| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Refuse Sale of F-16 Fighters to Turkey
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Today Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) led a group of bipartisan lawmakers in urging President Biden and Secretary Antony Blinken in refusing Turkey's request to purchase ... UK and US Extend £970M Airseeker Support Contract Until 2035
The UK's three Rivet Joint electronic surveillance aircraft will benefit from an extension to the support arrangement with the US Government until 2035 in a deal worth £970 million. The RC-135W Ri... Lockheed Stock Tumbles 11% As Company Cuts Revenue Forecast
WASHINGTON --- Lockheed Martin Corp dramatically lowered its sales expectations for this year and next on Tuesday, saying the COVID-19 pandemic has severely hobbled the top U.S. defense contractor's s... Poland to Expand Armed Forces Under New Defence Plan
Poland aims to modernise and expand its armed forces into one of the strongest in NATO, under a new homeland defence bill unveiled by officials on Tuesday. Outlining the bill to reporters, Deputy P... Xi Calls for China to Break New Ground in Weapon Development
BEIJING --- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to break new ground in the development of the country's military weaponry and equipment, and contribute to the realization of the goals set f... War Game Finds Few Good Options for US to Deter China
The United States has “few credible options” to respond if China were to seize a set of islands administered by Taiwan in the South China Sea, underscoring the need for Washington and Taipei to build ... AUKUS: Australia Traded Certain Work for 18-Month Study: Report
ADELAIDE, South Australia --- Now that all the hoopla about Australia joining the nuclear submarine age is dying down, some of the implications of Scott Morrison decision to scrap the $90 billion deal... Kratos, General Atomics Each Win $49M for Unmanned Fighter Escorts
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, has been awarded a $17,677,612 contract for research and development for the Off-Boarding Sensing Station. This contract also has a $31,... French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Prepares to Resume Operations
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle set sail again on October 12 for a three-day individual training excursion (ENTIND), with the aim of continuing its work-up to operational status... GE Touts New F-35 Engine But Pratt Fears It May Be ‘Unaffordable’ for USAF
When David Tweedie describes what it’s like working on the XA100, a fighter jet engine that can automatically reconfigure itself for improved fuel burn on long patrols or increase thrust in combat s... Ukraine Upgrades New Batch of Mi-24 Attack Helicopters
The state enterprise Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant Aviacon, which is a part of Ukroboronprom, handed over another batch of repaired and serially modernized Mi-24PU1 helicopters to the Army Aviation of... What Does A Fractional Orbit Bombardment System Mean for China?
What is a Fractional Orbit Bombardment System and what does it mean for China? In August 2021, China launched a Long March rocket carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) into low earth orbit. The... Raytheon Wins $340M to Support Cobra King Radar
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Dulles, Virginia, has awarded a $340,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for mobile sensors operations and main... Turkish Defense Industry Turnover Seen Reaching $23 Bn in 2022
ANKARA --- With the studies to be carried out in the defense and aerospace industry, it is aimed to make progress in many indicators, from the domestic rate to employment, in 2022. In the President... AFRL, Industry Launch ‘Revolutionary’ Spacecraft Technology
KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. --- The Air Force Research Laboratory has partnered with ThermAvant Technologies and Maxar Technologies to develop and deploy the next generation of spacecraft thermal control techn... Japan to Train Military Pilots at Italy’s New Flight Training School
ROME --- The Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, General Alberto Rosso, and the Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), General Shunji Izutsu, have signed today an important t... NAVCENT Completes First Unmanned Integration Exercise at Sea
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain --- On Oct. 26, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) completed exercise New Horizon, the first at-sea evolution for its new unmanned task force. During the tw... Ukraine Ships BM Oplot Tank to Unidentified American Customer
The state company Ukrspetsexport, which is a part of Ukroboronprom, shipped the BM Oplot tank to the customer. BM "Oplot" is the main battle tank of Ukrainian production. The combat vehicle is ma... Morgan Stanley: What’s Next for Aerospace Labor Markets?
We see labor as the main variable companies will need to flex as OEM production rates look to increase as the aerospace recovery continues. As we head into 3Q earnings, we will be listening in for upd... Australia Earmarks $747M to Upgrade Training Facilities in NT
About 2000 jobs will be supported as a result of the Government’s $747 million upgrade of facilities at four Defence training areas in the Northern Territory. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa ... Naval Group Touts Its Drone Management Solution
In September 2021, Naval Group successfully conducted operational demonstrations of its drones’ mission management solution integrated with the combat management system. The demonstrations took place ... | 