| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US-Turkey War of Words on S-400, F-35 Escalates Fast
As the U.S. and NATO pressure mounts on Turkey to stop the purchase of the powerful S-400 missile system from Russia, the American administration has threatened that it may not go forward with a plan ... Avolon Orders 75 Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
SEATTLE --- Boeing and Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, today finalized an order for 75 737 MAX airplanes. The confirmed order is for 55 MAX 8s and 20 MAX 10s, with options for 20 a... US Clears $10Bn Phase 1 Air Defense Sale to Poland
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland for an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS)-enabled ... China Says Dongfeng-41 Missile to Enter Service In Months
China's next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) - the Dongfeng-41 - could be in the People Liberation Army's (PLA) lineup as early as the first half of 2018. Media reports say tha... Bulgaria Seeks Super Hornet Offer from Boeing
As Bulgaria prepares to relaunch a tender seeking new combat aircraft to replace its Air Force’s small inventory of 1980s-vintage MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov has in... Airbus Faces Hurdles Over Stalled A380 Emirates Deal
DUBAI --- A preliminary deal to sell 36 A380s to Emirates blew up in an Airbus hospitality chalet, moments before the Gulf carrier was expected to shower $30 billion on the planemaker and its U.S. riv... Leonardo Starts Delivery of AW101 SAR Helicopters to Norway
ROME --- Leonardo is pleased to announce that the first of 16 AW101 all-weather search and rescue helicopters has been delivered to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice & Public Security. The aircraft de... Norway Apologizes to Turkey After Incident at NATO Exercise
Minister of Defence, Frank Bakke-Jensen says: “During a NATO exercise at the Joint Warfare Center in Stavanger an exercise message was published on the internal exercise network. The message was wr... US Awards Northrop $350M Joint-STARS Support Contract
MELBOURNE, Fla. --– The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a 12-month, $349.6 million contract for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target... Airbus Wraps Up Dubai Airshow with 510 Aircraft Orders
The Airbus product line of commercial jetliners, military airlifters and helicopters reached new heights at this week’s Dubai Airshow with transactions and business announcements for 510 aircraft. ... Russia Flies Prototype of A-100 AEW Aircraft
MOSCOW --- Russia’s newest A-100 aircraft of radar patrol and targeting made a maiden flight on Saturday, press service of the designer, Vega Radio Engineering Concern (a part of Russian Electronics o... China Is Now “Peer Competitor” to US Military: USCC
China is developing an array of advanced, high technology weapons designed to defeat the United States in a future conflict, according to a congressional commission report. "China is pursuing a ran... Israeli General Given Demo Flight on CH-53K Helicopter
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- Naval Air Systems Command and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, hosted a ‘first of its kind’ orientation flight in the CH-53K King Stallion for Brig. Gen. Nir Nin-Nun, Israe... US Deploys Aircraft, Sub Rescue Equipment to Argentina
SCOTT AFB, Illinois --- Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs and a C-5M Super Galaxy are en-route to Argentina to deliver the U.S. Navy’s undersea rescue capabilities to aid in the search for the A.R.A. San Juan... Second Australian Destroyer Enters Sea Trials
The Australian Defence Force’s second Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), NUSHIP Brisbane, has commenced its first phase of sea trials, which will test the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems. ... Patria AMVXP for Joint Slovak-Finnish Development Program
The Slovak and Finnish Ministries of Defence have agreed on a joint 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) development programme, and Patria has been selected to deliver a new prototype version of AMVXP ... Airbus to Retrofit 14 Singapore Airlines A380s
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus has been selected by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A380 aircraft currently in service with the carrier. The retrofit programme, which w... Finnish Navy Holds Major Exercise
During the Finnish Defence Forces Main Exercise (Uusimaa 17) the Navy will train its core tasks in cooperation with the Army and the Air Force. The tasks of the Navy are to prevent unauthorized use of... Australia Invests A$659M in Security at P-8A Air Base
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP today announced $659 million in funding at RAAF Base Edinburgh to support the cutting ... GE Wins $140M Production Contract for CH-53K Engines
LYNN, Mass. --- U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded GE Aviation a $143,481,258 Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract to build 22 T408-GE-400 engines that will power the U.S. Marine C... Lockheed Wins $43M Contract for F-35 Support
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $43,226,657 for modification P00026 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm, cost-plus-incentive-... Boeing Awards CH-47 Subcontract to German Company
BERLIN --- Boeing and Aircraft Philipp Group GmbH today signed a five-year contract to manufacture machine parts for the global fleet of the H-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter at its facilities in Bav... China Pushes UAV “Total Solutions” at Dubai Airshow
DUBAI --- On the just-closed Dubai Airshow, the third largest of its kind in the world after Paris and Moscow, China's home-developed drones and Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Total Solution demonstra... New UK Defence Secretary Recognises Scots Defence Role
The new Defence Secretary was briefed on how Scotland benefits from and contributes to UK defence and National Security in Edinburgh today. Gavin Williamson heard how Scots personnel and units supp... Russian Minister Attends Joint R&D Conference on IT Interaction
The 3rd Inter-service Research and Development Conference on informational interaction in the Russian defence took place in Moscow on November 17. Russia’s Minister of Defence General of the Army S... Airbus Selects Shenzhen for China Innovation Centre
Cooperation framework agreement was signed to accelerate aviation innovation in China Airbus has selected the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, widely considered to be the Silicon Valley of China... | 