| Latest Feature Stories Is Europe Reviving Defense As A Policy Priority?
As the crisis in Ukraine unfolded in 2014, risk perceptions stirred across the European continent. Defense policy reassessments and heightened security footing skewed depending on geography, but acros... Latest Press Releases Qatar Signs MoUs for Coastal Missile Batteries, Radars In €836M Shopping Spree
DOHA (DIMDEX 2016) --- MBDA has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of a coastal defence system for the Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF). This Memorandum will pave the way in the s... Bulgaria Approves €1.2 Billion for Major Military Overhaul
SOFIA, Bulgaria --- Bulgaria's government approved three investment projects to modernizing the country’s navy and air force worth over 2.4 billion leva [around 1.2 billion euro] on Wednesday. The ... How DEA, DoD Spent $86M on Spy Plane That Never Flew
In fiscal year 2008 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) expended nearly $8.6 million to purchase an ATR 42-500 aircraft (ATR 500) to support its counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan. The Dep... India’s $10 Bn Plan to Build Submarines Creates Buzz In Goa
GOA --- A Rs 64,000-crore (approx. $10 billion) project to build high-tech submarines in the country has created a buzz at a military systems’ exhibition in Goa, with foreign manufacturers eyeing alli... Philippines Sign Contract for 2 AW159 Wildcat Helicopters
The Department of National Defense (DND) and Anglo-Italian aircraft manufacturer AgustaWestland formally signed the contract for the Navy’s first two anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters Tuesday. ... Faulty Ukrainian Jets Spark Corruption Investigation in Croatia
After purchasing a fleet of fighter jets from Ukraine, Croatian military police have launched a corruption probe into the acquisition. In July 2013, the Croatian Defense Ministry signed a deal with... USAF Deploys F-15s to Iceland, Netherlands
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --- Twelve F-15C Eagles and approximately 350 Airmen and support equipment from the 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, and the 194th Figh... Korea to Resume Project to Launch Five Military Satellites
SEOUL --- South Korea plans to continue a project this year to place five military satellites into orbit by 2022, which it believes will considerably enhance military surveillance of North Korea, offi... Textron Wins $174M for LCAC Upgrades
Textron Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, being awarded a $174,012,150 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2401) for the option exercise for construction of Landing Craft, Air Cushi... British Frigate Escorts Russian Task Force Through Channel
A Royal Navy warship has shadowed a Russian Naval Task Group transiting through the English Channel and up the East Coast of the UK. HMS Somerset, a Type 23 frigate, along with her Merlin helicopte... India to Acquire Stinger Air-to-Air Missiles for Apache Helos
TUCSON, Ariz. --- The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to acquire Stinger air-to-air missiles made by Raytheon Company. As part of the deal, India... US Army to Station Three Brigades in Europe
STUTTGART, Germany --- As part of the U.S. commitment to increased assurance and deterrence, U.S. Army Europe will begin receiving continuous troop rotations of U.S.-based armored brigade combat teams... Ready for S-400 Missile Sale to India
QUITOL, India --- Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) has prepared a draft agreement on the supply to India of the S-400 antiaircraft defense missile systems and now is... Pakistan’s Air Chief Sheds Light On Next-Gen Fighter Plans
Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sohail Aman, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), gave a very interesting and informative interview with PTV on March 23 (mostly in Urdu), shortly befo... Royal Navy Loses Two More Warships to Manning Shortage
There has been no official announcement but in early 2016 the surface fleet was effectively reduced by a further two ships. HMS Dauntless, in commission for just 6 years has been reduced to harbour... Qatar Selects Thales Searchmaster Radar for OPV-As
DOHA --- At this year’s DIMDEX exhibition, the Qatar Armed Forces have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the selection of the Thales Searchmaster multirole surveillance radar. The rada... China’s Xi Jinping Tries to Build Himself A Modern Army
TOKYO --- In late February, Lt. Gen. Morten Haga Lunde, head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service, made a blunt statement on television regarding China's efforts to steal military technology through ... French AF Harfang UAVs Fly First Mission In Civil Airspace
