| Latest Feature Stories Nations Hand Off A400M Talks to OCCAR
PARIS --- Given the scope of the changes to the A400M contract requested by Airbus CEO Tom Enders, the program’s partner nations have agreed to hand off the issue to OCCAR, the European defense contra... Latest Press Releases Germany to Buy Triton Drone to Replace Cancelled Euro Hawk
Germany's defence ministry has decided to buy high-altitude MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance planes built by U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp for deliveries after 2025, ministry sources said... China, Thailand Working Through Submarine Deal
BANGKOK --- Thailand's Deputy Premier Prawit Wongsuwan said on Tuesday the Thai navy's procurement of three Chinese-built submarines is currently in the coordinating process for a government-to-govern... Indian Navy Looks for Its Next Fighter Jet
NEW DELHI --- The Indian Navy has launched a global search for maritime fighter jets it plans to operate from future aircraft carriers and is awaiting response from top military contractors on what th... Kelly Wins $1Bn Deal to Support KC-10 Engines
Kelly Aviation Center LP, San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a $1,001,978,024 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for KC-10 engine contractor logistic support. Contractor will provi... US Navy Fires Hellfire Missiles from Littoral Combat Ship
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Navy conducted a successful structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) Feb. 28 off the coast of ... Taiwanese Navy Eyes A Helicopter Carrier of Its Own
TAIPEI --- The navy revealed plans for a proposed helicopter carrier at a naval indigenous shipbuilding exhibition in Keelung Harbor yesterday. The navy detailed its plans to build what it calls a... Britain Reinforces Falklands Air Defense
LONDON --- Britain has awarded £153 million (US $187 million) worth of contracts to equip the Falkland Islands with a new ground-based air-defense system known as Sky Sabre, the Ministry of Defence ha... Embraer Rolls Out Its Latest E195-E2 Commercial Jet
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- In a ceremony held today at the Company's facilities in São José dos Campos, Embraer presented the largest aircraft of the second generation of the E2-Jets family, the ... OCCAR Marks First Steel Cut on First Italian OPV
The First Steel Cutting ceremony for the Multipurpose Patrol Ship (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura - PPA) took place in FINCANTIERI’s shipyard, in La Spezia, on 13 February 2017. The event repr... Boeing Celebrates Rollout of First 737 MAX 9
RENTON, Wash. --- Boeing marked a milestone today as the first 737 MAX 9 made its debut in front of thousands of Boeing employees. The 737 MAX 9 is the second member of Boeing's industry leading 73... HAI: Waypoint to Add 16 New Airbus Helicopters
DALLAS, Texas --- Airbus Helicopters and Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited, the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, announced today that Waypoint has committed to acquiring an addi... Bell Sees New FCX-001 As Future of Vertical Lift
DALLAS, TX --- Bell Helicopter unveiled today its vision for the future of rotorcraft – the FCX-001. This is Bell Helicopter’s first concept aircraft and presents a 3-D roadmap for delivering safer, s... HAI: AW Helicopters Selected for Corporate, VIP Missions
DALLAS --- The AgustaWestland AW139 and AW169 continue to be selected as preferred platforms by discerning corporate and VIP customers, with additional sales of both types accelerating in early 2017. ... HAI: Milestone Orders Six AW169, Three AW139s
--Announcement of a contract for six AW139s and three AW169s valued at 90 million euro --Deliveries expected in 2017 and 2018 to perform a range of EMS and other parapublic missions --The order reaf... Thales Australia Touts Hawkei Protected Vehicle
In a nation where so many have a 4x4 and which has the best country in the world to drive over, Australia was bound to come up with a world-beating army vehicle. Since the 1980s, the Australian Arm... US Army Unit Bolsters Abrams Tanks with 'Reactive' Armor
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany --- Tank and maintenance crews from the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment assigned here are giving their M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks a buffed-up look that improves the tanks' o... FLIR Systems Wins Order for NBC Reconnaissance Devices
WILSONVILLE, OR --- FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has received a delivery order for 50 U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and ... USAF Tanker Flies First Refueling Mission with Romanian F-16
RAF MILDENHALL, England --- History was made when the U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force made their first air refueling contact Feb. 28, 2017, over Romania. With the help of the U.S. Air Force 100t... Drone Proliferation and the Use of Force
As more countries acquire drones, will their widespread availability lead to greater military adventurism and conflict? Will countries be more willing to put a drone in harm’s way? If so, how will oth... HAI: Bell Helicopter Delivers First Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
DALLAS, TX --- Bell Helicopter announced today the first delivery of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. The aircraft was delivered to private operator Scott Urschel, who is based in Chandler, Arizona, and own... HAI: Airbus Increases MTOW of H175 Helicopter
DALLAS, Texas --- With 12 H175 now in operation and demonstrating the performance and reliability of the aircraft worldwide, the medium twin-engine helicopter continues to be enhanced in order to brin... Pacific Patrol Boat Program Kicks Off In AUstralia
A steel fabrication facility used in the mining boom is getting a new breath of life with Austal making it the construction hub for Pacific Patrol Boats. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Chri... Thales Unveils Lightest-Ever Compact Helicopter Autopilot
On the opening day of the Heliexpo 2017 exhibition, Thales has unveiled the smallest lightest autopilot in the market. The Thales Compact Autopilot opens up the use of autopilot systems to all sizes o... Lifeport Delivers Lightweight Armor Kit for Columbia Helicopters
DALLAS --- LifePort announced today that it has delivered four shipsets of cabin and cockpit floor armor for Columbia Helicopters’ 107-II aircraft (commercial equivalent to the Boeing CH-46). The arm... Italdesign and Airbus Unveil Pop.Up
-- World-premiered in Geneva on March 7th 2017 -- Aerospace and automotive industries unite to draw up a shared vision for seamless, multi-modal, fully electric urban mobility -- Urban transportatio... Dassault Net Down 23% As Sales Slide 15% But Orders Up 50%
SAINT CLOUD, France --- The Board of Directors, chaired yesterday by Mr. Éric TRAPPIER, closed the 2016 financial statements. These consolidated financial statements were certified by the Statutory Au... Leonardo Unit DRS Buys of Daylight Solutions
ROME --- Leonardo, through the US subsidiary Leonardo DRS, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Daylight Solutions, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of quantum cascade laser products an... | 