| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Air Force Issues RFP for AT-6 and A-29 Light Turboprop Attack Aircraft
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The Air Force released final requests for proposal Oct. 24 for a limited number of Textron Aviation AT-6 and Sierra Nevada Corporation/Embraer Defense & Security A-29 aircraft. T... Italy Withdraws SAMP/T Missile Defense Battery from Turkey
PARIS --- Italy has begun logistics activities to prepare for the withdrawal of the Italian Army SAMP/T anti-missile battery that it has deployed in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, since 2016 as part of NATO’s... Boeing Replies to Indonesian Lion Air Crash Report
CHICAGO --- Boeing issued the following statement regarding the release today of the final investigation report of Lion Air Flight 610 by Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT): ... US Forces Kill ISIS Leader Baghdadi in Syria
U.S. forces killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in Northwestern Syria last night, President Donald J. Trump announced today. The "daring and dangerous raid" went off without a hitch, ... USS Ford Back At Sea for First Time In 16 Months
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) got underway today for sea trials from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) division following a 15-month pierside maint... Upgrades Keep US Air Force Legacy Fighters in Service
The Air Force planned for a fighter force comprised mostly of stealthy, networked, and hyper-situationally aware F-22 and F-35 fighters. But the premature termination of the F-22, delays with the F-35... Italy Touts F-35 Assembly Line As Poland Nears Order
ROME --- Today in Cameri, Italian Undersecretary for Defense Angelo Tofalo met Polish Undersecretary for Defense Marek Łapiński, in charge of procurement, on the occasion of a visit by a Polish delega... China's Anti-Satellite Weapons 'Disturbing' Threat: US
TOKYO --- China's development of weapons designed to shoot down satellites presents a "disturbing" national security threat, a senior U.S. defense official told Nikkei. "That's a very disturbing th... Esper Details Moves in Syria, Discusses NATO Meetings
Not all U.S. troops will leave Syria, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said today at the conclusion of NATO meetings in Brussels. Esper said the halt in operations along the Turkey-Syria border ... Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10 Bn JEDI Cloud Contract
Over the last two years the Department of Defense has awarded more than $11 billion across 10 separate cloud contracts. As we continue to execute the DOD Cloud Strategy, additional contracts are plann... US Air Force’s X-37B Space Plane Lands After 780 Days In Orbit
WASHINGTON --- The Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 successfully landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Oct. 27, 2019 at 3:51 a.m. The spaceplane conducted o... Lockheed Wins $148M to Extend F-35B Service Life
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $148,417,608 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N00019-20-F-0301) against a previously issued b... Northrop Uses Dozens of Unmanned Vehicles in DARPA Swarm Test
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation demonstrated progress toward successful heterogeneous unmanned vehicle (UxV) swarming with the test of Rapid Integration Swarm Ecosystem (RISE) at the Defens... Turkey’s Baykar Delivers Additional TB2 Drones to Ukraine
Leading unmanned aerial platform developer Baykar on Monday delivered another batch of Bayraktar TB2 drones to Ukraine. Three aircraft, ammunition, a simulator, camera systems and ground data termi... Denmark to Deploy Two EH-101 Helicopters to Sahel
Today the Danish Parliament approved the Danish Government’s proposal to strengthen the Danish military contributions to the Sahel region. Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod said: “It is impor... Finland Receives Final Shipment of Leopard II Tanks
The Finnish Defence Forces have received the total delivery of the Main Battle Tank Leopard 2A6. In 2014, Finland made the decision to procure altogether a hundred used surplus Leopard 2A6 main bat... India to Deploy Naval Aircraft at France’s La Réunion for Joint Surveillance Mission (excerpt)
NEW DELHI --- Within the first few months of 2020, India will deploy a naval aircraft at France’s reunion island as part of join surveillance mission with France in the southern Indian Ocean. This ... GE Delivers First Production T408 Engine to NAVAIR
LYNN, MA. --- GE Aviation delivered its first production T408 engine for the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on September 30. "We are honor... Solomons’ Government Vetoes Chinese Attempt to Lease an Island
A Chinese company’s attempt to lease an entire island in the Solomon Islands was unlawful and will not be allowed to go ahead, the Pacific archipelago’s government has announced. The deal between t... Italian F-35s Complete Iceland Air Police Mission
The Italian Air Force completed its mission executing NATO’s peacetime mission in Iceland safeguarding the airspace in the High North for the first time with 5th generation fighters. In an official... Chinese Rainbow-4 Armed Drone Makes First Flight
Chinese aerospace company Rainbow UAV Technology’s first Taizhou-assembled Rainbow-4 drone recently passed its inaugural test flight - pointing to Beijing’s increased armed drone production capabiliti... British, French Parachute Artillery Train Together
Exercise Gallic Marauder saw 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) and 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste (35e RAP) put through their paces at the Castlemartin ranges in Wales.... Italian Army Completes Major Armor Exercise in Qatar
The complex tactical activity, carried out in the presence of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Enzo Vecciarelli, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Salvatore Farina and the highest local milit... Indra Delivers Advanced NH90 Simulator to Spanish Military
Indra has delivered the most advanced helicopter flight simulator in Europe to the Spanish Army. It is the NH90 training system, which contributes to the training of pilots of the three [military serv... Destroyer USS McCain Back at Sea After Repairs
YOKOSUKA, Japan --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) completed her necessary repairs and is underway to conduct comprehensive at sea testing. During the ... Leonardo Exhibits at Bahrain’s BIDEC Defense Show
MANAMA, Bahrain --- Leonardo (stand G2) will be attending the second edition of Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC), the tri-service event is to be held in Manama on 28-30 ... Otokar to Exhibit Wheeled Armored Vehicles at BIDEC 2019
Otokar, Turkey’s leading land defence systems company, participates in Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC) 2019, on October 28-30, 2019 in Bahrain. During the exhibition, O... | 