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The sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva, the former flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, on April 14, 2022, caused by Ukrainian ground-launched R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles launched is a good illust... Latest Press Releases Russia Suffers 'Catastrophic Strategic Disaster' in Ukraine: Pentagon
Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has been "a catastrophic strategic disaster," Colin H. Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told the Defense Writers' Group yesterday.... Berlin Ignoring Its Own Defense Industry: BDLI
BERLIN --- Germany’s aerospace industry risks coming out almost empty-handed from Berlin’s planned purchase of F-35 fighter jets and CH-47F Chinook heavy helicopters worth over 16 billion euros, the i... North Korea Testing ‘Monster’ ICBM Designed to Attack US, Experts Say
WASHINGTON --- North Korea’s recent tests of its Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) appear to be aimed at developing a missile with multiple nuclear warheads that can target the Unit... UK to Provide 1,000 More Surface to Air Missiles to Ukraine
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that the UK will shortly complete the delivery of approximately 1,000 additional surface-to-air missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This come... US Approves $495M Sale of HIMARS Rocket Launchers to Lithuania
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lithuania of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Launchers ... US Approves $385M Sale of JSOW Stand-Off Missiles to Oman
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Oman of Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) and related equipment for an estimat... Indonesian Pilots Training on Rafale in France
JAKARTA --- The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) has dispatched six pilots to France to attend training sessions to man the 4.5-generation Dassault Rafale fighter jets purchased by Indonesia. "We have... US Air Force Begins Testing Valkyrie Loyal Wingman Drone
EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- The 96th Test Wing acquired its newest aircraft, and along with it, a leading-edge experimentation effort last month. The 40th Flight Test Squadron took possession of the first ... Rapid Dragon Palletized Cruise Missiles Demonstrated in Norway
SANDØYA AIR STATION, Norway –-- The Air Force Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, led and developed by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation, or SDPE, office, part of the ... French President Outlines National Strategic Review
End of Operation Barkhane, nuclear deterrence, high-intensity conflict… Aboard the amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude, the President of the Republic on November 9 in Toulon spoke for nearly an h... Polish Industry Wins Major Role in New Rocket Launcher Programs
Conducting operations on the modern battlefield requires the ability to precisely target the enemy's forces and objects along the entire depth of his combat group. This ability can be provided by high... Portugal Joins AIM-9X Missile Program, Orders Initial Batch
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office (PMA-259) gained Portugal as its 29th Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X International Partner, after Portugal announced it signed and accept... Tunisia Takes Delivery of First T-6C Turboprop Trainer
WICHITA, Kan. --- Textron Aviation Defense today announced the delivery of the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air Force in support of operations at No. 13 Sq... Pentagon Edging Closer to Trillion-Dollar Budget
It’s not here yet, by most accounting, but we’re within spitting distance of spending $1 trillion annually on the U.S. military. This might actually be a good thing, if more spending made us safer. Bu... First Center Fuselage for New German Eurofighter Tranche Delivered
AUGSBURG, Germany --- The German Air Force will receive 38 new Eurofighter combat aircraft over the next few years as part of the so-called Quadriga contract (Tranche 4). Deliveries of the aircraft ar... EU Naval Force Intercepts Ship Smuggling Arms to Libya
On 11 October, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI conducted an inspection of the merchant vessel MV Meerdijk off the coast of Libya. The ship was found to be transporting vehicles modified for military use ... NATO Partners Discuss Strengthened Cooperation
On 9 November 2022, representatives from over 30 Partner Nations attended informal workshops at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, to discuss areas of common interest, including crisis prevention and mana... US Army Orders AeroVironment Drones Worth $86M
AeroVironment Inc.,* Simi Valley, California, was awarded an $86,424,635 firm-fixed-price contract for the RQ-20B All Environment 3 and the Long Endurance Puma unmanned aircraft systems. Bids were... France’s DGA Takes Delivery of 200 Micro-Drones for the Military
The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) received 200 Anafi micro-drone systems on October 24, 2022, bringing to 450 the number of such systems already delivered to the French armies. The equipme... EDA Project to Improve Communication with Underwater Robots
Underwater robots, such as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), have the potential to take over lengthy and labour-intensive missions in dangerous areas from navy ship crews and special forces. As a ... | 