| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases India to Sign S-400 Missile, Ka-226T Helicopter Deals with Russia
NEW DELHI --- In a game-changing arms acquisition, India is going to ink a Rs 39,000 crore ($5.8 billion—Ed.) deal for five new-generation Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems, which can d... EU Appeals WTO Ruling On Airbus Subsidies
BRUSSELS --- The EU today appealed the findings of the WTO panel assessing the EU compliance with an earlier ruling in the EU-US dispute over support to the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus. ... First Taurus KEPD Stand-off Missiles Handed Over to Korea
Today, Taurus Systems GmbH, a joint venture of MBDA Deutschland GmbH (67 %) and SAAB Dynamics AB (33 %), handed over the first lot of Taurus KEPD 350K stand–off missiles to the Republic of Korea Air F... Philippine Airlines Signs LoI for 12 Bombardier Q400 Aircraft
TORONTO --- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that Philippine Airlines, Inc., flag carrier of the Philippines, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire up to 12 Q400 aircraft. “... Japan to Expand Djibouti Military Base to Counter China
TOKYO --- Japan will lease additional land next year to expand a military base in Djibouti, eastern Africa, as a counterweight to what it sees as growing Chinese influence in the region, three Japanes... Bulgaria May Change Criteria for Jet Fighter Acquisition
Officials at Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry have begun quietly proposing changing the criteria for assessing the tenders for the supply of multi-role fighter jets for the air force, reports on October 14... Pentagon Explains Missile Strike Against Yemen Radars
WASHINGTON --- The United States yesterday conducted sea-launched cruise missile strikes against three radar sites on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters in a new... Lockheed to Supply Two Long-Range Radars to Jordan
Lockheed Martin Corp., Syracuse, New York, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $41,651,752 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action to procure, deliver, and install Gap Filler Radar. Contracto... US Quietly Deployed F-16s to Djibouti
STUTTGART, Germany --- U.S. Air Force F-16s and KC 135s were quietly deployed in July to the U.S. military’s counterterrorism hub in east Africa, where they remain on standby amid concerns over threat... Talios Laser Target Pod Flies on Rafale for First Time
The new-generation TALIOS (TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System) laser targeting pod has successfully completed its 1st flight on a Rafale. Operated by Dassault Aviation at the Istre... France Orders Two More BSAH Offshore Support and Rescue Ships
The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) confirmed on 11 October 2016 the award to the Chantiers PIRIOU-KERSHIP-DCNS shipbuilding group of a contract for two more Bâtiments de soutien et d’assistanc... Short-Term Growth Seen for Light Military Rotorcraft Market
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- In a newly released analysis, "The Market for Light Military Rotorcraft," Forecast International projects that a total of 1,241 light military rotorcraft will be produced from 2016 ... At Air Show, Japan Contractors Meet Foreign Military Buyers
Until recently, public meetings between Japanese defense contractors and uniformed foreign military delegations would have stirred controversy in Japan, yet this week’s aerospace show in Tokyo saw ple... US Ignored Warnings About Crooks In Afghan Government
American officials received persistent, stark warnings that Afghanistan’s entrenched culture of official corruption would undermine their efforts to rebuild that country after the West’s military inva... Airbus UK Workers Get Dressing Down for Not Dressing Up
PARIS --- An internal row has broken out after Airbus managers at a plant in Britain berated staff for dressing casually and spending too much time in the canteen, fuelling tensions just as the aerosp... US Navy Arming Carriers with Anti-Torpedo Torpedoes
The danger posed to Navy surface combatants by submarines is rapidly expanding around the globe. Spurred by leaps in Air Independent Propulsion technologies, even small and relatively inexpensive AIP ... Royal Navy Tests Unmanned Fleet of the Future:
The Royal Navy is leading ‘Unmanned Warrior 16’, an innovative demonstration of autonomous systems which could transform the way in which the Armed Forces of the future help keep Britain safe. Hel... Foreign R&D Helps Upgrade DOD Shoulder-Fired Weapon
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- The U.S. Army is testing significant improvements to a shoulder-fired weapon used by Soldiers and Special Operations forces as part of a foreign technology program. ... Magellan Wins Multi-Year Contracts on Boeing 777x & 787
TORONTO --- Magellan Aerospace and The Boeing Company announced today the signing of new long-term contracts for the supply of complex titanium machined components for the 777X program. These compone... US Approves $196M+Sale of Radar Field Systems to Kuwait
