| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Swiss Voters Approve $6.5Bn Fighter Jet Buy by Razon-Thin Margin
By a margin of just 9,000 votes, Swiss citizens have given a cautious all-clear for a multi-billion purchase of new fighter jets for the air force. In the end, 50.2% of voters approved the CHF6 bil... Czechia to Buy Spyder SAM in $430M Deal
On Friday, September 25, 2020, Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar informed the government that the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic had decided to initiate negotiations with the Government of... UAE Submits Request to Buy F-35s, Israel Asks They Be Downgraded
The United Arab Emirates has submitted a formal request to purchase next-generation F-35 jets from the U.S. after the signing of a diplomatic agreement with Israel this month, according to a U.S. offi... RAF Supports Airbus A400M Sales Pitch to Kazakhstan
After landing in Nur-Sultan, representatives from the RAF explained their operational experience and the aircraft’s capabilities to the Kazakh Prime Minister, Askar Mamin; Minister of Defense, Nurlan ... China Deploys J-20 Stealth Fighters in Signal to Taiwan
A J-20 stealth fighter jet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was reportedly spotted soaring through the skies above an East China city only 500 kilometers away from the island of Taiwan, s... Boeing Prepares Deeper Cuts, from Executive Ranks to Real Estate
Boeing Co. is thinning its corps of vice presidents and winnowing real estate holdings, including a splashy outpost near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as the planemaker works furiously to... Israel Tests State-of-the-Art Anti-Ship Missile, IDF Says
The Israel Navy and a department at the Defense Ministry have successfully tested a sea-to-sea weapons system developed by Israel's Aircraft Industries to to ensure naval superiority in the future, an... MPs to Question MoD Officials on Carrier Strike Problems
Whitehall watchdogs have demanded dithering defence chiefs urgently tackle ‘big problems’ in the Royal Navy’s ambitious aircraft carrier programme and put an end to delays bogging down the nation’s mo... Iran Unveils SAR Radar, 700-Km-Range Navy Ballistic Missile
TEHRAN --- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force unveiled a SAR imaging radar mounted on the Shahed 129 drone as well as a new generation of Zolfaqar marine ballistic missile with... Netherlands to Buy 124 Tracked Vehicles to Replace BV206s
The Netherlands Marine Corps (Korps Mariniers) will have 124 new tracked vehicles available from 2024. They will replace some of the obsolete Bandvagn 206 and Viking vehicles, State Secretary Barbara ... Protector UAV for RAF Makes First Flight, Will Enter Service in 2024
The UK’s first Protector RG Mk1 aircraft has successfully completed its first flight after coming off the production line. The latest milestone in the UK Protector programme follows the announcemen... Norway Receives Three Additional F-35 Fighters
Tonight, September 27, three new F-35 fighter jets landed in Norway. In total, the Air Force has now received 28 aircraft. The planes took off from Fort Worth, Texas, yesterday afternoon Norwegian... Seven-Nation NATO Naval Exercise Kicks Off Today
NORTHWOOD, United Kingdom --- Seven NATO Allies are participating in the NATO exercise Dynamic Mariner-20 (DYMR20) off the coast of France. Exercise Dynamic Mariner tests NATO’s Response Force Mari... Canada Receives First CC-295 Fixed-Wing Rescue Aircraft
COMOX, B.C. –-- The Government of Canada is equipping the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with the modern and effective aircraft it needs to continue its critical life-saving search and rescue mission... Multinational MRTT Fleet Gains Additional Aircraft
LUXEMBOURG --- The NATO Support and Procurement (NSPA) will order an additional aircraft for the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF), further to Luxembourg's decision to increase its participation in the p... US Air Force Completes B-1B Bomber’s IBSM Upgrade
TINKER AFB, Okla. --- An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process... US Navy Tests Novel Support Concept for Littoral Combat Ships
NORFOLK, VA. --- Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) departed its hub port in Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story, Va., Saturday, September 26... Raytheon Wins $212M to Support UAE’s THAAD Missile Defense System
Raytheon Technologies, Woburn, Massachusetts is being awarded a sole-source contract in the amount of $212,760,106 under a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) case to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ... Czech MoD Extends Tatra’s Pandur Support Contract
This morning, Deputy Minister of Defense for the Management of the Armaments and Acquisitions Section Lubor Koudelka and Vladimír Matyáš, on behalf of the joint-stock company Tatra Defense Vehicle, si... Sparrowhawk UAV Tested with MQ-9 Reaper Drone
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted captive carry Sparrowhawk Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) flight demonstrations on September 16-17, 2020. The Spa... UK Transforming Royal Marines Commando Force
You will most likely heard of a Commando, they are the elite, mentally agile soldiers who are rigorously trained, using special tactics to achieve their missions. These elite soldiers in the UK Armed ... US Army to Build on Results of Project Convergence Exercise
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. --- Amid 100-degree temperatures in Yuma’s barren desert, the Army tested the pinnacle of its modernization efforts during Project Convergence demonstrations Monday and Wedn... Omega Wins $84M for In-Flight Refueling Services
Omega Aerial Refueling Services Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, is awarded an $84,200,232 firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursable indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides ... Lockheed Wins $64M for F-35 Electronics Update
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $63,887,625 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N00019-20-F-0443) against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-19-G-0008. This order pro... Australia Completes New Shipyard for Frigate Program
South Australia’s world-leading shipyard at Osborne South is now complete and ready for handover, heralding the beginning of another local jobs boom with the commencement of the A$45 billion Hunter Cl... | 