| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Ukraine Approves $1.6 Bn Deal with UK to Buy Warships, Naval Equipment: Report
Ukraine’s government approved a draft agreement with the United Kingdom on taking out a billion-dollar loan to build up the nation’s navy. In the making since late 2020, the deal envisages a 1.25 b... India Approves $1.1 Bn Orders for Light Utility Helicopters, Naval Guns, Aircraft Upgrades
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in its meeting of November 02, 2021 held under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisiti... UK Defence Procurement “Broken and Repeatedly Wasting Billions of Taxpayers’ Money,” MPs Report
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been managing suppliers and delivering military equipment programmes critical to UK national security for decades, but despite numerous reviews of defence procurement... S. Korea Competes to Sell 10 Fighter Jets to Slovakia
Korea Aerospace Industries, South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, is in talks with the Slovakian government to sell 10 FA-50 homegrown trainer jets in a $500 million deal, the Defense Acquisition ... Russian Navy to Receive Two New Nuclear Subs in 2022
MOSCOW --- Russia’s biggest shipyard, Sevmash (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), will hand over two nuclear subs to the Russian Navy next year, a source close to the Russian defense minist... US Says Sub Hit ‘Uncharted Mount’, China Slams ‘Untransparent’ Inquiry
An accident in the South China Sea involving a nuclear-powered American submarine was caused by an uncharted, natural underwater feature, the U.S. Navy has concluded after a month-long investigation. ... US Won’t be Able to Create 100%-Protective Missile Defense: Russia
NEW YORK --- Russia proceeds from the premise that the US won’t be able to establish such a missile defense system that would provide 100% of protection, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov... Turkey, France and Italy to Take Steps on Missile Defense: Erdoğan
ISTANBUL --- Turkey would take "positive steps" with France and Italy on the SAMP-T missile defense system developed by the Franco-Italian EUROSAM consortium, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunda... Swedish AF Chief of Operations Touts Gripen Offer to Finland
Colonel Carl-Johan Edström, Chief of Operations, Swedish Air Force, talked about cooperation with the Finnish Air Force at the recently held Kauhava Air Show 2020, Kauhava, Finland. Both Sweden and... US Air Force B-1B Bomber Tours Mid-East in Show of Force
SOUTHWEST ASIA --- One U.S. Air Force B-1B “Lancer” aircrew flew a presence patrol mission in the Central Region that included several partner nation air forces today. The bomber task force mission... US Navy, Israel in Bilateral Amphibious Exercise in Gulf of Eilat
BAHRAIN --- The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began conducting a bilateral amphibious exercise in Eilat, Israel, Nov. 1. The exercise includes military... Lockheed, Rafael to Develop SPICE-250 Bomb for US Military
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., of Israel, signed an expanded teaming agreement, allowing the team to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Rafae... Dutch Armed Forces Take First Steps Towards Joint Operations
F-35 fighters are not only of interest to the Air Force. They protect ground troops, but also naval ships at sea. Although submarines are part of the navy, they are also of great added value to the re... Collins and GMF to Upgrade Indonesian Air Force C-130H Aircraft
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- The Indonesian Air Force joins a growing list of customers that have selected Collins Aerospace for its C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft modernization effort. Serving... Indra Unveils State-of-the-Art Mission System for Next Gen Aircraft
MADRID, Spain --- Indra is one of the technology companies at the helm of the digitization of defence. The company has just unveiled one of the most advanced tactical mission systems on the market, sp... New Regulations to Speed Up Delivery of Rapid, Combat-Oriented Kit to PLA
Signed by Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, a new set of regulations on military equipment procurement, focusing on war preparedness and combat capabilities, came into force on ... Kazakh-South African ICV Completes Four-Year Trials in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan --- Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), the joint venture between the global aerospace and technology company, Paramount Group and one of Kazakhstan’s leading defence and en... Raytheon Wins $20M Contract for Maritime Strike Tomahawk
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Missiles & Defense was awarded a $20 million contract for low-rate production of the Maritime Strike Tomahawk cruise missile Block Va, which includes navigation and communic... US Navy to Arm Zumwalt Destroyers with Hypersonic Missiles: Report
The US Navy is reportedly planning on refitting its three stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers once again, this time by replacing its deck guns with launch tubes for its forthcoming ship-based hypersonic... Ingalls Completes Builder’s Trials for Amphibious Ship Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28)
PASCAGOULA, Miss. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently completed the first round of sea trials for San Antonio-class amphibious... US Air Force Links Three Large-Scale Exercises in Real Time
EDWARDS AFB, Calif. --- The Test Flag Enterprise strikes again, this time by joining forces on Oct. 26, 2021. Orange, Emerald, and Black Flag held their test events at three geographically separated l... GA-ASI to Develop Unmanned Off-Board Sensing Station Aircraft
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) received a $17.8 million award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to design and develop an unmanned Off-Board Sensing Stati... Rheinmetall, Intracom Team for Vehicle-Based C4I Systems
Rheinmetall and Intracom Defense of Greece have agreed to cooperate closely in the field of vehicle-based C4I systems. The two companies will coordinate their activities for joint development and m... Swedish Forces Renew Part of Their Truck Fleet
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, FMV, has placed two orders for new vehicles, the first of which are expected to be delivered in 2022. The background to the orders is the growth of the Arm... Thailand Celebrates First Decade of Gripen Operations
On 7 July 2021 the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) marked the tenth anniversary of operations by its Gripen fighter fleet, at Surat Thani Air Base. Thailand has a unique status as not ‘just’ a Gripen cust... Lockheed Looks to Reinforce Supply Chain in India
NEW DELHI --- Lockheed Martin today announced that it will host the 8th edition of its annual India Suppliers Conference on Nov. 10–11, 2021. Themed “Partnership for Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make for t... | 