| Latest Feature Stories Unanswered Questions About the F-35’s Six-Day Flight to Israel
PARIS --- In the closing days of 2016, the aircraft that is billed as the world’s most advanced fighter took six days to fly from Texas to Israel – as long as it took Israel to win the 1967 war. Lo... AVIC Leads China’s Drive to Become Aerospace Powerhouse
As China continues to refine its aviation dreams, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) remains at the forefront. The company leads that nation’s drive to become a major aerospace power. As s... India and AgustaWestland: Make Evidence Public
The arrest of former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi by the Central Bureau of Investigation on corruption charges marks an unfortunate new low for the country. This is the first time a service chief,... Latest Press Releases Europe’s Galileo Navigation System Goes Live
BRUSSELS --- On 15 December 2016, Europe's satellite navigation system Galileo will start offering its initial services to public authorities, businesses and citizens. Commission Vice-President Mar... Poland Orders SP Guns in $1.1Bn Deal
STALOWA WOLA, Poland --- The Polish Ministry of Defence has awarded Huta Stalowa Wola S.A., based here, a contract to deliver 96 Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers for the Polish Army. The vehicles w... Budget Cap to Freeze Brazil Defense Spending
BRASILIA --- On December 13, Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment that will cap government spending in Brazil. The new law will go into effect on December 15. The spending cap will a... France, UK Extend FCAS Program, Sign New Agreements
Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin MP further strengthened the UK’s partnership with France today at the High Level Working Group in Paris, signing key agreements with her French counte... US Agrees to Deploy F-35B Fighters On British Carriers
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has closed today’s ministerial in London by reaffirming the UK and Coalition’s resolve to defeat Daesh. The terrorist organisation is under pressure in both Ira... Eight NATO Allies Sign Off on First Joint PGM Order
Today (15 December 2016) the NATO Support and Procurement Agency signed an agreement with the United States to acquire Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs) on behalf of a multinational cooperation framew... China Releases Video of H-6 Intercept by Japanese F-15s
Japanese military aircraft may be attempting to elicit the radar frequency of PLA jets by harassing the latter over the Miyako Strait in the western Pacific, military experts explained. PLA Air For... Northrop Lobbies, Escapes Scrutiny of B-21 Bomber Program: POGO
House and Senate negotiators writing a final defense authorization bill quietly deleted or diluted tough provisions affecting the Air Force’s B-21 Raider bomber program at the behest of the main contr... US General Details European Reinforcement Plans
“By the end of January 2017, a U.S. Armored Brigade Combat Team will be stationed in Poland, while in April a multinational battalion force, will begin its service in Orzysz. We can say that NATO, the... Bell-Boeing Wins $412M Contracts for V-22 Repairs
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, California, Maryland, is being awarded $246,202,708 for modification of delivery order 0012 under a previously awarded contract (N00019-09-D-0008) for repair of vario... Lockheed Wins $181M for F-35 Sustainment
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $181,168,994 for modification P00060 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-15-C-0... Saab Wins Additional Order for Gripen Upgrades
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding upgrades to the Gripen C/D system. The order value is approximately SEK 215 mil... RAAF Declares Initial Operating Capability for C-27J
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne today announced the achievement of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the fleet of C-27J Spartan aircraft. Minister Payne congratulated Air Fo... BAE Rolls Out First Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle for US Army
BAE Systems today rolled out the first prototype Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) to the U.S. Army during a ceremony at the company’s York, Pennsylvania facility. The AMPV provides the Army wit... Dogfight Brewing Over Japan's Next-Generation Fighter
TOKYO -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force needs to upgrade its fleet of fighters, but it is not clear which plane Japan will choose as the successor to the aging F-2. The decision is made harder by th... Bell Signs LOI with PGZ for Polish Attack Helo Bid
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Bell Helicopter and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), a Polish leader in defense technologies, recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) at the Bell Helicopter world headquarters in... Canadian Army Begins Search for Future Small Arms
VALCARTIER, Quebec --- Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), the research agency of the Department of National Defence, has begun the Future Small Arms Research (FSAR) project, a scientific ... Bath Iron Works Wins $126M for Planning Yard Services
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $125,950,046 cost-plus-award-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4311) for the continuation of integrated p... Boeing Wins Initial Order for IRST Sensor for F-18E/F
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded an $82,084,777 fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the procurement of 12 low-rate initial production Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems ... Raytheon Wins $459M Order for Cryptographic Equipment
The Raytheon Co., Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been awarded a $458,999,839 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for VINSON/Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT) ... NHI Delivers 300th NH90 Helicopter to Spanish Army
AIX EN PROVENCE, France --- NH Industries is proud to announce the delivery of the 300th NH90 production helicopter to the Spanish Armed Forces on Thursday, December 15. Assembled at the Airbus Hel... Thales Alenia Space Wins Galileo Support Services Contracts
BRUSSELS --- Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced today that it has signed two new contracts, with the European Space Agency (ESA) and t... US Army Increases Storage Depots In Europe
The US army is opening a major weapons storage depot in Limburg on Wednesday, the Telegraaf said on Thursday. The depot will be used to keep and maintain 1,600 tanks, armoured cars and heavy artil... UAC Certified to Support Repair Most Russian Military Aircraft
The certificate for foreign military equipment sales was issued by the Federal Service on Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation. This allows UAC to directly render services of after... Sikorsky Reaches Settlement Over Fatal 2014 Crash
HARTFORD, Conn. --- Connecticut-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has agreed to settle wrongful death and negligence claims in a lawsuit filed over the 2014 crash of a Navy helicopter that killed three of... F-35s Deploy from Eglin to Tyndall for Checkered Flag Exercise
TYNDALL AFB, FL. --- Six F-35A Lightning II from Eglin Air Force Base and more than 90 personnel are participating in the large-scale, total force Checkered Flag 17-1 exercise here Dec. 5-16. The 3... UAC Aims to Increase Civil Aircraft Revenues to 45%
According to the strategic goals of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), by 2035 the share of civil products in its revenues should reach 45%, more than doubling from its current level of 20%. In to... Ukraine Increases Production of Armored Vehicles
UKROBORONPROM SE “Kyiv Armored Plant” arranged a completely new workshop for production of hulls for BTR-3. For this purpose, the enterprise arranged a modern assembly-welding production. Due to th... Trump’s Pentagon Chief May Have to Avoid GD Decisions
Retired Marine General James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, may have to recuse himself for at least a year from decisions involving General Dynamics Corp. -- the... Air Combat Command Mulls Evolution of Combat Drones
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- In the 1980s, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency added modern day technology to the decades old idea of using remotely piloted aircraft for reconnaissance purposes. Lit... EASA, FAA Certify Airbus A321neo with P&W Engines
Following a comprehensive flight test programme, the A321neo powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)... India’s Goa Shipyard Launches Second OPV for Sri Lanka
Setting the ball rolling for timely delivery of Sri Lankan Navy Advance Offshore Patrol Vessel, the Second 105M AOPV was ceremonially unslipped at GSL on 15th December 2016. High Commissioner of De... EU Commissioner Attends EDA Steering Board for First Time
BRUSSELS --- Jyrki Katainen, the European Commission Vice-President in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, today joined the European Defence Agency’s R&T Steering Board meeting at ... | 