Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Maiden Flight for First Gripen E for Brazil Saab today completed a successful first flight with the first Brazilian Gripen E fighter aircraft, 39-6001. At 2.41 pm CET on August 26, the Gripen E aircraft took off on its maiden flight flown by Sa... Boeing Faces First Lawsuit As 737 Max Customer Sues to Cancel Order A Russian aircraft leasing company is suing Boeing for breach of contract in connection with its grounded 737 Max in what is the first lawsuit brought against the US manufacturer by a customer over th... Iran Says Missile Program Non-Negotiable TEHRAN --- Iran has rejected France's proposal to include the missile program in a new round of negotiations, an informed source told Press TV on Monday. The source, speaking on condition of anonym... US Accuses China of Escalating Coercion Against Vietnam in SCS The Department of Defense is greatly concerned by China's continued efforts to violate the rules-based international order throughout the Indo-Pacific. Recently, China resumed its coercive interferenc... US Denies It Attacked Convoys in Iraq Department of Defense Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan R. Hoffman provided the following statement: “U.S. forces did not conduct the recent attack on a convoy or any recent attacks that resulte... Turkey MoD Says Delivery of Second S-400 Battery Begins To meet Turkey's air and missile defense needs in the long range area, a contract for the supply of an Air and Missile Defense System was signed on April 11, 2017 for S-400 long-range missiles. S-400... Arianespace Wins Contract to Launch Ovzon-3 Satellite Arianespace today announced the signature of a launch services contract with Ovzon for the company’s first geostationary-orbiting telecommunications satellite: Ovzon-3. With offices in Sweden and the ... Russian Official Discusses Aircraft Procurement Plans Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov recently discussed a number of aircraft procurement programs for the Air Force and Navy in an interview with Interfax. On the subject of the Su-57... Japan Considers Launching a Satellite Interceptor Japan’s government is eyeing the launch of a satellite interceptor as a means to counter attack satellites under development in China and Russia. A formal decision is expected by the end of the next f... Evolved Seasparrow Missiles Enter Low-Rate Initial Production TUCSON, Ariz. --- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company a $190 million low-rate initial production contract for ESSM Block 2 missiles featuring a new guidance system with a dual mode active and semi-... India Gets Boeing’s Last C-17 Heavy-Lift Aircraft NEW DELHI --- American aerospace giant Boeing on Monday delivered the 11th C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The plane is also the last C-17 produced by the compan... Knifefish UUV Enters Low-Rate Production with $44M Contract General Dynamics Missions Systems Inc., McLeansville, North Carolina, is awarded a $44,595,146 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N61331-11-C-0017 for low-rate initial... Navy, Marine Corps Leaders See New Expeditionary Warfare USV in Action DAHLGREN, Va. --- The Navy civilian engineers who developed a unique weaponized unmanned surface vehicle (USV) tested by the Marine Corps in July envision that its technological capabilities will revo... Raytheon Wins $74M for Next-Gen Jammer Pod Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded $74,091,217 for cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification P00055 to a previously awarded contract (N00019-16-C-0002). This modific... Pentagon Claims Progress in Acquisition, Sustainment The Defense Department is reducing timelines and lowering costs to provide the best military capabilities, a senior DOD official told reporters at the Pentagon. "All of our efforts directly support... Years Later, Fix Approved for Flawed F-35 Refueling Probe A joint-test effort has fixed a dangerous flaw in the F-35 Lightning II that was blinding KC-135 Stratotanker crewmen during night refueling operations. The Aerial Refueling Certification Agency, l... Europe a Fertile Ground for Spike Missile Orders The SPIKE anti-armor weapons is one of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems‘ most successful missile programs. Over 30,000 missiles are on order from 32 customers. The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is the... Young Engineers Envision Futuristic "Invisible Commandos" Bionic ‘invisible’ commandos carried into battle on silent ‘flying wings’ while hologram decoys distract an enemy pounded by rail and laser guns. This is the futuristic vision of the Royal Marines ... India Orders Nine Domestic Precision Approach Radars A contract for installation and commissioning of nine Precision Approach Radars (PARs) was concluded today between Ministry of Defence and M/s Data Pattern (India) Pvt Ltd at a cost of Rs 380 crores u... Record Number of Foreign Delegations Invited to MAKS 2019 Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has invited 120 delegations from 65 countries to the MAKS 2019 International Air Show, which will be held from August 27 to September 1, 2019... Singapore’s Information-Sharing System Used in Ex Seacat Exercise SEACAT participants using the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s Information Fusion Centre Real-time Information-sharing System to fuse and sense-make information to identify vessels of inter... Rohde & Schwarz Provides Radio Comms for Royal Navy OPVs MÜNCHEN --- With the Royal Navy retaining its three Batch 1 River-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) and the OPV(H), HMS Clyde until 2020, essential for protecting British waters, fisheries and natio... Marines, Engineers Test 3D Printing of Cement in Exercise CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --- Marines from Marine Corps Systems Command and 7th Engineer Support Battalion along with engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory... Australian F-18 Hornets Reach 400,000 Flight Hours Marking a long and distinguished operational history, the F/A-18A/B Hornet reached a milestone of 400,000 flying hours since its entry into RAAF service three-and-a-half decades ago. Commanding Off... US Army Special Agent Gives Tips for Social Media Security Even the most innocuous data posted to a social media feed can be married up with other publicly available information to provide online criminals the tools they need to exploit members of the militar... Chinese Exhibitors at MAKS 2019 with Laser Weapon, Stealth Target Drone About 20 Chinese exhibitors set the stage Monday for the 2019 Russian International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) with exhibits including models of a laser weapon and a stealth target drone already ... Irkut Shows MС-21 Jet in Public for First Time at MAKS-2019 Irkut Corporation (as part of UAC) will take part in the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019. Irkut Corporation will present MC-21-300 new generation passenger aircraft at MAKS-... French Aerospace Industry Exhibits at MAKS Airshow PARIS --- GIFAS, the French Aerospace Industries Association, will lead on the French Pavilion (Hall F3) a delegation of 15 French companies presenting their know-how at the MAKS Airshow, from August ... |