| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases German Government Under Fire Over Murky Stance on Russia and Ukraine
Where exactly does Germany stand on Russia? The new government is facing a barrage of international criticism with regard to its actions in the Ukraine standoff. To many political observers in the ... Swiss MoD Claims F-35 Noise Comparable to F-18 But Its Figures Show the Opposite
BERN --- With the future F-35A combat aircraft, the three military airfields will see a reduction of around half in the take-offs and landings that were required with the old F/A-18 C/D and F-5 aircra... MDA Hid Half the Cost of Missile Defense: GAO
Since 2002, the Missile Defense Agency has received over $174 billion to develop systems that detect, track, and defeat enemy missiles. However, we found that the agency's cost estimates for these ... U.S. to Deploy 3,000 Troops to Romania, Poland, Germany
The United States will move approximately 3,000 service members to Romania, Poland and Germany in response to Russia's continuing build-up of forces on its western border with Ukraine and in Belarus, ... NATO Asks Russia to Stop Anti-Satellite Tests: El Pais
MADRID --- NATO has proposed to Russia to conduct joint consultations on reducing threats in space and urged Moscow to refrain from testing anti-satellite weapons, Spain’s El Pais newspaper wrote on W... Six Years On, USAF Can Finally Use F-35’s ALIS without Contractor Support
NELLIS AFB, Nev. --- For the first time, an all-military team of cyber Airmen from the 388th Operations Support Squadron deployed the F-35A Lightning II’s Autonomic Logistics Information System to sup... India Flight-Tests Rafale’s Naval Version for INS Vikrant
KOLKATA, India --- The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-de... Hanwha Defense Details $1.7Bn Sale of K9 SP Guns to Egypt
Hanwha Defense signed a contract on February 1 to provide a package of self-propelled howitzers and its support vehicles to the Egyptian Armed Forces. The contract is valued around $1.7 billion for... Saab's Shares Rise as Brazil Wants 30 More Gripen Fighters
Brazil's Air Force Chief Carlos de Almeida Baptista Junior has announced that he wants to see another 30 JAS Gripen aircraft purchased in addition to the current order of 36 fighter jets from Saab. ... Italy Buys AIM-9X Block II Missiles for Its F-35 Fighters
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office (PMA-259) acquired Italy as its 28th Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X International Partner Dec. 17, 2021. The Italian Embassy in Washin... Northrop Delivers First Production IFC-4 Triton to US Navy
PALMDALE, Calif. --- A Northrop Grumman Corporation MQ-4C Triton takes to the skies over the California desert as the Triton low-rate initial production schedule progresses. Known as B8, this is t... India Boosts Indigenous Weapons Development in 2022 Budget
Budget 2022 has introduced multiple provisions to boost Atmanirbharta in defence sector. The integrated approach of design & development of defence systems with the participation of industry & aca... Airbus Hires Kongsberg to Support Norwegian NH90 Helicopters
OSLO --- Airbus and Kongsberg of Norway have signed a long-term strategic agreement to collaborate over support and services for the Norwegian Armed Forces. Under the terms of a Memorandum of Under... Poland Welcomes Strengthening of US Military Presence
In the coming days, almost two thousand American soldiers will be sent to Poland. The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it has finalized arrangements to strengthen the US military presence in Polan... UK Defence Secretary Meets NATO Allies, Reaffirms Commitment to European Security
Ben Wallace met with defence counterparts in Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia to strengthen the Allied response to tensions on Ukraine's border with Russia Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has met with N... Agreement with USA ‘Will Strengthen Norway's Security’: Minister
The supplementary agreement on defense cooperation with the United States will strengthen Norway's security and contribute to a positive development of our own defense capability. Based on a strong... US Completes First Production-Standard B61-12 Nuclear Bomb
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- Sandia National Laboratories marked a major milestone when the Nuclear Security Enterprise successfully produced the first completely refurbished bomb for the B61-12 life extensi... Europe’s Defense Industry Calls for Formal EU Recognition
Sustainability has become a key driver for policies, economies and societies at large. At the same time, there is an intrinsic, but often neglected link between sustainability and defence: Defence is ... JPO Completes Initial Deployment of New F-35 ODIN Hardware
ARLINGTON, Va. --- In January, the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), in partnership with Lockheed Martin, achieved another milestone in the transition of the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALI... Bundeswehr Takes Delivery of First C-130J Super Hercules
The procurement of six C130-J Super Hercules closes a so-called capability gap. With the help of the so-called foreign military sales process, the new aircraft are acquired for the German armed forces... Boeing Delivers First Rebuilt Chinook Helicopter to Spain
MADRID --- The first remanufactured CH-47 Chinook helicopter was delivered to the Spanish Army at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Spanish Army Airmobile Forces in Colmenar Viejo, Madrid. Th... S. Korea Sees No Sign of N. Korea Readying for ICBM Launch
SEOUL --- South Korea's military has detected no notable sign of North Korea preparing for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, a Seoul official said Thursday, amid concerns about the nu... Pentagon Looks to Deepen Cooperation with Central America
The nations of Central America and the Caribbean must work together with friends and allies to confront the problems of the future, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told the Central American Sec... Italy’s Latest Cosmo-SkyMed Satellite Launched
On 01/02/2022 at 00.11 (CET) the second satellite of the Italian Cosmo Sky-Med Second Generation (CSG) constellation has been successfully launched. This launch will increase the operational capab... US Army Trains on New Software that Enhances Warfighting Capability
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. –-- A nascent computer software program and its associated server hardware are providing a user-friendly way for Soldiers to hone their Warfighting function skills. For First... Dstl Trials Battlefield Sensor Protection
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is researching new materials to improve protection for optical sensors within digital cameras against attacks by lasers. Mounted on a variety of differ... Watchdog Issues New Pentagon 'Poppycock' Report
This week in The Bunker: Enough of defense-business merger-mania; Boeing and the Air Force continue to struggle at the gas pump; key weapons info suddenly MIA; despite such woes, the defense biz is bo... BAE Wins IARPA Contract to Advance Machine Learning
BAE Systems to advance machine learning to assure data security as part of IARPA’s Securing Compartmented Information with Smart Radio Systems (SCISRS) program BAE Systems to develop tools to decip... USAF Launches Pilot Program to Incentivize C-17 Fuel Savings
ARLINGTON, Va. --- As part of its effort to streamline operations and increase aircraft range and capability, the Department of the Air Force launched the pilot Mission Execution Excellence Program to... Safran Supplies Telemetry Antennas to US Air Force
NORCROSS, Georgia --- Safran Data Systems Inc. has received an award for the supply of two 7.3M Tracking Telemetry Antennas to be installed starting in the second quarter of 2023, at Eglin Air Force B... | 