| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Canada Finally Issues RFP for Future Fighter, Calls for Delivery in 2025
GATINEAU, Quebec ---The Government of Canada is acquiring 88 advanced fighter jets to provide the capability the Canadian Armed Forces needs to ensure the safety and security of Canadians and meet its... UK’s Dstl to Develop Unmanned ‘Loyal Wingmen’ for RAF; Could Fly in 2022
A new project to develop a novel unmanned combat aircraft has been announced by the RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The Lightweight Aff... Bulgarian President Vetoes $1.26 Bn Deal to Buy F-16 Fighters As National Consensus Lacking
SOFIA --- Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday vetoed a deal to buy eight new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets, describing a lack of consensus over the purchase as “extremely worrying”, learned... China Issues White Paper on National Defense
BEIJING --- China on Wednesday issued a white paper to expound on its defensive national defense policy in the new era and explain the practice, purposes and significance of China's efforts to build a... North Korea’s Latest Escalation: A Deadly New Submarine
SEOUL --- It’s not a missile launch or a nuclear test. But Kim Jong Un’s unveiling of a new submarine is the latest way North Korea appears to be pressuring the United States, as working-level nuclear... KADIZ Intrusions Test Security Ties Among S. Korea, US, Japan
The incursions by Chinese and Russian warplanes into South Korea's air defense zone this week appeared aimed at testing security ties between Seoul, Washington and Tokyo, analysts said Wednesday. O... Thales Leonardo Space Alliance Wins Italian Space Agency Contract
ROME --- The Space Alliance between Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%) and Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) announced today that it has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency... Marshall Rolls Out First Bangladesh Air Force C-130J
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group rolled out the first of a number of C-130J Hercules aircraft it is preparing for delivery to the Bangladesh Air Force, during an official ceremony last week. Ai... HAL Delivers First of 8 Chetak Helicopter to Indian Navy
BENGALURU, India --- HAL delivered a Chetak helicopter ahead of schedule to Indian Navy. The documents were handed over by Mr S. Anbuvelan, General Manager of Helicopter Division-HAL to Commodore Vik... Rand Sees Collaboration Opportunities in Europe for Multirole Helicopters
Multirole helicopters are versatile air transport platforms that may perform a variety of functions. This versatility makes them an important military asset not only in out-of-area missions as well as... EMSA to Provide Croatia with UAV for Coast Guard Missions
VIENNA --- The Maritime Safety Directorate of the Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia issued the first mobilization request to the European Maritime Safety Agency ... Operation Rapid Forge Deploys F-35s, F-15Es to Latvia
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --- F-35A Lightning II fighter jets arrived at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, today as part of Operation Rapid Forge, along with F-15E Strike Eagles and C-130J Super Hercules a... Northcom Commander Cites Arctic as Area of Concern
Increased activity in the Arctic is a concern for national security and for U.S. Northern Command, the officer in charge of North American security said. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, c... DoD’s Space Development Agency Addresses Growing Capability Gaps
The space domain is vital to warfighters, with information from satellites used for such things as communications, missile tracking and navigation. However, there are gaps that near-peer competitor... Collins Modernizes French Air Force C-130H Transports
TOULOUSE, France --- Collins Aerospace Systems has completed the first cockpit modernization of fourteen contracted Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules for the French Air Force. Collins Aerospace plays a ... USS Carney Completes Sixth Forward-Deployed Patrol
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain --- Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 22, after completing a four-month patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations... Thales Sees Boom in Satellite Constellation Market
Thus far, 2019 has been the year of telecommunications satellite constellations as two systems completed their deployment to become fully operational this year. On 4 April, the last four of 20 sate... Russia's South MD Starts Exercise Ahead of NATO Drills In Georgia
Two armies of Russia’s Southern Military District on July 24 began a large-scale military exercise in the region ahead of a scheduled NATO exercise in Georgia, TASS reported citing the district’s pres... Collins Wins Sixth US Army Order for Next-Gen Manpack Radios
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. has received its sixth order from the U.S. Army to provide PRC-162 software-defined ground radios for the Handheld... Rolls-Royce and DSTA Collaborate on Digital Technology
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Rolls-Royce have launched the first collaborative digital technology project to boost efforts in the development and deployment of new tech... GE, XTI to Study Hybrid Propulsion Solution for Trifan 600
OSHKOSH, WI --- GE Aviation and XTI Aircraft Company announced today that XTI has selected GE’s Catalyst engine as the core of its TriFan 600 hybrid-electric propulsion system. The two companies will ... India, Russia Define Objectives of Indra 2019 Exercises
At the first planning conference, which ended in the city of Ussuriysk, representatives of the command of the Eastern Military District and the Armed Forces of the Republic of India agreed on the obje... Using Commercial Satellites to Control Nuclear Weapons is a Bad Idea
Next month marks the 70th anniversary of the day in 1949 when U.S. intelligence discovered the Soviet Union had conducted its first successful test of a nuclear weapon. From that day forward, most Ame... Russian Plane Penetrates S. Korean Airspace
A Russian military surveillance aircraft penetrated Korea’s sovereign airspace twice Tuesday morning over the easternmost islets of Dokdo in the East Sea, prompting Seoul to fire hundreds of warning s... US, RAF Perform First Joint F-35A Hot Pit Refueling Training
RAF MARHAM, England --- Airmen assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, had the opportunity to train Royal Air Force personnel on hot pit refueling procedures at RAF Marham, July 18. Hot pit refuelin... Triumph Delivers First Ramp Structures for V-22
BERWYN, Pa. --- Triumph Group, Inc. recently achieved the successful delivery of the first ramp and ramp door structures to Boeing Defense, Space & Security for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The... Thales Unveils New Investment in Lithgow
The Member for Bathurst, the Hon Paul Toole MP today unveiled a new $1.8 million honing machine on the rifle production line at Lithgow Arms. The new equipment brings Thales’s investment to more th... | 