| Latest Feature Stories US Fighter Prices Explode As Production End Nears
PARIS --- Congressional notification of possible fighter sales announced by the DSCA on Nov 17 highlight a substantial and unexpected increase in the price of Boeing fighters approved for export, even... Latest Press Releases Lockheed Wins $1.2Bn Contract to Upgrade South Korean F-16 Fleet
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $1,204,200,000 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to upgrade F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea. Work will be performed ... MPs Blast UK MoD Over “Woefully Low” Ship Numbers
The Defence Committee Report say that the Ministry of Defence has yet to explain how it will replace its 13 ageing frigates—due to leave service at the rate of one per year between 2023 and 2035—whils... Turkey Mulls Buying Advance Russian Air-Defense System
Russia and Turkey will open negotiations about the possible purchase by Ankara of the advanced Russian-made S-400 air-defense system. Aleksandr Fomin, head of the Russian Federal Service for Milita... USAF Paid Northrop $1.1Bn for ‘Degraded’ J-STARS Service
The U.S. Air Force paid Northrop Grumman Corp. $1.1 billion over about four years to maintain its aging fleet of air-to-ground surveillance aircraft even as costs for the planes increased and their co... Israel Premier Netanyahu Defends German Submarine Deal
Israel's premier has defended purchasing six German submarines the military says are too expensive and not needed. There have been allegations of financial links between Netanyahu's attorney and the G... US FY2017 Defense Budget Delayed Until Spring
WASHINGTON --- As expected, the U.S. Congress will defer debate over the FY17 budget until well after the incoming Trump administration comes to Washington in 2017. The government is currently being f... Maitri SAM Program Awaits Indian Approval
NEW DELHI --- MBDA is awaiting approval from the Indian government to move forward with the Maitri short-range surface-to-air missile (SRSAM) program. MBDA is negotiating with India's government-run D... Sweden Re-Deploys Coastal Missile Batteries
Sweden has reconstituted its old Cold War anti-ship defence system, pulling launch trucks out of museums, in its latest move to improve its defences on the island of Gotland. The Kustrobotbatteri 9... Pentagon Concerned About Pilot Shortage: Carter
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas --- The loss of highly trained and experienced pilots from the U.S. military to the private sector is a legitimate worry for Pentagon leaders, the Defense Department's top civilian... Canada Still Undecided About Way Ahead for New Fighter
The former Conservative government in Canada announced it would purchase 65 of the controversial Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to replace the now ageing fleet of Boeing CF-18 Horn... US Air Force Chief Discusses Changing Face of War
WASHINGTON --- New technologies, new tactics, new threats, limited budgets -- all these have combined to change the face of warfare in the 21st century, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Gold... Russian AF Accepts More Su-34 Strike Aircraft
Acceptance of Su-34 fighters for the Eastern MD aviation unit has started at the Novosibirsk aviation producing plant. Su-34 new aircraft will be introduced in the Eastern MD aviation unit located ... Turkey’s Roketsan Delivers First KASIRGA Missiles to Military
ANKARA --- Turkish defense company Roketsan delivered the 303 mm Guided Missile System, also known as KASIRGA (Hurricane), to the Turkish military at a ceremony held in the capital Ankara on Nov. 16 ... NOAA Launches GOES-R Advanced Weather Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, was successfully launched today at 6:42 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, aboard a United Laun... A400M Aircraft MRO Facility Completed at RAF Brize Norton
The structure of a 3 bay hangar for in-depth maintenance of the RAF’s new transport aircraft, the A400M or Atlas, has been completed. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) contracted Balfou... L-3 to Provide Equipment for Stealthiest US Navy Submarine
NEW YORK --- L-3 Communications (LLL) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to deliver switchgear equipment in support of the power distribution and protection system for the U.S. Navy’s... Rockwell to Activate US Navy P-8A Radio Components Depot
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- Rockwell Collins was awarded $27 million to activate a depot capability for the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft HF-121C and miscellaneous radio components. Under contract throu... Radar-Absorbing Materials Delivered to Russian Navy
Ruselectronics has supplied a batch of absorbing shielding materials for the modernization of the Russian Navy’s surface ships. Regular tests of the materials are scheduled for mid-2017. The materi... Beetles Inspire New 'Memory' Metal Suspension for AFVs
A bendable titanium alloy suspension system inspired by the hard shells and flexible legs of ironclad beetles could hold the key to protecting future military vehicles from explosive impacts. The a... Airbus A400m Demos Cobham’s Aerial Refuelling System
Airbus Defence and Space has achieved a significant aerial refuelling milestone by successfully demonstrating the first ever A400M tanker to A400M receiver contact using Cobham's 808E Hose Drum Unit i... Raytheon Plans to Expand in Southern Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Company (RTN) plans to expand its Southern Arizona operations by adding nearly 2,000 jobs at the Missile Systems business headquarters over a five year period. The company p... | 
