| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases France Launches Rafale F4 Upgrade with 2 Billion Euro Contract
MÉRIGNAC, France --- Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale combat aircraft today during the visit of the Dassault Aviation ... Russia to Deploy Over 30 Poseidon Strategic Underwater Drones
MOSCOW --- The Russian Navy plans to place more than 30 Poseidon strategic nuclear-capable underwater drones on combat duty, a source in the domestic defense industry told TASS on Saturday. "Two Po... Embraer Board Ratifies Deal with Boeing
SÃO PAULO, Brazil --- Embraer's Board of Directors ratified today its prior approval regarding the strategic partnership with Boeing. Yesterday, the Government of Brazil authorized the transaction tha... Kuwait to Investigate Typhoon, H225M Procurement
LONDON –-- Kuwaiti Defence Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has decided to set up a committee of inquiry into military procurement contracts signed between 2015–17, the Kuwaiti military ... Ukraine Orders Bayraktar TB2 Drones from Turkey
The state-owned company Ukrspetsexport, part of the Ukroboronprom, has signed an agreement with Baykar Makina, a Turkish company, for the purchase of Bayraktar TB2 tactical unmanned aerial vehicles. ... China Claims 'Underground Steel Great Wall' to Defeat Hypersonic Attacks
China's "Underground Steel Great Wall" could "guarantee the security of the country's strategic arsenal" against potential attacks, including those from future hypersonic weapons, Qian Qihu, recipient... First Two F-35 Fighters to Arrive in Korea by March
Two F-35A stealth fighter aircraft will be delivered to South Korea from the U.S. by the end of March, a military source said Sunday. "Two F-35As out of 10, which the Air Force will receive this ye... Russia’s Avangard Hypersonic Weapon: Does It Even Matter?
Earlier in March 2018, Vladimir Putin announced at his annual address to the federal assembly that a Russian hypersonic boost-glide system, named Avangard, would start entering serial production. Subs... Saab Wins Brazilian Order for Latest RBS 70 NG Missile
Saab has signed a contract with the Brazilian Army for deliveries of RBS 70 NG – the latest generation of the RBS 70 man-portable air defence system. In addition to the RBS 70 NG system, the orde... Croatia, Israel Agree to Drop F-16 Fighter Deal
A delegation of the State of Israel, headed by the Director General of the Defense Ministry Udi Adam, paid an official visit to the Republic of Croatia on Thursday, 10 January 2019. The Israeli del... Pentagon Refutes Allegations Shanahan Is Favoring Boeing
The Pentagon is pushing back on allegations that acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan is somehow tipping the scales toward Boeing, his former employer of more than 30 years. The allegations that S... Senior Official Details Revival of Ukraine’s Defense Industry
During the whole time of the Russian military aggression against Ukraine, Ukroboronprom's enterprises transferred 25,800 weapons and military equipment to the Armed Forces and other security forces, i... Aireon Completes Global Aircraft Surveillance Net on Iridium Satellites
MCLEAN, Va. --- Aireon announced today a successful eighth and final launch and deployment of the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation hosting the Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-B... France Employs BONUS Guided Artillery Rounds for First Time
The French Army’s Wagram Task Force, deployed on the Iraqi-Syrian border, is providing artillery support to the coalition against Daesh's last pocket in Syria’s mid-Euphrates valley, near the city of ... Report into US Navy Ship Collisions Reveals Long List of Lapses
A scathing internal Navy probe into the 2017 collision that drowned seven sailors on the guided-missile destroyer Fitzgerald details a far longer list of problems plaguing the vessel, its crew and sup... Japan to Develop EW Variants of C-2 Transport, P-1 MPA
The government has decided to develop electronic attack aircraft that disable enemy radar and communications by equipping Self-Defense Forces’ transport and patrol planes with powerful jamming equipme... Royal Navy Welcomes Land-Based F-35 Initial Operational Capability
Naval aviators can now fly the world’s most advanced fighter on front-line missions after the F-35 Lightning was declared operational. In front of a new hangar built specially to house the stealth ... Russia Warns Britain Over Call for New Post-Brexit Bases
Russia has issued a warning after the Defence Secretary suggested Britain could expand its military presence around the world. The Kremlin said that it "reserves the right to adequate retaliatory ... Microsoft Wins $1.7 Billion US Navy IT Contract
Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, is awarded an estimated $1,760,000,000 value single-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Microsoft Enterprise Services fo... Lockheed Wins $131M for C-5 Sustainment
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $131,604,450 contract for C‐5 sustainment. This contract provides for sustaining engineering services. Work will be performed in ... Final Batch of Iridium NEXT Satellites in Orbit
CANNES --- The last batch of Iridium NEXT satellites, built by Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was successfully launched today from Vandenberg Air Force... Qatar to Expand Al-Udeid Air Base for US Operations
DOHA --- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the expansion and renovation of... Three EDA Nations Launch Cyber Situation Awareness Package Project
BRUSSELS --- The Project Arrangement (PA) for the Cyber Defence Situation Awareness Package Rapid Research Prototype (CySAP-RRP) was recently signed by the three contributing Member States: Spain (le... Russia Condemns British Plans to Build Foreign Military Bases
Moscow has condemned Britain's plans to build new military bases in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean, saying Russia is prepared to take retaliatory measures if its own interests or those of its allies... U.S. Navy Commissions USS Wichita, Littoral Combat Ship 13
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. --- The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Wichita (LCS 13) – the nation's seventh Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – at Naval Station Mayport today before a crowd includ... Algeria Receives MaxxPro MRAPs
The Algerian military has apparently taken delivery of MaxxPro MRAPs. On January 10, 2019, the website MENA Defense reported the delivery of MaxxPro MRAPs to the Algerian Army, sharing a video of A... Leidos to Develop Next Gen Technologies for Submarine Defense
RESTON, Va. --- Leidos was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command to develop torpedo countermeasure technologies for submarine defense. The single award, cost-plus-fixed-f... GD Wins $501M Joint Force Development Training Contract
FAIRFAX, Va. --- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced today that the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded its Joint Force Development contract vehicle to GDIT. The award will a... S. Korea, Japan Hold Star-Rank Talks Over Military Radar Spat
SEOUL --- South Korea and Japan held general-grade talks in Singapore on Monday to address "mutual misunderstandings" over a dispute regarding Seoul's use of military radar for humanitarian search ope... Russian Air Force Receives Two Additional Su-34 Fighters
Two Su-34 fighter bombers were supplied under state defence order to an aviation regiment stationed in Chelyabinsk region of the Central Military District in January 2019. The aircraft were relocated ... Global Combat Aircraft Market Worth $500M to 2026
LONDON, UK --- The global combat aircraft market is set for rapid growth. Geographical instability, territorial and border disputes, and the need to replace ageing fleets with modern fourth-/ fifth-ge... Finland Mum on Price of New Israeli-Made Radar System
The Defence Forces say the value and scope of the deal is critical information about the Army’s performance capabilities and therefore too sensitive to reveal. The Finnish Defence Forces have place... Norway, US Sign Bilateral Maritime Arrangement
On January 9th 2019, the United States and Government of Norway signed an Arrangement which advances maritime threat response collaboration between the two nations. At a ceremony hosted by the Whi... Danish Army Orders Camouflage from Saab
Saab has received several orders from Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization for Static Camouflage Systems. Deliveries are expected to take place in 2019. The Royal Danish Army has ... Israeli Air Force Recounts F-15 Canopy Loss Incident
"We are without a canopy. Approaching for landing in nearest base. Calling Nevatim – immediate landing": last Wednesday, during a routine training sortie, a "Baz" (F-15) fighter jet performed an emerg... MTU Aero Polska Supplies 1,000th Turbine for Pratt’s GTF Engine
MUNICH / RZESZOW, Poland --- MTU Aero Engines' technology is in each and every geared turbofan (GTF) engine produced for the Airbus A320neo. Its Polish subsidiary, MTU Aero Engines Polska, started to ... German Auditors Slam Navy Sailing Ship Repairs As Cost Rises 13-Fold
An "overpriced" shipyard overhaul of Germany's naval training vessel the Gorch Fock has been slammed by federal auditors. They're reportedly asking why Berlin never opted to build a brand-new ship. ... | 
