| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Biden Shifts US Troops in Europe in Show of Support of Frontline NATO States
President Joe Biden ordered U.S. troops already based in Europe to shore up the defenses of nations bordering Ukraine. Biden directed Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to move forces wit... Pentagon Covertly Quadruples Value of F-35 Support Contract to Over $2 Billion
PARIS --- With a small note tacked on at the end of yesterday’s daily contract announcement, the US Department of Defense has stealthily quadrupled the value of a contract for F-35 logistic support.... S. Korea Successfully Tests L-SAM Missile Interceptor
SEOUL --- South Korea's military on Wednesday conducted a successful test-firing of a long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) under development, informed sources said, in an apparent move to count... Philippines Sign $624M Contract for 32 More Black Hawk Helicopters
MANILA --- In a ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo, Lorenzana and PZL Mielec president Janusz Zakrecki formally signed the contract for the acquisition of 32 additional units of S-70i "Black Hawk" combat ut... Ukraine to Establish Territorial Defense Forces
The State Budget of Ukraine and the Plan for the Maintenance and Development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for 2022 provide almost 3,1 billion hryvnias for the formation of the Territorial Defense ... Statement by Defence Ministers of NATOs’ Joint Expeditionary Force
Meeting in the UK, Defence Ministers from the ten Joint Expeditionary Force nations have issued a joint statement on the situation in Ukraine. Today the ten Defence Ministers of the Joint Expedit... UK and Six Partners Publish Vision for Responsible Space Operations
As part of the Combined Space Operations Initiative (CSpO), the UK has published a vision affirming a commitment to lead as responsible actors in space. The UK, alongside partner countries within... Final French Navy FREMM Frigate Begins Sea Trials
LORIENT, France --- On February 22, 2022, Naval Group started the first sea trials of the FREMM DA Lorraine, an important step before the frigate's delivery. For several days, the eighth FREMM to be... Parties Divided on Adjusting Finland's Weapons Export Ban for Ukraine
Ukraine has asked Finland for material support in its efforts to defend itself against Russian aggression, but Finnish lawmakers are divided about doing that. Due to the increasingly tense situat... Collins to Fit Very Low Frequency Systems to C-130 Aircraft
Collins Aerospace, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is awarded a not-to-exceed $48,344,578 cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract. This contract provides developmental design and risk reduction engineeri... US Approves $1Bn to Build Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense HQ Complex
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving the potential Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of Design and Construction of the Kuwait Ministry of Defense ... US Approves $122M Sale of LAIRCM Spares to Australia
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of LAIRCM Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) and related equipment f... Rafael Recounts ‘C-Dome’ Firing Trials from Israeli Navy’ Corvette
TEL AVIV --- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in the Directorate for Defense R&D of the Israel Ministry of Defense, and the IDF have completed a succe... Rand: The Strengths and Vulnerabilities of China's Defense Industrial Base
In response to a requirement set in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the authors examine the strengths and vulnerabilities of China's defense industrial base (DIB) by des... S. Korea to Test-Fire Solid-Fuel Space Rocket Next Month: Military
SEOUL --- South Korea plans to carry out its first test launch of a solid-fuel space projectile next month in line with its project to deploy military surveillance satellites, the defense ministry s... China, Russia Arming Myanmar Junta, UN Expert Says
The military junta is still receiving fighters jets and armored vehicles used against civilians since last year's coup, the UN's special rapporteur to Myanmar has said. The United Nations expert ... US Army Advancing First Hybrid Electric Bradley IFV
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. --- Designed to transport infantry troops, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle is known for its survivability, mobility and lethality. Now, it can add hybrid electrification to i... Russia’s New Kornet-D1 Anti-Tank Vehicle in Final Trials
MOSCOW --- The latest Kornet-D1 air-droppable self-propelled anti-tank missile system based on the chassis of the BMD-4M airborne infantry fighting vehicle intended for Russia’s Airborne Force has e... NATO's Advanced ASW Exercise Dynamic Manta Gets Underway in Italy
CATANIA, Italy --- NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA22) began off the Sicilian coast on Feb. 21. Ships, submarines, as well as aircraft and personnel from nine Allied nations converged in the Centra... HMS Albion Sails for the Fjords Ahead of NATO’s Arctic Exercises
The UK’s amphibious flagship today left Plymouth bound for the fjords to play a key role in the largest military exercise in Norway in more than 30 years. HMS Albion heads for the Arctic as the s... US Navy Growler EW Fighters Train with US Air Force F-22s in Hawaii
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii --- The Hawaiian skies cleared for Total Force Airmen and Navy Reserve exercise participants as they took part in a first-of-its-kind fighter exercise here January 18-26. While ... Australia Selects Leonardo’s Laser Target Designator
More than 800 units of the Type 163 LTD have together been delivered to 27 countries, including the U.K., the U.S., Canada and New Zealand, as well as NATO members such as Italy, France, Belgium, De... First JSTARS Aircraft Flies Final Mission
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 Sy... | 