| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases In Major Policy U-Turn, US Offers $3.5Bn Patriot Package to Turkey
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey of eighty (80) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) missiles, sixty (60... China Flight-Tests New Sub-Launched Missile
China carried out a flight test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile last month that will carry multiple nuclear warheads capable of targeting most of the United States, according to American... Philippines, Turkey Sign MoU for T-129 Helicopter, Milgem Corvette
MANILA --- The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) of the Republic of Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on defense cooperation on Tuesda... Bell Marks First Year of V-280 Tiltrotor Flight Tests
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Bell Helicopter and Team Valor marked the anniversary of the V-280 Valor’s first flight by continuing to prove the aircraft’s performance and technical maturity. As part of t... Russia to Strengthen Its Strategic Nuclear Forces Next Year: Putin
MOSCOW --- Russia's strategic nuclear forces have grown significantly stronger and it is necessary to further strengthen the potential of the country's strategic nuclear forces next year, Russian Pres... Korea’s KAI Rolls Out First Light Armed Helicopter
PARIS --- Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) yesterday (Dec. 18) rolled out the first Light Armed Helicopter it has produced under contract for the Republic of Korea Army. KAI plans to produce at lea... Lockheed to Design and Build Hawaii Homeland Defense Radar
Lockheed Martin Corp., Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a $585,206,351 fixed-price incentive delivery order for the Homeland Defense Radar - Hawaii (HDR-H). The contractor will design, dev... China’s New Type 055 Destroyer Begins High-Speed Sea Trials
China's domestically made 10,000-ton class missile destroyer Type 055 recently underwent a high-speed test run, leading Chinese naval experts to believe the vessel has completed most of its trials and... GE Wins $291M Order for F414 Engines for US Navy, Kuwait
General Electric Co., Lynn, Massachusetts, is awarded $290,834,776 for modification P00014 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-17-C-0047) for the procurement of eight F414-GE-400... Raytheon Wins $141M Order for Small Diameter Bombs II
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $141,447,329 firm-fixed-price contract (FA8672-19-C-0010) to exercise an option to previously awarded contract FA8672-10-C-0002 for Small ... DoD Takes Delivery of First Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force operational units, achieving Early Operational Capability (EOC) status ahead of schedu... GD Wins U.S. Army Contract for Mobile Protected Firepower
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. --- The U.S. Army has awarded a $335 million Section 804 Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototyping contract to General Dynamics Land Systems to deliver 12 prototype vehic... UK Finally Updates ‘Modernising Defence Programme’
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has provided a final update on the Modernising Defence Programme to the House of Commons: “In July, I made a statement setting out headline conclusions from six m... Boeing Completes Upgrade of NATO’s AWACS Fleet
OKLAHOMA CITY --- Boeing delivered the final Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft modernized with avionics and a digital cockpit to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Man... Brazilian AF Trains for In-Flight Refueling of Caracal Helicopters
Between Dec 10 and Dec 21, 2018, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is carrying out the first phase of the In-Flight Refueling Test Campaign (in Portuguese, Reabastecimento em Voo, REVO) of the Brazilian A... Airbus Awarded Australian C-130J Contract Extension
Airbus Australia Pacific (Airbus) has been awarded a two year contract extension to provide sustainment services through to 2024, including engineering, maintenance, and supply support for the Royal A... Air Kiribati Orders 2 Embraer E190-E2s + 2 Options
SINGAPORE --- Embraer has announced the signing of a contract with the Government of Kiribati, in partnership with their national airline, Air Kiribati, for two firm orders for the E190-E2 E-Jets and ... Goshawk Aviation Selects CFM Engine for New A320neo Aircraft
HONG KONG --- Goshawk Aviation Limited (NWS Holdings) and CFM International today finalized an agreement for the purchase of LEAP-1A engines to power 12 new Airbus A320neo aircraft. This order is valu... Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Virginia-Class Sub SSN 791
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries has launched the recently christened Virginia-class submarine Delaware (SSN 791) into the water for the first time at the company’s Newport News Shi... Dream Chaser Spacecraft Cleared for Production
SPARKS, Nev. --- Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Dream Chaser spacecraft passed a key milestone for NASA'S Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract, validating design performance and clearing... Thales Wins Royal Navy Radio Replacement Contract
Following an open competition, Thales has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence for the design, manufacture, installation and in-service support of the V/UHF Communications Replacement... China to Upgrade CH-4 Drone with Uprated Engine
The Chinese CH-4, one of the best-selling armed reconnaissance drones on the international market, will be fitted with a new and stronger engine that would allow it to fly higher than the world's high... USAF F-22s, F-35s Conclude First Post-Hurricane Combat Archer
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- F-22 Raptors from the 27th Fighter Squadron and F-35 Lightning IIs from the 58th Fighter Squadron successfully flew more than 140 sorties and fired 13 missiles to culminate the fir... Dutch MoD Takes Delivery of New Swedish Trucks
In Scania’s gigantic assembly hall near Zwolle, Defense yesterday took delivery of the first batch of new Scania trucks. This new workhorse replaces the old 4- and 10-tonners that for decades formed t... Royal Navy Hosts Submarine Rescue Exercise
Personnel from France, Norway and the United Kingdom gathered at HM Naval Base Clyde to take part in a NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) training exercise. Over 110 people participated in the wee... UK Sees Aviation Sector Prospering After Brexit
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will today (17 December 2018) fly to Switzerland to sign an agreement that ensures air services will continue operating between the UK and Switzerland after Brexit. ... Darpa Seeks New Materials to Cool Hypersonic Vehicles
Hypersonic vehicles fly through the atmosphere at incredibly high speeds, creating intense friction with the surrounding air as they travel at Mach 5 or above – five times faster than sound travels. D... Russia Plans Strategic Air Facilities in Venezuela
CARACAS --- A week after two Russian Air Force Tu-160 strategic bombers and an assembly of transport aircraft made a highly-publicized stop at Venezuelan Airbase facilities during a round-trip long-ha... EU, Switzerland and UK Sign New Agreement with NATO
On 17 December 2018, representatives from Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the European Union, as well as Ambassador Alejandro Alvargonzález, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political ... NATO Agency Buys Airbus H215 Helicopter for Spanish Air Force
The NSPA Aviation Programme has completed the procurement of a new H215 Super Puma helicopter for the Spanish Air Force. This helicopter is the 4th unit acquired by the Agency and its incorporation in... Rolls-Royce Marks 2000th Delivery of Trent 700 Engine
Rolls-Royce is celebrating another milestone in the Trent family success story with the delivery of the 2,000th Trent 700. The Trent 700, the original member of the now seven-strong Trent engine fa... Latecoère Wins New Boeing Contract for KC-46A Access Doors
Through its Aerostructures division, Latécoère has been awarded a contract to manufacture aft access doors for Boeing’s KC-46A tanker aircraft. The first door under this contract will be delivered in ... Carlyle Group to Acquire MRO Provider StandardAero
WASHINGTON, DC --- Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group today announced it has agreed to acquire StandardAero, a global provider of aftermarket engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (M... | 