| Latest Feature Stories China Offers A Close Look At Its Reforming Airborne Troops
After over 60 years of development, the Chinese airborne troops have evolved from "one parachute and one gun per soldier" when it was first established into an " combined air force corps" featuring mu... Latest Press Releases AM General Wins $2.2bn Humvee Order
AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, has been awarded a $2,205,926,405 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of up to 11,560 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle expanded capacity vehicl... United Technologies Nears $30bn Deal for Rockwell
United Technologies Corp is nearing a deal to buy aviation systems and cabin equipment maker Rockwell Collins for close to $30bn including debt as consolidation among the world’s biggest aircraft supp... Finland Denies Boeing Fighter Deal After Trump's Gaffe
PARIS --- Finnish President Sauli Niinisto has denied that Finland had concluded a deal to buy new fighter aircraft from Boeing, correcting remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump during a joint Aug. 2... New SM-6 Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target At Sea
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE, Hawaii --- A Raytheon-built Standard Missile-6 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in its final seconds of flight, after being fired from the USS John Pau... India to Issue RFI to Saab, Lockheed for Single-Engined Fighter
NEW DELHI --- To accelerate the Make in India initiative under the strategic partnership model, the ruling National Democratic Alliance will formally issue a request for information next month to Lock... Upgraded Nuclear B61-12 Bomb Meets Qualification Test Schedule
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and U.S. Air Force completed two qualification flight tests of B61-12 gravity bombs August 8 at Tono... Jacobs Wins $771M for Special Ops Support
Jacobs Technologies, Tullahoma, Tennessee, has been awarded a $771,331,825 cost-plus-fixed-fee task order for enterprise operations and maintenance support services by Special Operations Forces Acquis... GA-ASI, AAI Each Win $499M for Air Platform Research
-- AAI Corp. Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, is the fourth company awarded a previously announced $499,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, shared ceiling contract for six companie... Netherlands, Germany Further Integrate Their Air Defenses
GEMERT, The Netherlands --- In front of the picturesque backdrop of Gemert castle in the Netherlands, a pioneering decision for the air defense of the Luftwaffe was sealed. The General Inspector (chie... Unexplained Issue Delays Delivery of Two F-35Is to Israel
The delivery of two F-35 fighter jets slated for this this week was postponed after a technical issue was found in another version of the aircraft, the IDF said Tuesday. The two F-35 stealth aircra... Boeing Wins Additional $94M for F-15 Radar Upgrade
Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $94,941,782 modification (P00032) to a previously awarded contract for F-15 Radar Modernization program (RMP) radar upgrades. The contract modif... Romania Picks Leonardo AESA Radar for IAR-99 Tech Demonstrator
Leonardo’s Vixen 500E AESA radar has been procured by the National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” (INCAS), Romania’s leading aerospace research and development establishment, for its... Airbus May Offer H145M Helicopter to Philippines Military
Airbus Helicopters Philippines Inc. is in talks with the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the latter's possible purchase of military choppers. "There are ongoing talks between Airbus and the Phi... India Approves First Phase of Armed Forces Reforms
In a first ever exercise after Independence, the Ministry of Defence in consultation with the Indian Army has decided to reform the Indian Army in a planned manner. These decisions were approved by th... Trident Warrior 2017 Paves the Way for At-Sea Experimentation
SAN DIEGO --- In its 15th year of execution, the Trident Warrior exercise explored innovative solutions through fleet experimentation during various evolutions off the coast of Southern California fro... US Takes Over NATO's Air Policing Mission on Russian Border
The US Air Force will take over NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission on Wednesday in an effort to guard airspace over the Russian border. Seven F-15C Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing have been deplo... HMS Ocean Embarks on Final Operation
The Royal Navy’s Flagship, HMS Ocean, has left home for the final time later today before she is taken out of service. HMS Ocean is currently the largest ship in the British Fleet and its only heli... US Military Gearing up for Digital Arms Race
WASHINGTON --- In the straight-laced world of the U.S. military, the big room with glossy white paint stands out. Beyond the desks lined with computer screens, the overhead projectors or the digita... Russia to Help Kazakhstan Build Armored Vehicle Support Base
The ARMY 2017 International Military-Technical Forum hosted the signing of a frame contract on supplies of equipment, production tools and technical documents required for armored vehicle overhauls an... PZL Mielec Delivers Firefighting Black Hawk Helicopters
MIELEC, Poland --- PZL Mielec, a Sikorsky company, is working on a breakthrough contract to build a new variant of the S-70i Black Hawk utility helicopter to enable the County of Los Angeles, Californ... US Army Accelerates Fielding of Mission-Command Vehicle Upgrades
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- The Army is ramping up fielding improved mission-command hardware and software that provide increased situational awareness, chat capability and less complex user inte... US Navy Scientists Develop Underwater Wireless Charger
Having trouble finding a charging station for your hybrid or electric car on a long road trip? Try tasking an unmanned undersea vehicle to recharge itself at an underwater gas station. The UUVs the... Patria Delivers A Series of CANDL Data Link Terminals To Airbus
Patria has signed a contract for a series of CANDL (Compact Airborne Networking Data Link) terminals, HPA high power amplifiers and related services. Patria will deliver the CANDL terminals to Airbus ... Orbital ATK Delivers Software Upgrade for Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
DULLES, Virginia --- Orbital ATK, in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, is rolling out the Block 1 software upgrade to the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). Earlier this year, Orbital ATK ... Saab Renews Indonesian Strategic Partnerships
Defence and security company Saab underlines its long-term commitment to Indonesia by extending partnerships with the national Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the Indone... BAE Systems Showcases Digital Defence Technology
BAE Systems Australia’s immersive 3D technology which is being used to provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a capability edge will be on show at SimTecT, being held in Sydney this week. ... Lockheed Delivers 100,000th Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb
ARCHBALD, Pa. --- Lockheed Martin reached a significant program milestone by delivering its 100,000th Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) in support of enhancing U.S. and allies’ munitions worldwi... GD Connects Bluefin UUV with UAV, Shore Center
NEWPORT, R.I. --- General Dynamics Mission Systems and General Dynamics Electric Boat demonstrated multiple mission command, control and communication capabilities connecting Bluefin Robotics’ unmanne... Denel Out in Force for Poland’s MSPO Defense Show
Denel will have a strong marketing presence at Central and Eastern Europe’s most prominent defence and technology exhibition taking place in Poland next month. The International Defence Industry Ex... | 