| Latest Feature Stories French Aerospace Supply Chain: Small Players, Big Moves?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a new series of occasional articles posted in the original language in which they are written, essentially to widen our readership but also avoiding any inadverten... Risky Testing Plan for F-15EX As Pentagon Again Pushes ‘to Buy Before Fly’
Disastrous weapons programs like the Littoral Combat Ship, the F-35, and the Army’s Future Combat System serve as master classes in how not to develop, test, and purchase military hardware. In each of... Latest Press Releases UK Real-Term Defense Investment Seen Shrinking Despite Government Promises
Decisions taken at SR20 provide the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War. SR20 provided an increase in defence spending of over £24 billion in cash terms over the next fou... General Electric Wins $1.6 Bn Engine Competition for F-15EX Fighter
WASHINGTON --- The United States Air Force awarded a $1,579,662,187 contract to General Electric, GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Oct. 29, for the purchase of 29 engines — installs and spares — in suppor... China Flies New Carrier-Based Stealth Fighter, Details Design Improvements
China's next-generation aircraft carrier-based fighter jet made its long-expected maiden flight recently, foreign media outlets reported, with unverified photos of the prototype warplane in the sky ci... Norwegian F-35 Budget Woes Begin to Worry Switzerland
Norway has calculated its F-35 operating costs much higher than those predicted by Switzerland. Some fear that the bill will rise here too. If Switzerland comes out like Norway, 3 billion Swiss fra... Kongsberg Wins $168M Norwegian Order for NSM Missiles
Today, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (Kongsberg) signed two contracts, valued at MNOK 1,426, with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA). Kongsberg will deliver a new batch of Naval Strike Mis... Korea Aerospace Wins $747M Reconnaissance Plane Bid
Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer, said Monday it has been selected as the preferred bidder in the government's 877.5 billion won ($747 million) reconnaiss... Stealth Frigate, Destroyer Launched for Indian Navy As New Carrier Nears Service
Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam), the lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers being built at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 Oct 21. The contract for four... US Navy Tests Hypersonic Rocket Motor
WASHINGTON --- The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) successfully conducted a second test of the First Stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) on October 28, 2021, in Promontory, Utah, as part of the devel... Russian Navy Testing Loitering Munitions
The Russian Navy will receive kamikaze drones. Currently, the issue of arming ships with these unmanned vehicles is being worked out. Kamikaze drones, or, as they are officially called, loitering ammu... Boeing Delivers First KC-46A Tanker to Japan
SEATTLE, Wash. --- Boeing has delivered its first KC-46A tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) marking the program’s first delivery to a customer outside the United States. “This is an... China’s Two-Seat J-20 Stealth Fighter Breaks Cover
Photos and videos that give the world the first glimpse of the long-rumored twin-seat variant of China's J-20 stealth fighter jet circulated on social media this week, leading foreign media outlets to... Russian Army Demos Air-Defense Capabilities
MOSCOW --- Anti-aircraft gunners of the military air defense in the Astrakhan region performed combat training launches of the S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 anti-aircra... India Says Test of Long-Range Guided Bomb Was Successful
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) team jointly flight tested indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb (LRB) successfully from an aerial platform on October ... Four More T-6 Texan Ordered for UK’s Military Pilot Training Program
More student pilots will be able to train for the UK armed forces than ever before, after a £175M contract uplift was signed, providing further capacity in training, including new aircraft and infrast... Patria Delivers First Four 6x6 Armored Vehicles to Latvia
“Armored vehicles adapted to Latvian conditions and tested in various tests will significantly expand the operational capabilities of the National Armed Forces, while improving the physical security o... UK Sells Two Surplus Fleet Support Ships to Egypt
In a landmark deal, the UK has sold military vessels to Egypt for the first time in more than 30 years. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships Fort Austin and Fort Rosalie were sold by the Defence Equipment ... Future Canadian Patrol Submarine: What Are the Options?
Canada’s current defence policy, entitled Strong, Secure, Engaged, supports the maintenance of a submarine capability, as part of balanced mix of platforms tomeet the nation’s domestic and internation... Boeing Begins Production of Fifth Loyal Wingman Prototype
Boeing’s Melbourne facility recently commenced its fifth Boeing Airpower Teaming System aircraft, as the program continues its rigorous ground and flight testing and works to establish a final assembl... Northrop Wins Additional $140M for Global Hawk Support
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Sierra Vista, Arizona, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $108,843,273 bilateral modification (P00009) to previously awarded undefinitized contract action FA8690-21-C-100... Lockheed Wins $69M for F-35 Repair Work, Development Labs Support
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $38,348,155 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost reimbursable modification (P00021) to a pre... Airbus A319 Aircraft Flies on Used Cooking Oil During Test
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of Transports and Safran have launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft running on unblended sustainable ... Patria Shares in Finnish-German Manned-Unmanned Research Project
Patria participates in a research project led by the Finnish and German Defence administrations. The research project investigates the teaming of manned and unmanned systems in various situations (MUM... Skyborg Demos Unmanned-Unmanned Autonomous Teaming at Orange Flag
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The Skyborg team conducted a multi-hour flight test on October 26 of the Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) aboard two General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger tactical unmanned ve... IAI Signs Cooperation Agreement on UAVs with Romania’s IAR-Brasov
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an agreement of cooperation with Romanian defense company IAR-Brasov on UAVs. The cooperation agreement will enable the two companies to offer advanced UAV... | 