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  1. MV-22B Osprey US Marine Corps

    100 Export Orders Expected for V-22

    The V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor is set to see 100 export orders over the next nine years, the program manager predicted at the Paris Air Show on Monday.

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  2. US Experts Forecast Military Aid Hikes for Israel

    Despite sequestration and protracted fiscal constraints, Israel can expect an additional decade of sustained and possibly increased levels of security assistance once its current $30 billion, 10-year military aid package expires in 2018, former US officia

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  3. How the CIA Grows Tech

    When scientists at Redlen Technologies invented a new manufacturing process for a specialized semiconductor, they knew the medical industry would be intrigued.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  4. Efforts to transform the way Britain buys military equipment and services took another step forward last week as the government published an acquisition white paper promising efficiency savings from single-source contracts, and outlined plans for the possible outsourcing of the wider procurement process to industry. QE ClassCarriers

    UK Touts Single-Source Policy, Outsourcing

    Efforts to transform the way Britain buys military equipment and services took another step forward last week as the government published an acquisition white paper promising efficiency savings from single-source contracts, and outlined plans for the poss

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  5. US Begins To Define Military Cyber Ops

    Perhaps lost in all the coverage involving the leaking of classified documents by former Booz Allen Hamilton employee Edward Snowden this month was one development that outlines an exceedingly complex undertaking of the Obama administration: trying to def

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  6. Boeing's P-8 Poseidon Boeing

    Boeing Anticipating Surge in International Orders as Programs Mature

    Several key programs in the Boeing portfolio are reaching maturity, and international orders may soon follow, company executives predicted at a media round table Sunday ahead of the opening of the Paris Air Show.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  7. The Paris Air Show opened June 17 in Le Bourget, France. Colin Kelly / Staff

    Paris Air Show Takes Off

    It's off to a rainy start, but the Paris Air Show is officially underway.

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  8. Why Can't Military Labs Help Stop Sexual Assaults?

    Whenever there is a scandal, be it in the U.S. military or a big corporation, the response is always the same: 'Let's institute more training.' It's the standard damage-control solution, a box to be checked off to pacify the public and the press.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  9. Avio's Vega launcher. Avio

    Finmeccanica Might Retain Stake in Avio Space

    Italy's Finmeccanica is considering hanging on to its stake in Avio's space operations, in the face of interest from overseas buyers, CEO Alessandro Pansa said at the Paris Air Show on Monday.

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  10. Arming Rebels Is 'Incitement To Murder,' Syrian FM Warns

    Discussions by Western countries on arming Syria's rebel fighters are 'incitement to murder,' Syria's deputy foreign minister, Faisal Muqdad, said on Monday.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  11. A US Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia. US Air Force

    USAF Official Looking To Fill ISR Gap with Int'l Partners

    Just as the US defense budget constricts, commanders are asking for increased ISR capabilities that simply aren't available.

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  12. 3 European Firms Urge MALE UAV Development

    Three of Europe's biggest aerospace companies have urged the launch of a European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV program, following years in which the continent has dragged its heels over unmanned technology.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  13. Training Plans: The French Air Force wants to replace its existing trainer aircraft with new ones that include embedded simulation, such as the Pilatus PC-21. Pilatus Aircraft

    France Spotlights Pilot Readiness

    Conflicted by the need to reduce training costs while retaining a cutting edge among its fast jet crews, the French Air Force is preparing to introduce a two-tier pilot readiness policy, and Chief of Staff Gen.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  14. The Standard Missile-6 uses the Aerojet-produced Mk 72 first stage propulsion system. Aerojet Rocketdyne

    Newly Formed Aerojet Rocketdyne Looks to Cut Cost, Consolidate Supplier Base

    Aerojet Rocketdyne, the company created after Aerojet parent GenCorp acquired Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corporation and formally combined last week, is looking to save significant money through cost cutting measures without closing plants or lay

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  15. An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon takes off from the Uvda Air Force base in the southern Israel Negev desert during a joint Israel-Italy aviation drill. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP

    Lack of European Consensus on Future Fighters, UAVs Hurts Industry

    Europe's military aviation industry is staring at a dim future while the continent's leaders haggle over solutions to save the sector's 200,000 high-tech jobs, experts have warned.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  16. Gen. Denis Mercier, French Air Force chief of staff. French Air Force

    Interview: Gen. Denis Mercier

    The French Air Force is facing a problem that is increasingly familiar across Europe: How to remain relevant as wider government financial problems impose limits on capabilities and personnel.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  17. Heron TP UAV. Israel Aerospace Industries

    IAI Raises Bid Against US Reaper in France

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has sweetened its bid to provide advanced unmanned aerial systems to the French Air Force with an offer for immediate deliveries of fully satellite-linked Heron-1s in support of ongoing operations in Mali.

