| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Biden Asks Congress for $33Bn for Ukraine, with Over $20 Bn for Defense
U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress Thursday to approve $33 billion in additional aid for Ukraine to help it resist invading Russian forces over the next five months. The House overwhelmingly pass... Bundestag Approves Heavy Weapons for Ukraine, Adds €2 Bn Extra Funds
Because of the war in Ukraine, the funds for the Federal Government's upgrading initiative are to be increased significantly. Instead of making 225 million euros available as initially planned, the go... F-35 Sustainment: DoD Faces Major “Uncertainties, Has Not Met Key Objectives”: GAO
The F-35 continues to not meet its targets for mission capable rates—a measure of the readiness of an aircraft fleet—or its reliability and maintainability metrics. For example, the Department of Defe... Greece Activates Aegean Air Defenses, Blocks Turkey from NATO Drill
ATHENS --- It was billed as a promising breakthrough — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting last month and agreeing to try to resolve their count... Boeing Rolls Out First Production T-7A Trainer for US Air Force
ST. LOUIS, Missouri --- The first T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft rolled off the production line at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security building at Lambert International Airport. This is the fir... Future NGAD Fighter “Will Cost Hundreds of Millions per Plane”: USAF Secretary
The manned fighter aircraft that will form the centerpiece of the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance program will cost hundreds of millions of dollars per plane, Air Force Secretary Frank Kenda... Ukraine’s Forces Get Boost from Arsenal of Old-Fashioned Artillery
In the mythology of Ukraine’s resistance against Russia’s invading forces, light-footed infantry armed only with shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles from the U.S. and Europe have played the starring rol... Boeing Delays 777X Another Year, Writes Off Another $ Billion
Boeing on Wednesday disclosed a heavy first-quarter loss as it wrote off $1.2 billion related to two defense-side fixed-price aircraft projects and the impact of the war in Ukraine. The company als... Australian Senator Calls for Return to Conventional Submarines
Independent Senator Rex Patrick has called for a new Labor Government or a re-elected Coalition Government to abandon Scott Morrison’s flawed and irresponsible nuclear submarine scheme and switch the ... UK Deploys 8,000 Troops on European Exercises
Around 8,000 British Army troops will conduct a series of planned exercises across Europe this summer in one of the largest deployments since the Cold War. The exercises will see 72 Challenger 2 ta... Swiss Take Delivery of First Two Elbit 900 Reconnaissance Drones
BERN --- The first two unmanned aircraft of the ADS 15 reconnaissance drone system have arrived in Switzerland. Over the coming months, they will undergo flight testing before being handed over to the... Apache, Viper Vie for Poland’s Mi-24 Attack Helicopter Replacement
“Two bids are on the table when it comes to the attack helicopters, submitted by Boeing and by Bell. We will select the best offer, and we want this platform to be commissioned in the Polish military ... US Air Force Tests JDAM as Anti-Ship Weapon, Sinks Ship
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- The Air Force Research Laboratory and Eglin’s Integrated Test Team demonstrated a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime threats April 28, 2022, that success... Poland Orders Four Additional Boruk IFVs for Testing
The consortium led by Huta Stalowa Wola SA, on the basis of an annex with the National Center for Research and Development, will produce and deliver for further tests and tests four copies of the New ... Pentagon Left Weapons Worth $7Bn in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON --- The fall of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan gave Taliban fighters access to more than $7 billion worth of American military equipment, according to data in a report submitted ... DRS, FLIR Share $1.1 Bn US Army Order for Weapon Sights
-- DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, Melbourne, Florida, was awarded a $579,295,440 firm-fixed-price contract for the Family of Weapons Sights-Individual. Bids were solicited via the internet with ... Lockheed Wins $93M for F-35 Electronic Warfare
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $93,012,415 undefinitized modification (P00014) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0001919C0074). This modification adds ... Raytheon to Develop Offensive Drone Swarms for US Navy USVs, UUVs
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $9,710,850 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00007) to a previously awarded contract N00014-20-C-1009 for the Autonomous Swarm/Strike-Loitering Munitions. ... Senegal Orders Eight 105mm Towed Howitzers from Nexter
VERSAILLES, France --- The contract for the supply by Nexter to the Armed Forces of Senegal of eight 105 LG guns, and associated ammunition, entered into force on April 20. The 105LG is a 105mm tow... CS Group, Thales Jointly Win €350M French Drone Defense Contract
On April 26, 2022, France’s Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) awarded the PARADE (from the French acronym for Deployable Modular Anti-Drone Protection) contract to an hoc consortium formed by the... Naval Group Opens Two Naval R&D Labs in Belgium
On April 28th 2022, Naval Group inaugurated the MCM Lab and the Cyber Lab, two collaborative R&D laboratories created within its subsidiary Naval Group Belgium. The Labs bring together Belgian institu... | 