| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Welcomes Greek Interest in Buying F-35: Ambassador
The United States, at the highest levels, has welcomed Greece’s interest in acquiring the F-35 for the Hellenic Air Force. We have signaled our support for procurement and are working closely togethe... Hungary Signs €410M Contract for Kongsberg NASAMS Anti-Aircraft System
Under the agreement, we will have one of the most modern ground-based anti-aircraft missile systems in the world from 2023, said Colonel-General Ferenc Korom on November 30 in Budapest on the occasion... UK Secretly Deployed British Troops to Defend Saudi Oil Fields
LONDON --- British troops were sent to defend oil fields in Saudi Arabia without the knowledge of parliament or the public, it can be revealed. Opposition parties accused the UK government of lacki... Australia Joins US to Develop Air-Breathing Hypersonic Missiles
Today, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Australian Department of Defence announced a bilateral effort to advance the development of air-breathing hypersonic technologies. The Southern Cross... First Indian-Made Aircraft Carrier Begins Basin Trials
Basin trials of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) were successfully conducted at Cochin Shipyard Limited on 30th November 2020 in the presence of Vice Admiral AK Chawla PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC, Flag ... Latest Russian SSN Test-Fires Cruise Missile from White Sea
MOSCOW --- The nuclear-powered submarine Kazan successfully test-fired a cruise missile from the White Sea as part of the final stage of state trials, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday. ... Russia Deploys Latest S-300 Air Defense Units on Kuril Islands
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia --- Units of Russia’s latest S-300V4 air defense missile system entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands, the press service of the Eastern Military District said on Tuesday. ... PLA Touts Record November Air Activity in Taiwan Straits
A warplane of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday again approached the island of Taiwan, marking the 26th day the PLA has done so in 30 days in November, and surpassing the frequency ... Italian, Royal Navy Task Groups Link Up in Med
Britain’s amphibious task force linked up with an Italian carrier group – the last major act of the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean deployment. UK flagship HMS Albion and supporting amphibious ship RFA ... Ottawa Picks Untested Radar for Future CSC Frigates
The Canadian navy's new frigates will get a cutting-edge radar system that has never before been installed on a warship — a recent decision that quietly ended a heated debate within the $60 billion wa... US Navy to Scrap Fire-Damaged USS Bonhomme Richard
After thorough consideration, the Navy has decided to decommission USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, due to the extensive damage sustained during the July fire. WA... GA-ASI Delivers Final Two MQ-9A Reaper RPAs to Spain
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered the final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a Ground Control Station (GCS) to the Spanish Air Force on N... Pratt & Whitney Wins $642M to Support F-35 Engine
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $642,000,000 not-to-exceed, cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm-target undefin... Lockheed Wins $1.4 Bn to Support Export C-130Js
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $1,400,000,000 indefinite-delivery requirement contract under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for C-130J aircraft sustainment supp... L-3Comm Wins $668M for C-130H/J Depot-Level Maintenance
L3 Communications Integrated Systems, Waco, Texas, has been awarded an estimated $667,877,734 firm-fixed-price, time-and-material, cost-reimbursement, no-fee and indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quant... Oshkosh Wins $888M for JLTV Vehicles, Trailers
-- Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded an $888,422,571 modification (P00451) to contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 to exercise options (1,001 trailers; 2,679 vehicles; and 6,725 kits) for the ... Lockheed Paid $63M for One Year of Labor Costs for F-35 Modification
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $62,937,212 modification (P00007) to cost-plus-fixed-fee order N00019-20-F-0571 against previously issued basic... Northrop Completes Testing on Solid Fuel Ramjet Concept
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed multiple rounds of tests on its Solid Fuel Ramjet (SFRJ) tactical engine configuration – a technology to enable long range precision f... Pentagon Seeks to Achieve Agile, Adaptive Acquisition
The acquisition and sustainment community recently rewrote the Defense Department's 5000-series acquisition regulations. America's modeling and simulation community will be able to help the department... “Mind-Boggling” Waste Seen in Australian Weapons Spending
With the blow-out in the budget expected to hit nearly $1 trillion by 2023-24 as a result of the pandemic, one would think the Federal Government would crack down on wasteful spending. But when it com... Thales Completes Upgrade on First Royal Navy Minehunter
How a combination of open architecture and innovation is delivering significant upgrades to the Royal Navy’s Hunt and Sandown Class minehunters. Mines are a global threat. Their increasingly hi-tec... VSR700 Lands, Takes Off Autonomously from Moving Platform
The VSR700 optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) has successfully achieved fully autonomous takeoff and landing (ATOL) approaches, validating its autonomy to and from a moving platform and advancing the VS... US Army Completes Testing Round of Robotic Combat Vehicles
Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCV) are being called “game changing” following a month-long Soldier Operational Experiment (SOE) at Fort Benning, Georgia. During the SOE, Soldiers from A Company, 1-28th ... First 4-Axis Autopilot Flight-Tested for Airbus AS350 and H125 Helos
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --- Thales and StandardAero have announced the successful first flight test of a revolutionary compact autopilot system that will bring Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopters into a new e... GKN Aerospace Touts Role in German NH90 Order
NH Industries and NAHEMA, acting as the Contracting Authority on behalf of the German Bundeswehr, have signed the contract for the procurement of 31 NH90 helicopters for shipborne operations. The cont... CAE Closes $495M Refinancing Round Share Issue
MONTREAL --- CAE Inc. today completed its previously announced bought deal offering of common shares, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and private placement of Common Shares f... | 