| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases UK MoD Launches Review of Ajax Program After Decade of Failures
On 29 March 2022, the Minister for Defence Procurement announced to Parliament how the Department would progress the follow-on review to the Ajax Programme. In December 2021, Ministry of Defence’s ... Russian Troops Have Shot Down Own Aircraft, Refused to Carry Out Orders: UK Spy Chief
Demoralised Russian soldiers in Ukraine have accidentally shot down their own aircraft, sabotaged their own kit, and refused to carry out orders, a British spy chief will reveal. Sir Jeremy Fleming... Ukrainian President Says War Is At ‘Turning Point’
KYIV, Ukraine --- Ukraine’s president said his country’s defense against the Russian invasion was at a “turning point” and again pressed the United States for more help, hours after the Kremlin’s forc... Thai-China Submarine Deal Blocked by EU Arms Embargo
BANGKOK --- China has paused construction of an attack submarine earmarked for Thailand’s navy following Germany’s refusal to export the top-end engines the plans call for, a Thai naval official confi... N. Korea Staged Fake ICBM Launch to Recover from Failed Test: S. Korea
SEOUL --- South Korea's military has said North Korea's largest missile test yet used an older, smaller intercontinental ballistic missile, and not the massive new Hwasong-17 ICBM, in part to try to h... Australia to Provide Additional Military Assistance to Ukraine
The Australian Government will provide further military support to Ukraine in response to Russia’s brutal, unrelenting and illegal invasion, at the request of the Ukrainian Government and President Vo... Australia Raises Defense Spending Above 2% of GDP
As part of our plan for a stronger future, the [Australian] Government’s 2022-23 Budget continues its record investment in Australia’s national security by building Defence capability and creating j... Houthi Attacks Expose Saudi Arabia's Defense Weakness
A recent high-profile strike on an oil depot in Jeddah by Houthi rebels has underlined Saudi Arabia's military defense vulnerability — and threatens its reputation as a global investment location. ... Airbus to Participate in Selection of NATO’s AWACS Replacement
MUNICH / FALLS CHURCH, Va. --- Airbus Defence and Space together with Northrop Grumman Corporation and seven industrial players forming the ASPAARO (Atlantic Strategic Partnership for Advanced All-dom... American Tanks and Other Equipment Arrive in Vlissingen
Tanks are currently rolling off the American naval vessel Cape Washington in the port of Vlissingen. The tanks are from an American mechanized brigade on its way to Eastern Europe for the large-scale ... Ukrainians Salvage Abandoned Russian T-80U Tanks
The invader’s abandoned T-80U tanks were adopted into service by the Armed Forces of Ukraine The T-80U tanks, abandoned by the Russian invaders, were adopted into service by the Armed Forces of Uk... The Russian Air Force Is Losing Its Best Jets Over Ukraine
The Sukhoi Su-34 was supposed to change the Russian air force. The twin-engine, twin-seat, supersonic fighter-bomber—a highly-evolved variant of the Su-27 air-superiority fighter—promised to usher in ... Spanish, Czech Jets to Take Over Baltic Air Policing in Lithuania
On March 31, a NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission hand over / take over ceremony will take place at the Lithuanian Air Force Base at Šiauliai. Having safeguarded the Baltic airspace for four and two mon... Leonardo Delivered Two More Eurofighters to Kuwait
The third and fourth Eurofighter Typhoons for the Air Force of Kuwait landed yesterday in country in the framework of a wider order for a total of 28 aircraft that will be delivered to the Kuwait Air ... Norway Delivers 2,000 Additional M72 Launchers to Ukraine
Norway has donated a further 2,000 anti-tank weapons (M72) to Ukraine. This is in addition to protective equipment and about 2000 armored weapons that were sent to Ukraine earlier. The weapons have... PZG Delivers Second Pilica Anti-Aircraft System to Polish Armed Forces
The PGZ-PILICA consortium provided the 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron with the first serial set of the Pilica Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery System. The supply of a very short-range air defens... GE’s Adaptive Cycle Engine Begins US Air Force Testing
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. --- The U.S. Air Force and GE on March 25th initiated Phase 2 testing of GE’s second XA100 adaptive cycle engine at the Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). This... Rheinmetall Wins Massive Ammunition Order from Hungary
A reliable supply of modern ammunition is a mainstay of national and alliance defence. The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply an extensive package of ammunition wo... Rolls-Royce Awarded £105M to Support UK Hawk Trainer Fleet
Rolls-Royce has agreed a new £105 million contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to provide support for the Adour engine which powers the Hawk jet trainer aircraft, including those flown by the Roya... Thales Wins German Order for Artillery Fire Control Sensors
Thales has signed a contract with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for the delivery of 4 PAAG to the German Armed Forces to equip the BOXER armoured vehicle. The Stabilized Panoramic Above Armour Gimbal (PAAG... HII’s REMUS 300 Selected As US Navy’s Next Generation Small UUV
MCLEAN, Va. --- Global engineering and defense technologies provider HII announced today its advanced unmanned underwater vehicle, REMUS 300, was selected as U.S. Navy’s next generation small UUV (SUU... Britain Increases Aerospace Technology Institute Funding by £235M
The ATI will receive £685 million from the government for the financial years 2022-2023 through to 2024-2025, an increase of £235 million on the previous three-year period. Industry will provide co-fu... Indian MoD Awards Two EW Contracts to Bharat Electronics
The Ministry of Defence and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) concluded a contract for supply of Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) suite for fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force. The contract was signed... Teledyne Launches New Surveillance System with Counter-UAV Capabilities
ELKRIDGE, MD. --- Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the launch of a new Lightweight Vehicle Surveillance System (LVSS) with revolutionary air domain aw... Rafael Posts $133M Profit on $3.1Bn Sales for Latest Financial Year
TEL AVIV --- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has released its financial results for the 2021 fiscal year as was approved by the company's Board of Directors, with a total of $3.075 billion in sal... Elbit Posts 2021 Net Income of $274M on Sales of $5.7 Billion
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. reported today its consolidated results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021. In this release, the Company is providing US-GAAP results ... | 