Defense

A plan to bring back the U.S. Navy’s SLCM could help the U.S. in arms reduction talks with Russia, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis says.

The French financial market authority On Feb. 6 published the final results of Safran’s successful initial tender offer on Zodiac Aerospace shares.

Sikorsky and German defense engineering company Rheinmetall have teamed to offer the CH-53K for Germany’s future heavy-lift helicopter requirement.

LONDON—A consortium led by the owner of Portuguese charter airline HiFly plans to purchase up to six Embraer KC-390 airlifters.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command is working hard to resolve challenges integrating the AC-130J Ghostrider's gun weapon system.

Lockheed Martin wants to replace Northrop Grumman as the key supplier of the F-35's AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System.

Singapore is upgrading its Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters with new mission systems, apparently as a midlife update for the type.

Singapore has declared its IAI/Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned aircraft fully operational, five years after the delivery of the system.

Increased operational flexibility and greater ability to track targets over larger areas are draws for air forces that have fewer aircraft.

As Israel’s major weapon systems developer, Rafael has been a leading supplier of defense systems to customers in the Asia-Pacific region.

The U.S. State Department has sent its senior diplomat in charge of foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow as part of President Donald Trump’s push to get more U.S. allies and partners to buy U.S. arms.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is bullish on future prospects for the Asia-Pacific region.

A Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft has been downed by a militant group using a man-portable surface-to-air missile.

Technical acceptance testing and training on the UAV began in October but it now has been formally delivered into the Turkish inventory.

Switzerland has temporarily grounded its fleet of F/A-18 Hornet fighters following the discovery of a crack in an aircraft’s landing flap hinge.

Britain’s MAA is expanding ts drone collision investigations with plans to crash a popular consumer UAV system into the canopy and windscreen of a fast jet.

The U.S. Navy hopes to further validate the Lockheed Martin F-35’s performance as an airborne sensor for air and missile defense in an upcoming Aegis sea trial.

The main engine maintenance supplier to the Royal Australian Air Force has helped develop a system for linking experts with technicians as they work.

Boeing confirms it is in talks with the Indian Navy over proposing the F/A-18 for the service’s carrier-based multirole combat aircraft requirement.

A decision to put dollars toward procuring a light attack fleet is far from certain, and the Air Force does not have a good track record of following through on this particular issue.

Boeing says it still may consider bidding for Canada’s CF-18 replacement, despite the long-running trade dispute that has soured relations between Ottawa and the U.S. manufacturer.

The CAE Brunei multi-purpose training center will be cheaper and nearer to other Asia-Pacific operators of the Black Hawks, providing an immersive training experience for a full range of pilot training requirements.

South Korea’s defense ministry wants a hefty increase in spending next year on weapons to face the missile and nuclear threat from North Korea.

As a global, multi-domestic company, Elbit Systems looks deeper at the individual nations in the Asia-Pacific region, their specific cultures, procurement policies and traditions.

This year’s winners will be recognized March 1 at a black-tie gala in Washington, when four Grand Laureates also will be awarded.