| Latest Feature Stories AESA Radar Still Lacking As Eurofighter Looks to Future Improvements
PARIS --- The four Eurofighter partner nations have agreed to invest €53 million euros to study the program’s potential evolution over the next 20 years, Eurofighter GmbH announced Wednesday at the Pa... Latest Press Releases How the Pentagon Ended Up Losing A $130M Drone
Wednesday’s downing of a U.S. drone by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard exposes a weakness in U.S. operations. The United States has some of the world’s most sophisticated drones for intelligence, surveilla... USAF Unveils AMRAAM Replacement to Counter China
DAYTON, Ohio --- The Air Force is developing a new air-to-air missile, dubbed the AIM-260, that offers longer range than Raytheon’s Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile and would be used to counte... Italy Restores Funding for CAMM ER Air-Defense Missile
PARIS --- After hesitating for over a year, Italy has decided to restore funding for the CAMM Extended-Range short-medium-range air-defense being developed by MBDA. Italy’s Rivista Italian Difesa r... India Seeks Expression of Interest for Six P 75(I) Submarines
As a major initiative towards ‘Make in India’, the Government immediately on taking over has issued the Expression of Interest(s) for shortlisting of potential Indian Strategic Partners (SPs) for “Con... US Navy Releases RFP for FFG(X) Frigate But Obstacle Looms
WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Navy released a request for proposals (RFP) for the guided missile frigate FFG(X) detail design and construction (DD&C) contract for the first 10 ships (one base ship and nine ... UK Freezes Arms Export Licenses to Saudi Following Court Ruling
The government of the United Kingdom has halted the approval of arms exports licenses to Saudi Arabia, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal that British sales to the Saudi government are unlawful... Turkey Threatens to Appeal to Int'l Court if US Backtracks on F-35
Washington has been pressuring Ankara into withdrawing from its $2.5 billion agreement to purchase Russian anti-air missile systems, but Turkey has refused to bow to US threats that its NATO partner w... SAMI Signs MoU to Buy Singapore’s Terrex 8x8 and Develop New ICV
PARIS --- Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ST Engineering, a global technology, defence and engineering group specializing in the aerospac... Lockheed and Airbus Reaffirm A330 Tanker Partnership
LE BOURGET --- With an agreement in place to explore U.S. military tanking opportunities, Airbus and Lockheed Martin senior executive leaders met for some "tanker talk" during the 2019 Paris Air Show.... Australia Signs Contract for Kongsberg NASAMS Air-Defense System
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, and Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, today announced the signing of an acquisition contract between Defence and Raythe... House of Representatives Passes Defense Appropriations Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $985 federal appropriations package containing four separate spending bills, including a defense bill that would fund national security efforts at $17 billio... Japan Scrambles Fighters After Russian Bombers Violate Airspace
The Japanese military says its fighter jets were forced to scramble after two Russian military aircraft violated its airspace. The Defense Ministry said in a statement on June 20 that two Russian T... Airbus Recaps Its Good Week at Paris Air Show
Airbus recapped its Paris Air Show achievements on the event’s final fully professional day, underscoring strong endorsements for its jetliner families – including the newly-launched A321XLR (extra-lo... Saudi Airline Flynas Signs for Ten A321XLR
Flynas, Saudi Arabia’s first low-cost airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 10 A321XLR aircraft, the longest-range variant of the A320. As part of the commitment, the... Ariane 5 Launches Two Telecom Satellites
KOUROU, French Guiana --- For its second launch of the year, Ariane 5 successfully placed two telecommunications satellites, T-16 and EUTELSAT 7C, into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), from the Eur... Testimony on “Assessing China’s Global Military Ambitions”
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the implications of a “World-Class” Chinese military for the United States and its allies and partners. Gone are the days when Ch... Sikorsky CH-53K to Compete in German, Israeli Heavy Lift Competitions
PARIS AIR SHOW --- Germany is expected to release a formal request for proposals for a new heavy lift helicopter this summer, and Sikorsky [LMT] officials consider the opportunity a major one for the ... Raytheon Lobbyist Replaces Boeing Executive to Lead Pentagon
The Pentagon is going through a shakeup at the top, but the influence of major defense and aerospace companies holds firm. Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive who served as acting secretary... Saudi Arabia Considering A400M as An-132D Fades
PARIS --- The Royal Saudi Air Force is currently considering the Airbus Military A400M Atlas medium lift transport aircraft. Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Arabia Military Industries, Dr Andreas ... Korean Aerospace and Safran Signed a Strategic Partnership
PARIS AIR SHOW --- Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Safran signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding today at Paris Airshow to expand collaboration between the two companies. Under this M... Aerojet Unit Wins $140M for Missile Defense Work
Coleman Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Orlando, Florida, is being awarded a $140,184,433 firm-fixed-price modification (P00114) to a previously awarded contract (HQ0147-14... Chinese Top Unmanned Helicopter Completes Night Drills
China's top unmanned helicopter, the AV500, has successfully conducted its first night operation under challenging conditions, demonstrating its any-time, all-terrain capabilities, a result which Chin... CARAT 2019: Building Security Through Maritime Domain Awareness
SATTAHIP, Thailand --- The U.S. and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) conducted a series of training events focused on maritime domain awareness (MDA), culminating with scenarios conducted by ships and aircraft i... US, Korean Navies Hold Submarine Warfare Talks
SANTA RITA, Guam --- Commander, Submarine Group 7 conducted bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy submarine force June 18-20 at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam. The 49th Submarine Wa... EDA Projects Involved in Major International Logistics Exercise
Two EDA projects - one related to the sharing of spare parts and the other to additive manufacturing (3D-printing) - were involved in the CAPABLE LOGISTICIAN 2019 (CL19) exercise, Europe’s largest int... MTU Aero Engines Records Orders Worth More Than $1.3 Bn
MUNICH --- This year's aviation industry gathering in Paris ends with an order intake of more than 1.3 billion US Dollars (about 1.2 billion euros; according to list price) for MTU Aero Engines. The o... Philippine Navy to Work Up on New AW159 Wildcat Helos
MANILA --- Naval Air Group personnel tasked to man the two state-of-the-art AgustaWestland (now Leonardo) AW-159 Wildcat helicopters will undergo extensive training on the proper handling of the Phili... GKN Aerospace Thermoplastic Composite Parts for Bell V-280 Valor
GKN Aerospace has delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction welded Ruddervators, and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured from re-used thermoplastic waste material, to Bell ... Tonga Receives Guardian-Class Patrol Boat from Australia
Australia is stepping up in the Pacific as we continue to take engagement with our regional partners to a new level with the handover of a new Guardian-class Patrol Boat to the Kingdom of Tonga. Th... Meggitt Wins Contract with BAE Systems for Innovative Generator System
Meggitt PLC has signed a 3-year agreement with BAE Systems for an innovative generator system. Meggitt’s solution combines two existing generators into a single generator, capable of fitting into a... Baltic Defence Ministers Agree on Aspects of NATO Deterrence and Defence
At the Baltic Defence Committee’s meeting in Tartu (Estonia) on June 19–20 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and his Latvian and Estonian counterparts Artis Pabriks and Jüri Luik agreed ... | 
