| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Belgium Launches F-16 Replacement RFP
The government has made an important decision to replace the F-16s. On the recommendation of the Minister of Defense Steven Vandeput, it was agreed to launch an acquisition program. 34 aircraft: fe... Trump Seeks $30B More for Pentagon
WASHINGTON --- In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan today, President Donald J. Trump asked for another $30 billion for the Defense Department in this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, to rebuild the... Northrop Wins $812M for LCS Gun Modules
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, New York, is being awarded a $68,786,952 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-only contract for the production of Littoral Combat Ship gun mission ... Boeing Details $3.4Bn Contract for 268 Apache Helicopters
MESA, Ariz. --– Boeing and the U.S. government recently signed a five-year, $3.4 billion contract through which the Army, and a customer outside the U.S., will acquire the latest Apache attack helicop... Pentagon Clears $150M Sale of Hellfire Missiles to UK
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for Hellfire missiles. The estimated cost is $150 million. The Defense Sec... China Confirms 2017 Defense Budget Target
China has announced its latest military spending earmark for fiscal year 2017 with a topline figure of CNY1.044 trillion ($151 billion). This amounts to about 9.4 percent more in nominal spending than... Russia Sets Up Bastion Coastal Defense Missiles On Kuril Islands
MOSCOW --- The Bastion (NATO reporting name: SS-C-5 Stooge) coastal defense missile battalions recently stationed on the Kuril Islands shall defend Russia’s territorial waters, straits and naval bases... India, Russia Sign Long-Term Support Deal for Su-30MKI
NEW DELHI --- India and Russia on Friday signed two long-terms support agreements for the Sukhoi Su-30MKI combat aircraft fleet, which is the mainstay of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Both countries ... France Upgrades Armor Component in Mali
PARIS --- The French army is upgrading the armored vehicle component of Operation Barkhane, its task force operating against Daesch in Mali, the French Ministry of Defense announced March 16. A ba... China’s Reignwood Orders 50 More Bell 505 Helicopters
On March 8 during Heli-Expo 2017, Bell Helicopter and Reignwood Investment, Ltd., (Reignwood) signed an amendment to their agreement confirming the purchase and delivery of 50 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X ai... USAF to Invite Firms to Show Light-Attack Aircraft
The Air Force on Friday is expected to formally invite companies to participate in a light-attack aircraft demonstration this summer, the service’s top uniformed acquisition official said. “This is... Leonardo CEO Touts Record In Fight for Renewal
MILAN, Italy --- As he waits to hear if his mandate will be renewed by the Italian government, Leonardo CEO Mauro Moretti has announced year-end profits of €507 million (U.S. $534 million), and claime... Lockheed Wins $347M for Defense Cyber Crime Center
LINTHICUM, Md. --- Lockheed Martin will support the Department of Defense's efforts against cyber criminals under a new contract overseeing the world's largest accredited digital forensics lab. Loc... Will SpaceX Kill the Competition for Space Launches?
Elon Musk's SpaceX has been awarded a second contract to launch a GPS navigation satellite for the US Air Force. SpaceX is killing the competition on price. The American space industry moves at a r... AIA Sees New Priorities, New Opportunities in Trump’s Budget
ARLINGTON, Va. --- President Trump’s preliminary budget submission reflects a substantial re-ordering of priorities. The Aerospace Industries Association welcomes the President’s proposal as the vital... Saab Wins Order for New AT4 Weapon Variants
Defence and security company Saab has received an order for deliveries of the new AT4 CS ER (Confined Space Extended Range) and the AT4 CS HP (Confined Space High Penetration). Deliveries will take pl... Lockheed to Deliver Record-Setting 60kW Laser to US Army
BOTHELL, Wash. --- Lockheed Martin has completed the design, development and demonstration of a 60 kW-class beam combined fiber laser for the U.S. Army. In testing earlier this month, the Lockheed... "Enormous Overkill" As Patriot Shoots Down Small Drone
A Patriot missile was used to shoot down a small quadcopter drone, it's been revealed. US General David Perkins told a military symposium that a "very close ally" used the weapon, usually priced at ab... US Air Force Tests-UK Weapons on F-35
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The 461st Flight Test Squadron recently conducted weapon delivery accuracy tests with two United Kingdom weapons. The weapons were released from a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B L... Report Ranks World’s Aerospace and Defense Brands
Every year, leading valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance values the brands of thousands of the world’s biggest companies. Brands are first evaluated to determine their power / strength (ba... Lithuania Orders Bushmaster Chain Gun for Boxer AFVs
