| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Qatar Signs €5bn Naval Deal with Italy
Italy has signed a 5bn-euro ($5.9bn) agreement with Qatar's naval forces that includes the sale of seven naval units, according to a joint announcement by the foreign ministers of Qatar and Italy. ... KAI Probe Expands Over Suspected Accounting Fraud
SEOUL --- Prosecutors said Wednesday they have launched an investigation into suspicions of accounting fraud at South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer, Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), with its... Boeing, Sikorsky Compete to Replace Israel’s CH-53s
Israel is modernizing its heavy-lift helicopter fleet and is considering two options for new rotary-wing aircraft to replace its aging CH-53 Yasur helicopters by 2025 when they will be over 50 years o... New Radar, Laser Gun Planned for Russian 6th-Gen Fighter
MOSCOW --- Russia’s sixth-generation fighter jets will be furnished with lasers capable of physically burning an enemy’s missile homing heads, Adviser to the First Deputy CEO of Radio-Electronic Techn... BOC Aviation Finalizes Order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 10s
SEATTLE --- Boeing and BOC Aviation Limited have finalized a deal for 10 737 MAX 10 airplanes. The announcement, first made at the 2017 Paris Air Show, is valued at approximately $1.25 billion at list... Minuteman III Missile Launch Is Warning to North Korea
BARKSDALE AFB, La. --- A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic ... China Says Can Strike “Large, Moving Targets” at 4,000-Km Range
Dongfeng-26 (DF-26), a ballistic missile with medium to long range, led the armament formations of the Rocket Force’s parade debut to mark the 90th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). T... Bulgaria Looks to Russian Assistance to Overhaul MiG-29s, Sukhoi Su-25s
MOSCOW --- The continuous delays in Bulgaria’s acquisition of new eight combat aircraft worth BGN 1.5 billion (about USD900 million) for the national air force has sparked the Bulgarian Ministry of De... Lockheed Wins $161M Order for ATACMS Life Extension
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, was awarded a $161,433,900 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of 150 Army Tactical Missile Guided Missile and Launching Assemblies' S... DoD Restructures Acquisition, Technology Office
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military is today the most powerful and technologically advanced fighting force on the planet, and reorganization within DoD aims at ensuring the military maintains its competi... Sikorsky Raider Prototype Crash Lands During Flight Tests
The Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter prototype suffered an hard belly landing while undergoing flight testing from Sikorsky's Development Flight Center in Palm Beach County, Florida on Wednesday mornin... Turkey Claims It Operates 30 Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAVs
ISTANBUL --- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited late Tuesday the National Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Research and Development (R&D) and Production Facility of Baykar Makina in Istanbul, the pro... China Upgrading Type-96 Tanks According to Tank Biathlon Experience
MOSCOW --- China is modernizing its main combat tanks Type-96 according to the experience acquired in the Russian Tank Biathlon, the military Zvezda TV channel reported. During the biathlon, most c... RAF Sentinel Aircraft Returns from the Middle East
A Royal Air Force Sentinel R1 aircraft based at RAF Waddington, was today welcomed back following the latest successful mission supporting the coalition in the fight against Daesh in the Middle East. ... Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza
For more than a decade now, Israel has clashed with Hamas in Gaza, in cycles of violence defined by periods of intense fighting followed by relative lulls. This report covers a five-year period of thi... US Air Force Secretary Talks Light Attack Fly-off, Innovation
ARLINGTON, Va. --- While speaking at an Air Force Association event in Arlington, Va., Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson highlighted the four aircraft that Air Force pilots will fly through a ... Red Flag 17-3 Integrates MQ-9 Reaper with F-22, F-35
CREECH AFB, Nev. --- MQ-9 Reaper aircrews from the 732nd Operations Group stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., participated in Red Flag 17-3 from July 10-28, 2017 at Nellis AFB, Nevada. During... CHC Takes Delivery of Its First H175 Helicopter
CHC Helicopter will today take delivery of its first H175 for use in offshore oil and gas operations. The aircraft has been delivered in full offshore passenger transport configuration, allowing CHC t... US Air Force Orders Fix for C-5 Galaxy Airlifters
SCOTT AFB, Ill.----The Air Mobility Command commander returned five C-5M Super Galaxy airlifters from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to flying operations today following repairs to the aircraft's nos... NATO in Baltics Learns from Ukraine's Mistakes
As Russian-backed forces wreaked havoc among disorganized, often lightly armored and mostly ad-hoc Ukrainian troops, the Baltic states watched. Now NATO allies are implementing blood-stained lessons f... CFM Says LEAP Engine Setting New Standard
WEST CHESTER, Ohio --- CFM International's advanced LEAP engine is setting new industry standards for fuel efficiency and asset utilization as the company celebrates the one-year anniversary of its en... Polish Government Confirms Increase of Defence Spending
On Tuesday, 18th July 2017, The National Defence Committee of the Polish Parliament decided by votes of PiS (Law and Justice) and Kukiz’15 on the act of law on modernization, prepared by the minister ... NATO "Handed Over Intercept of Russian Planes to Finland"
Two Spanish jets breached Finnish airspace on Tuesday while handing over the interception of two Russian planes to the Finnish Air Force, NATO says. NATO has offered an explanation as to why two Sp... LC-130 Skibird Aircrews Train for Polar Operations
KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland --- With 10 of the world's only ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft, commonly referred to as a Skibird, the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing is able to provi... Airbus Perlan Glider Reaches New High Altitude at 32,000 Feet
El CALAFATE, Argentina --- Airbus Perlan Mission II, an initiative to fly a glider without an engine to the edge of space to collect ground-breaking insights on climate change, weather and high-altitu... Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems Reach Long-Term Supplier Agreement
SEATTLE --- Boeing is pleased to have reached an agreement in principle with our largest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, which builds significant structures and components for all five Boeing Commercial... Boeing and JAXA to Flight-Test Technology to Improve Safety
SEATTLE --- Boeing and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will flight-test Long-range Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology next year. This remote-sensing technology could help com... Boeing Invests in C360 Technologies
CHICAGO --- Boeing today announced its investment in C360 Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based company focusing on 360° video and augmented/virtual reality. It is the latest investment by Boeing HorizonX'... Lockheed Invests $350M in New Satellite Production Facility
DENVER --- Preliminary construction is underway on a new, $350 million Lockheed Martin facility that will produce next-generation satellites. The new facility, located on the company's Waterton Canyon... | 