The first Japanese F-35A Lightning II aircraft began its assembly at the Nagoya Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) facility. The aircraft, designated AX-5, has officially begun the mate process, where major components of the aircraft are joined together to form the aircrafts structure, Lockheed Martin said in a statement Tuesday
Rolls Royce will end Aerospace and Land and Sea (ALS) division as part of their management restructuring to reduce costs. Rolls Royce will be removing a layer of senior management in the ALS division
France has ordered additional eight A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport Aircraft from Airbus. The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has placed the order
Elbit Systems has won a $26.5 million contract to supply commercial multi-spectral infrared countermeasures (C-MUSIC) systems to be implemented on-board a jet aircraft of an Asia-Pacific nation
Lockheed Martin delivered the ninth and final C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft to the US Air Force, completing their order for 2015. This is the 32nd C-5 that has been upgraded and delivered by Lockheed Martin to the USAF
Islamabad has denied being a part of the 34-nation Islamic military alliance against terrorism announced by the Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The Saudi Arabian news agency has mentioned Pakistan together with Malaysia, UAE and Qatar being in the Saudi-led alliance which will establish a control center in Riyadh to coordinate operations against terrorist groups in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan among others
A Russian cruise missile hit a block of flats after it went astray soon after launch. The missile was being tested when the incident happened, none was injured, the Defense Ministry was quoted as saying by local media Tuesday
Raytheon has bagged a $35.8 million contract for software support to Qatars Patriot ballistic missile defense program
South Korea has officially confirmed Lockheed Martin as the lead contractor for its $1.5 billion upgrade of its KF-16 fighter jets
Oshkosh has resumed work on Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) after the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed Lockheed Martins protests. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed Lockheed Martins protest earlier today based on Lockheeds notice that it intends to file a protest in the US Court of Federal Claims