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  18. Show Scout

    Follow our coverage from the Paris Air Show

    • Jun. 17, 2013
  19. Italian Defense Minister Mario Mauro File photo / Agence France-Presse

    Italian DM: Will Syria Boil Over Into Regional Conflict?

    Italy's new defense minister has a dire warning for Europe: The Syrian conflict is looking like a replay of the Spanish Civil War, which was fought between 1933 and 1939 and paved the way for World War II.

    • Jun. 16, 2013

  20. Alenia Receives 1st Fuselage Parts for Italian F-35s

    Italy's Alenia Aermacchi has received the first F-35 joint strike fighter fuselage parts in order to begin assembling Italian JSFs in Italy, a senior official said on the eve of the Paris Air Show.

    • Jun. 16, 2013

  21. Jordan Can Protect Itself from Syrian Regime: King Abdullah II

    King Abdullah II vowed Sunday to protect Jordan from the war in Syria, after the United States announced its warplanes and missiles will remain in the kingdom at the end of military exercises.

    • Jun. 16, 2013

  22. North Korea Talks Must Be 'Real': US Officials

    The United States on Sunday welcomed North Korea's proposal for high-level negotiations but said it must first curb its nuclear program and would not be able to talk its way out of global sanctions.

    • Jun. 16, 2013

  23. In New Book, Former US Army Officer Warns of Romancing China

    In 1989, just months before the Tiananmen Square massacre, a US Army captain jumped with the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) 43rd Airborne Division in Kaifeng, China.

    • Jun. 16, 2013

  24. Finmeccanica: Sector Partnerships More Likely Than Mega Mergers

    Finmeccanica's strategy chief Giovanni Soccodato believes the future for Europe's defense industry lies in sector partnerships, with different firms taking leadership in different sectors, rather than mega-mergers like BAE-EADS.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
  25. France, which last week said it planned to buy 12 Reaper drones, like the one shown above, from the United States, could benefit from a joint European drone program. European defense giants Dassault, EADS and Finmeccanica called for such on June 16 at the Paris Air Show. File photo / US Air Force

    Dassault, EADS, Finmeccanica Call for European Drone Program

    Three top European defense firms called Sunday on governments to launch a programme to manufacture drones that European countries are currently having to buy from Israel or the United States.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
  26. Training Plans: The French Air Force wants to replace its existing trainer aircraft with new ones that include embedded simulation, such as the Pilatus PC-21. Pilatus Aircraft

    France Spotlights Pilot Readiness

    Conflicted by the need to reduce training costs while retaining a cutting edge among its fast jet crews, the French Air Force is preparing to introduce a two-tier pilot readiness policy, and Chief of Staff Gen.

    • Jun. 15, 2013

  27. Debate Starts Over Who Should Have Access to Classified Material

    The revelation of a top secret US National Security Agency intelligence program by a low-level contractor with access to the sensitive data has sparked a spirited defense debate about the people who have access to classified material and whether existing

    • Jun. 15, 2013
  28. A NATO E-3A (AWACS) Sentry aircraft flies a mission in 2012. NATO wants to use distributed simulation to train crews on a variety of platforms including the E-3A, but member nations must develop their capabilities before they can integrate into a larger training system. US Air Force

    NATO Needs Members to Develop Distributed Capability

    For a widespread organization such as NATO, distributed simulation and training will grow more important in the days ahead.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  29. Beth McCormick State Department

    Interview: Beth McCormick

    Beth McCormick is the US State Department's deputy assistant secretary for defense trade in its Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  30. Dassault Aviation's Rafale. Manjunath Kiran/AFP

    French Industry Focuses on Costs

    The French defense industry — facing a global marketplace where major spenders are confronting budget uncertainty and emerging markets are swarmed by companies aggressively competing for any growth opportunity — appears to be turning to an old environment

    • Jun. 14, 2013

  31. Norway's Military Conscription To Be Extended To Women

    Norway will soon become the only country in Europe to extend its military conscription to women in peacetime after parliament reached agreement on the issue Friday.

    • Jun. 14, 2013

  32. EDA Launches Online Government-to-Government Surplus Equipment Tool

    The European Defence Agency (EDA) on June 14 launched e-Quip, an online government-to-government surplus equipment information exchange tool.

