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China and Russia Combine Naval Forces in the Baltic Sea
China and Russia are signaling to NATO that they are willing to cooperate militarily and deepen diplomatic ties with joint naval maneuvers currently taking place in the Baltic Sea. Experts say China w

World’s Largest Submarine Enters Gulf of Finland
The world's largest submarine, the nuclear-powered Dmitriy Donskoi is cruising through the Baltic, on the way to Kronstadt. Its arrival coincides with a week-long Russian-Chinese joint naval exercise

World F-35 Fleet Reaches 100,000 Flight Hours
FORT WORTH, Texas --- The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours while the F-35 Integrated Test Force teams are completing the remaining requir

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China and Russia Combine Naval Forces in the Baltic Sea
China and Russia are signaling to NATO that they are willing to cooperate militarily and deepen diplomatic ties with joint naval maneuvers currently taking place in the Baltic Sea. Experts say China w...

World’s Largest Submarine Enters Gulf of Finland
The world's largest submarine, the nuclear-powered Dmitriy Donskoi is cruising through the Baltic, on the way to Kronstadt. Its arrival coincides with a week-long Russian-Chinese joint naval exercise ...

World F-35 Fleet Reaches 100,000 Flight Hours
FORT WORTH, Texas --- The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours while the F-35 Integrated Test Force teams are completing the remaining requir...

UK Approved Arms Sales to Saudi After Airstrike on Yemen Funeral
The British government approved £283m of arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the six months after a Saudi airstrike on a funeral that killed scores of people and was criticised by the UN, figures reveal. ...

Malaysia Completes Wide-Ranging F-18 Hornet Upgrade
“Stick me in this jet, and I’ll take her anywhere,” said a Royal Malaysian Air Force F/A-18D Hornet ‘driver’.” The pilot’s confidence in the much-vaunted strike fighter’s ability to handle modern t...

South Korea Pushes to Increase Missile Warhead Cap
SEOUL --- The South Korean government is pushing to revise the missile guidelines developed with the United States to double the maximum weight of warheads on Seoul's ballistic missiles from the curre...

Rheinmetall Wins Two Major New Air Defence Orders
Rheinmetall has recently booked two important air defence orders, winning a new customer country in the process. Two foreign governments have ordered air defence hardware and related services for thei...

Israeli AF Marks Seven Months of F-35 Operations
After seven months of integration and preparation for IOC (Initial Operational Capability), the second “Adir” F-35I Squadron is on the horizon as its establishment team is expected to begin working ne...

New British Carrier Resumes Sea Trials After Pause
Sir Michael Fallon visited the largest and most powerful ship built for the Royal Navy for the first time at sea today. The Defence Secretary landed by Merlin helicopter on the deck of the new airc...

Vietnam Orders Russian T-90S Tanks
LONDON --- Vietnam confirmed through state-run news agencies on July 21 that it has ordered 64 of Russia's T-90S/SK main battle tanks. These include baseline tanks (the 'S' indicates export model and ...

Lockheed Wins $120M for Submarine Imaging Systems
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded a $119,651,946 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-only modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-6247) t...

Iraqi Forces Control Mosul, Fighting Continues in Raqqa
WASHINGTON --- Iraqi forces now control all parts of Mosul, Iraq, while tough fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria continues in Raqqa, Syria, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis t...

Italy’s Seventh FREMM Frigate Heads to Sea
The Italian FREMM frigate “Federico Martinengo” had its first sea going in the Gulf of La Spezia on 18th July 2017. It is the 7th Italian FREMM frigate, and the third in General Purpose configuration;...

BAE Expands Teaming in Italy for Highly Mobile Armored Vehicles
BAE Systems has signed an agreement with the Goriziane Group SpA, an Italian company that specializes in the engineering and maintenance of vehicles and other heavy equipment, to support the BvS10, th...

German Army Receives Prototype of LEGUAN Assault Bridge
The verification and training demonstrator for the new LEGUAN bridging system was delivered to the Engineers Training Center in Ingolstadt by its manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW)...

Chinese Military Expands Global Role, Defense Ministry Says
China will continue to fulfill its international duties and further strengthen its military relationships with other countries, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. "China's growing effort in activ...

US Air Force Bombers Hook Up with Royal Australian Air Force JTACS
PEARL HARBOR, HI. --- U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers based at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam conducted two separate integration training missions with Royal Australian Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Cont...

IAG Orders Three Additional Airbus A330-200
Following the recent and hugely successful launch in Barcelona of International Airlines Group’s (IAG) low cost long-haul airline brand, LEVEL, the Group has selected the A330-200 as its aircraft of c...

UK MoD Touts Innovation Board’s First Meeting
World class innovators including astronaut Tim Peake and former McLaren Chairman Ron Dennis gathered at the MOD today for the first meeting of the new Defence External Innovation Advisory Panel. An...

PGZ, Israel Aerospace Industries to Cooperate on Polish Programs
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A (PGZ) and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning, among others, tactical loitering unmanned aircraft systems, aerial r...

Secretary Mattis Slams Pentagon for Wasteful Spending on Afghan Uniforms
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has criticized Pentagon officials for wasting up to $28 million to help buy uniforms for the Afghan National Army that had camouflage patterns representing lush fores...

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