| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Bombardier Spat Escalates As British PM Cautions Boeing
LONDON --- Prime Minister Theresa May hinted that Boeing Co. risks future contracts with the U.K. if it continues to press its case against Bombardier Inc., which employs more than 4,000 people in Nor... France, Italy Agree Roadmap for Naval Cooperation
Naval Group and Fincantieri welcome today’s decision of the French and Italian governments to launch a joint process paving the way for the future creation of a progressive alliance in the naval defen... Russian S-400 Deliveries to Turkey Due Within Two Years
ANKARA --- The delivery of Russian-made S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems to Turkey will begin within two years, Turkish Undersecretary for Defense Industry Ismail... United Launch Services Wins $832M for EELV Space Launchers
United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado; Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, has been awarded an $832,413,250 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed ... Raytheon Wins $450M for Small Diameter Bomb II
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $450,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II integrated engineering change proposal cont... Orbital ATK Wins $350M for Advanced Anti-Radar Guided Missile
DULLES, Va. --- The U.S. Navy has awarded Orbital ATK a contract worth as much as $350 million to continue full-rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). Wit... Boeing Wins $102M to Modernize KC-46 Tanker It Hasn’t Delivered Yet
Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $101,841,380 ceiling price, sole–source, fixed-price-incentive-firm modification (P00068) to previously awarded contract for initial common spares a... Harris Wins $133M Order for Super Hornet Countermeasures
Harris Corp., Clifton, New Jersey, is being awarded a $133,231,659 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 50 full-rate production for 14 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) AN/ALQ-21... Russian Navy Completes Trials of Frigate Admiral Makarov
KALININGRAD --- The main official sea trials program for the Project 11.356 frigate Admiral Makarov is completed, but the timeframe for handing over the ship to the Russian Navy has not yet been deter... Boeing Wins $152M Order for Two C-40 Aircraft
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded $152,529,718 for modification P00011 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-13-C-0026) for the procurement of two C-40A aircraf... Russian Arms Export Agency Claims $44Bn Order Book
MOSCOW --- Export contracts of Russian arms trade agency Rosoboronexport amount to $44 bln for the time being, Chief Executive Officer of parent corporation Rostec Sergei Chemezov said on Wednesday. ... How to Control the Spread of Hypersonic Missiles
Hypersonic missiles — specifically hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles — are a new class of threat because they are capable both of maneuvering and of flying faster than 5,000 kil... Airbus Hands Over 50th A400M Airlifter to German Air Force
Airbus Defence and Space today delivered the 50th A400M new generation airlifter to the German Air Force marking a key milestone for an aircraft which is transforming the world of air mobility. The... Swedish-Finnish Cooperation Reaches New Heights
During the Armed Forces exercise Aurora 17, the Hagshult air base is playing a key role, and providing the basis for a further boost to Swedish-Finnish defence cooperation. In many respects, Aurora... GE Signs MoU for LM2500 License-Production in Australia
GE’s Marine Solutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with RJE Global, Morphettville, South Australia, whereby RJE will assemble GE LM2500 gas turbine modules and manufacture a number of co... India Defence Acquisition Council OKs New Sonars, Naval Missiles
The Defence Acquisition Council(DAC) meeting to consider the Capital Acquisition proposals of the Services was held on 27th September, 2017 under the Chairmanship of Defence Minister Smt. Nirmala Sith... Can Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Live Up to Its Potential?
The U.S. Army is the biggest operator of military helicopters in the world. However, all of its combat rotorcraft were developed during the Cold War, and despite upgrades are beginning to show their a... Customers Eye Cutting-Edge Russian Soldier Kit
KLIMOVSK, Moscow Region --- Purchase applications for Ratnik military gear are coming in from abroad, and contracts are pending, Director General of the Central Scientific - Research Institute for Pre... US Army Brigade Executes First Demonstration in Poland
TRZEBIAN, Poland --- Troopers from 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division engaged in a demonstration of readiness, Presidenski Range, Trzebian, Pola... UAC Confirms Second MC-21 Prototype to Fly This Year
Yuri Slyusar, President of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Irkut Corporation, held working meeting at Irkutsk Aviation Plant, dedicated to implementation of plant's major programs. While eva... Russia Completes Chemical Weapons Destruction
MOSCOW --- The last chemical munition from Russian arsenals of chemical weapons were liquidated in the Volga Federal District in the southwest of Russia, the Russian government said Wednesday. Mikh... Exercise Zapad-2017 Is 'Normal Military Business'
Was the recent Russian and Belarussian Zapad-2017 military exercise really preparation for a major conflict as some neighbors feared? DW spoke with Thomas Möller, a Swedish army observer who was there... ESA Picks Leonardo for Galileo Nav Cyber Security
ROME --- Today at the Cybertech Europe conference in Rome, Leonardo announced that the company has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a study into the management of data securit... Rosoboronexport to Expand Its Foreign Trade Activities
Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is expanding the sphere of its foreign trade activities. As the state intermediary agency for the export and import of the whole range of end pro... Polish Defence Minister Signs Agreements in Finland
On 27th September, Minister of National Defence Antoni Macierewicz paid an official visit to Finland. During the visit, the Head of the MOnD met with Finland's Minister of Defence Mr. Jussi Niinistö a... USS Nimitz Completes Historic 100,000th Catapult Shot
ARABIAN GULF --- You can feel the excitement on the flight deck. As the jet engines roar an F/A-18E Super Hornet, from the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, goes soaring into the a... Brazilian Air Force H225M Fleet Logs 10,000 Flight Hours
SÃO PAULO, Brazil --- Helibras / Airbus Helicopters have reached another important milestone in their history. In just six years of operation with the H225M (H-36) Caracal, the Brazilian Air Force (FA... Eurenco Inaugurates Second Production Line for Modular Charges
EURENCO’s second modular charges production line (Ligne 2 Charges Modulaires or LI2CM) has been inaugurated today in its Bergerac facility (France). It is a new step in EURENCO’s strategy to modernize... Saab Exhibits at Pacific 2017 Show
Defence and security company Saab will display its latest technologically advanced and innovative solutions in naval systems at the Pacific 2017 exhibition in Australia 3-5 October 2017. Saab’s naval ... | 