| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Australia Opens Tender for 450 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
The multi-billion dollar project to replace Army’s M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers has taken another step forward with the formal release of the Request for Tender for LAND 400 Phase 3 – Mounted Clos... Bell Wins $510M for 29 AH-1Z Helicopters
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $509,750,754 for modification P00005 to definitize a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0030) for the manufacture ... GA Wins $123M for French MQ-9 Block 5 UAVs
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $123,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the France 3rd/4th Systems MQ-9 Block 5 procurement pro... Russia Developing Munitions Capable of Suppressing Enemy Optics
KUBINKA, Russia --- Munitions capable of suppressing any types of enemy optics within a certain radius have been developed in Russia, Yuri Nabokov, managing director of the Pribor Research and Product... US Navy Accepts Two More Littoral Combat Ships
MARINETTE, Wisconsin --- The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), the future USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and USS Wichita (LCS 13), during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinett... CRS Recaps Drawbacks of LCS Ships As Deliveries Continue
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a relatively inexpensive surface combatant equipped with modular mission packages. Navy plans call for procuring a total of 32 LCSs. The first LCS was procured in FY2... Japan Reveals Major Increase In US Acquisitions
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has revealed defence contracting statistics for recent years, showing a significant increase on spending on US military equipment and also a continuing high depe... Another F-35 Incident As Bird Strike Follows Nose Gear Collapse
While one F-35A stealth fighter at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was experiencing a nose gear malfunction Wednesday, another F-35 experienced a bird strike, Air Force officials confirmed Thursday. ... Russia to Receive First Armata Tanks This Year, Upgraded T-90s in 2019
KUBINKA, Russia --- Russia’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract with Uralvagonzavod contractor for the delivery of 132 T-14 tanks and T-15 infantry fighting vehicles based on the standardized Arma... Lithuania Upgrades RBS 70 with Night Sight and New Missiles
The Ministry of National and the Lithuanian Armed Forces enhances the present air defence capabilities and functionality of the weaponry in their possession by procuring improved missiles and BORC nig... Indian Navy Seeks to Induct Newer and Advanced Technologies
An exclusive interaction session was organized by the Indian Navy with Professor Emeritus Commodore Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj (Retd) from Stanford University at Kota House on 22 August 2018. Hoste... Russia’s MoD Awards 32 Contracts worth 130 Bn Roubles
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation within the framework of ARMY 2018 International Military and Technical Forum signed 31 state contracts with 20 enterprises of the military-industrial ... Indian Air Force Could Receive Brahmos in 2019
NEW DELHI --- The Indian Air Force could begin receiving air-launched BrahMos supersonic missiles in 2019. This missile will arm the IAF's Su-30MKI fighters. India will perform another test before the... MALD-X Aircraft Decoys Complete Free Flight Demonstration
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering's Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), with Air Force Miniature Air Launch Decoy (MALD) Program Office, and Naval Air Warfare ... BAE Wins $146M US Navy Contract to Modernize USS Gettysburg
BAE Systems was awarded a $146.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). The Gettysburg will undergo about 15 months of work at the compa... Long-Range Precision Fires Modernization a Joint Effort: US Army
WASHINGTON --- The Army's No. 1 modernization priority -- long-range precision fires -- is a collaborative science and technology effort between the Army and the other services, said Dr. Thomas Russel... Underlying Trends in FY2019 US Defense Budget
The Burke Chair is issuing a broad survey of the major trends in the FY2019 U.S. defense budget as reported from the time the President made his original budget request in February 2018 to full Congre... China Claims Production of Largest Aspheric Mirror with Military, Space Applications
Chinese scientists produced the world's largest aspheric mirror using a new material, which could be used in military and national defense applications, a military expert said. The 4.03-meter diame... US Marines Test Future of Wireless Communications
OKINAWA, Japan --- Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conducted field testing of a new Free Space Optics system at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, ... Angola Wants German Investors and Warships
Angola's President Joao Lourenco is in Europe to promote the country as investment-friendly. In Germany, he is not only seeking ordinary investment in agriculture, technology or construction. Lourenco... The New Military Competition Under the Seas
It is a generally accepted view among Western foreign policy and defense elites that a new era of great power competition has begun. According to the new National Security Strategy: “After being dismi... | 