| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Ukraine Parliament Ratifies £1.7Bn Naval Shipbuilding Deal with UK
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified a framework agreement between the Ukrainian Government and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on assisting the development of capa... KC-46 Tanker Won’t Be Fixed Until 2026 at the Earliest, GAO Says in Latest Report
Under the Air Force's KC-46 program, Boeing is developing an aerial refueling tanker from a commercial aircraft design. But critical defects with the aircraft's remote vision system and other technolo... Belgium to Sell 4 NH90 Helicopters, Buy 15 Airbus H145M Instead
The Belgian defense ministry wants to buy 15 Airbus H145M helicopters. These are light helicopters that are versatile and, above all, much cheaper to use. They will replace the Belgian Army's four NH-... Japan Scrambles Fighters More Frequently as Chinese Challenges Increase
China’s military is stepping up its airborne challenges to Japanese airspace, according to recent data from Japan’s Ministry of Defense. Japan has already scrambled more fighter jets to intercept a... N. Korea Confirms Missile Tests as Kim Visits Munitions Site
SEOUL --- North Korea said Friday its two latest rounds of weapons tests this week were successful while vowing to bolster its nuclear “war deterrent” and speed up the development of more powerful war... Mayor of Kyiv Urges Germany to Alter Arms Export Stance
Vitali Klitschko says he is hoping for a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. But the boxer turned Kyiv mayor told DW he was disappointed with Germany's government for block... Citing Ukraine Crisis, Latvia Boosts Defense Budget to 2.5% of GDP
Today, January 27, in the annual foreign policy debate in the Saeima, the Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks emphasized the need to increase the defense budget to 2.5% of the gross domestic product in ... Danish, US Aircraft Arrive in Baltics for NATO Air Policing
RAMSTEIN, Germany –-- American fighter aircraft have landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia and Danish fighters will arrive at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania tomorrow to bolster the forces already deployed u... S. Korea Completes Deployment of 40 F-35A Fighters
SEOUL --- South Korea's Air Force has completed the deployment of 40 F-35A radar-evading fighters, with four of them having arrived earlier this week, informed military sources said Thursday. On Tu... Russia Showcases ‘First Special Drone Factory’
Today, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected Russia's first specialized factory for the production of large-size military UAVs, which the Kronstadt company built in Dubna, near Moscow. Denis Mantur... Finland Orders Pre-Production Joint 6x6 Vehicles for Testing
The Finnish Defence Forces has signed the agreement with Patria to acquire Patria 6x6 vehicles as a pre-series related to the joint 6x6 vehicle programme between Latvia, Finland, Estonia and Patria.... Raytheon Wins $157M Order for Excalibur PGM, GBU-53/B Smart Bombs
Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tuscon, Arizona, was awarded a $66,221,560 modification (P00020) to contract W15QKN-19-C-0017 for procurement of Excalibur 155mm Increment 1B projectiles. Work will b... Mali: Denmark to Withdraw Troops Amid Dispute with Junta
Danish troops are set to leave Mali after the military government made several calls for their "immediate withdrawal." It marks a further deterioration in Mali's relationship with the EU. Mali's mi... Boeing’s $450M Bet on Wisk Makes No Sense, Wastes Cash
Boeing’s announcement this week that it will invest $450 million in Wisk, which is trying to develop autonomous Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vehicles, is not a positive move for America’s premier aeros... Croatia MoD Details Agreement to Buy Bradley IFVs from US
Cooperation between Croatia and the United States will be further strengthened by this project and will be a pledge for future projects aimed at the development and modernization of the Croatian Army ... RAAF to Deploy Aircraft to Guam for Exercise Cope North
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will deploy aircraft and personnel to Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands to conduct Exercise Cope North 2022 with the United States Air Force (... China Airlines Orders Four Boeing 777 Freighters
SEATTLE --- Boeing and China Airlines today announced the Taiwan flag carrier has ordered four 777 Freighters, adding to its extensive fleet of Boeing airplanes. Valued at $1.4 billion at list prices,... L3Harris Details $750M Marine Corps Order for Multi-Channel Radios
ROCHESTER, N.Y. --- The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded L3Harris Technologies a competitive 10-year, $750 million single-award IDIQ contract for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems. Th... Lockheed Demos Aegis / SPY-7 Integration for Japan
MOORESTOWN, N.J. --- Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated the integration of the AN/SPY-7(v)1 radar into the Aegis Weapon System, executing the processing required to detect, track and discrimina... Nexter Selected by Italian Army to Evaluate Robotic Platforms
On 13 January 2022, Nexter's robotics entity was selected by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), along with Milrem (programme’s prime contractor) and seven other partners, in the frame of ... Stratolaunch Wins AFRL Hypersonic Research Contract
MOJAVE, CA --- Stratolaunch, LLC is pleased to announce a research contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Stratolaunch, under partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton, is on contr... Indian Navy Looks to Leverage Artificial Intelligence
Indian Navy’s premier technical training institute INS Valsura organised a workshop on the contemporary topic 'Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (Al) for Indian Navy' from 19 to 21 Jan 2022. Conducte... | 