| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases F-22s Intercept Six Russian Bombers and Fighters Off Alaskan Coast
PETERSON AFB, Colo. --- Two pairs of F-22s and an E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System from North American Aerospace Defense Command positively identified and intercepted a total of four Tupo... Boeing Offers KC-46 with R&D and Support Paid by USAF
As Boeing gears up for the Paris Air Show, its sales pitch to countries shopping for a new or first aerial tanker capability will be that the US Air Force will pay to keep the worldwide KC-46 fleet up... EASA Sets Strict Conditions to Allow 737 MAX to Fly Again
Europe’s aviation safety agency has set out strict conditions before it will allow Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft back into the skies, in a sign of the depth of the rift emerging among global regulators af... Turkish Soldiers Start Training Course On S-400 Systems
ANKARA --- Ankara has sent military servicemen to Russia to undergo a training course on the use of the S-400 missile systems, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. "We have sent our specialis... South Korea’s Arms Purchases: Filling a Bottomless Pit
South Korea’s defense expenditures increased 7.6 percent in 2017 and 8.2 percent in 2018, the highest increase among OECD member countries. By 2022, South Korea will be spending more on defense than J... V-280 Valor Scores Top Marks During Low-Speed Agility Testing
The Bell V-280 Valor recently completed flight demonstrations of its low-speed agility key performance parameter (KPP) in the U.S. Army-led Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program ah... India Launches RISAT-2B Radar Imaging Satellite
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C46) today successfully launched the RISAT-2B satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This was the 72nd launc... British Carrier Back at Sea After Dry Dock Inspection
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has passed her rigorous dry dock inspection with flying colours and is leaving her birthplace once again. During her time out of the water, 284 hull valves were... Reintroducing U.S. Theater-Range Missiles in a Post-INF World
Now that the United States has suspended its participation in the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the time has come to explore seriously the case for deploying ground-launched the... Russian MoD Awards Long-Term Contract for Tornado Rockets
MOSCOW --- Russian Defence Ministry and ammunition manufacturer Techmash signed a long-term contract on the supply of rockets for Tornado S rocket launchers until 2027, Deputy CEO of Russia’s Techmash... US Navy Pilots Train for COD Missions on MV-22 Osprey
ARABIAN SEA --- Since 1963, the Navy has used the C-2A Greyhound, known as the carrier onboard delivery (COD), for transportation of personnel and cargo from shore to at-sea aircraft carriers. But the... Romania Adopts Elbit BrightNite on Puma Helicopters
HAIFA, Israel --- Having being declared operational, Elbit Systems delivered BrightNite systems for Puma330 helicopters of an Air Force of a NATO country. Users' feedback has been extremely positive, ... Russia Mulls Upgrading to 57mm Guns for Armored Vehicles
MOSCOW --- Russia’s military hardware armed with 57mm caliber guns will securely strike modern and future foreign light-and medium-armored vehicles, Editor-in-Chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland jo... RAF Aircraft Begin Artic Challenge Exercise in Sweden
Royal Air Force aircraft and personnel have begun an exercise in Sweden alongside eight other nations to train together in building collective security. Exercise Arctic Challenge is one of Europe’s... Darpa Looks to Make DoD’s Logistics Enterprise More Resilient
The Department of Defense (DoD)’s Joint Logistics Enterprise, which spans both supply chain and logistics operations, provides the means to muster, transport, and sustain military power anywhere in th... IBM Wins $275M for Pentagon Semiconductor Work
IBM Global Business Services, Reston, Virginia (HQ0727-19-D-4000), is being awarded a $275,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The purpose of this contract is to enable “tru... US Navy Builds Maritime Operations Center for Gabon Navy
PORT GENTIL, Gabon --- Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 turned over a newly constructed maritime operations center (MOC) to the Gabonese navy at a ribbon cutting... Airbus Signs MOU with Hellenic Space Agency
LONDON/ATHENS --- Airbus and the Hellenic Space Agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering future space cooperation. The MOU will focus on Earth observation, space exploration and... Raytheon Completes US Army's LTAMDS Sense-Off
TEWSKBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Company completed technical testing during the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor sense-off at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The two-week mi... GAO Sees More Delays for GPS Operational Control System
The Global Positioning System's (GPS) next generation operational control system's (OCX) program schedule continues to be optimistic and, with significant development remaining, more delays are likely... Sweden Prepares for Total Defense Exercise 2020
Although Sweden is safer than many other countries, there are more and more complex threats to our security and independence. Peace and freedom are values that we must protect and strengthen every day... Russia’s Glavkosmos Takes Controls of International Launch Services
International Launch Services, facing headwinds in a commercial launch market now largely shaped by billionaires and satellite miniaturization, has touted a new relationship with the Russian space age... Patria Milrem Opens Third Maintenance Workshop in Estonia
Patria’s subsidiary Milrem LCM opens its third workshop in Estonia. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Defense Forces in Tapa. The workshop allows repa... Robotic Arm is Newest Innovation from Eglin AFB
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- What began as just a casual comment about a robotic arm during a performance evaluation quickly became the 96th Test Wing’s newest funded innovation project and a kick off for the ... AFRL Launches Arcnet, Autonomy R&D Portal
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The future of autonomy research is a click away, with the launch of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s ARCNet portal. ARCNet, or the Autonomy Research Collaboration ... US Ambassador Marks 500th Delivery from BAE Australia for F-35
The United States' Ambassador to the United Kingdom has visited the hub of our advanced manufacturing to mark a major delivery milestone in the world's largest defence programme. Robert "Woody" Joh... Elbit Unit Unveils Autonomous Sub-Surface Training Target
NOVA SCOTIA, Canada --- GeoSpectrum Technologies (GTI) launches a Multipurpose Autonomous Sub-Surface Training Target (MASTT) system that enables true to life and cost-effective training experience of... | 