Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Czechia Orders 52 Caesar SP Guns from France in $334M Deal PRAGUE, Czech Republic --- Today, Czech Defense Minister Lubomír Metnar signed a contract for the acquisition of 52 CAESAR self-propelled artillery guns in an eight-wheel drive (8x8) version, in the p... Indian Government Clears $1.8Bn for ALH Helicopters, Munitions The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting of 29 September 2021 held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Capital Acquisition... UK to Sign Contracts with Tempest Partners As Japan Talks Continue LONDON --- BAE Systems said Tempest, the British-led project to build a new fighter jet, would sign contracts with partners Italy and Sweden by the end of this year and talks were ongoing with Japan a... South Korea Fires SLBM from Conventional Submarine Our military successfully test-fired a locally-developed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a new submarine. This test will make our country the seventh country in the world to successfu... Raytheon Wins $1.3Bn for Block 2 ESSM Missile Production Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $358,028,032 firm-fixed-price contract in support of the fiscal 2021-2023 Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 full rate production requirements. T... Early Retirement of USS Freedom Highlights LCS Flaws SAN DIEGO, CA. --- USS Freedom (LCS 1), the lead ship of the Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, recognized more than a decade of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Di... Boeing Details $24Bn Contract for C-17 Sustainment LONG BEACH, Calif. --- Boeing will continue assuring the C-17 Globemaster III's worldwide mission readiness through a follow-on contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, valued at up to $23.... Electronic Warfare, High-Speed Stealth UAVs Star at Airshow China ZHUHAI, China --- China-made electronic warfare FH-95 and high-speed stealth FH-97 drones emerged from a crowded field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Airshow China in Zhuhai, enhancing battlefi... Modernization of Indian Artillery Delayed as Towed Guns Disappoint The modernization plan of the Indian Army to procure indigenous 3,000-3,600 howitzers by 2025-27 have run into problems. The Indian Army was planning to acquire Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (AT... Korea to Produce 110 General Dynamics Amphibious Bridging Vehicles MADRID, Spain --- General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) announced today that it and its partner, Hanwha Defense Corporation (HDC), have been selected by Republic of Korea’s Defence Acquisitio... Pilatus PC-21 Begins Flight Operations at Spanish Air Academy On September 17, the General Air Academy (AGA) transferred the first two Pilatus PC-21 (E.27) aircraft to the Air Force, once the acceptance tests at destination had been passed. carried out by person... Polish Defense Minister Updates Defense Modernization Plan “The technical modernization of the Polish Army is one of the most important tasks that I have set for myself when I took over the office of the Minister of National Defence. In many areas, our armed ... Norway-Italy F-35 Reprogramming Lab Formally Accepted Congratulations to our partners Norway and Italy! On September 22, the Norway Italy Reprogramming Lab (NIRL) was formally accepted at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The NIRL provides Norway and It... Bahrain, US Navy to Cooperate on Unmanned Systems BAHRAIN --- During a visit to the U.S. Navy installation in Bahrain, Sept. 23, Bahraini leaders committed to partnering with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) to accelerate integration of ne... Czechs Court Hungary to Enlarge Defense Cooperation Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Minister of Technology and Innovation László Palkovics, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Minister of Indu... GE Wins $483M Order for F414 Engines General Electric Co., Lynn, Massachusetts, is awarded a $483,143,433 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures spare F414 engines and various spare... GA Wins $175M to Add New Capabilities for UK’s Protector UAV General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $77,190,125 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00015) to previously awarded FA8620-18-C-2... British Carrier Launches Drones for First Time HMS Prince of Wales has launched drones from her flight deck as the Royal Navy begins exploring the use of crewless technology on the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. Fixed-wing drones – ca... Skyloom Signs Contract with Arianespace for First Launch Telecommunications start-up Skyloom chooses Ariane 64, operated by European launch service company Arianespace, to deploy first geostationary lasercom relay node. The Ariane 64 will deliver Skyloom’s ... Turkish Military Begins to Use Unmanned Ground Vehicles ISTANBUL --- The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have started using unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), a statement from the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday. “Unmanned ground vehicles, which ma... Lockheed Touts F-35 Data-Sharing During Bilateral Exercise FORT WORTH, Texas --- The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and Virtual Aegis Weapon System (VAWS) demonstrated the ability to share real-time sensor data from Fort Worth, Texas, to Honolulu, Hawaii, ... Otokar, Milrem Team to Develop Unmanned and Robotic Systems Otokar and Milrem Robotics signed a teaming agreement to explore opportunities for unmanned and remote-controlled ground vehicles. Turkey’s land systems manufacturer Otokar and the European leading... Polish F-16s Fly Home After NATO Air Policing Mission in Iceland RAMSTEIN, Germany - For the last three weeks, a Polish Air Force F-16 detachment comprised of technical staff and pilots have, for the first time, conducted NATO's Air Policing mission above Iceland. ... Terma Signs Two New Naval Contracts in Indonesia Together with our partner in Indonesia, we have been awared two important contracts with the Indonesian Navy. On August 31st, 2021, we have been awarded a contract to supply a third-party Electroni... SIGAR: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction The U.S. government has now spent 20 years and $145 billion trying to rebuild Afghanistan, its security forces, civilian government institutions, economy, and civil society. The Department of Defense ... Norway Issues Report on 2020 Defense Exports On June 11, the Norwegian Government presented the annual white paper on exports of defence-related products. In 2020, Norwegian companies exported arms and military equipment worth around NOK 6.2 bil... The Evolution of Snipers on the Modern Battlefield Over the centuries, the use of snipers in combat has evolved from a peripheral practice to a widespread feature of modern warfare. Rifle and optical technology have undergone huge advancements that ha... Two German AF Pilots to Train at New Italian AF Fighter School The International Flight Training School (IFTS) continues to host new students. Two pilots from the German Air Force have recently begun their advanced flight training phase, known as Phase IV or Lead... |