| Latest Feature Stories Russia Sees Opportunities As Egypt Rebuilds Its Air Force
MOSCOW --- Egypt might acquire new combat aircraft, including the Russian-originated ones to recapitalize its fighter fleet, according to the IHS Jane`s think-tank. "Egypt appears to be poised to c... Latest Press Releases Lockheed Lobbies Trump Team for F-35
FORT WORTH, TX. --- Aware that Donald Trump voiced strong misgivings about the capabilities and cost of the F-35 Lightning II, Lockheed Martin already is meeting with the President-elect’s transition ... UK Must Send F-35s to Italy, Engines to Turkey for Overhauls
Britain will have to send its supersonic F-35 fighter jets to Italy for heavy overhauls, the UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed to The Register. BAE Systems will maintain an airframe maintenance,... German Spy Agency BND to Get Its Own Satellite
The German Intelligence Services are set to receive their own satellite for monitoring purposes. Until now, the agency sourced visual data from the German army and US satellites. German news outlet... Israel Orders Rafael Trophy Systems for Merkava 4 Tanks, Namer APCs
Israeli Ministry of Defense Director General, Gen. (res) Udi Adam, instructed the Directorate of Production and Procurement (DOPP) to purchase hundreds of additional Trophy active protection systems (... Jet-Powered Avenger-ER UAV Makes First Flight
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced the successful first flight of its new Avenger Extended Range (ER) aircraft, an extended range version of its multi-mi... China Claims Its New Anti-Stealth Radars Can Detect F-22
China showed off what it claims is an anti-stealth radar system at this month's Zhuhai Air Show. If true, the radar threatens to undo hundreds of billions in U.S. spending on stealth warplanes. Chi... Lockheed Launches WorldView-4 Satellite for DigitalGlobe
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. --- Lockheed Martin has successfully launched the WorldView-4 commercial remote sensing spacecraft for DigitalGlobe, Inc. An Atlas V 401 blasted off at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Standa... Trump Election Opens Door to Stronger Defense Growth
In a shock to pundits and pollsters, the U.S. political landscape took a dramatic shift with the election of businessman Donald Trump as president. Furthermore, the Republican Party managed to hold o... German Minister Warns Against Treating NATO Like a Business
Germany's defense minister has advised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump not to get too close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and to treat NATO as an alliance of like-minded nations, rather than a... Bulgaria Drops Poland, Buys New MiG-29 Engines from Russia
Bulgaria recently signed a 29 million euro deal with Russia to purchase 10 new engines for its MiG-29 fighter aircraft. According to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the agreement was signed... Cochin Shipyard Refits Indian Aircraft Carrier Vikramaditya
The Cochin Shipyard Limited dispelled doubts that CSL could repair the largest Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, when on 5th November, 2016 the refit was completed a month ahead of schedule... Japan Governor Delays Decision Over F-35 Basing
YAMAGUCHI --- Yamaguchi Gov. Tsugumasa Muraoka said Wednesday he will reserve a decision on whether to accept the U.S. Marine Corps’ plan to deploy F-35B state-of-the-art stealth fighters at the Iwaku... Thales Delivers First Hawkei Vehicles to Australian Army
A major milestone has been reached in the military's next generation Hawkei protected vehicle project as Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today witnessed the handover to Def... UK MoD Implies Country Has Maritime Patrol Capability
The UK and Norway stepped up their defence relationship today, as Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced new cooperation on Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) and exercises. Sir Michael, who vi... Elbit Reveals Anti-Drone Protection and Neutralization System
Elbit Systems will reveal at the Israel HLS & Cyber Conference, taking place this week in Tel Aviv, Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT Elisra’s ReDrone system, a unique solution for protection of closed air ... Four New Satellites for Europe’s Galileo Constellation
One week before the launch of four new satellites for Galileo, the European Union’s satellite navigation programme, CNES President and interministerial coordinator for European satellite navigation pr... First Overseas Exercise for Japan’s New P-1 Patrol Aircraft
Japan's cutting-edge patrol aircraft is to take part in an overseas military exercise for the first time, representing one of seven nations training in New Zealand waters. Two of the Maritime Self-... Singapore’s F-15SG In Road Landing Ex for First Time
Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen visited Exercise Torrent 2016 this morning, and witnessed the successful conduct of aircraft launch and recovery operations, where 12 Republic of Singapore Air Force... Europe’s Aerospace & Defense Industries 2015 Facts & Figures
