Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Poland to Buy 48 FA-50 Fighters, 180 K2 Tanks from South Korea: Deputy PM WARSAW --- Poland will buy South Korean weapons, including 48 FA-50 fighter planes and "Black Panthers" K2 tanks, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak in an intervi... UK to Send Scores of Artillery Guns and Hundreds of Drones to Ukraine The UK will supply scores of artillery guns, hundreds of drones and hundreds more anti-tank weapons to Ukraine in the coming weeks, the Defence Secretary has revealed. The delivery of the new equip... Bristow Wins £1.6 billion UK Coast Guard Contract The MCA, an executive agency of the Department for Transport, has today signed a circa £1.6 billion contract with UK company Bristow Helicopters Ltd following an extensive 18-month procurement process... US, Allies Weigh Providing Western Fighter Jets to Ukraine Senior U.S. officials acknowledged Wednesday that the United States and its allies are considering whether to provide Ukraine with new fighter jets and the training needed to operate them, a move that... Russian Recruits Sent to Ukraine with Just Days of Training MOSCOW --- Less than two weeks after joining the army, Ivan was on the frontlines of Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine and taking part in attacks on Ukrainian positions. Ivan, 31, who requeste... Leonardo Wins £60M to Develop Unmanned Helicopter for Royal Navy A cutting-edge uncrewed aircraft demonstrator will be designed and developed in a £60 million contract DE&S has awarded to Leonardo Helicopters. Driving innovation in future Royal Navy capability, ... US Approves $1.2 Billion Sale of Patriot Missiles to Netherlands WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM... Textron Wins $354M for XM204 Top-Attack Munitions Textron Systems Corp., Wilmington, Massachusetts, was awarded a $353,980,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the production and delivery of the Munition, Wide Area: Top Attack, XM204, Trainer; the Munit... Qatar Airways Finalizes Order for 25 Boeing 737 MAX FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom --- Boeing and Qatar Airways today finalized an order for 25 737 MAX airplanes, providing the flag carrier's short- and medium-haul fleet with improved economics, fuel effi... US Approves $397M Weapons Package for Kuwait Eurofighters WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of Advanced Weapons in Support of Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft Progr... US Clears $235M Sale of JASSM-ER Missiles to Australia WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range (JASSM... Can France Help Australia Escape AUKUS Failure? Recently-elected Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a dilemma on nuclear submarines. Having received only a single day’s notice, and wanting to avoid looking weak on China with an election lo... IAI Signs $200M Contract to Provide Special Mission Aircraft to European Country The Special Mission Aircraft, which are developed by IAI and will be supplied to a NATO member country, are used to detect, alert, and collect strategic intelligence information Israel Aerospace In... Australia’s CEA Wins Multi-Million Dollar Air Defence Radar Contract Canberra-based company CEA Technologies is building four new Air Defence radars as part of the Australian Government’s $2.7 billion investment in Defence’s new Joint Air Battle Management System. M... Boeing Adds Warning and Survivability System into F-15s SAN ANTONIO --- The first two U.S. Air Force F-15E aircraft recently began Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) modification at Boeing Forty-three F-15Es will receive EPAWSS,... Third Firing Test for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-ER LOS ANGELES --– Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the third live fire test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The U.S. Navy launched the... Patria-Led Consortium Wins EU Funding for Future Ground Combat The defence industry consortium led by Patria, FAMOUS (European Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured Systems), is making progress within the budget framework of the European Union’s (EU) European D... France Takes Delivery of Serval 4x4 Trials Vehicles The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on July 11, 2022 took delivery of two new Serval light multi-role armored vehicles from the Scorpion program. Following the delivery of the very first fou... United Kingdom Publishes Export Controls Annual Report Annual reports include information on: -- export licensing processes, procedures and responsible departments -- export licensing data and performance statistics -- policy developments -- outreach ... First Steel Cutting of the Second Italian LSS “Atlante” The steel cutting of the second Italian logistic support unit LSS (Logistic Support Ship) ordered by OCCAR to Fincantieri took place on 20 July 2022 in Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia shipyard. ... Northrop, NASA Test Space Launch System Booster PROMONTORY, Utah --– Northrop Grumman Corporation and NASA successfully conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor, known as Flight Support Booster-2. The five... Lithuania to Provide M-113 and M-577 Armored Vehicles to Ukraine Lithuania will shortly deliver additional assistance to Ukraine: the much-needed M113 and M577 armored personnel carriers and ammunition for reserve training. Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anu... Navantia Participates in Six European Defense Fund Projects Six high-tech projects in which Navantia participates have received the support of the European Defense Fund (EDF) in its 2021 call, the results of which have been published this Wednesday by the Euro... MBDA-Led MARSEUS Project Selected by European Commission Following consultation with EU Member States, the European Commission has just selected the MARSEUS project, which is coordinated by MBDA and consolidates, improves and expands ground combat beyond li... First P-8A Aircraft for New Zealand Nears Delivery The countdown is on for the arrival of the first of four P-8A Poseidon’s in December. Track the progress the team at the Ministry of Defence is making on this significant investment in strengthening A... Greece Picks Leonardo Air Defense Radar for NATO Training Range FARNBOROUGH --- Leonardo's Kronos Grand Mobile High Power (GM HP) radar has been chosen by the Greek Air Force as the integrated air and missile defence system to be used at the NAMFI (NATO Missile Fi... US Clears $206M Sale of Oceanographic Equipment to UAE WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of Oceanographic Observation Equipment System and ... |