| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases BAE Cuts First Metal on British Successor Nuclear Submarines
Construction started in Barrow, Cumbria yesterday on the Royal Navy's largest ever submarine. The nuclear sub will be over 150 metres long, weigh 17,500 tonnes, armed with Trident missiles and have ac... Finland Investigates Russian Airspace Violations, Russia Denies
A second possible violation of Finnish airspace by a Russian SU-27 fighter has been detected in the Gulf of Finland, south of Porvoo, on Thursday October 6th at about 21.33 pm. This second suspect... China Tight-lipped About Su-35 Fighter Deliveries
BEIJING --- Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun has declined to comment information that Russia will deliver four Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) fighter jets to China before t... US Approves Sale of Helicopter Countermeasures to Egypt
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) for AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Blackhawks, and CH-47... Government Investigates North Korea's NZ-Made Plane
New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is investigating how a plane produced by Hamilton company Pacific Aerospace ended up in the hands of North Korea. The P-750 XSTOL was seen... Russia Continues to Reinforce Southern Military District
This year Land Forces, coastal troops of the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla, Southern MD special formations have received more than 350 pieces of modern armored and automobile vehicles, missile ... US Clears Sale of Armed Cessna AC-208s ISR Aircraft to Iraq
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for AC-208 aircraft and related equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is ... Lockheed to Upgrade US Navy’s Shipboard Electronic Warfare
SYRACUSE, N.Y. --- Lockheed Martin continues to make technological advances in its electronic warfare portfolio that will keep the warfighter a step ahead. The U.S. Navy awarded the company an initial... Netherlands to Upgrade Patriot Missile System
THE HAGUE, Netherlands --- The Royal Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation awarded Raytheon a contract to upgrade its Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system with the Modern Man Station ... Test Prepares Hellfire Missile Firings from LCS Ships
WASHINGTON --- Program Executive Office for Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS) successfully completed a restrained firing test of the Longbow Hellfire missile for the LCS Surface-to-Surface Missile Modul... EU Naval Industry In Good Shape But Needs More R&T Investment
BRUSSELS --- Goods news from our shipyards: EU manufacturers of military vessels and submarines are doing well, especially on international markets where exports are booming. No reason though for the ... Harris Develops Flying Radio
WASHINGTON --- Harris Corp. has developed a flying radio combining its Rifleman radio technology with a small quadcopter, according to retired Army Maj. Gen. Dennis Moran, the company vice president o... US, Finland Sign Statement of Intent for Defense Cooperation
Today, on Friday 7 October, a Statement of Intent on bilateral defence cooperation between Finland and the United States was signed by the Finnish Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö and US Deputy Secr... MDA to Deliver Space-Based SAR Capabilities for Maritime Surveillance
VANCOUVER --- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. today announced that the Department of National Defence (DND) has exercised an option for a contract announced in June 2016. MDA will provide adv... US Arrests Two Groups for Stealing, Exporting Military Gear
Two Russians and a U.S. citizen were arrested for exporting sensitive U.S. military technology to Russia. A U.S. citizen and two Russian nationals were arrested for allegedly exporting sensitive mi... Future USS Zumwalt Heads to Baltimore for Commissioning
NORFOLK, Va --- The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is scheduled to depart Naval Station Norfolk Oct. 7 and complete a one-day transit to Baltimore, Md., where it will be commissioned into active servic... Patria Signs Contract with Airbus for A320 Tail Structures
Patria has signed a contract with Airbus for the manufacture of Airbus A320 Vertical Tail Plane components. The agreement covers the re-industrialization activities and the manufacture of the A320 VTP... Draft Bill Establishes Poland’s Territorial Defence Force
The Defence Ministry has prepared and provided a bill to the Government Legislative Center. This bill will amend the law on the common obligation of defending the Republic of Poland and for amending s... NATO AWACS Fly 1,000th Patrol Over Eastern Europe
NATO AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) reconnaissance planes flew their 1,000th flight over Eastern Europe on Wednesday (5 October). This milestone sends a strong signal of NATO’s solidarity... Bell Says Turkish 429 Operator Reaches 95% Availability
ISTANBUL AIR SHOW, Turkey --- Bell Helicopter is delighted to announce that the Bell 429 fleets of Saran Savunma ve Havacilik have reached 95% operational availability Rates whilst continuing to succe... Rockwell Wins UH-60M Helicopter Display Long-Term Service
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- The U.S. Army has selected Rockwell Collins to service the MFD-268C4 multi-function display (MFD) units for its UH-60M Black Hawk fleet under a five-year, firm-fixed-price, inde... Kaman to Deliver New K-MAX Helicopters in 2017
In spite of a market slowdown, Kaman expects aerospace and defense to be its key revenue drivers going forward. Aerospace revenues will be steady as airframers deal with massive order backlogs. The o... US Navy Holds Industry Day for Large Unmanned Submarine
NEWPORT, R.I. --- The Navy's Unmanned Maritime Systems program office and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport recently hosted an industry information day as the government develo... US Defense Associations Meet with Pentagon Chiefs
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Three major defense trade associations met with Secretary of Defense, Dr. Ashton Carter and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall at the... US Coast Guard Accepts Ninth C-27J Spartan
The Coast Guard accepted the service’s ninth regenerated C-27J Spartan medium range surveillance aircraft Sept. 29, 2016. The aircraft was flown to the Leading Edge Aviation Services paint facility in... | 