2015 was another year of growth for our industry, which remains sustainable and competitive, against the uncertainties and slowdown of the European economy and manufacturing. The European ASD indu... Japan, South Korea Near Intelligence-Sharing Agreement
Japan and South Korea will hold a third working-level meeting Monday in Tokyo to discuss signing a bilateral agreement on sharing military intelligence, Japan’s foreign and defense ministries said Sun... Marine Corps Orders 144 Diesel MRZRs from Polaris Defense
MINNEAPOLIS --- Polaris Defense has received an order from the United States Marine Corps to deliver 144 four-seat diesel MRZR vehicles as part of the utility task vehicle (UTV) program, which will pr... Italy’s Intermarine Delivers Third Minehunter to Finland
SARZANA, Italy --- At a ceremony held this morning at Porto Lotti (La Spezia), Intermarine handed over the Vahterpaa, a minehunter in the class, to the Finnish Navy. The formal documentation ratify... Elbit to Operate Israeli F-35 Training Center
US aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin today announced that it had selected Elbit Systems Ltd. to operate the new training center for F-35 stealth fighter aircraft that it plans to build in the Nev... Two Airbus A400Ms Demo Refuelling Contacts
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has further expanded its capabilities as a tanker by successfully demonstrating air-to-air refuelling contacts with another A400M. In two flights conducte... Aurora to Develop Unmanned UH-1H Helicopter
MANASSAS, Va. --- Aurora Flight Sciences continues to break ground on the development of advanced autonomous capabilities for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) systems. Aurora's work on the Autonom... Royal Marine Sniper Ends Six-Hour Drugs Ship Chase
More than a dozen rounds of precisely-aimed sniper fire across the bow of a go-fast speedboat as a dramatic six-hour chase across the Caribbean reaches its climax – and more than £40m of cocaine never... BAE Wins $36M to Repair, Overhaul USS New Orleans
SAN DIEGO --- BAE Systems has received a $36.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the repair and maintenance of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). The New Orleans will b... After Two Engine Failures, LCS 8 Arrives In San Diego
SAN DIEGO --- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) completed its maiden voyage upon arriving at its new homeport of San Diego Nov. 8. Following construction and acceptan... US Navy’s DDG-113 Destroyer Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS John Finn (DDG 113) successfully completed acceptance trials and returned to Pascagoula, Miss. Nov. 3. Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the sh... Chinese Leader Expects Strong, Modern Military Logistics
BEIJING --- President Xi Jinping has called for the building of strong and modern logistics forces that will guarantee the realization of the Chinese dream as well as the dream of a strong army. Xi... US Air Force Picks 305 Enlisted Men As UAV Pilot Candidates
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- Air Force officials have chosen 305 active-duty enlisted Airmen for the next phase of the Enlisted Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Selection Board process as part of a deliberat... Heroux-Devtek Wins New Orders for BAE Hawk Aircraft
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC --- Héroux-Devtek Inc. today announced that it has signed a contract with UK-based BAE Systems for the production of complete landing gear shipsets for the Hawk advanced jet trainer ... Merlins’ Albanian Exercise Prepared Future Royal Marine Ops
Getting their sea legs back after more than a decade mostly over the sands of Iraq and Afghanistan are the helicopters of the Commando Helicopter Force. Fliers and ground crew of 845 Naval Air Squa... Bell Signs MoU with IAR - Ghimbav Brasov for AH-1Z Support
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Bell Helicopter is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with IAR - Ghimbav Brasov Group, a leading company in the Romanian defense and aerospace indus... Chinese AF Aims for Comprehensive Strategic Transformation
BEIJING --- After 67 years of construction and development, the Chinese Air Force has become a modern strategic service with multi-arms and a variety of aircraft, and plays an important role in safegu... Northrop Australia Welcomes F-35 MRO&U Work for Local Industry
CANBERRA, Australia --- Northrop Grumman Australia, a fully-owned Australian subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC), welcomes the announcement of the assignment of a significant amount of ma... Saab Sets Up Shop in The Philippines
Defence and security company Saab has opened a new office in Manila to lead the development of further business in the Philippines. The Philippines office is the tenth dedicated country unit office in... | 