| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Airbus CEO Warns UK on No-Deal Brexit
Airbus, the European aerospace group, has warned it would be forced to make “potentially very harmful decisions” for its operations in the UK if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. In a v... Russia Rejects U.S. Demands to Cut 9M729 Missile
Russia has rejected the U.S. demand for the elimination of the 9M729 cruise missile, as the two countries continue a spat over the INF Treaty. Speaking at a briefing on the 9M729 missile, Deputy Fo... Korea Warns of Retaliation As Spat with Japan Heats Up
A Japanese maritime patrol aircraft carried out a low-altitude flight close to a South Korean warship Wednesday afternoon, in an apparent threatening and provocative action, according to the Ministry ... No-Show of Israeli ‘David’s Sling’ Anti-Missile System Queried
At around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Israelis enjoying the slopes of the Mount Hermon ski resort heard a loud bang and saw smoke trails in the skies above them. The Iron Dome missile defense system had int... Refueling Pods Also Delaying KC-46 Deliveries
The U.S. Air Force formally accepted its first KC-46 tanker from Boeing earlier this month, and that aircraft is expected to touch down at McConnell Air Force Base on Friday for a delivery ceremony. ... Russia Developing New Missiles on Back of ‘Success’ in Syria
MOSCOW --- Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation is carrying out 14 R&D works on air-and sea-launched weapons that are expected to be completed in 2019, Corporation CEO Boris Obnosov said on Thursday... Fincantieri Brazil Road Show Seeks to Recruit Local Partners
TRIESTE, Italy --- As part of the initiatives aimed at the tender launched by the Brazilian Navy for the construction of four Tamandaré class corvettes, Fincantieri today launched a road show aimed at... USAF Chief of Staff Views New T-X Trainer Up Close
ARLINGTON, Va. --- After his first up-close view Jan. 15 of a ready-to-fly T-X, the Air Force’s training aircraft of the future, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein could have been expecte... China Should Learn from Russia’s Su-57: Experts
Although many Chinese military observers are pessimistic over Russia's latest fighter jet Su-57's capability, a senior Chinese warplane designer believes the Su-57 has a very unique concept, and China... Airbus Zéphyr: Could Unmanned Aircraft Near Space be a Game Changer?
"It is a technology in which Britain is currently leading the world," writes technology expert David Hambling. Unmanned solar-powered aircraft circling at the edge of space could give British force... Raytheon Wins $205M for Land-Based Phalanx System
WALTHAM, Mass.--- Raytheon Company was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on December 28, 2018. Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $2... Germany Seeks 'New Cooperation' with US
Germany's foreign minister has described the trans-Atlantic relationship as pivotal, saying: "We cannot do without the US." He is on a mission to revive relations as Washington continues to distance i... Russian Su-27 Fighter Intercepts Swedish Reconnaissance Plane Over Baltic
MOSCOW --- Russia's Su-27 fighter jet has intercepted a Swedish Gulfstream reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday. "An aerial target appro... Hensoldt Delivers Naval Radars to Norwegian Coast Guard
ULM, Germany --- Hensoldt, the leading independent sensor solutions supplier, will equip the new Arctic Coast Guard Vessels in the P6615 Program of the Norwegian Coast Guard with the latest version of... US Navy to Commission Destroyer Michael Monsoor
The Navy will commission its newest destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), Saturday, Jan. 26, during a 10 a.m. PST ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California, where the ship... CBO on Operating Costs and Aging of US Air Force Aircraft
Presentation by Derek Trunkey, an analyst with CBO’s National Security Division, at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Air Force Studies Board. Summary Operating costs... US Navy Tests ‘Cold Spray’ Process for Ship Maintenance
KEYPORT, Wash. --- Metal powder blasts from the end of the nozzle in a hurricane of nitrogen gas, colliding with the target at supersonic velocities. The powerful impact flattens the particles, weldi... US Army Partners with Industry to Advance Exoskeleton
NATICK, Mass. --- David Audet, chief of the Mission Equipment and Systems Branch in the Soldier Performance Optimization Directorate, at the Research, Development and Engineering Command's Soldier Cen... Digital Upgrades, New Cockpit for Latest UH-60V Upgrade
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas --- In keeping with technological advancements and modernization, a Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) Induction ceremony was held January 9 to mark the beginning of the newest upg... Raytheon to Maintain, Cybersecure Global Hawk Ground Stations
DULLES, Va.--- Raytheon Company will deploy sustainment and cybersecurity experts around the world to support the ground control systems and onboard sensors used by the U.S. Air Force fleet of RQ-4 Gl... GAO Cautions US Army on Modernization Process
Since 2017, when the Army announced its initiative to update its forces and equipment with improved capabilities—known as modernization—it has: -- prioritized six broad areas of capability needs as... CSIS: Pentagon Reporting of War Costs is ‘National Embarrassment’
The United States has now been continuously at war for more than seventeen years. It is still fighting an active war in Afghanistan, has yet to fully defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq – much less establis... New US Intel Strategy Encourages Innovation, Better Sharing
WASHINGTON --- The latest iteration of the National Intelligence Strategy aims at encouraging innovation and sharing information and intelligence among like-minded nations, the director of national in... DARPA Prototype Antenna Offers High Performance in Small Package
DARPA’s Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is set for launch in late February to space-qualify a new type of membrane reflectarray antenna. The antenna, made of a tissue-th... Understanding Warfighter Performance from the Inside Out
A new program out of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office could help the Department of Defense enhance and sustain military readiness both by revolutionizing how troops train, perform, and recover, ... US Air Force Announces FY2019 Retention Bonuses
Arlington, Va. --- The Air Force announced Jan. 23 the details of the fiscal year 2019 Aviation Bonus program. The fiscal 2019 AvB program is designed to augment continuing aircrew retention effort... Rosaviatsiya Certifies Ansat High-Altitude Operation
MOSCOW --- Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) certified the increase in take-off/landing altitude of Ansat helicopter to 3,500 m. Major change approval is issued on the basis of trials conduc... Industry Lobbies for Procurement of More Marine Amphibs
The return of great power competition and the emerging focus on multi-domain operations has altered the role of the Marine Corps and amphibious warfare fleet. New potential conflict scenarios involvin... Ship Design Change Could Offer More Volume with Same Power
WEST BETHESDA, Md. --- What if the Navy could have more volume for their ships and maintain its power at the same time? A team of engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division contend ... Boeing’s Autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle Completes First Flight
MANASSAS, Va. --- Boeing yesterday successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia. Boeing NeXt, which leads the company's ur... United Technologies 2018 Sales Up 11%, Net Up 16%
FARMINGTON, Conn. --- United Technologies Corp. reported fourth quarter and full year 2018 results above expectations and announced an outlook for continued sales, earnings and free cash flow growth i... | 
