| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Russia Launches F-35 Production for Egypt: Report
MOSCOW --- Russia has launched the production of its advanced Su-35 fighter jets under a contract with Egypt, a military diplomatic source told TASS on Saturday. "The Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Koms... Germany’s MKS 180 Frigate Gets Green Light After GNYK Withdraws Complaint
The award procedure for the multipurpose combat ship 180 is legally effective. The company Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding B.V. company has been officially announced in the bidding competition for th... GAO Denies Airbus Protest, Confirms Leonardo Win on USN Training Helo
Leonardo has been cleared to resume work on the USD176.5 million US Navy (USN) training helicopter replacement contract it was awarded in January, after the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) d... Saab Wins New Order for Saab 2000 AEW Aircraft
Saab has signed a contract and received an order for the Airborne Early Warning and Control solution Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. The order value is 1.553 billion SEK. Deliveries will be made between 2020 ... Up to 550 F-35s to Require Refits After Reliability Fails: GAO
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter continues to be plagued by quality and reliability problems, with as many as 550 of the jets to require refits, including two dozen already handed to Australia. The US... Saab Returns Upgraded Submarine Gotland to Swedish Navy
HMS Gotland is now the most modern, quietest and most efficient submarine in the Baltic and the North Seas. Yesterday, the Swedish Armed Forces and the First Submarine Flotilla received the upgraded s... Finnish Defence Command Blamed for Favoring F-35 in Fighter Competition
The [Finnish] Armed Forces' senior leadership has been accused of favouring US firm Lockheed Martin's F-35 in the ongoing competition for Finland's fighter jet fleet upgrade. Former Armed Forces co... US ‘Would Lose Any War’ Fought in the Pacific with China
The United States would be defeated in a sea war with China and would struggle to stop an invasion of Taiwan, according to a series of “eye-opening” war games by the Pentagon. American defence sour... Atlas V Rocket Launches Sixth Orbital Test Vehicle for US Space Force
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 501 rocket carrying the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force lifted off on May 17, 9:14 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex-41. This ... US Attack Helicopter Offers Too Pricey for Philippines: Loredana
Barely two weeks after an announcement that government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requests by the Philippines to Washington for potential buys of U.S.-sourced attack helicopters had be... India to Ease Restrictions on Foreign Ownership in Defence Ventures
NEW DELHI --- India will ease restrictions on the level of foreign ownership in defence manufacturing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, in a move aimed at cutting down on imports.... Germany Exports €300M of Arms to Libyan Belligerents Despite Embargo
Despite supporting an embargo, Germany has exported €330 million in weapons to countries involved in the war in Libya. The conflict has escalated since Khalifa Haftar's forces seized Tripoli. Since... Thales Touts New Radar as Part of TLVS Proposal for Germany
The TLVS programme is currently entering a decisive phase. As part of many years of contributing to TLVS Thales Deutschland has submitted an offer for medium range radar (MRS) to the responsible Joint... French A400M Cleared to Drop Paratroopers Through Side Door
PARIS --- The Ministry of the Armed Forces has announced that the Air Force's A400M Atlas transport aircraft is now able to drop paratroopers belonging to the three services through the aircraft’s sid... Raytheon, TNO to Develop 100km-Range Ramjet Artillery Round
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Missiles & Defense has begun the first phase of developing the XM1155 Extended-Range Artillery Projectile under a $7.9 million U.S. Army other transaction agreement (OTA) th... Reaction Engines to Study Hypersonic Test Bed for SABRE Technology
Reaction Engines is delighted to announce the launch of a conceptual study to develop a flying Hypersonic Test Bed (HTB) concept for the in-flight demonstration of SABRE technology. The study was i... Deployed F-35 Return to Hill AFB After Year-Long Deployment
Last week, the first wave of aircraft and personnel from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings returned home after a six-month deployment in the Middle East. The squadron was the first F-35 Immediate Resp... BAE Wins $1.1 Bn Contract for Weapon System Consumables
BAE Systems Controls Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been awarded a maximum $1,116,966,065 modification (P00014) exercising the five-year option period of a 10-year base contract (SPE4AX-15-D-9414) wit... Arizona Supreme Court to Rule on MDHI’s Dutch Helicopter Dispute
The Arizona Supreme Court has been asked to overturn two lower court rulings that allow The Netherlands to pursue a nearly $7.6 million judgment against a Mesa-based aerospace company whose corporate ... China Slams Japan’s Decision to Launch ASDF Space Unit
Japan is one of the few countries in the world that possess advanced space technology and development capabilities. In the past few years, Japan has accelerated military buildup for space forces. The ... Thales Alenia Space Wins Two Study Contracts from ESA
CANNES, France --- The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded two contracts to Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), concerning EGNOS (European Geostationary... Advanced Hawkeye Certified for Aerial Refueling by F-18
NORFOLK, Va. --- The “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 120 successfully conducted the first fleet aerial refueling dry-plug certification between an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and an... India to Invest $52M in Defense Testing Infrastructure
In order to give a boost to domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the launch of Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of Rs ... NATO Participates in Exercise "Open Spirit" in the Baltic Sea
IRBE STRAIGHT, Latvia --- Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) and Baltic Naval Squadron have during the two last week cooperated in making the Irbe Straight safer for modern seafarers... Australian CH-47 Chinooks Train to Operate from HMAS Adelaide
HMAS Adelaide has recently provided a platform for Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville to conduct training at sea. The CH-47 helicopters have been conducting... | 