| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases ‘Debilitating Lack of Clarity’ Threatens Royal Navy Carrier Force
In a report published today, Friday 13 November 2020, the Public Accounts Committee commends the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for delivering two aircraft carriers that form the bases for Carrier Strike, ... AgustaWestland Wins $171M US Navy Order for 36 Additional TH-73A Helicopters
AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $171,047,763 modification (P00006) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N61340-20-C-0007. This modification ... MBDA to Develop Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile for Tiger Helicopter
BOURGES, France --- French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly has announced that MBDA is to develop the Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile (MAST-F) program as the main French Army air to... Trump Administration Bans US Investments in Firms Linked to Chinese Military
The Trump administration Thursday announced an executive order prohibiting U.S. investment in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, ramping up pressure on... Dutch Coalition MPs Call for EU Weapons Embargo Against Turkey
MPs from three of the four coalition parties want foreign minister Stef Blok to put pressure on Europe to establish a weapons embargo against Nato coalition partner Turkey, broadcaster NOS said. MPs s... Turkey’s Erdogan Details Development of Defense Industry
ISTANBUL --- Turkey has successfully completed satellite launch tests and has reached space four times using fully indigenous engineering capabilities, the nation’s president announced Thursday. “W... GA Wins $82M for UK-Specific MQ-9B Modifications
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded an $81,866,402 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price modification (P00014) to contract FA8620-18-C-2009 for the U.K. M... New US Army Program Ground-Fires Navy Tomahawk, SM-6 Missiles
It can loiter over targets while sending back video through a two-way data link. It can destroy targets from ranges out to 900 miles. And now, it can adjust course in flight to destroy moving targets ... Netherlands Approves €660M Upgrade for CV90 Armored Vehicles
The modernization of 122 Dutch Army CV9035NL Infantry Fighting Vehicles has come a step closer. State Secretary Barbara Visser today informed the House about the progress. The aim of the so-called mid... Pakistani Navy Commissions Second Romanian-Built Dutch Corvette
ISLAMABAD --- Commissioning Ceremony of Pakistan Navy Ship TABUK was held at Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania. Contract for two Corvettes for Pakistan Navy was signed between Ministry of Defence P... NATO’s Final RQ-4D Phoenix Drone Arrives at Sicily Base
On 12 November 2020 the fifth and last NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft arrived at the AGS Main Operating Base in Sigonella, Italy. The arrival of the RQ-4D aircraft at its home base i... Pentagon Statement on Helicopter Crash in Sinai Peninsula
The Defense Department is deeply saddened by the loss of six U.S. and two partner nation service members in a helicopter crash in the Sinai Peninsula operating with the United Nations Multinational Fo... New Aegis Ashore Base in Poland Crucial to NATO Security
A new US Navy facility in Poland is key to missile defense and operations with NATO allies, as well as support to Sailors throughout the region. Inside a former military base near Slupsk, Poland, a... US Air Force Deploys Drone Defense at Al Udeid AB
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar --- The 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron recently won squadron innovation funds for the purchase and use of small unmanned drones at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to t... V-22 Flights Begin at Japan’s Kisarazu Air Field
PATUXENT RIVER, Md --- Japanese Self-Defense Forces began V-22 flight operations at Kisarazu Air Field Nov.6, marking the first international partner to fly the U.S. military aircraft. “The JGSDF [... AW101 Rescue Helicopters Now Operational in Norway
A modern country can be measured by the levels of protection that a government can ensure to its population in case of emergencies and natural disasters. This is particularly significant when climatic... China Testing New Unmanned Combat Systems Before Service Introduction
Scientists at a Chinese military university have in the past few years been focusing on developing unmanned combat systems intended to win future wars, and their efforts are beginning to bear fruit. R... QinetiQ Delivers First Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light to US Army
QinetiQ Inc. and Pratt Miller Defense are pleased to announce the delivery of the first Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light (RCV-L) to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Ground Ve... S. Korea Completes Deployment of K-9 Howitzer
South Korea has completed the deployment of the K-9 self-propelled howitzer, about 20 years after it was first put into force in the country, the arms procurement agency said Friday. Manufactured b... HMS Albion Works with Turkish Navy in the Med
UK flagship HMS Albion linked up with the Turkish Navy in the eastern Mediterranean, fresh from a workout in Egypt. The assault ship – which is leading the UK’s experimental amphibious deployment t... 61st UNITAS Exercise Tests Interoperability Among Forces
UNITAS LXI, the world’s longest running multinational maritime exercise, concluded with a closing ceremony in Manta, Ecuador, Nov. 11. For this year’s iteration of UNITAS, Ecuador served as the hos... Elbit Launches Portable Tactical SATCOM System
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems has launched E-LynX-Sat, a compact satellite communications (SATCOM) add-on system. The new system utilizes a lightweight less than 1 Kg terminal that interfaces with E... Industry Collaboration Enhances C-130J Hercules Fleet
Collaboration with industry has improved the availability of Air Force’s C-130J Hercules transport fleet by one additional aircraft on average over an 18-month period. Since early 2019, availabili... Sweden Launches Review of Defense Procurement Strategy
Today, the government announced that FMV's former director general Gunnar Holmgren will be commissioned to present a strategy for the military's needs for materiel and related research, technological ... BAE Expands Capabilities at Georgia Cyber Center
BAE Systems is expanding its footprint at the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta, Ga., with a newly signed lease agreement. The lease secures an additional 17,000 square feet of commercial office spac... | 