WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy intends to buy its next two aircraft carriers in a single contract, but factors including delays on carriers now under construction are influencing discussions about when to begin the process.
The service bought aircraft carriers 80 and 81, the future Enterprise and Doris Miller, together in the first two-carrier contract since the Cold War. Leaders expected to see $4…
Kuwait receives four Eurofighter Typhoons
October 30, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Kuwaiti Air Force received four Eurofighter Typhoons this week, bringing its fleet size to 13 out of the 28 on order, the country’s official Kuwait News Agency announced.
Deliveries began in December 2021 as part of an effort to enhance…
BRNO, Czech Republic — The Czech ministry of defense has confirmed that it will spend $120 million on the procurement of 48 long-range, air-to-air missiles made by Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael Systems.
The contract, which will see Prague acquire the I-Derby ER missile…
Navy test-fires missile from mobile launcher aboard LCS Savannah
October 26, 2023
The littoral combat ship Savannah on Tuesday fired a SM-6 missile from a “containerized launching system” at a target in the Pacific Ocean, signaling a way that the lightly armed ship class could one day contribute to a conventional naval battle.
Naval Surface Forces said the test is part of ongoing experimentation to see if a mobile launch system could work aboard ships like LCS.
The pricey…
WASHINGTON — As the government’s spending on the submarine industrial base grows, so too is concern among lawmakers.
The Biden administration’s recent supplemental spending request includes $3.4 billion for the submarine industrial base, which, if passed, would bring…
US Air Force activates units dedicated to electronic warfare
October 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has activated two detachments at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia dedicated to electronic warfare and its future applications.
The green light, given Oct. 25 at a ceremony inside an aviation museum, marks a step toward the realization of the…
WASHINGTON — Boeing’s defense unit recorded a $924 million loss in the third quarter of 2023, primarily dragged down by rising costs on its VC-25B Air Force One program.
More than half of Boeing Defense, Space and Security’s loss stemmed from a $482 million loss on the company’s work building two new VC-25B aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. The company attributed the higher costs to…
Senate Republicans are working to force confirmation votes on the two vacant Joint Chiefs of Staff seats early next month, but chamber Democrats are still holding out hope for a broader deal to advance hundreds of other pending military nominations.
Neither the Navy nor Air…
Above all else, the commander of 1st Special Forces Command says he wants to see creativity out of the Army’s special operators — he thinks it’s what will provide them with an edge in the next fight in light of the rapid tactical innovations occurring on Ukraine’s…
Longtime Defense News contributor journalist Burak Ege Bekdil died in an Ankara hospital following surgery complications after a prior motorbike accident, according to family and colleagues in Turkey.
Bekdil had a decades-long career in journalism, writing for Turkish outlets on politics and international relations, as well as English-language defense publications such as Defense News, where his…