On March 24, 2016, a Harfang drone operated by the 1/33 "Belfort" drone squadron of the French air force took off from Air Base 709 at Cognac to take part in Exercise Serpentex, which took place in Co... Finmeccanica Aims for Qatar's Naval Programs
ROME --- At this year’s DIMDEX naval exhibition in Doha, Finmeccanica will be demonstrating how it can offer its one company leadership in defence, security and aerospace to the nation of Qatar and th... China’s Airfields On Spratlys Meant for Military Aircraft – US
MANILA, Philippines – A senior US State Department official yesterday disputed China’s claims that the airstrips built on its artificial islands in the South China Sea were meant for flights for human... US Navy Funds Two FY2016 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers
WASHINGTON --- Today the Navy funded two Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class destroyers: one ship under a previously awarded FY13 - 17 multiyear procurement (MYP) contract with Huntington... IAI Won Indian Contracts Worth Hundreds of Million Dollars
At the conclusion of India’s defense exhibition ‘Defexpo’ 2016 that took place in Goa, India this week, IAI announced that it has finalized new sales worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the past ... UK, Oman Announce Multi-Million Pound Joint Venture
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced the intent to develop a multi-million pound joint venture between British defence company Babcock International and the Oman Drydock Company, which will ... Initial Trials for Darpa’s Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel
DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program has designed, developed and constructed an entirely new class of ocean-going vessel—one intended to traverse thous... Reaper Continues Unmanned ‘Firsts’ at Eglin AFB
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- The MQ-9 Reaper demonstrated a wide range of weapons capability firsts during the air-to-ground Weapon System Evaluation Program here from March 14 - 17. Students of the MQ-9 pl... UK Company Signs Letter of Intent for 12 Lockheed Airships
PALMDALE, Calif. --- Straightline Aviation (SLA) signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 12 Lockheed Martin Hybrid Airships with a potential value of approximately $480 million. SLA is working wit... US Navy Deploys New APKWS Rocket Design for Fixed-Wing Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The U.S. Navy delivered the first fixed-wing aircraft variant of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) in March 2016 to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 233 operating ... Asian Defense Contractors Vie with the West
SINGAPORE --- The Black Eagles are not afraid to push the limits. South Korea's aerobatics team wowed the crowd at this year's Singapore Airshow with a display of aggressive flying, featuring tight fo... NASA Improving Cost and Schedule Performance of Major Projects
What GAO Found The cost and schedule performance of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) portfolio of major projects has improved over the past 5 years, and most current proje... Rheinmetall to Provide Training Devices for KC-390 Program
SANTIAGO, Chile --- Embraer Defense & Security announced today that it has selected the German company Rheinmetall Defence Electronics Simulation and Training to develop and deliver the Training Media... DoD IG Releases Report on Lockheed’s C-130J PBL Contract
We evaluated the cost effectiveness of material purchases made for the C-130J Hercules aircraft through performance-based logistics (PBL) contracts with the Lockheed Martin Corporation and the Rolls-R... How Did Canadian Naval Shipbuilding Decline?
The Government of Canada, through the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), has embarked on a massive undertaking, the size and complexity of which has not been seen since the Second Worl... Brazil’s New Submarine Base Takes Shape
The Navy concluded the receipt of seven modules of the platform lift, 34 winches and accessories that will make the Shiplift (ship lift), with installation scheduled for later this month. The manufact... DRNE Wins BAE Order to Upgrade Wasp Tactical UAVs
JACKSONVILLE, FL --- Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (DRNE) today announced that it has been awarded a contract to upgrade existing U.S. Government-owned Winch Aerostat Small Platform ("WASP") tactical a... Saab and Ashok Leyland to Manufacture Truck Simulators In India
Defence and security company Saab and Ashok Leyland have joined hands to manufacture Truck Simulators in India under the Make in India concept. The two companies signed a teaming agreement in the end ... US Navy to Replace Telemetry Range Support Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The U.S. Navy's Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) awarded a contract March 18 to purchase one Gulfstream G550 aircraft with Airborne Early Warning (AEW) structural mold... | 