WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety – which was established by the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act – published their findings a…

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– After reviewing data from demonstration flights that occurred this past summer, the Air Force has decided to implement interim improvements to the KC-46 Remote Visual System, known as “Enhanced Remote Vision System,” or ERVS.

Implementation of ERVS will not add any risk to …

ROME — Industrial cooperation and the Tempest programme, Enlarged Mediterranean, Libya and bilateral cooperation were the focus of today’s telephone call between Minister Lorenzo Guerini and UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

“Cooperation with the UK is of fundamental importance, given the deep b…

China’s first domestically developed vessel-borne lightweight helicopter drone has recently made its maiden flight, its maker announced. It is designed to conduct maritime monitoring and identification tasks, and is expected to be used on board smaller vessels including corvettes and coast guard shi…

On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, an A400M landed on the runway of the advanced Air Base (BAP) in the Levant. As soon as the engines were shut down, the ground attendants were busy around the aircraft on their vehicles while the flight engineer on board the aircraft opened the door and ramp.

The hug…

— Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $662,216,798 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components.
Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (74%); and Schenectady, New York (26…