| Latest Feature Stories SAMP-T Is Better and Cheaper: Why Doesn’t It Sell?
It struck Defence Analysis that “something is rotten in the state of Denmark”, when yet another European country has chosen to buy Raytheon’s Patriot over MBDA’s SAMP-T. Poland’s decision for its Wisl... Latest Press Releases China’s CAS Signs for 140 Airbus Jets
BERLIN --- China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus a General Terms Agreement (GTA) for the purchase of a total of 140 aircraft. The agreement comprises of 100 A320 Family ... Italy Opts for CAMM Air-Defense Missile
PARIS --- The Italian Ministry of Defense has authorized funding for development and acquisition of the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) being developed by MBDA for the United Kingdom to replace... Russia, Turkey Ironing Out Financial Issues for S-400 Deal
ANKARA --- Technical aspects concerning the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile systems have been agreed on, but financial issues are still under consideration, Turkey’s Defense Minister Fikri Isik ... US Tracks Missile Launch That Korth Korea Says Is ICBM
WASHINGTON --- The United States strongly condemns North Korea's escalatory launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile today, according to a statement issued by chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W... Australia to Upgrade Wedgetail AEW&C Fleet
Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne Minister for Defence Industry and the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced the Australian Government will upgrade the Royal Australian Air Force’s... French Air Force Reaper UAV Makes First Flight In French Airspace
The French air force’s MQ-9 Reaper made its first flight in France today. This “first” has achieved all its objectives, and paves the way for routine use of the drone on the national territory. Anothe... Antonov Offers An-70 Co-Development to US
On July 3, 2017, a delegation of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure visited Antonov Company. During the visit cooperation between Ukraine and USA in aviation field was disc... South Korea Delivers Final FA-50 Fighters to Philippines
SEOUL --- Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), the country's sole aircraft manufacturer, said Tuesday it has completed the delivery of light attack aircraft to the Philippines. The aerospace compa... Russia Begins User Trials of New-Gen Bumerang APC
MOSCOW --- The Boomerang armored personnel carriers (APC) have concluded the Victory Parade on Red Square since 2015. Together with the newest T-14 MBT and T-15 heavy infantry fighting vehicle based o... German Army Receives 30 Fennek JFST
MUNICH / THE HAGUE --- The Dutch DMO (Defence Materiel Organisation), responsible for the bilateral Fennek program, has ordered the modification of 30 Fennek reconnaissance vehicles to JFST (Joint Fir... Russian Navy’s Sovershenny Сorvette Completes Sea Trials
The Sovershenny corvette completed the state sea trials in the sea combat training ranges of the Pacific Fleet. During them the representatives of the plant delivery team together with the ship crew a... Syrian Democratic Forces Breach Raqqa Old City
SOUTHWEST ASIA --- Overcoming heavy Islamic State of Iraq and Syria resistance, Syrian Democratic Forces breached the old city of Raqqa, Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve off... Embraer Delivers First Phenom for UK Military Flight Training
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- Embraer delivered today the first Phenom 100 business jet to Affinity Flight Training Services. The aircraft has been selected to provide Multi-Engine Pilot Training to... Chinese Aircraft Carrier At Full Readiness Drill
China's aircraft carrier battle group carried out a full drill in first-degree combat readiness on Saturday, the highest level of a four-tier defense readiness protocol, the Defense Ministry said on M... BAE Systems’ Upgraded Hawks Take to Australian Skies
The Royal Australian Air Force’s pilots of the future are now flying the latest, digital standard of Hawk advanced jet trainer having accepted the first upgraded aircraft from BAE Systems. The firs... Royal Marines Battlefield Logistics Tested Across Salisbury Plain
The Royal Marines rolled out their rearward services to ensure front line troops have the support they need on the battlefield. Around one third of the Commando Logistics Regiment decamped from its... China Details Response to Future US Entries into South China Sea
BEIJING --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS STETHEM (DDG 63) sailed near China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on July 2 without the permission o... Australia Advances $1.5Bn Upgrade for F-35 Base
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today opened the Off-Board Information Systems Centre (OBISC)—the first of the RAAF’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter facilities—at RAAF Williamt... Russia Develops Modernized Loitering “Anti-Submarine Bomb”
The Zagon-2E guided anti-submarine aerial bomb was presented by the concern Techmash, which is part of the State Corporation Rostec weapons cluster, at the International Maritime Defense Show in St. P... Rostec Presents Combat Suit of the Future
TSNIITOCHMASH (the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building, part of Rostec State Corporation) presented the exhibition called 10 Artefacts of the Future – Russian Promising Technolog... Ukrainian Industry Restoring Artillery Firepower
UKROBORONPROM (UOP) SE “Shepetivsky Repair Plant” conducted successful acceptance tests of another batch of self-propelled artillery units 2C3 “Acacia” and 2C1 “Gvozdika” before transferring those to ... Estonia Launches €75M Tender for Automatic Firearms
The Centre for Defence Investment has announced a tender for automatic firearms as well as additional equipment. The €75 million contract will replace the existing firearms of the 1st and 2nd Infantry... Can Someone with A Helicopter Recover Downed Global Hawk UAV?
On June 21, 2017, a U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed near Mt. Whitney, which lies on the boundary between Sequoia National Park and the Inyo National Forest in California. It’s rugged, heavily ... | 