Defense Minister Jorge Taiana led this afternoon at the Buenos Aires Naval Station the arrival ceremony of the Multipurpose Ocean Patrol (OPV) ARA “Storni” (P-53) from France. This ship, acquired with a budget item corresponding to the National Defense Fund (FONDEF), joins the force to expand survei…

A wave of consolidation has effectively hollowed out the A&D middle-tier. As we initiate coverage of nine Smid-Cap A&D names, we see selective opportunity. Overall, the market is underestimating the aerospace recovery. Orders for new aircraft have picked up and cancellations have waned. Our top Over…

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $77,847,256 modification (P00002) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N0001921C0040).

This modification adds scope to provide for the integration of indigenous weapons into an F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter air…

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency has signed a contract with US company Draken International to sell up to 12 F-16 combat aircraft. The aircraft will be used as part of Draken’s training services in the United States.

For decades the F-16s have been the backbone of the Royal Norwegian Air For…

It is not possible to conclusively determine the cause of the fatal accident involving an NH90 helicopter on 19 July last year: This is the conclusion of the Defense Security Inspectorate (IVD). Lt Commander Christine Martens and Lt Commander Erwin Warnies were killed in the crash in the Caribbean. …

TAIPEI — A Navy vessel known as an “aircraft carrier killer” fired new domestically made Sea Sword II missiles as a test, reports said Thursday (Dec. 2).

The Ta Chiang corvette was commissioned in September, the first of six vessels in the Tuo Chiang class equipped with modern air defense capab…