| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases South Korea Increases 2021 Defense Budget By 5% to $48 Billion
SEOUL --- South Korea's defense budget for next year rose 5.4 percent on-year as the country strives to boost its self-defense capabilities amid growing security uncertainties and nontraditional chall... NATO Must Consider Chinese Military Power, Says German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
China's emergence as a global military actor must be part of NATO's discussions on how to reform the alliance, says German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. And, amid shifting power, NATO will need a more ... US Navy, Marines Still Years Away from Achieving Readiness Targets: GAO
The Navy and Marine Corps continue to face significant readiness challenges that have developed over more than a decade of conflict, budget uncertainty, and reductions in force structure. These challe... Norway's Storting Approves Long-Term Plan for Defense
Good work in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in the Storting has led to agreement on the new long-term plan. “We are pleased that there have been reinforcements that will further improve the... US Republicans Balk as Trump Uses Defense Bill for Leverage on Big Tech
President Donald Trump's threat to veto a defense bill if it does not repeal legal protections for social media companies faced stiff bipartisan opposition Wednesday, setting the stage for a confronta... Eumetsat Picks Arianespace for Next Six Satellite Launches
EUMETSAT has joined the signatories of the “joint statement on the institutional exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega C” in favor of a European preference for launchers on institutional missions in Europ... Avoiding Barriers to Greater Transatlantic Defense Cooperation
National defense is a bipartisan endeavor. Increasing the United States’ economic prosperity and maintaining U.S. competitiveness are also vital bipartisan efforts. Yet there is an idea gaining tracti... Russia Allegedly Develops Jam-Resistant Munitions with AI
MOSCOW --- Tecmash Group (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) has developed a new analytical software for smart munitions that makes them resistant to electronic warfare systems, the Rostec pre... Damen Cuts First Steel on Dutch Navy’s Combat Support Ship
On December 2nd at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, first steel was cut on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. The cutting is the first of sixteen batches, totali... CSL Cuts First Steel for Indian Navy’s Shallow Water ASW Craft
Steel cutting ceremony of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASWSWCs) for Indian Navy was held on 01 Dec 2020 at Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi. Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, V... Soyuz-2 Launches Russian Satellites from Plesetsk Cosmodrome
On Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 04:14, a "Soyuz-2" medium-class launch vehicle with a block of spacecraft of the "Gonets-M" low-orbit commercial satellite communication system and the "ERA-1" nanosc... Rolls-Royce to Power Korean Navy’s FFX Batch III Frigates
The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN) FFX Batch III frigate, known as the Ulsan-class frigate which will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industrie... Germany’s MKS 180 Multipurpose Combat Ship Becomes Type 126 Frigate
ROSTOCK, Germany --- The Bundeswehr is planning the MKS multi-purpose combat ship 180, now known as the future Type 126 frigate, as an all-rounder for the Navy. Mission modules cover a wide range of u... RAF and Qatari Pilots Operate for First Time As Joint Squadron
Typhoons from Number 12 Squadron have arrived in Qatar for Exercise Epic Skies. Pilots from the Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) will fly the Typhoons together for the first time as a ... Pentagon Consolidates IT Services to Improve Efficiency
A 2018 analysis by the Defense Department chief information officer and the Defense Information Systems Agency found inefficiencies in DOD information technology delivery, the principal deputy CIO sai... Sukhoi Completes Production Contract for Su-34 Aircraft
The Sukhoi company (part of PJSC UAC of the State Corporation Rostec) has completed the implementation of another long-term contract for the supply of a batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers to the Russian M... Royal Navy Frigate to Complete Four-Year Refit by Easter
Christmas may be looming, but it’s Easter that’s firmly fixed in the diary of the crew of Devonport frigate HMS Portland. The 152-strong ship’s company have just four months to complete a mammoth r... MoD Awards £2.6M Maintenance Contract for RAF’s C-17 Fleet
Defence Equipment & Support has signed a £2.6M maintenance contract for the Royal Air Force's fleet of C-17A Globemaster aircraft which will create 25 industry jobs at RAF Brize Norton. Delivered t... JCS Chief: Military Must Keep Up with Global, Technology Changes
The geopolitical world has changed mightily over a generation, but that is nothing compared with the changes in technology, and the U.S. military must keep pace to defend the nation, the chairman of t... Raytheon to Support New Australian OPV Fleet
The [Australian] Government is backing Australian industry through its up to $183 billion Naval Shipbuilding Plan, with the selection of a new Capability Life Cycle Manager for the Arafura Class Offsh... Thales to Design Flank Array for Future Australian Submarines
The [Australian] Government’s Future Submarine Program continues to progress with the contract signing for the design of the primary underwater sensor of the submarine. The contract has been signed... Leonardo Delivers First HH-139B to Italian Air Force
ROME --- Leonardo has announced today the recent delivery of the first HH-139B twin engine helicopter to the Italian Air Force, a customised variant of the bestselling AW139 platform, from its facilit... Latest Russian Pacific Fleet Corvette Tests Guns in Sea of Japan
VLADIVOSTOK --- The Project 20380 latest corvette Aldar Tsydenzhapov built for Russia’s Pacific Fleet delivered artillery fire against coastal targets and checked its air defense weapons during state ... Two-Thirds of Finnish Troops in Afghanistan Sent Home
The number of Finnish soldiers in the NATO-led Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan will decrease from about 60 to 20, the Finnish Defence Forces revealed in a press release. The operation aim... Northrop Completes Initial Development of Australian Triton Network
CANBERRA, Australia --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed Phase 1A - initial development - of the MQ-4C Triton Network Integration Test Environment (NITE), located at Royal Australian Air For... | 