DULLES, Va. --- Orbital ATK (OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that the company’s MK44 Bushmaster Chain Gun was selected by the Lithuanian Ministry of Nationa... Leidos Offers New Notification Service for UAVs
RESTON, Va. --- Leidos Flight Service has created an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) service that helps safeguard the airspace by sending automatic notifications of unmanned aircraft operations to rel... Cubic Wins $42M for US Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center
SAN DIEGO --- Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, today announced it received a contract award worth more than $42 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to suppo... BAE Systems to Modernize Cruiser USS Vicksburg
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $42.9 million contract for the modernization of the USS Vicksburg (CG 69), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. The value of the competitively awarded... CRS Reports on LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program
The LX(R) program is a program to build a new class of 11 amphibious ships for the Navy. The Navy wants to procure the first LX(R) in FY2020. LX(R)s are to replace 12 aging Whidbey Island/Harpers Ferr... Darpa Working to Recover UAVs on the Fly
DARPA recently completed Phase 1 of its Gremlins program, which envisions volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs)—or “gremlins”—that could be launched and later retrieved in mid-a... Italian Eurofighters Fly to Iceland on NATO Air Mission
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- From March 16 to mid-April 2017 the Italian Air Force is going to deploy six of its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft and a detachment of approx. 140 personnel to Iceland. The... Australia to Develop New Helicopter Training System
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Member for Gilmore, Ann Sudmalis MP, today inspected progress in the development of a $157 million Helicopter Aircrew Training System at 816 Squ... SNC Looks for New Users of Dream Chaser Program
NEWTOWN, Conn. --- Sierra Nevada Corp scored a major victory when NASA awarded it one of three contracts to carry supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). With the CRS-2 win, Sierra Nevada C... Thales Delivers Firearms Trainer to Germany Special Forces
The Special Forces Command Marine (KSM) of the German Federal Armed Forces has received the mobile version of the small arms trainer, Sagittarius Evolution, from Thales as a further development of the... Latvia MoD Denounces Fake News About NATO Troops
Last week false news about NATO soldiers in Latvia who will be authorized to move around the country with loaded weapons, thus endangering residents of Latvia, was spread in the public space. The M... Pacific Air Forces Host F-35 Symposium
PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI. --- Military senior officers from nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region gathered March 14 and 15, during the first-ever Pacific Air Forces-hosted F-35 Symposium, to ... Italy Probes 82 ex-Finmeccanica Staff for Embezzlement, Tax Evasion
ROME --- A total of 82 managers and employees of the Italian aerospace and defence conglomerate formerly known as Finmeccanica SpA are under investigation for embezzlement and tax evasion, police said... Airbus to Cooperate with Preliminary Investigation in France
AMSTERDAM --- Airbus announced on 7 August 2016 that the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had opened an investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the civil aviation b... Kraken Licenses Underwater Robotics Technology to Fraunhofer
ST. JOHN'S, NFL. --- Kraken Sonar Inc. announced today that in a strategic move to further strengthen its IP portfolio, it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement for underwater robotics technolog... Finland Joins Three New European Defence Agency Projects
Finland will take part in three new projects which are launched by the European Defence Agency (EDA). It is believed that cooperation will generate savings and develop expertise. Together with 14 o... European Defence Agency Issues 2016 Annual Report
2016 was a seminal moment for European defence and the European Defence Agency. A year that added a new sense of urgency and determination to European defence efforts. The Annual Report 2016 presents ... Rosoboronexport to Exhibit at Turkish Show
Rosoboronexport expresses its desire to renew full-fledged military and technical cooperation with Turkey. The first practical step towards strengthening bilateral ties in the area is to become Rosobo... French Naval Industry Exhibits In Force at LIMA Show
PARIS --- Partner of Malaysia since 1993, this year at LIMA, France will be presenting a broad offer in terms of naval and aeronautic defence technology. The French Pavilion, organized under the ae... Leonardo Board Proposes First Dividend In Six Years
MILAN --- Leonardo's Board of Directors, convened today under the Chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, examined and unanimously approved the draft of Group consolidated and Leonardo S.p.A. financial sta... | 