| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases France’s Naval Group Wins Romanian Corvette Competition with €1.2 Bn Bid
PARIS --- The Romanian authorities announced today the selection of Naval Group and its partner Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) for the programme to build four new Gowind multi-mission corvettes, to m... Accident Kills 14 Aboard Russian Submarine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s defense chief to travel to a northern naval base to conduct a probe after a fire on what the Kremlin described as a deep-sea "research submer... “Chronically Late” Deliveries of F-35 Engines May Limit Production Surge
United Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney unit is chronically late delivering engines for the Pentagon’s costliest program, the F-35, raising questions about whether the company is ready for a surge... UAE Denies Ownership of Weapons Found in Libya
The Department of International Cooperation and Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a statement in which it reiterated UAE's full commitment to the Int... Russia Says Avangard Hypersonic Missile Production on Schedule
MOSCOW --- The production and the delivery of Avangard hypersonic missiles are proceeding according to the schedule and without any delays in Russia, the office of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri B... Despite Turkey's Assurances, US Still Eyes Sanctions, F-35 Exit
WASHINGTON --- The Trump administration still plans to impose sanctions on Turkey and remove it from a critical fighter jet program if the NATO ally acquires Russian air defenses, U.S. officials told ... Lockheed Wins $348M for F-35 Lot 12 One-Off Costs
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $348,223,161 for modification P00019 to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0001). ... China Testing Z-20 Helicopter for Shipborne Role
China's latest vessel-borne helicopter will take the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's combat capability to a new level, Chinese military experts said on Tuesday after a full-sized model of the na... India Extends Ban on Italy’s Leonardo
The government on Tuesday extended a ban on dealings with scam-tainted Italian defence firm Leonardo (erstwhile Finmeccanica) for another six months. "The ban has been imposed on the firm in connec... British, Italian and US F-35s Fly Two Training Missions in Italy
On Tuesday 2 July, the 32nd Wing based at Amendola (Foggia) hosted the F-35s of the United States and United Kingdom air forces for joint training activities with the latest generation of Air Force fi... British F-35s Back in UK After Two-Month Cyprus Tour
Four of the UK’s F-35Bs have just returned to the UK after a two-month exercise in Cyprus. During their time on the island, the Lightning jets flew their first operational missions over Iraq and Syria... Russia Said to Lack Materials for Large-Scale Production of Hypersonics
The Russian government is finding it difficult to produce its hypersonic glide vehicle amid a shortage of the necessary resources, a report by CNBC claims, based on sources knowledgeable of U.S. gover... Sikorsky Wins $29M Contracts to Replace CH-53K Subsystems
-- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $21,689,142 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (N00019-19-F-2972) against a previously issued basic ordering agr... USAF Re-Discovers 50-Year Old Equipment to Speed F-35 Refueling
MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho --- ‘Things aren’t made the way they used to be’ is a sentiment often tossed around when a new car or appliance breaks down. Even with all the new inventions and integrated te... Lockheed, NASA Flight-Test Orion Launch Abort System
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --- The critical launch abort system for NASA's Orion spacecraft was put to its hardest test today, and it demonstrated its capability to pull the crew module and future ast... Safran, Thai Aviation to Support Thai Government Helicopter Operators
SINGAPORE --- Safran Helicopter Engines and Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) signed an agreement to extend their support to helicopter engines used by the Royal Thai Armed Forces and Thai parapublic ope... NAVWAR Provides Expertise for Swedish Underwater Ice Study
SAN DIEGO, Calif. --- Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) joined the Swedish Defense Research Agency and the Swedish Coast Guard in Lulea, Sweden, to test how ice affects sound in the u... VT Halter Marine Wins US Navy CHAMP Program Study
PASCAGOULA, MS.--- VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a company of ST Engineering North America, has won a contract worth $2,899,252 by the Naval Sea Systems Command under the Common Hull Auxi... Embraer to Focus on Bizjets, Airlifters Following Boeing Brazil JV Formation
Boeing and Embraer continue to move forward with their commercial aircraft tie-up with the merger slated to close in late 2019. Under the multi-level deal, the new Boeing Brasil – Commercial (BBC) ... Airbus Sees Successful First Year for A220 Program
Airbus Canada Limited Partnership marked its first anniversary on July 1, 2019, one year exactly after Airbus became the majority partner in the A220 aircraft program. In 2019, Airbus is also celebrat... Sweden, Finland Continue to Deepen Defence Cooperation
When Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist hosted his first official meeting with Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen, continued deepening of Finnish-Swedish bilateral defence cooperation and... Russian UAVs Among Top 20 Foreign Buyers’ Preferences
Over 300 presentations and live demonstrations of Russian military hardware were organized by the delegation of Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) for foreign partners from over 40... Kongsberg-Led Team Signs Strategic Deal with Norway’s Defence Materiel Agency
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA) has signed a strategic agreement with an industry team led by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (Kongsberg) to develop and deliver solutions to process, dist... Northrop Supports Abort Test of NASA’s Orion Crew Capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --– Northrop Grumman Corporation provided major support for the booster and two additional motors for today’s successful test of the NASA Orion crew spacecraft’s abort system. ... EDA Discusses Civil-Military Cooperation in Single European Sky
BRUSSELS --- The EDA SES Military Aviation Board (ESMAB) today held its 7th meeting at policy level. The meeting, which took place at the EUROCONTROL premises, was chaired by EDA Chief Executive Jorge... USAF’s First Virtual Reality Training Arrives at Keesler AFB
KEESLER AFB, Miss. --- The 334th Training Squadron incorporated the first virtual reality training for airfield management students in the Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base, June 28, so they can get... Dassault Buys RUAG Business Aviation Sites
As part of its new strategic alignment, RUAG, the international technology group, is selling its Swiss business aviation sites. The buyer of the sites at the Geneva-Cointrin and Lugano-Agno airports i... Diehl Reports 2018 Results, 2019 Outlook
In FY 2018, corporate sales – at € 3,693.5 million – were slightly below the previous year's record value (€ 3,749.2). The strong growth of 2017 could not be continued; however, sales stabilized on a ... | 