| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases F-35 Reliability Getting Worse, Risking Increase to Operating Costs
Costs to operate and support Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 will balloon unless the deteriorating reliability of the Pentagon’s costliest program improves, according to an assessment from the Defense De... Ariane 5 Scores 80th Consecutive Launch Success
The 80th consecutive success for Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 lofted two satellites today, delivering new capacity for use in the distribution of TV and video content, telecommunications services... Kremlin Believes US Wants Regime Change in Russia: Pentagon
WASHINGTON --- Kremlin leaders believe the United States wants regime change in Russia, a worry that is feeding rising tensions between the two former Cold War foes, a U.S. defense intelligence report... Shaanxi Signs Purchase Agreement for 100 Bell 407GXPs
FORT WORTH, TX --– Bell Helicopter announced today Shaanxi Helicopter Co. Ltd. (SHC), a subsidiary of Shaanxi Energy Group, has signed a purchase agreement for 100 Bell 407GXPs, with deliveries starti... Defense Intelligence Agency Issues Russia Military Power Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) today released “Russia Military Power,” a report that examines the core capabilities of the resurgent Russian military. It is the first in a... Russian MoD Accepts Design of New Cruiser Class
The Russian Defense Ministry has approved the proposed new design for the country's new Lider-class destroyer, according to RIA Novosti. RIA Novosti quoted Igor Ponomarev, Vice-President of Russia'... Lockheed Wins Additional $257M Contract for F-35 Lot 10
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $257,780,849 firm-fixed-price modification to the previously awarded low-rate initial production lot 10 F-... UK MoD Announces £48M Apache Training Contract
The Defence Secretary announced the six-year contract alongside new measures to tackle global cyber threats at the Land Warfare Conference. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon today announced a si... Boeing Wins $49M to Upgrade Super Hornet Radars
Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded $49,472,364 for cost-plus-incentive-fee order N00019-17-F-0195 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-16-G-0001). This order... NATO Sec-Gen Previews Defense Ministerial in Brussels
WASHINGTON --- On the eve of the Defense Ministerial in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is evolving and growing in funding and capabilities. The secretary previe... France, Belgium Sign LOI to Cooperate In Land Mobility
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her Belgian counterpart Steven Vandeput signed a declaration of intent in Brussels to cooperate in the field of land mobility. This signature opens u... South Korea to Produce Truck-Mounted Howitzer
SEOUL --- South Korea said Wednesday it has completed the development of an upgraded 105 mm howitzer featuring increased agility and automated firing control. The self-propelled artillery system co... ArianeGroup Starts Production of First VINCI Engine Combustion Chamber
Airbus Safran Launchers, which will be known as ArianeGroup on July 1, 2017, has begun construction of the combustion chamber of the first flight model of the VINCI engine at its Ottobrun site near Mu... Russia’s Rostec Unveils Pantsir-ME Naval Air-Defense Turret
The naval weapon systems Pantsir-ME and its forerunners Kashtan and Kashtan-M developed by the Tula KBP (part of the High Precision Systems Holding of Rostec State Corporation) are the only systems in... Finland, Germany Sign Framework Cooperation Agreement
Finnish and German defence ministers signed a Framework Agreement on bilateral defence cooperation in Brussels today. Promoting already on-going projects and recognising cooperation opportunities p... BAE Leonardo Team for New Precision-Guided Munitions
BAE Systems and Leonardo have announced an initiative to pursue collaborations on new precision-guided solutions that will offer U.S. and allied military forces a range of low-risk, cost effective, ad... Russian Military Hits Back Over Fallon's Carrier Jibe
Russia's defense ministry snapped back on Thursday over comments by British Secretary of Defense Michael Fallon who mocked Moscow's aircraft-carrying cruiser and said the Russians would look with envy... New US Army System Can Simultaneously Operate Several UAVs
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. --- The Aviation Development Directorate has developed a system enabling an Air Mission Commander to manage multiple unmanned aerial systems simultaneously, resulting in faster c... Joint US Army, US Air Force Exercise Tests New AC-130J Gunship
BELLOWS, Hawaii --- Soldiers and Airmen committed an air assault, here, with the assistance of the latest aerial gunship support on June 6. The lightning raid consisted of infantrymen assigned to C... Two Frigates, Merlin Helos Escort UK Carrier’s First Sea Voyage
Two Royal Navy frigates have joined HMS Queen Elizabeth to secure the seas around the giant aircraft carrier as she embarks on her maiden sea trials. HMS Sutherland and HMS Iron Duke are escorting ... Croatia Tests PzH SP Guns After Modifications
Three PzH Howitzers successfully completed live test firing at the training range "Eugen Kvaternik" near Slunj on 23 June 2017, where all recently integrated systems (a software translated into the C... Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS
Phase 1 of DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded recently following a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida. Over four days, three teams of DARPA-supported rese... US Army Continues to Look for Ways to Defeat IEDs
WASHINGTON --- On average, there are about 2,500 IED attacks every month worldwide, said Lt. Col. James McGuyer. The enemy may not have sophisticated weapons like those in the U.S. arsenal, but he ada... France’s ECA Group Navalizes Its AT180 Aerial Drone
ECA Group is expanding the use of its IT180 ( Royal Navy Explains Use of Replica F-35s for Training
As the nation’s future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth put to sea for the first time in Scotland, sailors at the opposite end of the UK have been learning how to move the Carrier’s fighter jets thanks to... Airbus HC Offers H145 with Higher Gross Weight of 3,800 Kg
DONAUWORTH --- The optional increase of the Alternate Gross Weight (AGW) allows H145 operators to take off with up to 100 kg more useful load. It brings additional benefit especially for law enforceme... Airbus Delivers H154 Helicopters to Iraq Ministry of Oil
DONAUWORTH, Germany --- Last month, Airbus delivered the final two of four H145 helicopters ordered by the Iraq Ministry of Oil. The contract with the South Oil Company, a government owned company of ... Finland Modifies Rules on International Assistance for Armed Forces
The President of the Republic has approved, on 28 June 2017, the amendments to the following acts: the Act on the Defence Forces, the Territorial Surveillance Act and the Conscription Act. The Acts wi... IAI Team Wins Israeli Military IT Consolidation Tender
Yesterday (June 26, 2017) the Ministry of Defense Directorate of Production and Procurement (DOPP) - together with the IDF's ICT and Cyber Defense division - completed the tender for the transfer of t... Oz Government Wants More Australian Involvement in Defence Projects
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced changes that will strengthen the requirement for Australian involvement in Defence projects. “We are changing the process... Rolls-Royce Announces £150m Aerospace Investment in UK
Rolls-Royce has today announced a £150m investment in new and existing civil aerospace facilities in the UK to support the planned doubling of engine production and deliver on our record civil aerospa... Over 80 Yak-130 Jet Trainers In Russian AF Service
The new batch of three new Yak-130 combat trainers was delivered to Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School from the manufacturer in accordance with the State Defense Order-2017. Yak-130 aircraft... Hensoldt Acquires UK-Based Kelvin Hughes
MUNICH --- HENSOLDT, the new German sensor house, has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with UK private equity firm ECI and management to acquire the UK provider of security and maritime radar solutio... France’s DCNS Changes Its Name to Naval Group
This new identity is a natural step in the group’s history, aimed at supporting our ambitions to guarantee our exposure and credibility in international markets. Naval Group CEO Hervé Guillou said:... Int’l Maritime Defense Show Opens in St. Petersburg
Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, will take part at IMDS-2017 to log an eighth iteration to its track record of attendance at the International Maritime Defense Show. This year’s event, sponsored b... | 