| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases BAE Wins £1.4Bn Contract for Sixth Astute-class Nuclear Submarine
The MOD has negotiated a new £1.4 billion contract for the Royal Navy’s new attack submarine, the sixth in a total fleet of seven, which will protect the UK’s new aircraft carriers and nuclear deterre... Boeing Pulls Out of Belgian Fighter Competition
“Boeing informed the Belgian government that it will not participate in its bidders’ conference today, nor respond to the request for proposals for a new fighter aircraft. “We regret that after re... US Approves $295M Weapons Package to Equip Peshmerga Fighters
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Iraq for equipment for two Peshmerga infantry brigades and two support artill... Kazakhstan Orders Two More C295 Aircraft
MADRID --- Kazakhstan is to acquire two more Airbus C295 transport aircraft following the signature of a new contract with Airbus Defence and Space. The agreement, which includes a spares and suppo... Field Trials of Russia’s Armata Tank Proceeding On Schedule
MOSCOW --- The field trials of Russia’s most advanced Armata tank are proceeding on schedule and without complications, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told TASS on Thursday. "They are... Egypt Receives Second Type-209 Submarine from Germany
Egypt will receive a German-made 209/1400 Submarine at the Ras al-Tin base on Wednesday. The submarine can sail for 11,000 miles with a speed reaching 21 knots. Its length is 60-73 meters. Missiles... Fincantieri Hands Over Sixth Fremm Frigate to Italian Navy
TRIESTE, Italy --- The frigate “Rizzo” was delivered today to the Italian Navy at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). It is the sixth vessel of the FREMM program – Multi Mission European F... Damen’s Australian MATV Completes Sea Trials
Damen Shipyards Group has announced the successful completion of sea trials of the Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV) MV Sycamore. The sea trials included testing of all on-board military syst... Sikorsky and RCAF No Closer to Finding Fault On Cyclones
The Royal Canadian Air Force and Sikorsky appear no closer to finding the root cause of a failure with a flight control computer that has left its fleet of CH-148 Cyclone maritime patrol helicopters g... Russia Comments F-22 Tracking Tu-95MS Bombers
MOSCOW --- US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighters tracked Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-95MS (NATO reporting name: Bear-H) strategic bombers over the neutral waters off Alaska, according to the Russian Defe... Joint US-UK Press Conference on F-35 Deployment to UK
RAF LAKENHEATH, United Kingdom –-- Senior leaders from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Air Force and the Royal air force gathered to highlight a significant F-35A Lightning II program milestone, Ap... Swedish PM Reaffirms Commitment to Gotland Defense
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has reaffirmed the red-green government's commitment to the defense of the Swedish island of Gotland and the country's overall security. "We're determined to d... Singapore Upgrading AH-64D Apache Helicopters
The RSAF is equipping the AH-64D with new mission systems to enhance the helicopter's survivability and improve its mission capability. The upgrading programme involves equipping the AH-64D with a... Arianespace Wins Japanese Launch Contract
During its annual Japan Week event in Tokyo, Arianespace announced the signature of a contract to launch the Horizons 3e satellite, operated by SKY Perfect JSAT and Intelsat through a joint venture. ... Australia Takes Delivery of Hercules Armoured Recovery Vehicles
Defence has bought six new M88A2 HERCULES armoured recovery vehicles, marking an important milestone for Army. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP said the delivery of the HE... Iraqi Forces Close to Liberating Western Mosul: OIR
WASHINGTON --- Iraqi security forces are close to recapturing western Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the Operation Inherent Resolve ground forces commander said today. The Iraqi fo... US: Naval Strike Force Now Headed to Korea
WHITE HOUSE --- The U.S. sought to assure allies Wednesday that the USS Carl Vinson naval strike group is indeed headed to the northern Pacific as a deterrent to North Korea's nuclear weapons program.... Italian Air Force Concludes Air Policing Mission in Iceland
On the evening of Friday, 14 April, after a 6-hour flight and 3 air-to-air refuelling operations most of the Italian Eurofighter aircraft and personnel have re-deployed to Italy after taking part in N... BAE, DRS Team to Market Countermeasures for US Army Aircraft
To provide military aircrews with enhanced protection from new and emerging threats, BAE Systems and Leonardo DRS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to offer advanced threat detection capabilit... China Touts Superiority of Its High-End UAVs
BEIJING --- Chinese high-end large and medium-sized unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are gaining a reputation at home and abroad with products such as the Wing-Loong series. Even before its maiden f... UK MoD Invites Applications for Autonomous Supply Contracts
Businesses can apply for a share of up to a possible £3 million for supplying the military front line through autonomous systems The Ministry of Defence is to invest in projects that look at ways o... Resolute Castle 2017 Exercise Opens in Romania
CINCU TRAINING AREA, Romania --- Army engineers help ensure warfighters remain mobile on the battlefield. That work was highlighted here April 14, as the third iteration of the Resolute Castle trai... EU to Finance EDA’s Preparatory Action on Defence Research
BRUSSELS --- On 11 April, the European Commission adopted the ‘Decision on the financing of the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) and the use of unit costs for the year 2017’. In its an... EDA Launches Three New IED Detection Projects
VIENNA --- Around 40 government representatives as well as military, industrial and research experts met end of March in Vienna for the kick-off meeting for three new projects which will be run by the... Australia’s Biarri Mini-Satellite Heads Into Space
Australian satellites, including the miniaturised satellite Biarri, were on the successful launch of a re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Biarri Point is a satellite develo... Germany Deploys Control and Reporting Centre in Latvia
German Armed Forces are bringing back the Deployable Control and Reporting Centre (DCRC) to Air Force Base of Latvian Armed Forces in Lielvārde in scope of NATO’s enhanced forward presence in the East... Occar Comments Launch of Italian Logistic Supply Ship
The fore section of the new Italian Navy’s Logistic Support Ship (LSS), named Vulcano, was launched on the 10th of April at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples). The ceremon... EC Conditionally Approves Rolls-Royce’s Takeover of ITP
BRUSSELS --- The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of aircraft engine components maker ITP (Spain) by aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce (UK). The ... EU Commission Clears Acquisition of B/E Aerospace by Rockwell Collins
BRUSSELS --- The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of B/E Aerospace by Rockwell Collins, both of the US. B/E Aerospace is a supplier of aircraft cabin... Eurenco to Build New Hexogen Explosive Manufacturing Unit
The board of SNPE, parent company of EURENCO, approved on April 11, 2017 the launch of the construction of a new Hexogen explosive manufacturing unit (Unité de Fabrication d’Hexogène - UFH) in its Sor... | 