| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Navy Reports No Advance In Cockpit Hypoxia Investigations
Navy pilots have reported 461 physiological episodes in F/A-18 fighter jets and T-45 trainer aircraft since May of 2010 — an average of more than one every six days, Navy officials say. Yet the so... Australia Accepts Delivery of First Air Warfare Destroyer
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today attended a ceremony at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide to mark the Government’s provisional acceptance of the first Air Warfare... Russia, China to Sign Heavy Lift Helicopter Contract by Year-End
Rostec may sign the contract with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) for the Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL), a heavy-lift helicopter to be developed jointly by Russia and China, before the... Finnish AF Sees Increase In Russian Flights
During the last days, an increased level of military aircraft flight activities has been observed over the international waters of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea in the vicinity of the Finnish... BAE 'Secretly Sold Mass Surveillance Technology to Repressive Regimes': Report
A year-long investigation by BBC Arabic and a Danish newspaper has uncovered evidence that the UK defence giant BAE Systems has made large-scale sales across the Middle East of sophisticated surveilla... Swedish Evaluation Kicks Off KC-390 World Sales Tour
LONDON --- Embraer has embarked on a 40-day international sales tour with its KC-390 tanker/transport, which will bring the twinjet to Sweden before making a debut Paris air show appearance next week.... Airbus Sees Improvements in A400M Program
Airbus believes it may finally have turned a corner with its A400M airlifter program. The troublesome transporter has had more than its fair share of teething problems, and has cost the manufacturer a... F-35: Even the Engine Is Compromised
The measure of the efficiency of a jet engine is its Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption or TSFC for short. This is its fuel consumption per unit of thrust and for US jet engines is measured in lbs per h... Lockheed Wins $471M for MLRS Rockets for FMS Export
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $471,731,858 fixed-price-incentive foreign military sales (Finland, France, Germany, and Singapore) contract for guided Mu... China Says Its Military Build-Up Is Defensive
The US has no reason to worry about China's growing military strength since China has no intention of starting a war with any country, but that China will continue to develop its military and the US a... Russia Expects Increasing Demand for Its Combat Aircraft
Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, expects a heightened interest of foreign customers in Russian aircraft and AD systems at the International Paris Air Show 2017. This largest aviation show in the w... Russian Air Force Begins IL-76MD-M User Trials
The state joint tests of the IL-76MD-M aircraft are being conducted by the Russian Defence Ministry and the Aviation Complex named after S.V. Ilyushin in the city of Zhukovsky, near Moscow. The fir... Australia and India Share Expertise on C-17 Operations
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III and crew have conducted a one week visit to their Indian Air Force counterparts. Held from 12 to 16 June 2017, the visit to Air Force Stati... Ukrainian Army Re-Created In 3 Years: UOP Chief
Ukrainian defense industry is developing and integrating into the global defense and security sector, and the vector of reforms for NATO integration is irreversible. This was stated by Director Genera... Kaman Extends Production of K-Max Helicopter
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. --- Kaman Corporation announced today that its Aerosystems division will continue production of the commercial K-MAX heavy-lift utility helicopter. The company resumed K-MAX prod... US Navy Says Test Demos SM-6 Missile’s Improved Capability
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico --- The U.S. Navy successfully executed a test of the surface-to-air Standard Missile-6 Block IA (SM-6 Blk IA) at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico... USS Wasp Completes Upgrade for F-35 Operations
NORFOLK, Va. --- Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) successfully completed USS Wasp's (LHD 1) Chief of Naval Operations six-month planned maintenance availability in Norfolk, Va., on sch... A Week Later, Missing Sailor Found Alive Aboard His Ship
SOUTH CHINA SEA --- The USS Shiloh (CG 67) Sailor missing since June 8, has been found alive aboard the ship. Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Peter Mims was found June 15, and... GD Wins $250M Contract to Modify and Support Prophet System
General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, was awarded a $250,000,000 hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract to modify, test, train and sustain the Prophet System. ... Bell Wins $146M for H-1 Part Repairs
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $146,596,266 firm-fixed-price, long-term contract for the repair of 35 items used on the UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircraft. This contrac... Allied Students Graduate from Joint Targeting School
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. --- Fourteen coalition and multinational officers had the opportunity to go through the same level of targeting training as their U.S. counterparts for the first time through the n... Textron Aerosonde One of Two Winners of SOCOM Contract
HUNT VALLEY, Md. --- Textron Systems Unmanned Systems announced today that it has been named as one of two companies selected to compete for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) III task or... US Army Announces Force Structure Changes for FY 2017
WASHINGTON --- The United States Army announced today how it will allocate thousands of additional troops that are part of an end strength directed by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Ac... Szczecin Multinational Corps Achieves Full Operational Capability
In fact, having achieved Full Operational Capability as a result of a tactical assessment, Szczecin Multinational Corps North-East is now one of NATO High Readiness Corps HQs. Both the tactical tes... Transforming How Troops Fight in Coastal Urban Environments
New program aims to develop advanced battle management/command and control tools and a comprehensive interactive virtual environment to test novel concepts for future expeditionary combat operations ... Frankenphone Improves MQ-9 Communications
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- In 2015, a former member of the 42nd Attack Squadron saw a need to improve communications from MQ-9 Reaper aircrew to ground forces, thus, Frankenphone was created. He pieced... Royal Navy’s Amphib Set to Return to Sea After £90M Upgrade
One of the Royal Navy’s largest warships is returning to sea after being in extended readiness in Devonport for almost six years. HMS Albion is in the final stages of completing an extensive £90 milli... “Readiness” and Secrecy in the US Military
Is there a “readiness crisis” in the U.S. military? The answer is uncertain because the question itself is unclear. But a perceived need to improve readiness has become a primary DoD justification ... Antonov’s AN−132D Flies to France for Paris Air Show
On June 15, 2017, the new AN−132D aircraft−demonstrator, flew from Kyiv to Le Bourget, France, to have an international debut at the 52nd International Paris Air Show. It will be demonstrated as part ... L3 Wins Certification for Upgraded AT-802L Avionics
NEW YORK --- L3 Technologies announced today that it has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the updated digital avionics and cockpit for ... AIA Updates Figures for Aerospace and Defense Industry
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Aerospace Industries Association today released its “2017 Facts & Figures” report on the U.S. aerospace and defense industry. The document, which highlights the vital contribut... RAF Typhoons on NATO Exercise in Hungary
Two RAF Typhoons from 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) joined several NATO allies at Papa airbase in Hungary as part of Exercise LOAD DIFFUSER 17. Deployed as part of a force of four aircraft to Mihai... | 