| Latest Feature Stories Italy to Pay F-35 Arrears As Government Begins Program Review
PARIS --- The Italian government stopped payments to the F-35 program in early 2018, leading Lockheed to stop its deliveries and withhold at least two aircraft, which are currently sitting at the Ital... Pentagon Cuts F-35 Funding for Third Year Running
PARIS --- The Pentagon’s budget request for fiscal year 2020 earmarks $11.2 billion for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, $1.51 billion less than in FY2018 and $368.3 million less than in FY2019 ... Latest Press Releases DOD $718 Bn Request for FY2020 Budget Stresses Shipbuilding, R&D
“Today the Department of Defense rolls out our FY 2020 budget proposal. With the largest research and development request in 70 years, this strategy-driven budget makes necessary investments in next-g... Global Backlash Growing Over Boeing Jet After Deadly Ethiopia Crash
The European Union's aviation safety agency has banned the model of a Boeing aircraft that was involved in two fatal crashes, including an accident on Sunday that killed nearly 160 passengers and crew... Next-Gen Harpia Fighter Tops Poland’s Acquisition Queue
Following the third crash of one of its MiG-29 Fulcrum combat aircraft in a little over a year, Poland intends to fast forward its Harpia procurement program. The grounding of the aging MiG-29 fleet h... Japan to Build New Warships in 'Message to China'
Japan is to begin building a new class of light patrol ships for the Maritime Self-Defence Forces in 2020, the defence ministry has confirmed to the South China Morning Post. The new warships will ... White House Defense Budget Request Sets Stage for Political Battle
The White House has begun its rollout of the FY20 federal budget request. As expected, the administration is seeking $750 billion for national defense programs, a five percent increase over the FY19 ... USAF Budget Requests Increases $10Bn to $165Bn for FY 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Air Force’s budget would rise to $165 billion in fiscal year 2020 under the White House spending plan unveiled March 12, a $10 billion increase that allows the service to grow, ... US Navy Requests $205Bn Budget for FY2020
WASHINGTON --- The Department of the Navy (DON) submitted its Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) budget request to Congress today, March 12. The $205.6 billion (Base and Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO))... Russia’s Northern Fleet to Get New Borei-, Yasen-class Subs
MURMANSK, Russia --- The Russian Northern Fleet will get some new underwater cruisers, logistics vessels and military hardware this year, Fleet Commander Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov said on Wednesday. ... China Says Arms Race with US Doesn’t Fit Its Development Goals
From cooperating partners to competing rivals, China and the US seem to be engaged in a tug of war in all aspects, although their approaches differ. In his fiscal 2020 budget, US President Donald T... China to Develop Mission Variants of Y-20 Large Transport
The chief designer of China's domestically developed large transport plane, the Y-20, confirmed the aircraft could be spawned into several types of variants, with military experts expecting to see the... Northrop Wins $273M for Common Missile Compartment
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. - Marine Systems, Sunnyvale, California, is awarded a $273,053,534 cost-plus incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for technical engineering serv... Lockheed Wins $84M for Missile Engineering Work
Lockheed Martin Corp. Missile and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, is awarded an $84,108,050 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to perform design and development stud... DoD Issues Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System Report
The performance of United States (U.S.) weapon systems are unmatched, ensuring that U.S. military forces have a tactical combat advantage over any adversary in any environmental situation. The Fis... US Navy Releases Cybersecurity Readiness Review
On October 12, 2018, I asked a group of subject matter experts to review the Department of the Navy's cybersecurity posture. This group teamed with current operational military and civilian experts to... Sweden’s FMV Details Upgrade of Gotland-class Submarines
FMV is currently modernizing two submarines in the Gotland class. They are being extended by two meters and many systems are replaced -- among other things, the control and monitoring system is based ... US Army Invests $72M in Battlefield Artificial Intelligence
ADELPHI, Md. --- The U.S. Army is investing $72 million in a five-year artificial intelligence fundamental research effort to research and discover capabilities that would significantly enhance missio... British Army Armored Units Train in Oman
The British Army is currently demonstrating its expeditionary capabilities on Exercise Khanjar Oman 19. Members of 1st Royal Tank Regiment, part of 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade, and supporting uni... US Navy Deploys EA-18G Growlers to Middle East
Sailors from U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) deliver a unique warfighting skill set to U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. Through the use of EA-18G Growler aircraft, ... USAF Looks to Airline, Uni for Ways to Improve Maintenance
ROBINS AFB, Ga. --- The C-5 System Program Office and the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office kicked off a new partnership with Delta Air Lines and the Georgia Institute of Technology with an intensive... US Navy Accelerating Performance-Based Logistics
PHILADELPHIA --- Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) established the Strategic Acquisition and Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Center of Excellence (CoE) in Philadelphia... Rheinmetall to Supply Swiss Army’s New Command Simulator
Following a comprehensive evaluation by armasuisse, one of Switzerland’s four federal-level procurement agencies, Rheinmetall has won an order to supply a new command simulator for training the nation... AIM and Lockheed to Establish F-16 Sustainment Hub in Norway
OSLO --– AIM Norway and Lockheed Martin signed a historic agreement to jointly establish the world’s first Lockheed Martin-licensed F-16 ‘Falcon Depot’ center for the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF)... NATO Signs Agreement on Classified Information with Bosnia-Herzegovina
On 5 March 2019, NATO and Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded the Administrative Arrangements for the Protection of Classified Information as part of the Agreement on the Security of Information. The ... US Marines in Virtual Training for First Time at NGC Facility
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Distributed Training Center (DTC) recently hosted simulated training for the U.S. Marine Corps at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. During... GA Marks 4 Million US Air Force Flight Hours with Its UAVs
The following press release was issued March 11, 2019 by the US Air Force announcing that Remotely Piloted Aircraft produced by GA-ASI have flown more than four million flight hours in service of USAF... Sukhoi SSJ Jetliner Debuts in Saudi Arabia
The “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company” presents the SSJ100 in Saudi Arabia. On 12-14 March 2019 in Riyadh at the Saudi Airshow the business version of the SSJ100 aircraft is on display. The cabin inte... Naval Group Touts Scorpene Sub, Gowind Corvettes at Colombiamar Show
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