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for radar field systems and related equipment, training, and support. The estimated co... New USAF Test Force Focuses on Small UAVs, New Tech
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. ---The 412th Test Wing has a new organization that will explore the Air Force warfighting capabilities of tomorrow. The Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force was officially ... Airbus A350 to Kick Off China Tour at Zhuhai Airshow
Airbus A350 XWB test aircraft will make its China debut touring the cities of Haikou (HAK), Beijing (PEK), Shanghai (SHA), Guangzhou (CAN) and Chengdu (CTU), from October 29 to November 8. The eleven-... Atlas Elektronik’s ARCIMS Goes Operational at Unmanned Warrior
After a short period of integration Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) are now demonstrating the Northrop Grumman Corporation AQS-24B Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) as a part of the ARCIMS multi-role mission ... RAN Completes Chinook Trials on HAMS Adelaide
First of class flight trials for the CH-47F Chinook aircraft have wrapped up onboard amphibious ship, HMAS Adelaide. Adelaide embarked the helicopter in early August to assess all aspects of the s... BAE Claims the Brains At Unmanned Warrior
Unmanned boat technology and a bespoke transportable command and control system developed by BAE Systems are playing a key role in the world’s first large scale demonstration of innovative maritime ro... Boeing Claims Over US$3 Bn Annual Economic Benefits for Canada
WINNIPEG, Manitoba --- Boeing contributes more than US$3 billion annually to Canada’s economic growth and development, according to a study commissioned by the company. Through its operations in Wi... DIUx Working At 'Speed of Business' to Bring Tech to Warfighters
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, or DIUx, is working "at the speed of business" to attract innovators and bring cutting edge technologies to the warfighter, according to the un... COMAC Delivers Second ARJ21 to Chengdu Airlines
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- COMAC's ARJ21-700 program delivered its second aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines in October 2016. The company delivered the airline's first aircraft in November 2015, but... Ukrainian “Sparrow” UAVs Are Ready for Production Tests
Unmanned Aircraft Complexes ‘Sparrow’ have already passed the departmental tests. We hope that these UAVs will soon undergo production testing by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by dir... Upgraded Mi-28N Attack Helicopter Makes Maiden Flight
MOSCOW --- Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Yuri Borisov visited Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant today, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec where a prototype of a mode... BAE to Develop Cyber Attack Prediction Capability
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has selected BAE Systems to develop technology that will help the U.S. military and intelligence agencies forecast ... Russian Deputy Minister Talks R&D In Nizhny Novgorod
Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov has visited Polyot, Research and Development enterprise in Nizhny Novgorod, in course of inspection of the State Defence Order implementation. In course of his ... Boeing Opens New Composites Center In St Louis
ST. LOUIS --- Boeing today formally opened a new composite center on its St. Louis campus that will house the company’s largest commercial aviation work statement ever placed at the site. The cente... BAE and Terma Continue Collaboration on Helmet
LYSTRUP, Denmark --- Following a recently conducted successful design review, Terma and BAE Systems agreed to continue and intensify their collaboration on helmet audio advances. In 2015, the two f... Sikorsky Delivers 1000th H-60M Helicopter to US Army
STRATFORD, Conn. --- Sikorsky delivered the 1,000th H-60M Black Hawk helicopter to the U.S. Army today in a ceremony held in Stratford, Connecticut. The event was attended by distinguished guests from... Barnacle Busting: ONR-Sponsored Research Targets Ship Biofouling
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Individually, tiny barnacles pose little threat to hulking U.S. Navy ships. But when clustered in thick clumps on a vessel's hull -- a natural occurrence called biofouling -- these ... ASL Finds Ways to Cut Costs As Ariane 6 Development Progresses
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Increasing competition in the launch industry, particularly from U.S.-based SpaceX, is creating a need for change in the Ariane lineup. While the Ariane 5 currently used in Europe h... Elbit Exhibits at Euronaval Show
Rising challenges in maritime security worldwide have created a growing need for enhanced diverse naval capabilities. Elbit Systems will present unique solutions to provide navies with force multiplie... | 