| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Saab to Deliver First Four Gripen-E Fighters to Brazil Next Month
In November, Saab will start the operational aircraft delivery phase, with four Gripen E aircraft to Brazil and others to Sweden. Smart ways of working, innovative production technologies and close co... JPO Chief in Switzerland for F-35 Contract Talks, Guarantees Data Security
BERN --- Federal Councillor Viola Amherd, Head of DDPS, met Lieutenant General Eric T. Fick, F-35 Program Executive Officer, during his visit in Bern on October 28, 2021. Lieutenant General Fick also ... Sweden Approves Funds for GlobalEye AEW Aircraft, Contract to Follow
The government has now decided that the Armed Forces may purchase new radar reconnaissance and command aircraft. “Saab's GlobalEye has a powerful radar and other sensors that increase our ability t... Russia Says Potential Customers Eyeing New Checkmate Fighter
LIMA --- Potential foreign customers show a keen interest in Russia’s latest Checkmate fifth-generation single-engine fighter, CEO of the state arms seller Rosoboronexport (part of the state tech corp... Fincantieri Delivers the First Corvette for Qatar
TRIESTE, Italy --- In the presence of Senator Stefania Pucciarelli, Undersecretary of State for Defence, the delivery of the corvette “Al Zubarah”, the first of the class of the same name of four vess... Australia Forced to Lease Two AW139s to Assist NH90 Fleet
Army’s aviation capability has been enhanced with two Leonardo AW139 helicopters joining the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville. The two leased AW139s will be used to support Defence’s major exer... US General Says Chinese Military on Target to Surpass US, Russia
WASHINGTON --- It is only a matter of time before China's plan to replace the United States as the world's preeminent military becomes reality, a top U.S. general warned, calling on the Washington and... Croatia Boosts 2021 Defense Spending by $370M
The Government of the Republic of Croatia has proposed to the Croatian Parliament amendments to the State Budget for 2021 which increase the financial plan of the Ministry of Defense by HRK 2.387 bill... Northrop Wins $298M to Support Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $298,186,561 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-reimbursable no-fee, indefinite-delivery requirements contract modification (P00... Lockheed Wins $243M for Long-Range Fires Technology
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $243,066,376 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for long range fires technology development and demonstration. Bids were so... Deciphering the Heritage Foundation’s Index of ‘Military Distortions’
Last week the Heritage Foundation released its annual “Index of Military Strength,” an exercise in threat inflation that argues for increases in the Pentagon’s already massive budget. The document, wh... Norwegian Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft in Far North
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- F-16s and F-35s of the Royal Norwegian Air Force intercepted a large group of Russian bombers and fighters off the north coast of Norway, October 27. The Russian group consis... BAE Mk 110 Turret to Arm US Navy's New Constellation-Class Frigates
BAE Systems has received a $26 million contract to equip the U.S. Navy’s Constellation class frigates with the fully-automatic 57mm Mk 110 naval gun. The contract, awarded earlier this month, inclu... US Air Force Testing New Hardware for F-35 Engine
ARNOLD AFB, Tenn. --- The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is back at Sea Level Test Cell 3, or SL-3, at Arnold Air Force Base for another round of accelerated ... Russia Completes Overhaul of Six Peruvian Mi-17-1V Helicopters
LIMA --- “Russian Helicopters" Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has overhauled six Mi-17-1V military transport helicopters at Lima Peruvian Air Force base SEMAN in two years. Main... US Air Force Introduces DICE Kits to Assist Intel Analysts
MOODY AFB, Ga. --- The 23rd Wing is one of the first lead wings to implement the Deployed Intelligence Combat Element (DICE) kit in an effort to support Agile Combat Employment. The DICE kit allows... Australia Says New Jamming Tech Proving Successful
Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is working with South Australian start-up, RFTEQ, to develop jammer technologies capable of defeating radio-controlled improvised explosive devices and othe... Pentagon to Modernize Its Own Industrial Base
The Defense Department's organic industrial base — which includes things such as maintenance depots, shipyards, fleet readiness centers, air logistics centers and manufacturing arsenals — needs to be ... Ukraine’s Latest "Mineral-U" Radar Passes Factory Tests
Mobile multifunctional radar complex "Mineral-U", developed by SE "Research Institute of Radar Systems" Quantum-Radar ", which is part of Ukroboronprom, has successfully passed factory (preliminary) t... Russian Tests Defenses to Protect Buk-M2 SAM from High-Speed UAVs
The crews of the Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District took part in the exercise to destroy high-speed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which ... Air-to-Air Refuelling First for RAF A400M Atlas Aircraft
A RAF Atlas C1 (A400M) transport aircraft has been refuelled in the air for the first time. In trials conducted recently by RAF Brize Norton based 206 Squadron, the large transport aircraft received f... US Army Tests Semi-Autonomous Resupply for Battlefield
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. --- Situated in a broad swath of Arizona desert, Yuma Proving Ground offers the U.S. Army a prime location for testing — or “proving” — new capabilities. It is a fitting ... Belarus at Final Stage of Developing its Own Strike Drone - Deputy PM
MINSK --- Belarus is wrapping up work to develop its own Kvadro-1400 strike drone, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov told the national parliament on Thursday. "Providing the country’s national sec... Rolls-Royce Opens New Facility to Support US Navy
WALPOLE, Massachusetts --- Rolls-Royce has completed an $11 million investment in its flagship Naval Defense campus with the opening of a new high-tech manufacturing, repair and test facility. The 25,... Boeing Breaks Ground for New MRO Facility for USG Customers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- Boeing today broke ground to begin construction of a new 370,000 square-foot maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility located at Cecil Airport that, once complete, will s... | 