| Latest Feature Stories (Open) Could Germany’s €100 Bn Defense Fund Kill Cooperation with France?
Generally viewed both in Paris and in Berlin as a positive leap forward for the co-operation with France, the massive increase of the investment budget of the Bundeswehr could be also analysed as a da... Why Southeast Asia Continues to Buy Russian Weapons
Russia is Southeast Asia's leading arms supplier, but the region's governments are facing a dilemma amid the Ukraine war and an ever-growing list of alleged Moscow-inflicted atrocities. Myanmar's m... Latest Press Releases Poland Orders 250 M-1 Abrams Tanks and Support Variants in $4.75 Billion Deal
On Tuesday April 5, at the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade, the head of the Ministry of National Defense signed a contract for the purchase of 250 Abrams tanks for the Polish Army. Mark Brzezinski, the US ... AUKUS Allies to Cooperate on Hypersonic Weapons, Electronic Warfare
Today, the leaders of the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) partnership – Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of th... Czech Republic Sends Tanks, Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
PRAGUE --- The Czech Republic has sent T-72 tanks and BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, a Czech defence source told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming a local media report. Public broadcaste... Second Successful Flight for HAWC Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon
DARPA and its U.S. Air Force partner recently completed a free flight test of the Lockheed Martin version of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). The vehicle, after release from a c... Arianespace Wins Amazon Contract for 18 Ariane 6 Launches
Arianespace and Amazon announced an unprecedented launch service contract during the International Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, USA, on April 5. Under the terms of the contract, Arianespace wi... ULA Wins Amazon Contract for 38 Launches on Vulcan Centaur
CENTENNIAL, COLO --- United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced today that Amazon has selected its next-generation Vulcan rocket for 38 launches supporting deployment for its ambitious Project Kuiper, Ama... Official: Estonia Has Sent 122mm Howitzers to Ukraine
The Republic of Estonia had shipped a batch of lethal weapons, including 122-mm howitzers, to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Militarnyi reports about this with reference to the Estonian government. T... US Provides $100M in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
Statement by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken: The world has been shocked and appalled by the atrocities committed by Russia’s forces in Bucha and across Ukraine. Ukraine’s forces bravely con... Australian Boxer IFV Program Faces Major Cutbacks as CRV Falters
A major Defence project to build up to 450 new, armoured vehicles in Australia could be dramatically scaled back as the government looks to prioritise military spending in other areas, such as cyber s... Chinese Navy Seen Growing Through 2050, with Emphasis on Hardware
SAN FRANCISCO --- China's navy will strengthen through 2050, analysts say, as the military power expands a key shipyard, steps up coordination and pursues a security deal with a South Pacific ally. ... US Proposes Rotating Forces in Permanent Eastern Europe Bases
The future of American presence on the eastern flank of NATO may revolve around rotational forces in permanent bases, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the House Armed Services Committee ... Philippines Looking for New Bidders for OPV Competition
MANILA –-- The Department of National Defense (DND) is now looking for new proponents for the Philippine Navy's (PN) procurement of six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) due to pricing issues with Austra... China Says New Military Helicopter with Innovative Design Made 1st Flight
China's top helicopter makers recently announced that a new type of helicopter with an innovative design has successfully completed its maiden flight, and this prototype chopper will lead to the devel... Finland Boosts Defence Spending in New Budget Deal
Finland's government has concluded negotiations on the country's budget framework ahead of schedule. On Tuesday, ministers hammered out a three-year spending plan that starts in 2023. The negotiati... US Approves $95M Patriot Support Package for Taiwan
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of Contractor Tec... Australia Approves Purchase of Naval Strike Missile
Australian authorities have approved the plan to acquire Naval Strike Missiles from Kongsberg as a replacement for the current Harpoon missiles on the Hobart class Destroyers and Anzac class Frigates.... Nexter, Hellenic Defence Systems Team to Offer VBCI Mk II to Greek Army
Nexter has signed a strategic partnership with Hellenic Defence Systems (HDS) to meet the Greek Army's requirement for modernised infantry fighting vehicles with the PHILOCTETES. By joining forces... Embraer Wins Brazilian Border Monitoring and Radar Contracts
SANTIAGO, Chile --- Embraer and the Brazilian Army signed a contract to develop and implement Phase Two of the Army's Strategic Program for the Integrated Border Monitoring System (SISFRON). The a... USS Ford Completes Flight Deck Certification
ATLANTIC OCEAN --- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) completed its Flight Deck Certification (FDC) and Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) certification on March 29. Once out to sea, F/A-18E/F Sup... Sikorsky CH-53K Advances Towards Initial Operational Test & Evaluation
STRATFORD, Conn. --- Demonstrating its advanced capabilities in the fleet environment, the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter completed Initial Operational Test & Evaluation test vignettes (IOT&E) paving th... Lockheed, Raytheon Join Australia’s $1Bn Sovereign Missiles Enterprise
The government has advanced its $1 billion weapons program in announcing Raytheon Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia as partners of the Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise.... US Deploys Additional Armored Vehicles in Northeast Syria
NORTHEAST SYRIA –-- Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve demonstrated its continued commitment to the enduring defeat of Daesh with the recent addition of additional M2A3 Bradley Fig... US Air Force Names New ICBM System ‘Sentinel’
WASHINGTON --- The Department of the Air Force’s new weapon system, the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, has officially been designated the LGM-35A Sentinel. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Ken... Swedish Navy Holds ASW Exercise in Stockholm Archipelago
Nearly 600 women and men will strengthen maritime surveillance of the northern Baltic Sea when the Navy carries out this year's first major exercise. The purpose is to show a presence in the Baltic Se... Chinese JL-10 Jet Trainer Drops 500kg Bombs for First Time
The JL-10 advanced trainer jet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, known as the L-15 on its export version, for the first time dropped 500-kilogram aviation bombs at a PLA Air For... UK to Host NATO Defence Innovation Headquarters
The UK will partner with Estonia on the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) programme to maintain NATO’s technological edge The United Kingdom, in partnership with Estonia... Pentagon Building Largest 3D-Printed Structures in Western Hemisphere
The Defense Department, in partnership with the private sector, is building three transient training barracks using advanced 3D printing technology. The project, which is being spearheaded by the Defe... | 