Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Turkey Launches First Locally-Built Submarine, Five More to Follow KOCAELİ, Turkey --- Turkey’s first Type 214 class submarine TCG Piri Reis hit the seas on Dec. 22 with a ceremony held in the northwestern province of Kocaeli’s Gölcük district. “Today, we gathered... Swiss Lawmakers Approve €6Bn New Fighter Buy PARIS --- The Swiss Federal Assembly on Dec. 20 overwhelmingly approved the government’s Air2030 plan to buy new fighter aircraft, and set a deadline of end 2030 for their delivery and service introdu... Bundestag Rejects Procurement of Armed Drones AfD and FDP called for the purchase of armed drones for the Bundeswehr. On Friday, December 20, 2019, the Bundestag rejected, by roll vote by 526 votes to 69, with two abstentions, a motion submitted ... India Steps Up Scrutiny of P&W Engines on IndiGo A320s India has stepped up scrutiny of engines on Airbus SE’s A320neo jets, forcing the country’s biggest airline, IndiGo, to have to replace more than previously estimated, a move that could further delay ... US Delivers First Global Hawk UAV to S. Korea SEOUL --- South Korea brought in its first advanced high-altitude unmanned aircraft, Global Hawk, on Monday in a move expected to boost the country's surveillance capabilities against North Korea, off... Saudi Oil Attack by UAV Came from North: Report WASHINGTON --- The United States said new evidence and analysis of weapons debris recovered from an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14 indicates the strike likely came from the north, reinforc... Bull’s Eye Landing Rescues Failed Boeing Starliner Mission WASHINGTON --- Boeing Co's Starliner astronaut spacecraft landed in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, the company said, after faulty software forced officials to cut short an unmanned mission aimed at ... UK Approves £4 Bn Sale of Cobham to US Equity Group Decision relating to the proposed acquisition of Cobham Plc by AI Convoy Bidco Limited The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Andrea Leadsom, today (20 December 2019) ... Germany Orders 100 Additional Meteor Missiles for €185M MBDA has received an order to build further Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles for the German Air Force. Meteor is the world's most advanced air-to-air missile, and has a unique ramjet ... Bangladesh Navy Receives Two Chinese Frigates SHANGHAI --- Senior Bangladeshi Navy officials received two Chinese Type-053H3 frigates, Jiaxing (Hull 521) and Lianyungang (Hull 522), in Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard on December 18. The two missile fr... China Arms 10,000 Ton- Destroyer with Long-Range Land-Attack Missiles China's latest 10,000 ton-class guided missile destroyer, the Type 055, is capable of launching long-range land-attack cruise missiles, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy revealed as experts said... UK MoD, House of Commons Both Report on UK’s Deterrent Program The programme to replace the UK’s nuclear deterrent has been underway since 2006. At potentially £41 billion, it is one of the Government’s largest capital projects, while defence budgets remain co... LoI May Pave Way for Scorpene SSK Sale to Philippines The initial steps between Manila and Paris to forge a maritime defense cooperation could bolster the initiative of the Duterte administration to secure submarines for the Philippine Navy, with France ... UK to Probe Chinese Takeover of Aerospace Firm Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom responds to the proposed acquisition of Mettis Aerospace by Aerostar. The government has been made aware of the proposed acquisition of Mettis Aerospace by Aerosta... USAF Looks for More Contractor Refueling, Holds Industry Day SCOTT AFB, Ill. --- Air Mobility Command hosted its second industry day event Dec. 17, inviting representatives and government entities to Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to discuss contract aerial re... Lockheed Wins $7 Bn Contract for F-22 Sustainment Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $7,000,000,000 modification (P00009) to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract FA8205-18-D-0001 fo... Raytheon Wins $2Bn for SM-6 and SM-2 Block IIA Missiles Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $1,030,728,427 fixed-price-incentive and cost-plus-fixed fee multi-year contract for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) full rate production requirements... Lockheed Wins Additional $1.9 Bn for Saudi MMSC Frigates Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded a $1,955,776,266 fixed-price-incentive firm target modification to a previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-2301 for the detail design and const... Raytheon Wins $250M for AMDR Radars for DDG Flight III Ships Raytheon Co., Marlborough, Massachusetts, is awarded a $249,938,973 fixed-price-incentive (firm target) modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-5315 to exercise options for Air and Mis... Final Development Launch Clears India’s QRSAM for Service Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully flight-tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the Odis... Sikorsky Delivers Four S-70i Helos to Polish Military Four Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters produced at PZL Mielec have been officially handed over to the Polish Armed Forces. The ceremony was held on December 20 in the presence of the President ... HII Wins $907M for US Navy Warship, Submarine Services NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a planning yard design services contract with a potential total value o... Pratt Wins $455M Order for F-35 Engines United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $455,524,124 modification (P00016) to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fi... Northrop Wins $251M for Three MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $251,552,634 modification (P00009) to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract (N00019-18-C-1028). This ... Raytheon Wins $112M for MALD Air-Launched Decoys Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $112,267,649 modification (P00011) to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-18-C-0088). This modification provides ... Naval Group Delivers L’Adroit OPV to Argentina The Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) L’Adroit adopts the Argentinian flag and becomes the A.R.A. BOUCHARD. The first one of the four OPVs ordered by Argentina has been designed and developed by Naval Grou... General Atomics Wins $327M for MQ-9 Reaper Support General Atomics, Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $327,192,501 cost-plus, fixed-fee contract for Reaper (MQ-9) contractor logistics support. This contract provide... Trump Signs Law Establishing U.S. Space Force President Donald J. Trump signed into law legislation creating the first new armed service since 1947 — the U.S. Space Force. Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act during a ceremony a... French Suffren Sub Powers Up Nuclear Reactor CHERBOURG, France --- After the launch of the Suffren last 12 July in the presence of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, a new milestone was reached with the divergence of the reac... Finland Awards Pilot Training, Munitions and Logistics Contracts The options are further research topics based on suitability studies carried out in 2017. The entire package contains three “umbrella projects” which are further divided into research projects. Consid... Elbit Wins Dutch Soldier Follow-On System Contract HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $65 million follow-on contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply additional soldier systems to the ... Israel MoD Pushes for IPO of Israel Aerospace Industries Minister of Defense Naftali Bennett is speeding up procedures for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 25% of the shares of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI). Sources inform "Globes" that Ben... |