| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Brazil Court Blocks Embraer-Boeing Deal
BRASILIA --- A Brazilian federal court on Thursday granted an injunction blocking the proposed tie-up between U.S. plane-maker Boeing Co and Embraer SA, a deal the Brazilian company says is crucial to... Avolon Firms Up Order for 100 Airbus A320neo
TOULOUSE, France --- Dublin, Ireland headquartered aircraft lessor Avolon has firmed up an order for 75 A320neos and 25 A321neos. The agreement is the single largest order for Airbus aircraft ever pla... Second KC-46A Tanker Ordered for Japan
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $158,950,309 firm-fixed-price modification (P00003) to contract FA8609-18-F-0006 for one KC-46A Japan aircraft. This modification provides ... UK MoD Adds £400M to Dreadnought Next-Gen SSBN Program
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today announced a £400 million funding boost for the Dreadnought programme, as he opened a new training academy and revealed the name of the second Dreadnought s... Boeing Backs Out of Global IP Satellite Order Financed by China
Boeing Co. said Thursday it was canceling a controversial satellite order that was financed by a Chinese government-owned firm, citing default for nonpayment. Boeing’s decision follows a Wall Stree... Navantia Says Norway Navy 'Passes the Buck' Over Sunken Frigate
While the Norwegian Navy has taken urgent measures [aboard the sister-ships] of the sunken frigate KNM Helge Ingstad to prevent [flooding], the Spanish shipyard that manufactured the hapless warship h... Philippines to Buy US Helicopters, Not Russian, Over Sanctions Fears
The Philippines will buy 16 Black Hawk helicopters from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp for $240 million, shunning cheaper Russian equipment due to U.S. sanctions on Russian military exports, the Philippin... Northrop Wins $450M for Joint Threat Emitter Production
Northrop Grumman Amherst Systems, Buffalo, New York, has been awarded a $450,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for U.S. agencies (Air Force, Navy, etc.); and Foreign Military Sa... GD Wins $265M Order for Bomb Components
General Dynamics - Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Garland, Texas, was awarded a $264,767,596 firm-fixed-price contract for MK80 and BLU-109 Tritonal bomb components. Bids were solicited with one r... BAE Wins $140M Order for Amphibious Combat Vehicles
BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, Sterling Heights, Michigan, is awarded a $140,354,780 modification to exercise options for the fixed-price-incentive (firm target) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) 30... Babcock JV Wins New Australian Defence Contract
Naval Ship Management (NSM), a 50/50 joint venture between Babcock and UGL, has been awarded a new contract by the Australian Defence Force, worth around AU$1.5 billion for up to 15 years. The contrac... German Army Forms Sixth Tank Battalion
The German army is growing for the first time since the end of the Cold War. Germany's defense minister said the new tank battalion will help the country meet its NATO commitments. The German army ... IAI’s ELTA Wins $60M Initial Order from Asian Customer
ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), was awarded initial contracts to supply advanced multi-mode radars and an Electronic Warfare (EW) protection system, both based on late... Russian Frigate Fires Kalibr Cruise Missiles In Barents Sea
MOSCOW --- Russia’s cutting-edge frigate Admiral Gorshkov has destroyed a target with a Kalibr cruise missile at a distance of 700 km in the Barents Sea drills, the Northern Fleet’s press office repor... Rocket-Boosted but Going Nowhere: The US Navy’s Failed PGM Programs
When the Navy retired its last aged battleship in 1992, it pledged to the Marine Corps that it would continue fulfilling one of the warships’ missions: naval gunfire support for troops ashore. More th... Brazil to Launch First Scorpene Submarine on Dec. 14
The launching ceremony of the submarine Riachuelo, the first of a series of four conventional and one nuclear-powered submarines being built by the Brazilian Navy, will be held at 10am on December 14 ... Elbit, Leonardo to Develop Torpedo Capability for Seagull USV
VALPARAISO, Chile --- Adding to the Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessels’ (USV) capability to mount and launch lightweight torpedoes, Elbit Systems ISTAR division has teamed with Leonardo to develop and d... Brazilian AF Performs First RPA Flight with Satellite Link
The Brazilian Air Force on Dec. 5 carried out the first flight of a remotely-piloted aircraft guided by satellite. Five crewmembers and three support personnel from the Horus Squadron (1st / 12th GAV)... Raytheon to Build Two Over-the-Horizon Radars for Canada
CALGARY, Alberta -- Raytheon Canada, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, will design, build, and install two over-the-horizon radar sites in Canada's polar region to determine what effects, if any, the ... Canada Awards Contract for Support of CC-150 Polaris Fleet
TRENTON, Ontario --- The Government of Canada is providing and sustaining the equipment the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces need to do their important work. In support of this, Parliamen... Harris Launches Its First Small Sat
MELBOURNE, Fla. --- Harris Corporation successfully launched and communicated with its first small satellite from India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – showcasing the company’s ability to provide c... Slovenia Orders 38 JLTVs At “50 percent” of Market Price
On 12 October 2018, Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec signed an Intergovernmental Letter of Offer and Acceptance between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Slovenia and the US Government for th... Rheinmetall Transfers Nautical Training Facility to German Navy
Today Rheinmetall formally transferred a new nautical training facility to the German Navy School in Mürwik on the Baltic. One of the most advanced facilities of its kind, the German Navy will use it ... US: Russia Must Scrap or Alter Missiles that Violate Arms Treaty
Russia must scrap its 9M729 nuclear-capable cruise missiles and launchers or modify the weapons' range to return to compliance with a key Cold War-era arms control treaty and avert a U.S. pullout from... US Army Updates Future Operating Concept
FORT MEADE, Md. --- Army leaders have released the latest version of the service's future fighting concept, which focuses on, among other things, possible solutions to counter and defeat layers of sta... Boeing Sees Continued Health and Growth for Aircraft Financing
CHICAGO --- Boeing anticipates stable growth and broad, diversified funding will continue to support efficient aircraft financing in the next year. The company’s annual Current Aircraft Finance Mar... China Says South Korean Military Power is Underestimated
As we approach the end of 2018, various annual rankings are ready, so as for the military field. Recently the website of the US Business Insider took the lead and published the 2018 Global Firepower r... US Backs Kosovo’s Plan to Create Army
The United States has backed Kosovo's moves toward establishing a regular army, but it tried to reassure those opposed to the action by insisting the process will take "many years.” The U.S. ambass... Curtain Raiser for Sino-India Joint Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2018
Exercise Hand-in-Hand is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and China. The joint exercise for the year 2018 will be conducted from 10 to 23 Decemb... Korea Orders Submarine Rescue Vessel from Daewoo
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major shipyard here, said Friday that it has won a 444 billion-won ($397 million) deal to build a submarine rescue vessel. Under the deal with the co... BAE Opens £25M Submarine Academy
The Academy for Skills and Knowledge, at our Submarines site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was officially opened today by the Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson. The state of the-art... | 