| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases LM Details Contract for Saudi Warships
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin an Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) award for the production of the Multi-Mission Surface Combatant for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Lo... US Defense Budget: Balancing Need Against Cost
According to The Guardian, President Donald Trump’s call for a major boost in U.S. military spending has been met with an uproar from opponents warning that such a policy would waste millions of taxpa... US Arms Sales in First Half of 2018 Exceed 2017 Total
Washington agreed to sell $46.9 billion worth of weapons and military equipment in the first half of 2018, $5 billion more than what was sold in all of the previous year. The uptick in arms exports... Removing Turkey from F-35 Program Would Disrupt Production
WASHINGTON --- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis opposed a measure that seeks the removal of Turkey from the F-35 program, Anadolu Agency learned Friday. In a letter sent to the Senate and the House For... Pentagon to Give $200M Security Cooperation Funds to Ukraine
WASHINGTON --- The Defense Department announced today that it will provide $200 million to Ukraine in security cooperation funds for additional training, equipment and advisory efforts to build the de... CRS Has Many Questions About IM-SHORAD System
The Current State of Army SHORAD The Army defines SHORAD as: Dedicated air defense artillery (ADA) and non-dedicated air defense capabilities that enable movement and maneuverby destroying, neutra... L-3 Wins More Funds for HALO Missile Defense Program
L-3 Communications Integrated Systems L.P., Waco, Texas, is being awarded a $73,223,000 modification (P00041) to a previously awarded contract (HQ014711D0014) to add new scope which will be executed v... Boeing, USAF Review New ICBM Design Options
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Boeing has presented the U.S. Air Force with design options for America’s next intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). The review ... UK Combat Air Strategy Is Aerospace Industry Survival Strategy
On July 16, 2018, the opening day of the Farnborough Air Show, UK Secretary of State for Defence unveiled the UK Combat Air Strategy (CAS).1 Alongside, in a significant move, a plan to develop a new c... Australian P-8 Poseidon Fires First Harpoon
The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft has successfully fired its first Harpoon missile during Exercise RIMPAC 18. The ATM-84J Harpoon missile was launched from the aircraf... U.S. 6th Fleet P-8A Participates in Ex Breeze 2018 in Black Sea
A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and aircrew assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 flew an exercise mission in support of exercise Breeze 2018 July 19. The annual exercise, led by the Bulgari... BAE Touts Credentials for Canadian Combat Ship Contract
Canada’s Combat Ship Team unveils CSC solution combining innovative Canadian technology with the world’s most advanced warship Canada’s Combat Ship Team is excited to unveil its final comprehensive... Drones, Robots to Support Future British Front-Line Ops
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is part of a collaboration working on drones and unmanned ground robots with autonomous ‘deliver to order’ capability. The concepts have been submitted as part of the ... UK MoD Hails "Renaissance" in British Shipbuilding
The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has hailed a “renaissance” in British shipbuilding as he showed his Australian counterpart around a Scottish shipyard. Mr Williamson hosted Marise Payne at th... Global Hawk Joins U-2 at 9th Reconnaissance Wing
BEALE AFB, Calif. --- High-altitude reconnaissance from 60,000 feet by the U-2 Dragon Lady and RQ-4 Global Hawk is the focus and mission of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. As high as they can fly, their ... Chinese Military Take State-of-the-Art Kit to Russian Army Games
Chinese military officers arrived in Russia on Friday to participate in the upcoming International Army Games 2018. The army will exhibit advanced H-6K bombers, J-10A fighters, JH-7A fighter-bombers, ... Russia Developing Wing in Ground Effect Vehicles
The Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau of Russia is developing the next-generation super-heavy airborne transport ground effect vehicle (GEV) named “Rescuer”. After the construction of the vehi... C919 Aircraft Completes 2.5g Ultimate Load Static Test
Under the witness of CAAC representatives, C919 whole aircraft 2.5g ultimate load static test in maneuvering balanced operating condition was completed successfully at Shanghai Branch of AVIC Strength... Italy, US and NATO in Large Air Combat Synthetic Exercise
EINSIEDLERHOF, Germany --- More than 80 service members, civilians and contractors from U.S. Air Forces in Europe, the Italian air force and NATO participated in exercise Spartan Alliance 18-8, July 1... DoD Policy Chief Urges U.S.-Russian Collaboration
WASHINGTON --- The Pentagon’s chief policy maker addressed the Aspen Security Forum last night about the need for the United States and Russia to seek common collaboration on issues of national securi... Multi-National MCM Coalition Participates in RIMPAC 2018
SAN DIEGO --- Mine Countermeasures Squadron Three and Mine Countermeasures Division Three One, based at Naval Base Point Loma, are leading a coalition of international maritime forces throughout the m... EDA Calls for Papers on RPAS Air Traffic Integration
BRUSSELS --- EDA has opened a 2nd call for papers from defence industry, academia and research institutes on the topic of Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) in the context to the EDA Industry Exchang... Australia Deeping Relations with United States
The relationship between Australia and the United States is of utmost importance to our future. Our Alliance with the United States is central to Australia’s security and our collaboration has helped ... Australian Shipyards Innovate in Warship Design
A requirement to replace worn underwater bracket bearings in HMAS Parramatta without impacting the ship’s mast upgrade schedule has led to the team at the Warship Asset Management Alliance (WAMA) comi... Second MC-21-300 Aircraft Flies Nonstop from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky
On 20 July 2018, the second MC-21-300 test aircraft, participating in the flight test program, flew from Irkutsk to the airfield “Ramenskoye” of Flight Research Institute n.a. M.M. Gromov (Zhukovsky, ... First Production Trent 7000 Engines Arrive in Toulouse
The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000, which powers Airbus’s latest aircraft, the A330neo, has today received its ‘ticket to fly’ from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), with the first production engine... | 
