| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) In Policy U-Turn, Germany Approves Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia
BERLIN --- Germany's coalition government has approved new arms export deals to Saudi Arabia, media reported on Thursday. The reports emerged after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz returned from a tr... Latest Press Releases WestJet Orders Up to 64 Boeing MAX Jets
SEATTLE --- Boeing and WestJet today announced the airline is strengthening its commitment to the 737 MAX family with an order for 42 737-10s and options for an additional 22 jets. With industry-leadi... Latest US Navy Carrier USS Ford Set to Finally Sail on First Deployment
NORFOLK, Va. --- The Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) will deploy and operate alongside a coalition of allied forces together in the Atlantic area of operat... Congress Moves to Give Boeing A Break for MAX Certification
The Federal Aviation Administration sent a high-level letter to Boeing this month warning that the documents the manufacturer has provided for certification of the 737 MAX 7 model are wholly inadequat... NATO Adapts with New ‘Deter and Defend’ Concept
MONS, Belgium --- Our defensive Alliance faces challenges, terrorism, cyber and missile threats, climate change and disruptive technologies. In response, we are undertaking our largest adaptation sinc... US Clears $394M in New Foreign Military Financing for Poland, Czechia
The Congress of the United States has approved $288.6 Million in Foreign Military Financing for Poland. This funding, announced by Secretary Blinken in Kyiv September 8 and making Poland one of the l... HIMARS Rapid Insertion Demos Long-Range Fires Capability
LIEPĀJA, Latvia –-- Two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) were deployed via rapid aerial insertion by combined forces working alongside U.S. Army Europe and Africa to demonstrate th... Finnish Air Force Begins Year’s Biggest Exercise on Monday
Flight operations of the Ruska 22 air operation exercise will start on Monday, October 3, 2022. In the exercise, reservists of the Lapland Air Force and the Air Force Academy are especially trained. ... Pakistan Navy Unveils New ATR-77 and Upgraded ATR-79 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
RAWALPINDI --- Induction ceremony of ATR-77 and roll out ceremony of upgraded ATR-79 was held at Karachi. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza graced the occasion as Chief Gues... US Army Building Prototypes of Next-Gen 155mm Tube Artillery
PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ. --- Inside a section of a cavernous building in use to assemble a complex and sophisticated military vehicle, a stripped-down chassis awaits a series of extensive modifications ... Leonardo Delivers Two More Eurofighter Aircraft to Kuwait
The fifth and sixth Eurofighter Typhoons for the Kuwait Air Force touched down yesterday in country as part of a wider order for a total of 28 aircraft that will be delivered to the country’s Air Forc... China Touts YU-20 Tanker Aircraft Capabilities
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Thursday published for the first time a video showing a YU-20 tanker aircraft hosting aerial refueling exercises for two J-20 stealth fighter je... Taiwan Navy Commissions Its First LPD, Yushan
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan --- President Tsai Ing-wen, commander of the armed forces, presided over the delivery ceremony of the Yushan warship of the Navy today. President Tsai said that the delivery of the Y... Lockheed Wins $152M to Introduce F-35’s New IT Backbone
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $152,329,105 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.... Raytheon to Upgrade Korean Navy’s Phalanx CIWS
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $49,046,788 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-21-C-5406) for the procurement of four MK-15 Close-In Weapon... Lockheed Wins $273M Order for Patriot PAC-3 Missiles
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $272,984,000 modification (P00060) to contract W31P4Q-20-C-0023 for services, hardware, facilities, equipment, and all technical, plann... Weapons Production: More Assistance to Ukraine Discussed in Brussels
On September 28 Vice Minister of National Defence Vilius Semeška took part in an extraordinary meeting of national armament directors held in Brussels under the auspices of the Ukraine Defense Contact... US, Finland Open Negotiations on Defence Cooperation Agreement
The United States and Finland will open negotiations on a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) this autumn. The agreement will provide a framework and a legal basis for regular defence cooperation betw... Australian and US Air Forces Sign Joint Vision Statement
WASHINGTON --- The future of the long-standing relationship between the U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force was further strengthened Sept. 14 in Washington, D.C. with the signing of a Joint ... Swedish Army Creates Divisional Capabilities
The army steps into the future. New weapon systems and more units are integrated into a new organization. Cooperation with other nations is strengthened - with a clear connection to NATO - and with a ... US Looks for ‘Like-Minded’ Allies in Indo-Pacific
Contrary to Chinese claims, there is no U.S. effort to establish a "NATO-like" organization in the Indo-Pacific. This is not to say the United States does not have allies, partners and friends in... Sabena Technics Acquires France’s Heli-Union
Sabena Technics, supported by its shareholders Sagard, BPI France and Towerbrook, completes the full acquisition of the Héli-Union Group and strengthens its position as a key player in the military he... | 