| Latest Feature Stories Incoming German Defense Minister Faces Difficult Tasks
Christine Lambrecht's nomination as Germany's defense minister came as a surprise to many. The left-leaning Social Democrat may find it a challenge to win over the troops. It might have felt chilly... Russia’s United Aircraft Corp.: Finally United? (Free access)
Two of Russia’s most iconic aircraft manufacturers, Sukhoi and MiG, are going to be merged into one company under the authority of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). The full extent of the reorganizat... Latest Press Releases US OKs $9.4 Bn Warship Package for Greece in Attempt to Derail French Deal
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) ships and related equipmen... S. Korea’s Hanwha Wins $717M Contract to Supply AS9 SP Guns to Australia
The Australian Government has announced that an A$1 billion [USD 717 million—Ed.] defence contract for new self-propelled howitzers for the Australian Army has been awarded to Hanwha Defense Australia... US Rejects Israeli Request for Tanker Aircraft As Iran Plans Advance
The US has rejected an Israeli request to fast-track the delivery of two tanker aircraft which had been ordered by Israel, as plans for a possible military option against Iran's nuclear plan move forw... CRS Analyzes AUKUS Submarine Deal and Its Implementation
On December 1, 2021, President Joseph Biden submitted to Congress an “Agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States for the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information.” Th... Romania to Buy 32 F-16 Fighters from Norway for €454M
Minister of National Defense Vasile Dincu sent Parliament a request on Friday, for pre-approval for the purchase of a 32 F-16 aircraft package from the Government of Norway and the package of goods an... Poland Snaps Up 300 Surplus Cougar MRAP Vehicles
The Polish Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement to procure 300 Cougar MRAPs, Mariusz Błaszczak, head of the Polish Ministry of Defence announced, via his Twitter account. The vehicles would be ... Turkey Tests world’s First Drone Armed with Laser Weapon
MOSCOW --- Turkey has successfully tested the world's first-ever drone that has laser weapons, Turkish politician Aykut Erdogdu said. "Successful shots were fired from the distances of 500 [1,600 f... China Ramps Up J-20 Fighter Production After Switch to Domestic Engine
The maker of the J-20, China's most advanced stealth fighter jet, revealed that it recently broke records in terms of aircraft delivery due to high demand, with experts saying on Sunday that the J-20 ... S. Korea 2022 Defense Budget Up 3.4%, Funds Armed Light Helo Production
The defense budget for 2022 has been fixed at KRW 54.61 trillion, an increase of 3.4% compared to the previous year, through a vote held at the National Assembly plenary session on December 3. The ... DOD Official Outlines 2022 National Defense Strategy
The Defense Department's new National Defense Strategy, due in early 2022, will be a plan to deal with an increasingly complicated and complex security landscape, Mara E. Karlin, performing the duties... Dassault, Swedish MoD Regret Finland’s Fighter Choice
We regret that Finland did not choose Gripen and GlobalEye. We are convinced that Gripen and GlobalEye would have been very good choices also for Finland, combining highly capable aircraft systems ... India Flight-Tests Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight-tested the indigenously designed and developed helicopter-launched Stand-off Anti-Tank (SANT) Missile from Pokhra... India Tests Pinaka MLRS with All-Indigenous Munitions
Successful tests of Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER), Area Denial Munitions (ADM) and indigenously developed fuzes have been carried out at various test ranges. The Pinaka-ER Multi Barrel Rocket Laun... North Macedonia Joins NATO’s Collective Air Policing System
RAMSTEIN, Germany --- A ceremony held in Skopje, North Macedonia on December 9, marked the official inclusion of the Republic of North Macedonia airspace into the NATO Air Policing system. The symb... Argentina Signs Military Training Agreement with Russia
The Argentine Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation so that officers and NCOs of the Armed Forces of the country can receive training in th... Embraer, Brazilian Army Unveil Early Warning Air Surveillance Radar
CAMPINAS, Brazil --- Today, Embraer and the Brazilian Army (EB) presented the SABER M200 VIGILANTE radar during an event at Embraer’s Campinas unit. As a result of the radar’s joint development for th... French Paratroops Jump into Cote d’Ivoire After 4,000km Flight
On December 1, 2021, an A400M dropped paratroopers from the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (RPIMa) in Cote d'Ivoire after a non-stop flight from France. This airborne exercise was a ‘first’ fo... CRS Reports on status of SSN[X] Next-Gen Attack Submarine
The Navy wants to begin procuring a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), called the Next-Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X), in FY2031. The SSN(X) would be the successor to the Virg... CRS Updates Report on DDG(X) Next-Gen Destroyer
The Navy’s DDG(X) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy’s Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers and its older Arleigh Burke (DD... | 