| Latest Feature Stories Autonomous Military Drones: No Longer Science Fiction
The possibility of life-or-death decisions someday being taken by machines not under the direct control of humans needs to be taken seriously. Over the last few years we have seen a rapid development ... Latest Press Releases Portugal Opens Talks to Buy 5 Embraer KC-390 Transports
The Portuguese Council of Ministers on July 27 authorized the defense ministry to open negotiations with Embraer for the acquisition of five KC-390 military transport and tanker aircraft. It also dire... Boeing Wins $276M to Develop CH-47F Block II
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $276,641,287 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for engineering and manufacturing development for the CH-47F Block II program. Bids were soli... India to Decide on $8bn Infantry Combat Vehicle Deal
NEW DELHI --- When the Defence Acquisition Council headed by defence minister Arun Jaitley meets end of this month, a decision is expected to be taken on one out of three options for the $8-billion Fu... Pratt & Whitney In Hot Seat As Airbus Profits Fall
PARIS --- Airbus turned up the heat on engine maker Pratt & Whitney over delays that have disrupted its biggest production line after reporting a sharp drop in mid-year profits on Thursday. The Eur... Lockheed Demos New Anti-Ship Missile's Surface Ship Launch Capability
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first-ever launch yesterday of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant from a topside canister. The flight test,... DoD Slashes AMRAAM Missile Buy As Raytheon Struggles with Upgrade
WASHINGTON --- When an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet took down a Syrian Sukhoi Su-22 in June — the U.S. military’s first air-to-air kill in nearly 20 years — it launched an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile, a mainstay... China, Russia Complete First Phase of Joint Naval Exercise In Baltic
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia --- Chinese and Russian navies completed exercises in the first stage of the ongoing joint military drills code-named "Joint Sea 2017" on Thursday. The missile destroyer "Hef... Australia Contemplates “F-35 Disaster”: Report
The horror of the Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) disaster looks like it is going to be uncovered in the UK rather than Australia. But, as the facts become known in Britain, even the most dimwitted of Aus... US Says Iran's Latest Rocket Test Violates UN Resolutions
The United States has accused Iran of flouting a United Nations Security Council resolution by launching its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket to date. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heath... China Prepares Underwater Drones to Track Ships
Beijing has dropped a dozen undersea gliders designed to instantly send back data collected in the disputed waters China is testing large-scale deployment of underwater drones in the South China Se... Germany Defends Tiger Helicopter After Crash In Mali
BERLIN --- Germany's defence ministry on Thursday defended the performance of its Tiger helicopters as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali amid indications that Wednesday's deadly crash of one... Marines Ground KC-130T Planes After Deadly Crash
The Marine Corps has grounded its KC-130T aircraft following a crash that killed 15 Marines and one sailor in Mississippi. "Out of an abundance of caution, the Marine Corps took the prudent action ... Boeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Electromagnetic Testing
EVERETT, Wash. --- A Boeing-led team, including U.S. Air Force and Naval Air Systems Command representatives, recently completed KC-46 tanker electromagnetic testing. This testing evaluates the air... US, Allies Building 'More NATO-Centric' European Defense Force
NOVO SELO, Bulgaria --- The U.S. military has stood guard in Europe and supported European security since the end of World War II. But defense leaders say its role is evolving as the role of European ... US Air Force Boosts Air Tanker Fleet in Europe
RAF MILDENHALL, England --- In a long-standing total force partnership between Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe, members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing are augmenting the 100th... RAF Typhoons Test NATO Ground Based Air Defence
Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft have been playing their part in a multinational exercise to test NATO’s capability to command and control ground based systems to defend the skies. RAF Typhoo... UK Hosts US Carrier Group Ahead of Multinational Exercise
One of the world’s largest aircraft carriers has today sailed into Portsmouth for a port visit before embarking Royal Naval personnel for a two-week exercise. The USS George HW Bush and elements of... Navair Says Latest Tests Validate EMALS Software Fix
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) team completed testing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, early this summer, validating a software fix that wil... British Attack Submarine Back At Sea After Major Refit
Royal Navy hunter-killer submarine HMS Astute has returned to the Fleet after completing a major capability upgrade and sea training period. HMS Astute’s sea training process tested all aspects of ... US Army Wants Additional and Predictable Funding
WASHINGTON --- With several years of budget cuts and now a new direction to rebuild and reform, the Army needs additional, and predictable funding said Acting Secretary of the Army Robert M. Speer dur... Always Ahead: Helicopter Innovation at Airbus
At Airbus, innovation is more than just an engineer’s dream; it is a modus operandi. No matter the programme, function, product, working method or even cooperation model, there is always room for impr... US and European Partners Train in Novo Selo Exercise
NOVO SELO, Bulgaria --- As an Army tank specialist, Pfc. Brody Henscheid of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, has been in many drills with other U.S. tank crews. But this ... Pentagon Chief Commends Inspector-General Efforts
When the head of an agency actually listens to the findings of an Inspector General (IG), great things can happen. A June 2017 report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (S... Leonardo Posts Stable Results for First Half
ROME --- The Board of Directors of Leonardo, convened today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, has examined and unanimously approved the Half-Year Financial Report at 30 June 2017. Alessa... Russia Offers Peek at Its Underwater Special Forces
The Russian Navy has a special forces unit to protect coastal bases and naval ships from underwater attacks. The anti-sabotage underwater special forces (generally known as combat swimmers) conduct pa... Cubic Upgrades RAAF Hawk Fleet with Advanced ACT Solutions
SAN DIEGO --- Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has supplied more than 60 P5 Combat Training Systems (CTS/TCTS) with Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pods for the upgrade of the Royal Australian... Sri Lanka OPV Sails for Home from Indian Shipyard
SLNS Sayurala, the first Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) designed and constructed by GSL for Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) embarked on its maiden voyage to Sri Lanka on 26th July 2017 from MPT/Goa. ... General Dynamics Introduces New Combat Survival Radio
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona –-- General Dynamics Mission Systems introduces the new HOOK3 Combat Survival Radio (CSR). The new radio provides direct line-of-sight voice and encrypted two-way data communicatio... SCAC Denies Contract on SSJ100 Delivery to Iran
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company, Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft manufacturer, following numerous publications in the Media is officially denying the signature of a contract for SSJ100 delivery to... MDA to Lead Research Into Hyperspectral Imaging
VANCOUVER --- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. today announced that it has signed a five-year contract with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC). MDA will lead a team of five Canadia... First Integrated National CBRN Centre Now Operational In Kuwait
Defence and security company Saab has together with their Kuwaiti partner Bader Sultan & Bros, delivered the world’s first integrated national CBRN centre, which is now operational in Kuwait. The CBRN... Black Hawks Refurbished in Australian for Fire-Fighting Role
BRISBANE, Australia --- In a ground-breaking new deal, Kaan Air Australia, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and StarFlight Australia, have signed an agreement worth up to AUD $63 million to bring ... Ukraine’s Antonov Not Affected by Rump Liquidation Procedure
Following the recent announcement from the Government of Ukraine to liquidate the entity Antonov State Concern, we would like to provide clarity of this legal formality. Antonov State Concern cons... | 