Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases UK to Invest £1.4 Billion in Space Defense The UK will invest £1.4 billion to bolster our national interests in space, as part of the first Defence Space Strategy published today. Following publication of the National Space Strategy in Sept... Hunter-Class Frigate Report Indicates Australian Naval Shipbuilding In Disarray: Think-Tank The latest revelations about the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates confirm much of what we knew about the problems besetting the program, but add a level of granularity far beyond the gene... F-35 Crash: Japan Issues Salvage Alert for South China Sea South China Sea over the weekend, indicating the U.S. Navy may be starting its effort to recover a stealth fighter that sank in the ocean last week. An F-35C Lightning II crashed on Jan. 24 while a... German Eurofighters to Join Italian Air Policing in Romania RAMSTEIN, Germany --– German Air Force Eurofighters will deploy to Romania under NATO's enhanced Air Policing to conduct an interoperability mission with the Italian Air Force under the existing 'Plug... US Deploying Navy Destroyer, Fighter Jets to Aid UAE WASHINGTON --- The U.S. military is sending a guided missile destroyer to the United Arab Emirates and deploying fighter jets to help the UAE as it contends with missile attacks from Houthi rebels in ... Fifth India-Built Scorpene Submarine, Begins Sea Trials The fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on 01 Feb 22. The submarine was launched in Nov 2020 from the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Doc... India Increases Defense Budget by 10%, Boosts Capital Outlays -- Further impetus to Armed Forces modernisation & defence security -- Infrastructure development -- Total allocation under Capital Outlay of Defence Services enhanced to 1.52 lakh crore -- 68% o... Ukraine Seeks Trilateral Partnership with Poland, UK Ukraine, Poland and Britain are looking to form a partnership to strengthen regional security. The buildup of tens of thousands of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border has prompted fears of an inv... US Senator Slams Pentagon for Incomplete Weapon Testing Report WASHINGTON, D.C. --- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sent a letter to Nickolas Guertin, Director, Operational Test and Evaluat... Turkey, UAE Discuss Improving Defense, Military Cooperation ISTANBUL --- Officials from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday discussed the prospects of developing their bilateral defense and military cooperation. The UAE's minister of state f... Germany Mulls End of Military Mission in Mali German troops have been stationed in Mali for nearly nine years. But the Bundeswehr's mission might soon be over. Critics in Berlin are questioning its purpose. And Mali itself is looking out for new ... Estonia Extends Defence Force Support in Poland On request from Poland, the Minister of Defence decided to extend the support of the Estonian Defence Force in Poland until the end of April. The unit from Estonia will continue to support Poland in c... CAE Wins Contract to Provide Ab Initio Flight Training to German AF STOLBERG, Germany --- CAE today announced that CAE GmbH has been awarded a contract from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to provide ... Russia Kicks Off Air-Defense Exercises in Central Military District YEKATERINBURG, Russia --- The teams of S-300 ‘Favorit’ and S-400 ‘Triumf’ surface-to-air missile systems from the Central Military District’s air defense formations assumed new launch positions during... Royal Navy Orders Additional Autonomous Minehunting System Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has been contracted by the DE&S Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Team to deliver a further ARCIMS uncrewed minehunting system for the UK Royal Navy (RN). The uncrewed surfac... Drone Factory Near Moscow Working Up to Full Rate Production MOSCOW --- A new production facility built by Russia’s hi-tech company Kronshtadt in Dubna near Moscow to roll out unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will begin operating at full capacity in 2024, the co... US, UK Armies Sign MoU on Fires Interoperability FORT SILL, Oklahoma --- Fort Sill’s commanding general and a representative of the British Army Military Capability Plans signed a memorandum of understanding Jan. 21. The document signifies the un... Greek EMB-145, Turkish E-7T Aircraft Support Neptune Strike exercise RAMSTEIN, Germany --- Allied Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) alongside Air to Air refuelling aircraft have been busy supporting NATO-led Neptune Strike with sorties across Europe. Neptun... Northrop to Develop Prototype Artificial Intelligence Assistant BALTIMORE --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG) program to develop a protot... LPD 28, Future USS Fort Lauderdale Completes Acceptance Trials PASCAGOULA, Miss. --- The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) successfully completed acceptance trials and returned to Pascagoula, Miss. Jan 28. Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone... S. Korean Air Force Prepares Tech-Based Defense Strategy SEOUL --- South Korea's Air Force has created an office tasked with crafting a future policy strategy that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI), drones, robots and other new technologies to bolster ... Kalashnikov Produces Assault Rifles for New Asia Pacific Client foreign client from the Asia Pacific Region, the company’s press office told journalists Tuesday. "A large batch for automatic rifles was produced on an expedited basis at the Kalashnikov Concern i... Ukraine’s NARP Completes Upgrade of Pakistani IL-78 Tanker Specialists of the State Enterprise "Nikolaev Aircraft Repair Plant" NARP ", which is part of Ukroboronprom, have completed major repairs and modernization of the IL-78 refueling aircraft for the Paki... |