| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases North Korea Claims to Have Tested 'Hypersonic' Missile
Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) state media outlet reported on Wednesday that a missile tested on Tuesday had a hypersonic glide component, although this claim has not been independently... Russia Completes Trials of Ship-Launched Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
MOSCOW --- Russia has completed flight tests of its advanced Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile, with launches from a surface ship, namely the Admiral Gorshkov frigate, a source close to the Russian de... S. Korea Launches SLBM-Armed Submarine
South Korea was set Tuesday to launch a new 3,000-ton-class homegrown submarine capable of firing ballistic missiles, the third of its kind designed to boost underwater defense capabilities, the Navy ... Eurofighter Ministers Agree Road Map for P4E Capability Package
On September 27 and 28, the ministerial meeting of Secretaries of State for Defense of the Eurofighter Typhoon Program was held in person in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in which the progress of the pr... China Shows New Fighter Variants, Missiles at Zhuhai Air Show
ZHUHAI, China --- China touted its expanding military air power and hopes of capturing a growing share of its civil aviation market for domestic producers at a national air show inaugurated amid regio... Boeing Awarded Contract for Five P-8A Aircraft for Germany
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing a production contract for five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Germany. First deliveries are slated to begin in 2024 when the P-8A Poseidon will eventu... Saab Eyes $5Bn Deal to Upgrade Australian Collins-class Subs
Australia's decision to go nuclear will mean that the life of its current submarine fleet will have to be extended further. Given that Canberra's present stock of conventional submarines was developed... Boeing Wins $220M to Develop Harpoon Coastal Defense for Taiwan
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $220,000,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee order (N0001921F0886) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement N0001921G0006. This order provides... BAE Details Support of UK Carrier Group During Asian Mission
BAE Systems has successfully completed the management and delivery of planned overseas support for the UK’s Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21). The carrier group sailed from the UK in May and has been su... Sweden Tests Gripen In-Flight Refueling from German A400M
The Swedish Defense Materiel Agency, FMV, together with the German Air Force, is conducting in-flight refueling tests with Swedish Air Force JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighters from the German Air Force's A400... UK, Japan Begin Talks to Deepen Defense Ties
The UK and Japan have agreed to commence formal negotiations on a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to deepen the defence relationship between the two countries. Japan is a vital and like-minded pa... Top US Military Officials Face Questioning About Afghanistan Withdrawal
WASHINGTON --- Top military officials are defending the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan, insisting that despite initial difficulties, the effort "exceeded all expectations." There has been unrelen... Baghdad to Buy S-300s from Russia, Says Iraqi Lawmaker
MOSCOW --- Iraqi authorities plan to ink a contract with Russia on the shipment of the S-300 missile air defense system, says head of the Iraqi Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security Mohammad... Russia Downplays Performance, Significance of US Hypersonic Test
MOSCOW --- The US hypersonic missile, which was tested on Monday to develop a speed of Mach 5, is not a breakthrough weapon, polled military experts told TASS. The development director of the Found... BAE Wins 10-Year, $872M US Army Support Contract
The U.S. Army, on Aug. 24, 2021, has awarded BAE Systems an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide life-cycle sustainment and technical support to the Limited Interim Missi... Boeing Wins $344M Contract for JDAM Laser Guidance Sets
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $344,567,300 modification (P00017) to a previously awarded, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001916D1002). Th... Raytheon Wins $362M to Support Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $105,848,728 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only contract for engineering and technical services in support of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile and NATO Seaspa... Airbus Delivers First of 60 A220s to Air France
MIRABEL, Quebec --- Air France has received its first A220-300 from an order for 60 aircraft of the type, the largest A220 order from a European carrier. The aircraft was delivered from Airbus’ final ... Thales, Danish Radar Maker Team for GBAD Solutions
Thales and Weibel Scientific (a Danish advanced doppler radar manufacturer) today signed a Cooperation Agreement to develop and strengthen the bonds within European defence industry - creating shared ... FAA Certifies General Electric’s GE9X Engine
GE Aviation announced today its GE9X engine has been certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorities, a key milestone in its journey to power the new twin-engine Boeing 777X fa... Australian SME Wins Defense Satcoms Contract
The Morrison Government has signed a $5.48 million contract with one of Adelaide’s leading space industry players to expand its cutting-edge satellite communications network for use by Defence. The... Lockheed Wins $88M for F-35 Parts, Helmet Sight Upgrade
--- Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $67,080,606 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. This contract exercises options to procure repair and repl... Leonardo Wins French Navy Gun Turret Support Contract
Leonardo will provide logistics support and maintenance services for the OTO 76/62 SR weapon systems on-board the French Navy’s Horizon, FREMM (Frigate Europeenne Multi Mission) and FDI (Fregates de D... UK MoD Funds Studies to Mitigate Radar Risk of Windfarms
Seven projects have been awarded funding to develop technologies that support the coexistence of offshore windfarms and UK air defence systems Funded through the BEIS Net Zero Innovation Portfolio ... | 