| Latest Feature Stories China's Second Carrier: the View from Beijing
The Shandong (hull 17), China's second aircraft carrier as well as its first domestically built one, was commissioned Tuesday afternoon into the People's Liberation Army Navy in Sanya, South China's... Latest Press Releases China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Enters Service, First Built to Domestic Design
China commissioned CNS Shandong — its second aircraft carrier and the first such ship wholly designed and built in the country — in Sanya, Hainan province, on Tuesday afternoon. President Xi Jinpin... Philippines Evaluating F-16V, Gripen for Multi-Role Fighter Buy
MANILA --- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is currently evaluating two aircraft for its multi-role fighter (MRF) project, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday nig... Can Boeing Recover from 737 MAX Production Halt?
Things aren't getting any better for US plane-maker Boeing. It's suspending production of its bestselling 737 MAX. Experts fear there may be considerable delays in the approval of future models. Ne... Swiss Lawmakers Debate Offset Obligations for New Fighter Buy
Foreign companies that are contracted in the framework of the acquisition of combat aircraft must offset 80% of the contract’s value by orders in Switzerland, of which 20% directly and 40% indirectly ... India Test-Fires Two BrahMos Missiles from Ground, Air
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Air Force (IAF) and BrahMos jointly successfully conducted two BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles tests today, one each from land and air pla... Philippines to Sign BrahMos Contract in Early 2020
MANILA --- The contract signing for the medium-range ramjet supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles, which are being eyed for coastal defense missions of the Philippine Army (PA), will be signed by the ear... Airbus A321XLR Won 450 Bookings in First Six Months
Launched by Airbus, the A321XLR will deliver an unprecedented Xtra Long Range of up to 4,700 nm – 15% more than the A321LR version and with the same unbeatable fuel efficiency In the six months sin... USAF Deploys Entire Tanker Squadron to Qatar
MACDILL AFB, Fla. --- The 91st Air Refueling Squadron, along with KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in early December 2019. This marks the first time the entire 91... Finland, Estonia and Latvia to Develop Wheeled APC
The Ministers of Defence of Estonia and Latvia and the Permanent Secretary of the Finnish Ministry of Defence have on 17 December 2019 signed a trilateral Letter of Intent. In the Letter of Intent... Rand: Pentagon's Vision for AI Lacks Visibility, Resources
The U.S. Department of Defense has articulated an ambitious vision and strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) with the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center as the focal point, but the DoD has yet t... BAE Wins Slot in $17 Bn Defense Intelligence Contract
MCLEAN, Va. --- The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has awarded BAE Systems a prime contractor position on Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 (SIA 3), a ten-year multiple award indefinite deliver... Poland, Baltics Agree to Establish Joint Brigade
“Our countries are crucial, not only for the security of our region, but also for the entire NATO. We are on the eastern flank of NATO, which has unique strategic significance for the North Atlantic A... S. Korea, US to Hold Final Day of Defense Cost Talks
South Korea and the United States began the last day of defense cost-sharing talks on Wednesday, but chances of a deal appear to be low as the two sides remain far apart over how much more Seoul shoul... Marines Solve Engine Problem on CH-53K King Stallion
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- Industry and government engineers have mitigated an ongoing engine integration issue for the CH-53K King Stallion – the new heavy-lift helicopter from Sikorsky for the United S... Oshkosh Wins $804M Contract for JLTV Production
Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded an $803,904,196 modification (P00277) to Foreign Military Sales (Montenegro) contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 for the procurement of 2,721 Joint Light Tac... Bell Wins $815M to Support H-1 Helicopters
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $815,000,040 for an indefinite-delivery, performance-based logistics requirements contract for the repair, upgrade or replacement of 35 items used on t... Raytheon Wins $611M for C2 Switching Systems
Raytheon Co., Largo, Florida, has been awarded a ceiling of $611,500,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus, fixed-fee, cost reimbursable no fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Command ... Aerojet to Power Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Building upon its pioneering work in hypersonics, Aerojet Rocketdyne is supporting a Lockheed Martin effort to develop a hypersonic conventional missile for the U.S. Air Force und... Finland to Buy HE Tank Ammunition from Israel’s IMI
Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen has authorised, on 13 December 2019, the Defence Forces Logistics Command to procure ammunition for the Leopard 2 battle tanks. The new ammunition which will be... Airbus DS Opens Employee Talks on Cost Cutting Measures
MUNICH ---The management of Airbus Defence and Space under the lead of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dirk Hoke today provided first information to start discussions with employee representatives in re... Lifting the Veil on Russian Military Expenditure and China’s
Gresham’s Law states that bad money drives out good money, but anyone who has spent time around Washington, D.C., knows that this law can safely be applied to information too — bad information tends t... Royal Navy Announces F-35B Take-Off in Portsmouth
The roar of the most advanced aircraft in Britain’s arsenal reverberated around Portsmouth Harbour as an F-35 launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth. The multi-million-pound jet threw up a wall of spray... Adding Up the Cost of United States’ Never-Ending Wars
Wars cost too much. That’s really not a surprise. The surprise is how much more they cost than we’ve been told. It might help to think of the nation’s post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq like a ... Lockheed, Canadian UAV to Improve Unmanned Operations
CALGARY, Alberta --- The ability to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) significantly improves their effectiveness and potential. The increased range of BVLOS o... Naval Group Signs MoUs with Australian SMEs on Torpedo Decoys
Naval Group has signed nine different Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Australian companies to manufacture its countermeasure solutions for the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. Naval Gro... Indra Will Participate in Modernization of NATO AWACS
MADRID --- Indra will work on the modernization of the AWACS, the early warning, surveillance and command and control aircraft which NATO has used to protect the sky of the allied countries for decade... NATO, EU Experts Review Cyber Defence Cooperation
Senior officials from NATO and the European Union met at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday (17 December 2019) for discussions on cyber defence. “Over the last years NATO and the EU... RAAF Brings F-35 Simulators into Service
Australian F-35A pilots can now conduct multi-ship training missions in the four Full Mission Simulators at the Integrated Training Centre at RAAF Base Williamtown. This training gives pilots the o... Norway Minister Wants Defense to Make Better Use of Technology
Minister of Defense Frank Bakke-Jensen today met several technology peaks from the defense sector. He was given advice on how the Defense can be better at utilizing both existing and new technology. ... Rolls-Royce Breaks Ground on New US Facility
WALPOLE, Massachusetts --– Rolls-Royce is investing $7.7 million to create new manufacturing, repair and test capability in support of U.S. Navy programs with the completion of a new facility in late ... | 