    • Jun. 14, 2013

  33. Kendall: F-35 on Track for FY2015 Ramp Rate

    LRIP-6 and 7 negotiations underway

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  34. US Senate Panel Matches Obama Funding Request, Excludes E. Coast Shield

    The US Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday approved a Pentagon authorization bill that matches the White House's nearly $527 billion 2014 military budget request.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  35. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, left, with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Ya'alon is scheduled to meet Friday with Hagel to discuss loans ahead of a major US weapons package. Ariel Hermoni/Israel Defense Ministry

    Israel To Seek US-Backed Loan for Mega Arms Deal

    Israel's Defense Ministry is asking the US government to guarantee billions of dollars in low-interest bridge loans for a Pentagon-proposed package of V-22 Ospreys, F-15 radars and precision-strike weaponry that it ultimately intends to fund with future m

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  36. Pentagon Details 2013 Sequestration Impact on Budget Accounts

    Sequestration spending reductions will cut $15.8 billion from the US Defense Department's 2013 budget, according to a Pentagon report.

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  37. House Reaffirms 11-Ship Carrier Force

    An amendment to reduce the statutory requirement that the US Navy keep 11 aircraft carriers in service was defeated June 13, first by voice vote and then by a recorded vote of 318-106.

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  38. Sen. Chambliss: No Intel Reform Likely After NSA Leak Scandal

    Congress is unlikely to overhaul the US intelligence community after a Booz Allen Hamilton employee disclosed several highly classified national security programs, says one key senator.

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  39. GAO Supports Super Tucano Pick for Afghanistan Air Force

    GAO Rules Against Beechcraft

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  40. Italy Publishes First 3-Year Budget, Gives More Details

    The Italian government has taken a step toward longer-term procurement planning by publishing its first three-year defense budget while also providing much greater detail on funding.

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  41. Japan Proposes NSA Equivalent, Advanced Snooping

    A top Japanese government panel has recommended the country begin widespread monitoring of Internet-based communications, establish a Cyber Defense Corps within Japan's Defense Ministry to protect infrastructure, and ultimately set up a Cyber Security Cen

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  42. Edward Snowden speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Handout/Getty Images via The Guardian

    Filling Edward Snowden's Shoes?

    Booz Allen is recruiting a new 'systems administrator' with a security clearance in Hawaii.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  43. A Swedish Air Force Gripen at Red Flag 2013 in Nevada. The CEO of Gripen-maker of Saab said the firm is considering developing an unmanned version of the jet. Lasse Jansson/Swedish Armed Forces

    Saab Considers Developing Unmanned Gripen

    Saab is considering a plan to develop an unmanned version of its next-generation JAS Gripen-E multirole fighter as the company sets its sights on winning a series of medium-size international orders for about 300 manned Gripen-Es in the next 20 years.

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  44. Pakistan Raises Annual Defense Budget By 10 Percent

    Pakistan's new government announced Wednesday a 10 percent increase in defense spending a week after taking office, despite a crippling budget deficit of 8.8 percent.

    • Jun. 13, 2013
  45. The Freedom casts off from Changi Naval Base on June 11 to begin taking part in CARAT exercises. MC2 Toni Burton / Navy

    LCS Freedom underway from Singapore, begins exercises

    Seven weeks after arriving at Singapore, the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) left Changi Naval Base on June 11 to begin a series of regional exercises with navies of friendly nations.

    • Jun. 12, 2013

  46. Industrial Policy Chief Lambert to Leave DoD

    The US Defense Department's industrial policy chief, Brett Lambert, will step down from his position at the end of the summer, according to sources.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  47. They're Back: The Su-35C is among the Russian aircraft that will fly at the Paris Air Show this year. United Aircraft Corporation

    Russia Returns to Paris With Eye on Expansion

    While the early buzz on the Paris Air Show swirls around scaled-back delegations from the US and others, Russia's military firms have seized the opportunity to make a splash on the global scene.

    • Jun. 12, 2013

  48. EADS: $10B Goal by 2020 Now Unlikely

    EADS North American will not be able to achieve a previous goal of $10 billion in business by 2020 barring the merger with another firm, the company's head said Wednesday.

    • Jun. 12, 2013

  49. Republicans, Democrats Spar Over Sequester Before Passing DoD Spending Bill

    Republicans and Democrats sparred for hours Wednesday over deep cuts to planned Pentagon spending before approving a nearly $513 billion military spending bill.

    • Jun. 12, 2013

  50. HAC Democrats Lose Battles on Use-Of-Force Authority, Drone Program

    House Appropriations Committee Democrats on Wednesday took aim at several national security policy issues, but each time, panel Republicans turned them back.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
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