| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Italy Approves Additional €7 Bn for Defense Procurement Programs
PARIS --- After hesitating for a year amid bickering between the two leading parties of the governing coalition of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MiSE) yester... Airbus, OCCAR Sign New A400M Contract, Securing Program’s Future
AMSTERDAM --- Airbus SE, acting through its subsidiary Airbus Military S.L., has signed the A400M contract amendment with OCCAR, the Bonn, Germany-based organisation for joint armament cooperation, wh... USAF Flight-Tests Hypersonic Weapon Sensors
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted the first flight test of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on June 12 at Edwards ... Turkey to Debut Mock-Up of Future Fighter at Paris Airshow
ANKARA --- Turkish Aerospace will display for the first time the one-to-one mock-up of the Turkish Fighter at the International Paris Airshow. The 17th edition of the International Paris Airshow will ... Russia Warns More US Troops in Poland Will ‘Destabilize’ Europe
Russia has warned NATO that US President Donald Trump's pledge to send 1,000 US troops to Poland will "destabilize" Europe. NATO forces in member Poland already include a rotating pool of 4,500 US sol... Turkey Rejects US Ultimatum, Vows Won’t Back Down on S-400
Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile-defense systems despite a U.S. threat that Ankara will be excluded from the F-35 fighter jet program, Foreign Minister Mevlut C... Moscow: Russian, Chinese Military Develop Strategic Cooperation
Russian and Chinese military intend to develop bilateral cooperation in the spirit of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General St... German 2018 Arms Exports Down 23% As Vetoes Bite
The annual Weapons Export Report registered a 23% drop compared with 2017 according to media sources. The government says the decrease is a sign of Germany's "restrictive and responsible weapons expor... Gripen Offer to Finland Includes 2 GlobalEye AEW Aircraft
Saab announces that its Gripen offer to Finland, submitted in January this year, also includes two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. GlobalEye is a strategic asset, whi... French MoD Orders Additional Airbus H225M Caracal Helicopter
MARIGNANE, France --- The French Defence Procurement Agency DGA has signed an order to purchase an additional H225M which will be operated by the French Air Force. The aircraft will be delivered i... India Orders Initial Batch of 70 Indigenous Torpedoes for $170M
NEW DELHI --- India has joined the elite bloc of nations like Russia, Germany, Italy, and France with indigenously built heavyweight torpedoes for its submarines and warships. The development comes... Malaysia to Add MPA, MALE UAV Capabilities Post-2020
Malaysia’s Defense Ministry plans to procure two maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) and three medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the upcoming five-year governmen... US Air Force Says First KC-46 IOT&E Flight Successful
MCCONNELL AFB, Kan. --- On June 4, McConnell flew its first flight as part of the KC-46 Pegasus initial test and evaluation period. This sortie verified normal operation checklists as well as the u... Boeing Wins $214M Orders for MH-47G Block II Chinooks for RAF, SOCOM
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $30,778,000 firm-fixed-price type delivery order (H92241-19-F-0091) under an existing contract (W91215-16-G-0001) to procure components and par... Space X Launches Canada’s RadarSat Satellite Constellation
LONGUEUIL, QC. --- Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 10:17 a.m. Eastern time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Califor... The Strategic Threat from Iranian Hybrid Warfare in the Gulf
The threat of war with Iran may seem distant to many in United States and Europe, but its strategic implications became all too clear only hours after two freshly loaded tankers – the Frontline and th... KC-46 Completes Testing with Super Galaxy
TRAVIS AFB, Calif. --- The U.S. Air Force’s newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Starting on April 29th, th... HMS Trent, Latest Royal Navy OPV, Completes Sea Trials
The third of the Navy’s new patrol ships has successfully completed her first spell at sea after two weeks in the Firth of Clyde. HMS Trent was put through her paces between Arran, Bute and Great C... China Sees Growing Int’l Interest for FC-31 Stealth Fighter
China's made-for-export FC-31 warplane is making a big impression, as reports say international buyers are thinking of buying the stealth fighter jet, with Chinese military experts recommending on Tue... Leonardo, Diamond to Unveil Lightweight Maritime Patrol Aircraft
ROME --- Leonardo and Diamond Aircraft Industries are teaming up to offer a version of Diamond’s popular twin-engine DA62 aircraft customised for maritime surveillance missions. The new variant, d... French MoD Selects Thales Avionics for H160M Joint Light Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have selected the Thales FlytX avionics suite for their future H160M Joint Light Helicopter. Airbus Helicopters and Thales are also p... Kopter Advances SH09 Helicopter Flight-Tests in Sicily
P3 completed 34 flights in Sicily, reaching an overall 100 flight test hours. Flight envelope has been opened beyond 10,000 feet and at an airspeed of 135 knots. In March 2019, Kopter transferred i... EU, US Hold Dialogue on CBRN Capacity Building
The European Union and the United States of America held a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Capacity Building Dialogue on May 14-15, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, to coordinate effo... US Senate Halts Efforts to Block Arms Sales to Bahrain, Qatar
CAPITOL HILL --- The U.S. Senate on Thursday turned back resolutions aimed at disapproving multi-billion-dollar arms sales to Bahrain and Qatar, amid continued intensive congressional scrutiny of weap... NATO and Russia: Maneuvers and Counter-Maneuvers in Baltic
NATO is practicing in the Baltic Sea these days, as it's done before. What's new: The exercise is headed by the US Navy's 2nd Fleet command, a key force during the Cold War era. Russia is running a co... With Russia and China on the Prowl, US Navy Demos Capabilities
NORFOLK, VA. --- A major military exercise involving maritime forces from 18 countries is underway in the Baltic Sea, but at its helm is not a fleet permanently based in Europe, but one based half a w... Travis KC-10s Escort A-10s, F-16s to Red Flag-Alaska
TRAVIS AFB, Calif. --– Airmen and aircraft from the 60th Air Mobility Wing escorted other U.S. Air Force assets from Japan to Alaska ahead of Red Flag-Alaska 19-2, which began June 6. Red Flag-Alas... Russian Who Tried to Obtain F-16 Manuals Pleads to Avoid Trial
A Russian software developer charged by U.S. authorities with trying to obtain user manuals and instructional materials for F-16 fighter jets will forgo a scheduled jury trial to enter a plea. Oleg... | 