| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Lockheed Wins $3.7Bn Interim Payment for 50 Export F-35s
WASHINGTON --- Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $3.7 billion interim payment for fifty F-35 jet fighters that are earmarked for non-U.S. customers, the Pentagon said on Friday. Lockheed and its ... Massive Parade Marks 90th Anniversary of China’s People’s Liberation Army
ZHURIHE, Inner Mongolia --- China's latest J-20 stealth fighters made their parade debut Sunday in north China, as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) staged a show of strength to mark its 90th foundin... France Offers Italy Naval Ship Deal to Resolve STX Row
PARIS --- France will offer to expand shipbuilding cooperation with Italy into naval vessels, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said, after Paris thwarted a tie-up it is now seeking to renegotiate betwe... THAAD Shoots Down Target In 15th Successful Missile Defense Test
WASHINGTON --- The Missile Defense Agency and soldiers of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Bliss, Texas, conducted a successful missile defense test today using the Terminal High Altit... Pentagon Fires Missiles, Sends B-1B After North Korean Missile Launch
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii --- In response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs and as a part of the continuing demonstration of ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies, two U.S. Air Force... European MALE UAV Reaches Design Milestone
After an intensive 10 months trade-off period, the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Co-Contracting Group (CCG) – Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault ... RAF Pilots Testing Latest Eurofighter Upgrade Package
A new package of advanced weapons, software and avionics enhancements for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet is being trialled by Royal Air Force Test and Evaluation pilots at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnsh... US Approves New Upgrade for Swiss F-18C Fighters
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland for F/A-18 upgrades. The estimated cost is $115 million. The ... Indian-Developed Akash SAM “Unreliable, Unusable and Untested”
As many as a third of the home-made Akash surface-to-air missiles are unreliable, unusable and untested, posing an operational risk during hostilities, the country's national auditor said in a damning... USS Ford Launches, Arrests Super Hornet with New Cat and Trap
NORFOLK, Va. --- Less than one week after Pres. Donald J. Trump commissioned the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) launched and recovered its first fixed-wing aircraft J... UK Called In 37 NATO Aircraft to Protect Its Coasts In 2016
The Government has been accused of leaving Britain “reliant on the goodwill of others” for its security as figures revealed Nato allies deployed almost 40 planes to a key airbase. Tobias Ellwood, t... Airbus Plans to Reduce A400M Production Rate
Airbus is considering slowing down the production rate of the A400M military transport aircraft to lengthen activity at the final assembly line in Seville and gain time to get new customers. The compa... BAE Delivers First Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers to Oman
The Royal Air Force of Oman has taken delivery of its first Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft. The two Mark 166 aircraft arrived at Masirah Air Base on July 29th and will now prepare pilots for life ... F-22 Pilot's Death May Offer Clues In Hypoxia Mystery
Capt. Jeff Haney was flying over Alaska in late 2010 when an engine bleed-air malfunction on his F-22 Raptor caused the control system to shut off oxygen flow to his mask. For the next 30 sec., Han... Afghan Air Force Takes Over A-29 Maintenance Ops
KABUL --- As advisors in Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air the tagline of ‘we are working ourselves out of the job’ is often used. The Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano maintainers are working to mak... US Vice-President Raises Possibility of Patriot SAMs in Estonia
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on July 30 raised the possibility of deploying the Patriot antimissile defense system in Estonia, the country’s prime minister said. "We spoke about it today, but we ... Honeywell Wins $409M for Next-Gen TPC Controls
Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $409,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity for next generation thermal, power, and controls. The contract... Lockheed Wins $219M Contract for F-35 Support
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $218,729,862 for modification P0004 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-17-C-00... Boeing Details CH-47 Block II Upgrade Contract
PHILADELPHIA --- Boeing will build and test three U.S. Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of a modernization effort that will likely bring another two decades of work to the company's Ph... U.S. Delivers Two C-208B Aircraft to Philippine Air Force
VILLAMOR AIR BASE, Philippines --- The U.S. yesterday formally delivered two new Cessna 208B Grand Caravan intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to the Philippine Air Force during a h... Chinese Air Force to Continue Far-Sea Training
WUHAN --- The Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has achieved routine and systematic far-sea flight training targeting winning real battles, said spokesperson of the PLAAF on Tuesday. ... US, UK Co-Host Carrier Strike Group Exercise
STUTTGART, Germany --- Naval forces from the U.S., U.K. and other Allied and partner countries are supporting Exercise Saxon Warrior 2017 in the North Atlantic Ocean Aug. 1-10 to demonstrate Allied in... Eucom, European Partners Work to Deter New Threats
STUTTGART, Germany --- U.S. European Command has been a presence in Europe for more than 65 years. But its missions change -- sometimes dramatically -- when new developments in the region call for a n... US Navy Commissions Latest DDG-51 Destroyer
San Diego --- The Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) was commissioned in a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, July 29. The ship is nam... Pakistani Navy Inducts Two New Fast Missile Boats
An impressive yet simple Commissioning and Induction Ceremony of Fast Attack Craft (Missile) PNS HIMMAT built at KS&EW for Pakistan Navy, was held on Friday 28th July 2017. Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah ... Australia Upgrades Submarine Maintenance Facility
Australia’s sovereign submarine capability was today strengthened with the opening of an innovative major upgrade to ASC’s Western Australian submarine maintenance facility. The upgrade is part of ... | 