Australian fleet aviation maintainers worked together on the newest Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) weapons system during a recent logistics demon... Exercise Tests US Navy Battle Damage Repair Capabilities
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU2) and Naval Sea Systems Command activities took part in a battle damage repair exercise on the ex-USS Boone (FFG-28) to test their emergent repair capabilities... Austal USA Opens $100M Steel Shipbuilding Facility in Alabama
Austal Limited is pleased to announce that Austal USA has officially opened the company’s new state-of-the-art steel shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Alabama, enabling the simultaneous production of b... | 
