| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Sweden to Give Ukraine Naval Hellfire Missiles, Anti-Tank Launchers
The Swedish government has today decided on an extra amending budget with proposals that mean that Sweden will assist Ukraine with financial support and equipment as a result of Russia's invasion. ... UK 'MoD Fails to Deliver Capability British Army Needs': PAC Report on Ajax AFV
In a report today, the Public Accounts Committee says the Ministry of Defence has “once again made fundamental mistakes in its planning and management of a major equipment programme” and is “failing t... US Army Developing Autonomous, Unmanned HIMARS Variant
AUSTIN, Texas --- The Army understands that preparing for fast-paced, multi-domain conflict requires developing breakthrough warfighting systems and technologies, including in the critical area of Lon... Surplus Belgian M-109 SP Guns Make Their Way to Ukraine
BRUSSELS --- Defense was unable to recover the howitzers it had sold to a private company in 2015 but these weapons, which were of interest to the Ukrainian authorities, have gone to Ukraine, Defense ... Contract Signed for Delivery of Zuzana 2 Howitzers to Ukraine
Konštrukta Defence, the state-owned and MOD-run company, signed a commercial contract on the delivery of Zuzana 2 Self-propelled Gun Howitzers (SpGHs) to Ukraine on Wednesday 1 June 2022. Defence M... Germany's Rheinmetall Bids for Stake in Italy’s OTO Melara
ROME --- Germany's Rheinmetall has sent Italy's Leonardo an offer for a minority stake in its OTO Melara cannon maker unit valuing the whole business at almost 430 million euros ($462 million), accord... Electronic Warfare Shaping Russia-Ukraine War
KYIV, Ukraine --- On Ukraine’s battlefields, the simple act of powering up a cellphone can beckon a rain of deathly skyfall. Artillery radar and remote controls for unmanned aerial vehicles may also i... Russian Military Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine: US
WASHINGTON --- The Russian military, beaten down and demoralized after three months of war, is making the same mistakes in its campaign to capture a swath of eastern Ukraine that forced it to abandon ... GAO Looks at Status of US Navy’s Next Fighter Jet
The much-anticipated Top Gun: Maverick (the sequel to the 1980s hit Top Gun) arrived in theaters last week after a three-year delay. Similar to the original, “Top Gun II” showcases some real-life tech... Germany Picks Chinook for Heavy Helicopter Requirement
Germany will move ahead with the acquisition of Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook to meet the Bundeswehr’s (German military) long-standing heavy-lift transport helicopter requirement. The selection of the Chi... China Building ‘Most Advanced’ Large Unmanned Ship
China has started to build the country’s most advanced large unmanned ship, the vessel’s manufacturer announced on Wednesday. Led by the No.716 Research Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corpor... Swiss Team in US to Push Offsets for F-35, Patriot
BERN --- A delegation from armasuisse and representatives of Swiss companies, led by armasuisse Vice Director Peter Winter, head of the Air2030 program, is visiting the manufacturers of the F-35A and ... Are Hypersonic Weapons Overhyped?
Hypersonic weapons can travel at extreme speeds in the earth’s atmosphere and maneuver along an unpredictable trajectory. They are also overhyped. This chapter of the ETH’s “Strategic Trends 2022:... Argentina Takes Delivery of Final Gowind-class OPV
BUENOS AIRES --- The Minister of Defense, Jorge Taiana, led this morning at the Buenos Aires Naval Base the ceremony for the arrival in the country of the Multipurpose Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) ARA "R... Finnish Air Force to Participate in BALTOPS 22 with Two F/A-18s
The international BALTOPS 22 exercise will take place in the Baltic Sea region on 5‒17 June 2022. The Finnish Air Force will participate in the exercise with two F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters oper... US Air Force Airlifts MLRS Launcher for Firing Sequence
ALTUS AFB, Okla. --- Airmen with the 97th Operations Group and 97th Mission Support Group teamed up with Soldiers from Fort Sill, to complete a joint training exercise, May 25-26. Two C-17 Globemas... Russia Claims Lead in New Weapon Development
MOSCOW --- Russia frequently outpaces many advanced armies of the world in developing new weapons, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Nikolay Patrushev said in an interview with the government’s R... Rheinmetall Supplies 35mm Ammunition to NATO Customers
Rheinmetall has been contracted by several NATO customers to supply 35mm calibre ammunition. Deliveries will take place in 2023 and 2024 and the contract is worth a total of around €20 million. Be... Raytheon Touts GhostEye Radar to Improve NASAMS Air-Defense System
“Today’s battlefield moves at a very rapid pace, and it’s riddled with a large portfolio of threats,” said Joe DeAntona, a retired U.S. Army colonel who is now vice president for Land Warfare and Air ... Bundeswehr Orders Up to 249 Tank Transport Trailers
On June 1, 2022, the Vice President of the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Federal Armed Forces (BAAINBw), Annette Lehnigk-Emden, signed a framework agreement with ... S. Korean, Filipino Defense Chiefs Discuss Arms Industry Cooperation
SEOUL --- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the Philippines held talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss arms industry cooperation and bilateral ties, Seoul's defense ministry said. The meeting bet... Deterrence and Defense in the Baltic Region: New Realities
“Deterrence and Defense in the Baltic Region” examines security requirements for the Baltic States and NATO in the context of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The war has provided an opportunity to ... Turkey Donates Bayraktar UAV to Lithuania
Turkey is gifting the Bayraktar TB2 Lithuania was going to purchase, while the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence will make sure the combat drone is delivered to Ukraine fully armed. This is the... | 