Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Belgium Signs CaMo2 Agreement with France, Orders 9 Caesar SP Guns Ludivine Dedonder, the Belgian Minister of Defence, signed with her French counterpart, Florence Parly, the CaMo 2 intergovernmental agreement, confirming the strategic partnership between the two cou... Ukraine Braces for Fresh Russian Attacks in East, NATO Says Kyiv Can Win War Moscow's invasion was not going to plan and its push to capture the Donbas has ground to a halt. Meanwhile, Ukraine's military said its counterattack around Kharkiv, the country's second-largest ci... Japan in Talks About BAE Joining its Future Fighter Program TOKYO --- Japan is in discussions to have British aerospace and defense contractor BAE Systems join development of a next-generation fighter jet that the government aims to deploy in 2035. Japan an... Russia Covertly Mobilizing, Sending Untrained Troops to Ukraine: Report In Russia, covert mobilization continues at the state level. In the Belgorod and Rostov oblasts, new units of the occupying forces are being formed and sent to the territory of Ukraine on the basis of... Germany Mulls Supplying Latest IRIS-T Air Defense to Ukraine BERLIN --- Germany is considering supplying IRIS-T SLM medium range surface-to-air defence systems to Ukraine, a security source said on Friday. German daily Bild had reported earlier that the Germ... US Launches Intel Review After Failings in Ukraine, Afghanistan WASHINGTON --- The US intelligence community is carrying out a sweeping internal review of how it assesses the fighting power of foreign militaries amid mounting pressure from key lawmakers on Capitol... Chinse Spy Ship Sails Along Australia’s Western Coast Defence is aware of a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Intelligence Collection Vessel operating off the north-west shelf of Australia. Defence can confirm the vessel is a PLA-N, Dongdiao Class... China Says 2nd Type 055 Destroyer Ready for Long-Range Missions The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's second Type 055 large destroyer, the Lhasa, recently passed a full-course training assessment that comprehensively tested the vessel's air defense, ma... Lockheed Wins $398M Order for F-35 Spare Parts Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $397,726,298 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00003) to a previously awarded indefinite-deli... Czech Industry Seeks Potential Defense Deals with Philippines The island nation in Southeast Asia has modernized dramatically in recent years, and the local armed forces have significantly improved as a result. From the budget of 40 billion US dollars, big playe... Littoral Combat Ship Program Breaches Cost Cap by 37% WASHINGTON --- The US Navy today notified Congress about a significant cost breach in the Littoral Combat Ship mission module program that stemmed from the service’s decision to stop developing the an... Pentagon Announces Rotations to Replace Forces in Europe Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby announced the deployment of U.S. troops to Europe to replace forces ordered there earlier this year. Kirby said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ... Indian Shipyard to Launch Destroyer, Frigate Concurrently Tomorrow On 17 May 2022, the nation will witness a landmark event in the history of indigenous warship building when two frontline warships of Indian Navy, Surat, a Project 15B Destroyer and Udaygiri, a Proj... Norwegian Army Receives Rebuilt CV90 Armored Vehicles On Friday 13 May, the first four out of a total of 20 rebuilt CV90 combat vehicles from RITEC in Levanger rolled out. These vehicles will help strengthen the operational capability of the Armed Forc... NSPA Awards Contract for LAW M72 Anti-Tank Rockets LUXEMBOURG --- The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has recently awarded a three-year Outline Agreement for the acquisition of Light Antitank Weapon (LAW) M72 rocket systems. The contract me... South Korea Orders 40 Bell 505 Training Helicopters in $133M Deal SEOUL --- South Korea has signed a contract worth 170 billion won (US$132.8 million) with a U.S. aerospace firm, Bell Textron Asia, to purchase some 40 trainer helicopters by 2025, the state arms proc... Australia Must Learn Defence Lessons from Ukraine Military lessons from the Ukraine war are being absorbed quickly in Asia. The message for democracies arming against the threat from authoritarian regimes is to select weapons that are simple and avai... Ukrainian Strikes Against Russian Vessels Are More Than Just Lucky Hits The destruction of at least eight Russian vessels in recent weeks has provided a morale boost for Ukraine, which managed to take them out despite having little naval capability of its own. But it a... Sweden Publishes Survey of Espionage by Europeans This study analyzes openly known cases of infiltration or insider espionage in Europe during 2010-2021 carried out on behalf of illiberal state actors. Based on open sources, cases that have resulted ... Pentagon Spending $265M to Expand Remote Air Base in Jordan The U.S. military is spending more than a quarter of a billion dollars to build up a seldom-acknowledged air base in Jordan, with the latest project announced earlier this week. The construction st... Report Looks at Corruption in the Russian Armed Forces Corruption is endemic in Russia and is pervasive within its defence industrial sector and armed forces. Evidence from Ukraine suggests that it is costing Russian lives. Corruption in the Russian ar... Eurofighter Explains Its Vision of Future Role With a track record of operational delivery across five European air forces, Eurofighter remains central to the continued development of the continent’s military aerospace industrial base. Eurofighter... UK MoD Awards Aircraft Carrier Drydock Contract The 10-year agreement will ensure the two warships - HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales - are able to undergo dry dockings for planned maintenance and repair at Babcock’s Rosyth facilities, m... RAF Relocates Quick Reaction Alert Fighter Jets Two Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth have temporarily relocated to RAF Leeming as part of a programme of exercises to ensure the Fighter Jets are always ready to respond at a moment’... Australian Exercise ‘Autonomous Warrior’ Testing New Technologies Commencing today, HMAS Creswell and the waters of Jervis Bay will be the scene of a simulated, next generation naval battlespace – Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 (AW22). This Royal Australian Nav... US Navy Establishes Unmanned Surface Division SAN DIEGO --- Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) established Unmanned Surface Vessel Division (USVDIV) One during a ceremony, May 13, which also included a change of command cer... |