| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) ‘Vertical’ Contracts: The New Silver Bullet for Military MRO?
PARIS --- On April 25, Safran Helicopter Engines and the French Military Aerospace Maintenance Agency (DMAé for Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique) renewed a 10-years contract to maintain the Fr... Latest Press Releases Putin Determined to Take War Beyond Donbas to Transnistria: US Intel Chief
President Vladimir Putin will not end the Ukraine war with the Donbas campaign and is determined to build a land bridge to Russian-controlled territory in Moldova, US Director of National Intelligence... French MoD Orders Fourth Batch of 302 Griffon and 88 Jaguar Armored Vehicles
PARIS --- The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded Nexter, Arquus and Thales, working together as part of the Multi-Role Armored Vehicle (EBMR) temporary consortium of companies (GME), a... UK MoD to Launch Two Prometheus Space Imaging Cubesats This Summer
As part of a three-year mission two satellites will operate close to Earth experimenting and test imaging and interoperability. The first satellite launch from the UK will take place this summer as... Lockheed Secretly Tried to Block Tanker Bid Partner Airbus’ Influence in Washington
Under a party tent at an airport in Mobile, Alabama, the CEO of Lockheed Martin grinned as he shook hands with the head of Airbus’s defense and space business unit. It was late January, and Lockhee... Pentagon Updates List of Security Assistance to Ukraine
The United States has committed more than $4.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including approximately $3.8 billion since the beginning of Ru... French MoD Urged by State Auditor to Review Options As Needs Increase
After more than a quarter of a century of cuts to the expenditure and the format of the armed forces, the 2019-2025 military programming law (LPM) plans to increase military expenditure to 2% of GDP b... MPs Blast UK MoD’s Handling of Defense Capability Plans
In a report today the Public Accounts Committee argues the Russian invasion of Ukraine raises concerns that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has not “identified the modern battle-winning capabilities our... Top US Intelligence Chiefs Testify on Global Threats
Two top U.S. intelligence officials testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee today on global threats to the United States and its allies emanating from China, Russia and Iran as well as te... Pentagon Urges Congress to Pass Pending Legislation on Ukraine Aid
The Defense Department urges Congress to quickly pass the president's supplemental request, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said at a press briefing today. That request seeks $33 billion, wh... Norway Boosts Defense Spending, May Terminate NH90 Contract
Russia's unprovoked attack on a neighboring country has shocked the whole world and represents a serious turning point in European history. Norway has got a more unpredictable neighbor in the north. H... GA-ASI to Develop Carrier Version of MQ-9B with STOL, Folding Wings
SAN DIEGO --- To further extend the versatility of its MQ-9B line of Remotely Piloted Aircraft, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced today that it will begin developing a shor... Littoral Combat Ship: Class-Wide Structural Defects Lead to Hull Cracks
Half of the Navy’s littoral combat ship fleet is suffering from structural defects that have led to hull cracks on several vessels, limiting the speed and sea states in which some ships can operate, a... Overview of Heavy Weapons Germany Is Sending to Ukraine
Germany is already supplying Ukraine with light weapons, while heavy systems such as tanks and artillery are to follow. DW takes a look at what Germany has already pledged — and what else Kyiv wants. ... GAO Details Major Shortfalls in US Navy, US Army Maintenance Needs
Navy ships need regular, intensive maintenance. But the Navy reported a $1.7 billion backlog of deferred maintenance on just its surface ships. Of that, $1.2 billion is for ships the Navy proposed dec... Raytheon Wins $376M to Support MH-60 Helicopter Targeting Systems
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is awarded a $272,672,545 firm-fixed-price, performance-based logistics requirements contract to provide logistics, repair, and upgrade support for 15 Multi-Spectral Tar... Chinese, Russian Officials Blocked from Sydney Naval Conference
The Chinese and Russian militaries are no longer invited to attend a major international naval conference that opens in Sydney on Tuesday, as relations between Australia and the powerful allies deteri... Thales to Supply Scorpion HMD to Air National Guard F-16 Fighters
Thales has received an initial order to equip U.S. Air National Guard F-16 pilots with Scorpion Helmet Mounted Displays (HMD) as part of a deal that will make the combat-proven system available to NAT... Spike Firefly Loitering Munition Evaluated by the US Army
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and its US subsidiary RSGS demonstrated the Spike Firefly loitering munition at the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment 2022 (also known as AEWE). AEWE 2022 is a ... US Air Force KC-46 Tanker Flies 24-Hour Mission, But Still Not Operational
McCONNELL AFB, Kan. --- Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing completed a 24.2-hour flight on a KC-46A Pegasus May 5-6, 2022, to and from McConnell Air Force Base. The KC-46 is Air Mobility Comma... XTEND to Supply Hundreds of Wolverine UAVs to the Pentagon
WASHINGTON --- XTEND, a company specializing in human-guided autonomous drone operating systems for military forces and law enforcement agencies, is to supply hundreds of its advanced Wolverine drone ... JLTV Offered with 25mm Turret, Spike NLOS Missiles
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, will display a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) and trailer (JLTV-T) and a Pratt Miller Defense Expeditionary Mo... Saab’s Sirius Compact Touts Flexibility of New EW Sensor
Saab unveils Sirius Compact - a lightweight electronic warfare passive sensor to meet surveillance challenges across all levels of tactical operations by locating threats while remaining undetected. ... RAFAEL Exhibits C-GEM Naval Decoys After Successful Live Fire Test
Earlier this year, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems alongside the Israeli Navy and Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) successfully completed a series of tests o... USMC F-18 Hornet Makes First Flight with Raytheon AESA Radar
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. --- Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s pre-production APG-79(V)4 radar system, was successfully flown on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet earlier this year, at Naval Air Weapons Stati... UK MoD Updates Defence Support Strategy
This Defence Support Strategy sets outs the case for change and provides the vision for the future of support. It does this by identifying 5 strategic outcomes to be delivered by 2025. The Defence ... | 