| Latest Feature Stories Boeing Wins 3 Orders But Lost Deals Don’t Bode Well
-- Boeing recently announced a trio of orders covering 23 wide-body freighters and 50 737 MAX jets, with options for 50 more. -- The recent uptick in freighter demand is unsustainable. Meanwhile, B... What Do We Know About North Korea's Missiles?
North Korea is continuing to test high-tech weapons, but analysts say Pyongyang is being careful in considering the weapons it can get away with testing without drawing more international pressure. ... Latest Press Releases Australia Orders M-1A Abrams Tank Package from US in A$3.5Bn deal
Enhancements to the Australian Defence Force’s credible combat capability will be delivered by the Government through the purchase of evolved Abrams tanks and combat engineering vehicles. Minister ... Australia Opted for Nuke Subs Against Military Advice
ADELAIDE, South Australia --- Secret documents have revealed successive federal governments were warned by the Defence Department against building nuclear submarines. And in one advisory document, ... US Appeals Court Revives Boeing 737 MAX Shareholder Suit
WASHINGTON --- A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a pension plan's 2019 shareholder lawsuit against Boeing Co officers and directors alleging they had made false public statements about the 737 Ma... Pakistan Denies Canceling Turkish Helicopter Deal
ISTANBUL --- Pakistan on Friday denied media reports that the country had canceled a deal to buy dozens of attack helicopters from Turkey amid long-lasting limbo with the United States over its refusa... US Air Force Announces Unexpected FY2022 Program
Since June 2021, elements of the United States Air Force have announced intentions to pursue several new major programs. Each of the programs would likely be of congressional interest on their own, bu... US Approves $300M Support Package for French MQ-9 Reaper Drones
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of MQ-9 Follow-on Contractor Logistics Support and related equipme... France Orders 10 Airbus H160 Helos for Gendarmerie
MARIGNANE, France --- The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed a contract, on behalf of the Ministry of Interior, for the procurement and maintenance of 10 H160s in a law enforcement c... Ukraine-Russia Crisis: US Refuses to Draw Down Troops
The US said it has no plans to cut troop numbers in Eastern Europe to defuse tensions with Russia. Top diplomat Antony Blinken said Russia is pushing a "false narrative" to justify troop deployments o... UK to Develop Hypersonic Missiles, Chief of Defense Staff Says
LONDON --- UK Chief of Defense Staff Tony Radakin has announced his country's plans to develop hypersonic missiles to compete with Russia's growing military strength. “We haven’t [got them] and we mu... China Sees J-20 ‘Showing High Combat Readiness’ in Combat Training
J-20 stealth fighter jets affiliated with multiple Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force units started the year with intensive mock combat training sessions against other types of warplanes... India’s Indigenous Carrier Sails on Third Sea Trials
After two successive high-profile visits – the President and Vice President of India – within a span of less than two weeks, IAC Vikrant is heading out for the next set of sea trials. Both dignitarie... China Intends to Bulk Up its Nuclear Arsenal to Match US
China will bolster its nuclear weapons arsenal in the years ahead, mainly to match the United States, experts predict. Beijing will continue to “modernize its nuclear arsenal for reliability and sa... GA Wins $14M for French Reaper Ground Station
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $14,582,450 task order (FA8689-22-F-2800) to previously awarded, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract FA868... Lockheed Wins $102M to Upgrade Egypt’s Apache Fleet
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Lockheed Martin received a $102 million contract award to upgrade 25 of Egypt’s AH-64D Apaches to the E-model version of the aircraft. This modernization for the Egyptian Air For... HII Launches Amphibious Transport Dock LPD 29
PASCAGOULA, Miss. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful launch of amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). Richard M. McCool ... Philippines Receive First Batch of T-129 Helicopters from Turkey
After a series of delays, an official of the Turkish Aerospace Inc. (TAI) confirmed that the first batch of six T129B helicopters the government procured from Turkey will finally arrive in the Philipp... Booz Allen Gets its Hand Caught in Revolving Door
Late last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a decision in a dispute over the award of a U.S. Navy support services contract. Normally, GAO bid protest decisions garner little at... Brazil AF Clears Upgraded Embraer T-27M for Flight Training
The Deputy Director of the Institute for Development and Industrial Coordination (IFI), Aircraft Specialist Colonel Soracli de Oliveira Silva, signed the Special Initial Flight Permit (PEVi) of the T-... US Navy’s Next-Gen Logistics Ship (NGLS) Program
The Navy’s Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program envisages procuring a new class of medium-sized at-sea resupply ships for the Navy. The Navy’s proposed FY2022 budget requests $27.8 million in... Amphibious Combat Vehicles Return to Unrestricted Operations
HEADQUARTERS, USMC --– Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles are set to return to unrestricted waterborne operations following the development of a new tow rope solution designed to address previous... US, French Armies Advance C5ISR Research Partnerships
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- U.S. and French Army research and development organizations are expanding upon their partnerships to improve modernization and coalition interoperability. U.S. Army... 101st Air Refueling Wing Lobbying to Obtain KC-46 Tankers
The Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor is one of about 15 Air National Guard Wings seeking the new Boeing KC-46 Pegasus air refueling tankers. The wing is actively promoting... RAF Begins to Install £1.5 Bn Air Traffic Management System
A state-of-the-art solution has been installed at RAF Shawbury under a £1.5-billion contract placed by DE&S that is transforming air traffic management for the UK military. Initial Operating Capabi... Russia Sends Nine Il-76s with Airborne Troops to Almaty
MOSCOW --- Nine Il-76 aircraft of Russian Aerospace Forces with airborne troops and equipment landed at the Almaty airfield, the Russian Defense Ministry reported to journalists. "Nine Russian mili... Russia to Add Corvette, Submarine to Pacific Fleet This Year
In 2022, the newest corvette Rezkiy and the submarine Magadan will join the ship composition of the Pacific Fleet. The Rezkiy corvette is currently located in Vladivostok at the delivery base of th... Elbit UK Sells Ferranti Power & Control Business
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its UK subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK Ltd., has sold the Power and Control Business of its subsidiary Ferranti Technologies Ltd. to TT Electroni... L3Harris Hits Post-Merger Goals as it Tightens Operations
While L3Harris Technologies has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic quite well, global supply chain issues are beginning to wear on the firm. The company’s growth trajectory petered out somewhat in late ... | 