| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases P&W Wins $2.7bn Contract to Support C-17 Engines Worldwide
Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $2,740,747,815 firm-fixed-price contract for F-117 engine sustainment support. Work will be performed at United Airlines, San Franci... UK Trade Minister Details Eurofighter Offer to Belgium
The UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox MP, has presented the UK Government’s defence and security offer to Belgium as part of the Air Combat Capability Program (ACCaP) during... Finland Issues RFI for Future HX Fighter’s Weapons, Equipment
The Finnish Defence Forces’ Logistics Command sent a Request for Information (RfI) on weapons and other equipment regarding the HX fighter project to the governments of seven countries to be forwarded... Raytheon Wins $173M for 200 JSOWs for Qatar
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $172,874,170 firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action to procure 200 AGM-154C Block III Joint Stand-Off Weapons, 212 containers, var... USAF Awards Contracts for ICBM Airborne Launch Control System
HILL AFB, Utah --- The Air Force awarded two contracts today for upgrading the system that enables an aircraft to control an intercontinental ballistic missile’s launch from a silo in the ground. T... US Approves $113M Amraam Sale to Japan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). The estimated cost... US Air Force Tries to Lure Back Retired Pilots
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- Retired Air Force pilots holding Air Force Specialty Code 11X are encouraged to apply for the Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program in order to fill rated staff positi... Indonesia Strengthens Navy, Air Force In Face of China Expansion
JAKARTA --- Amid a rapidly changing regional security environment, Indonesia, one of the most powerful military countries in Southeast Asia, has drastically shifted the main focus of its defense strat... Bulgarian Fighter Procurement Back to Square One
SOFIA --- There is no need to hurry acquiring new jet fighters for the Bulgarian Air Force, Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said in a television interview on October ... BAE Offers to Transfer T-26 Frigate Tech to Australia
More than 30 global companies with contracts to supply critical major parts for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship being manufactured in the UK, will transfer bespoke technologies and capability to Austra... Russia Will Not Give Turkey Access to S-400 Electronics
Russia has refused to give Turkey access to the electronics of the S-400 Triumph air-defense system, despite Ankara officially buying the weapons from Moscow on Sept. 12. "We won't give them any of... French A400M Flies First Operational Mission to Niger
On Friday, September 1, an A400M Atlas from the 61st Transport Wing based in Orleans landed at the Madama advanced operating base in Niger. This was the first time since the testing phase in 2016 that... Airtelis Orders Three Airbus H215s for Aerial Work
LONDON, UK. --- Airtelis, with the support of Nova Capital Group, has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the purchase of three H215 heavy helicopters, including two options. These aircraft ... Leonardo Sells Two AW139s to UK Customers
LONDON --- Leonardo announced today the sale of a further two AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters to customers in the UK for corporate/VIP passenger transport, further strengthening its leaders... Damaged USS John S. McCain to be Repaired in Japan
PEARL HARBOR --- The Navy will repair the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) at the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility-Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan. Repairs will... Pentagon Faces Yet Another Continuing Resolution
President Trump and congressional leaders reached an agreement that will keep the U.S. government operating at FY17 funding levels through mid-December. The continuing resolution (CR), part of a broad... Uzbekistan Considering Range of Arms Acquisitions
TASHKENT --- Uzbekistan is considering a range of military contracts with its neighbors amid a push by its new president to improve foreign relations. On October 4, 2017, Kommersant reported that U... Australian Defense Brainstorming for the Future
Defence is holding its first force design conference to gather ideas from around Australia and the globe on designing the future force. Decision-makers, practitioners, innovators, military partner... Finland Wins Admirers with all-Inclusive Approach to Defense
Finland's comprehensive approach to keeping its population safe is seen as a model for Europe. Constantly honed resilience training prepares the country's military and civilians for deep freezes or de... Thales Sees Big Role In Royal Navy Communications
Thales UK has welcomed the news of the MOD’s new £1billion support model for the Royal Navy which will bring one approach to keeping the Fleet ready for operations. For Thales, it means a £100 mill... Lockheed T-50A Logs 100th Flight in South Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. --- Lockheed Martin Corp. achieved a new milestone this week as the T-50A aircraft flew its 100th sortie at the Greenville, South Carolina, facility. This flight continues to demonstr... Russia Delivers Two Mi-35 Attack Helicopters to Mali
Russian Helicopters holding company produced two Mi-35M transport/attack helicopter for Mali under a Rosoboronexport-related contract. Aircraft and all property necessary for their operation is delive... CSBA Looks at Force Planning in Era of Great Power Competition
In 2013, CSBA released a report that recommended priorities for a force shaped to operate in the contested environments of the Asia–Pacific and other regions. This follow-on report recommends DoD ... German Tiger Helicopter In Mali Returns to Flight
For more than two months, none of the German combat helicopters of the Tiger type were in the air as part of the MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali). ... CRS Concerned by Funding of Columbia-Class Missile Submarine
The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program, previously known as the Ohio replacement program (ORP) or SSBN(X) program, is a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs... CRS Reviews Status of Littoral Combat Ship Program
The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship(LCS) program is a program to procure a total of about 32 relatively inexpensive surface combatants equipped with modular mission packages . The first LCS was procured i... Rheinmetall and Paravan Team for Autonomous Driving
The Rheinmetall technology group, represented by Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, has joined forces with Paravan GmbH, a market leader in drive-by-wire technologies, to cooperate in the field of autonomo... South Africa’s Paramount Buys French AF Surplus Mirage F-1Bs
JOHANNESBURG --- Paramount Group, the African based global aerospace and defence company, today announced the significant enhancement of its pilot training capability through its acquisition of four D... Indra DIRCM for A400M Successfully Tested At NATO Trial
• Indra InShield DIRCM system proofed its capacities in the in-flight tests during the NATO EMBOW exercise, one of the world's most prestigious in this field • InShield detects in fractions of a sec... Airbus HC On-Board Image Processing Improves VTOL Approaches
LONDON --- In line with its strategy of innovation for the future of vertical flight, Airbus Helicopters is developing an experimental on-board image processing management system aimed at performing a... Israeli MoD Fosters Industry Cooperation with US Firms
SIBAT – the International Defense Cooperation Directorate within Israel's Ministry of Defense (IMOD) and organizer of Israel’s National Pavilion – continues to strengthen cooperation between Israel’s ... Ukrainian L-39s Not Maintained by Aero, Company Says After Crash
In response to the recent tragic L-39 aircraft accident near Starokostiantyniv (300 km west of Kyiv, Ukraine). AERO Vodochody Aerospace would first like to express its sincere condolences on the loss... Canadian Firms May Get to Work on American Space Vehicles
LONGUEUIL, QC. --- Canada's space sector could benefit from better jobs and opportunities to bid on contracts thanks to a new agreement between Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), an American company pro... | 