The Royal Navy has led a multi-national task group of warships and aircraft into the High North for the first time in more than twenty years, on an operation to demonstrate freedom of navigation above the Arctic Circle.

HMS Sutherland, supported by RFA Tidespring, commanded a task group comprisin…

Lockheed Martin says that it plans to “commoditize” its F-16 Viper fighter jet line by offering jets in a single standardized configuration, based on the latest Block 70/72 variant, with a standard base price tag.

The goal here is to streamline things for both the manufacturer and potential cust…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $27,790,850 amended undefinitized contract action for the France MQ-9 Block 5 weaponization and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Pod integration effort.

This contract provides for the weaponization of the…

Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California, has been awarded a $193,300,000 single-award, firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable-no-fee contract for the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) contractor logistic support.

This contract provides continuous depot-level contractor services by r…

Vice Admiral S R Sarma – COM & CWP&A of the Indian Navy and Shri V L Kantha Rao Additional Secretary (Defence Production) laid the keel of the third ship (Yard- 12653) of the prestigious P17A class stealth frigates on 10 Sep 2020.

The keel laying ceremony was conducted through an e-platform in t…

Due to pandemic-related slowdowns, Lockheed Martin expects to deliver 122 F-35s in calendar year 2020—20 less than planned. To avoid surging and then slowing production on the line, which would increase cost, the delayed jets will be delivered over the next two years, company executive vice presiden…