| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Morocco Orders Israel’s Barak Air-Defense System in $500M Deal
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will provide the Moroccan army with the Barak MX air and missile defense system in a deal worth more than $500 million, according to international sources involved ... Canada Launches Long-Awaited Competition for Armed Military Drones
OTTAWA --- The federal government has officially launched a competition for the purchase of armed drones after nearly two decades of delays and discussion around whether Canada should buy the contro... Polish Piorun MANPADS Sold to US Army, Provided to Ukraine: Report
WARSAW --- Polish company Mesko, a unit of the PGZ group, has concluded a deal with the US Department of Defense for the supply of potentially several hundred of its Piorun Man-Portable Air-Defense Sy... Airbus Firms Up Orders for 28 A320neo and 20 A220s
SINGAPORE --- Jazeera Airways, the Kuwaiti-based carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 28 aircraft, including 20 A320neos and eight A321neos. The order confirms the Memorandum of Understan... Lithuania Delivers Stinger Missiles to Ukraine
Ukraine on Sunday received a consignment of Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems and ammunition by plane from Lithuania, the defence ministry said. “Lithuania has pursued and will continue to pu... More US Troops to Deploy to Europe As B-52s Fly In
RAF FAIRFORD, United Kingdom --- B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, support equipment and personnel from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, Feb. 10... Final Batch of Rafale to Arrive in India This Week
The last batch of three Rafale fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in India next week while work on upgrading all the Rafale jets in service to the Indian standard configuration with the 13 India s... Norway Releases Threat Assessments for 2022
Today the Norwegian Intelligence Service, the Norwegian Police Security Service and the National Security Authority presented their public threat and risk assessments for 2022. Minister of Justice ... Germany Reinforces Contingent in Lithuania, Sends SP Guns
The Bundeswehr National Territorial Commander, Lt. Gen. Martin Schelleis, has taken over the command of the German reinforcements for the deployment to the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuani... Fincantieri Launches First Fully-Capable PPA for Italian Navy
TRIESTE, Italy --- Today, the technical launch of the fourth Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura, PPA) “Giovanni delle Bande Nere” took place at Fincantieri’s shipyar... Bahrain Selects BATS to Supply Coastal Surveillance System
The Bahrain Defence Forces (BDF) select BATS for the supply of an Integrated Coastal Surveillance System, to protect the shores of a military base in the country. The solution features multiple i... Over 500 Finnish Troops Headed to NATO Drills in Norway
More than 500 Finnish military personnel are to take part in Cold Response 2022 warfare drills in Norway next month. Norway has hosted and led the exercises every two years since 2006. The drills... BAE Begins Testing the Latest Astute-class Submarine
A major milestone has been achieved in the life of the fifth Barrow-built Astute-class submarine. Under the control of its Royal Navy crew, Anson completed its first trim dive in the town's Devonshi... Lockheed Drops Plan to Buy Aerojet After FTC Lawsuit
BETHESDA, Md. ---- Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced it has terminated its agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.. The decision to terminate the agreement follows the U.S. ... Lithuania Takes Steps to Speed Up Priority Defense Acquisitions
On February 11, the Ministry of National Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces took decisions on speeding up pivotal Lithuanian Armed Forces modernization projects. The projects concern priority a... South Korean Defense Minister Visits France, Norway
SEOUL --- Defense Minister Suh Wook plans to visit France and Norway for talks with senior officials there on bilateral defense cooperation, his ministry said Saturday. On Sunday, Suh will travel... Russia Plays Up Alleged Detection, Tracking of US Submarine Near Kurils
MOSCOW --- A Virginia-class submarine belonging to the US Navy was spotted in Russia’s territorial waters near the Kurils by Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft and one of the Pacific Fleet submarines dur... Plans to Extend Danish-US Military Deal Run into Hot Water
Copenhagen's defence deal with the US has been described as similar to the one previously concluded with Norway. Among others, it would allow the US to use Norwegian military bases at will and bring... Xi’s New Military Equipment Regulations Aim to Boost Combat Capability
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently signed an order promulgating a set of regulations on the testing and assessment of military equipment, which ... Finland to Order Two New Rocket Types for MLRS
Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen has approved a proposal to procure ammunition for a heavy rocket launcher system from the United States. The Ministerial Finance Committee supported the procureme... Two New Advanced Drones Join Iranian Armed Forces
TEHRAN --- The Iranian defense ministry in a ceremony unveiled two home-made state-of-the-art and sophisticated drones. The achievements of Aviation Industries Organization of the defense ministr... AFRL Holds Directed, Kinetic Energy Wargaming Experiment
KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. ---- The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate recently hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland Air ... Hanwha to Use Australian Steel to Build Armoured Vehicles for Global Exports
A leading defense company in South Korea, Hanwha Defense has joined forces with a high-profile Australian steel maker to build armoured combat vehicles and self-propelled howitzers for international... US Air Force Officially Retires First of 16 JSTARS Aircraft
ROBINS AFB, Ga. --- The Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing, in cooperation with the 461st Air Control Wing, officially retired the first E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar ... Patria Outlook Bullish After 2021 Profit Jumps 50%
Profitability at a good level — a strong foundation for future growth. The financial review of 2021 Patria Group’s operating profit was EUR 61.2 million, growing EUR 20.9 million from the pre... Kongsberg Books Record 2021 Orders as Ebitda Increases by 25%
The Kongsberg Group (Kongsberg) delivered strong results, good operations, and a record-high order intake in 2021. The Board will propose to the General Meeting that a total dividend of BNOK 2.7... | 