| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Europe Approves €15Bn Budget for 2021-2027 Space Program
EU Council and European Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on the proposed regulation establishing the next EU space programme for the years 2021 to 2027. A fin... India Plans to Develop Airbus A320 AEW Aircraft
NEW DELHI --- India plans to launch a major Rs 10,500 crore project to indigenously develop six airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, which act as powerful “eyes in the sky” to look de... USAF in Europe Looks for New Air Base Defenses
STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Air Force wants help defending military bases in Europe from hypothetical attacks by Chinese drones and Russian cruise missiles, and it's willing to pay close to $1 billi... Rheinmetall Wins €556M Bundeswehr Order for Tank Ammunition
The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall an extensive framework contract to supply tank ammunition. Under this agreement, 203,000 rounds of 120mm x 570 cal. service and practice ammunition – the ... Uppland Submarine Returned to Swedish Navy After Upgrade
FMV today handed over the submarine HMS Uppland to the Swedish Armed Forces after a mid-life upgrade modification at Saab Kockums in Karlskrona. The handover of equipment by HMS Uppland, just as fo... Germany to Buy 25.1% Blocking Stake in Hensoldt AG
In order to protect the national security and key defense industry technologies defined in the Federal Government's strategy paper of Feb. 12, 2020 on strengthening the security and defense industry, ... China Launches 4th Littoral Mission Ship for Malaysian Navy
WUHAN, China --- The Royal Malaysian Navy’s fourth Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) has completed its construction phase and was safely lowered into the water at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Ltd... Elbit Wins $338M Swiss Military Radio Contract
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today, further to the Company's report from October 29, 2019, that it was awarded an approximately $338 million contract by the Swiss Federal Department ... USAF Makes First Military Flight with Artificial Intelligence
BEALE AFB, Calif. --- Signaling a major leap forward for national defense in the digital age, the Air Force flew with artificial intelligence as a working aircrew member onboard a military aircraft fo... UK, France Exercise Joint Quick Reaction Alert
On Tuesday, the UK and French Air forces carried out a joint intercept exercise, scrambling both countries’ Quick Reaction Alerts (QRA). Typhoons from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire linked up with A... Hensoldt to Offer Elta Long-Range Radar for German Frigates
BERLIN --- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hensoldt have signed a joint strategic cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly manufacture radar systems for ballist... ESA Awards €759M Contracts to Maintain Kourou Space Port
On Wednesday 16 December, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and ESA Director General Johann-Dietrich Wörner signed the contract to renew and upgrade Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana (CSG) for 2020-2... Swiss Army to Receive 219 Re-Engined Duro 4x4s, Retrofit 419 Others
BERN --- Serial production within the value maintenance project of Duro transport vehicles has been relaunched. 264 Duros with a new engine meeting the strict ecological requirements of the Euro 6 emi... Denmark Orders 57 Eagle APVs from GDELS Unit Mowag
MADRID --- The Danish Ministry of Defense awarded a CHF 46 million contract to General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag (GDELS-Mowag) to deliver 56 Patrol vehicles and a first prototype of the Rec... New Russian Il-114-300 Regional Airliner Makes Maiden Flight
On December 16th, 2020, a new regional passenger turboprop aircraft Il-114-300 made its maiden flight at the Zhukovsky airfield. Aircraft developer is Aviation Complex named after S.V. Ilyushin (the m... China Says Taiwan’s New Corvette Will Be ‘Target for PLA Aircraft’
The island of Taiwan launched its first heavily armed Tuo Chiang-class corvette on Tuesday, with Taiwan media calling it an "aircraft carrier killer," but Chinese mainland military experts said on Wed... Diehl Delivers New Ammunition for Frigate F125
The signing of a basic agreement on production and delivery of 127 mm practice ammunition for the frigates of the type "Baden-Württemberg" (F125) allows Diehl to introduce a new naval ammunition on th... CAE Wins BAE Subcontract for US Marine Corps Wargaming Center
TAMPA, Florida --- CAE USA Mission Solutions will support BAE Systems with simulation and synthetic environment development services for the U.S. Marine Corps new Wargaming Center in Quantico, Virgini... Brazilian Air Force KC-390 Performs First Paratrooper Launch
The First Troop Transport Group (1st GTT) - Zeus Squadron, based in Anápolis (GO), on December 9 carried out the first paratrooper launch from the KC-390 Millennium aircraft. After a year of opera... Amur Shipyard to Build New Corvettes for Russian Navy in 2021
MOSCOW --- The Amur Shipyard in the Russian Far East will launch the construction of a new series of Project 20380 and Project 20385 corvettes for the Navy in 2021, a source in the shipbuilding indust... GE Gas Turbine to Power US Navy’s Next-Gen Frigate
EVENDALE, OHIO --- GE Marine announced a contract to provide Fincantieri Marinette Marine with a GE LM2500+G4 aeroderivative marine gas turbine to power the United States Navy’s Constellation class (F... GD Delivers Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicles to US Army
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. --- General Dynamics Land Systems this month has delivered two Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) preproduction vehicles to the U.S. Army, and two more will be delivered by the e... Northrop to Supply XM813 Chain Guns for US Army Strykers
BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation was recently awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for XM813 Bushmaster Chain Guns as part of the Stryker Medium Caliber Weapon System 30mm Lethality Upgrade... Italy Breaks Ground for New International Pilot Training School
ROME --- A ground-breaking ceremony for the new International Flight Training School was celebrated today at the Italian Air Force’s base in Decimomannu (Sardinia – Italy). Italian Defence Underse... | 