On Sept. 8, Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist signed Defense Department Directive 5000.01, “The Defense Acquisition System.”

It supports the National Defense Strategy by improving on business reform and developing a more lethal force based on faster delivery of technological innovatio…

Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the “Russian Helicopters” holding has finalized the assembly line for the fuselage of the light Ka-226T helicopter. The fuselage is produced in two lines and will be transferred by the end of November to “Technodinamika” for testing of the accident-resistant fuel system.
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The Royal Australian Navy and the Indonesian Armed Forces have completed a coordinated maritime patrol to improve security along our shared maritime border.

The tenth iteration of the Australian and Indonesian coordinated maritime security patrol (AUSINDO CORPAT) 2020 was conducted on 2 and 3 Dec…

ROME — “To tackle today’s and tomorrow’s challenges we must succeed in promoting and developing international synergies on the political and industrial plan, and reaffirm the value of political, military and industrial partnerships as an accelerator for development and stability,” [Italian Defense…

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio –– The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 simulator successfully participated in first-ever virtual training events with the U.S. and various coalition partners during the recent Virtual Pitch Black and Coalition Virtual Flag exercises.

The RAAF participation was m…

SAN DIEGO — On October 28, 2020, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted an autonomous flight using a government-supplied Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) autonomy engine to support air-to-air targeting missions. The CODE autonomy engine was installed on …