Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Air Canada to Buy 6 Airbus A321neo XLRs, Lease 20 More MONTREAL --- Air Canada today announced it is acquiring 26 extra-long range (XLR) versions of the Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft has sufficient range to serve all North American and select tran... How Ukraine’s Outgunned Air Force Is Fighting Back Against Russian Jets LVIV, Ukraine --- Each night, Ukrainian pilots like Andriy loiter in an undisclosed aircraft hangar, waiting, waiting, until the tension is broken with a shouted, one-word command: “Air!” Andriy hu... Russia Combat Power Declines In Ukraine As War Takes Toll: US WASHINGTON --- Russia's combat power in Ukraine has declined below 90 percent of its pre-invasion levels for the first time since its attack began, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday, sugg... Hanwha Makes Big Push for K9 SP Gun to Britain, Offers Local Production Hanwha Defense, manufacturer of the world’s most proven Self-Propelled Howitzer of the K9 Thunder, hosted a parliamentary reception in London on March 22 to demonstrate its commitment to bringing soci... Ukrainian Fighters Continue to Hold Off Russia from Kyiv Ukrainian forces have continued to hold off Russian attempts at invading the Ukraine capital of Kyiv by about 15 km to the northwest and about 30 km to the east in the past 24 hours, according to a se... Russia's Hypersonic Missiles ― What You Need to Know Russia claims to have used hypersonic weapons in Ukraine. They are extremely fast and can evade interception for longer than conventional ballistic missiles. Almost four weeks into Russia's war on ... Amphibious Raids Kick Off Massive Arctic Exercise The largest military exercise in Norway in a generation shifts up a gear with UK Commando Forces spearheading amphibious raids in the icy fjords of the Arctic. Landing and raiding craft, plus troop... Now is Not the Time to Buy Lots of Heavy Armored Vehicles It’s disturbing to see $18–27 billion of Australian government money about to be spent on more than 400 heavily armoured ‘infantry fighting vehicles’ when we’re busily watching yet another conflict in... Israel Deploys US-Supplied Early Warning Aerostat Yesterday, the IAF officially received the "Tal Shamaim" platform developed in cooperation with the Israel Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The ceremony was held yeste... Uzbekistan and Russia to Cooperate on Airplane Production Tatarstan reckons on cooperation with Uzbekistan in production of components for resumption of production of Tu-214 plane, Tatarstan President's aide Ravil Zaripov said. The roundtable discussion o... NSPA Delivers PZH 2000 Self-Propelled Guns to Lithuania LUXEMBOURG --- The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has delivered the last refurbished PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer to the Lithuanian Armed Forces this month. The NSPA PzH 2000 projec... Upgraded Chinese Navy J-11B Fighter Joins S. China Sea Exercise The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has received delivery of an upgraded version of the J-11B fighter jet, with at least one participating in a recent mock combat exercise over the South C... Grounded Philippine Warship Nears Operational Status After Repairs MANILA –-- The BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15), one of the largest vessels of the Philippine Navy (PN), has successfully completed two sea trials and is now nearing operational status, more than three ... Australian Navy Receives First Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boats Defence has formally accepted its first evolved Cape class patrol boat. This will strengthen Australia’s naval capability while providing greater reliability and effectiveness to the Royal Australian ... UK and Kuwaiti Recce Forces Train Together The eyes and ears of the British Army’s Global Response Force have shared their skills with their Kuwaiti counterparts during demanding training in the desert. Some 100 troops from 16 Air Assault B... Paramount Group Says Mbombe 4 Ordered by Five Countries JOHANNESBURG, South Africa --- Paramount Group has announced that its Mbombe 4 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) has been selected by five sovereign nations to equip their armed forces with the most advan... Occar Comments Delivery of First PPA Ship to Italian Navy On 18th March, the first PPA ship named Paolo Thaon Di Revel was successfully delivered to the Italian Navy. The Final Official Acceptance (FOA) ceremony was held at the Muggiano Shipyard, in La Spezi... Two US Navy Destroyers Arrive in Copenhagen COPENHAGEN --- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark for a scheduled port visits to enhance U.S.-Da... NSPA Initiates Maintenance of Austrian C-130 Aircraft in Portugal LUXEMBOURG --- The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has recently inducted the first Austrian Air Force C-130 aircraft the for a 'C' Check into Depot Level Maintenance at its contractor facil... Singapore, Thailand and US Hold Trilateral Air Exercise The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) are participating in the 26th edition of Exercise Cope Tiger. Held from 13 to 25 Marc... BAE Wins Order for ACV’s Recovery Variant The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract for the design and development of an Amphibious Combat Vehicle Recovery (ACV-R) variant. BAE Systems has received a $34.9 million contract f... US Expeditionary Base Ship in S China Sea Worries Beijing Monday, with Chinese analysts saying on Tuesday that China should pay close attention to this alarming move, as the warship can potentially enable the US military to operate even more extensively in t... Leonardo to Provide Naval Operations Center to Qatar DOHA --- Leonardo will provide the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) with a Naval Operation Centre (NOC) to ensure monitoring and control of territorial waters, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and adjace... Russian Aircraft Carrier to Enter Drydock for Six Months MOSCOW --- Russia’s aircraft carrier The Admiral Kuznetsov will enter a dock for repairs and upgrade in April, two sources in the defense-industrial complex told TASS on Tuesday. "According to the ... Marshall’s New Cockpit Armor Installed on NATO Air Force Fleet Marshall Aerospace have now successfully certified and installed the latest generation of lightweight cockpit armour on a NATO Air Force fleet of C-130J-30s. The successful in-service use of the ne... New-Build, Upgraded Tu-160 Bombers to Be Delivered in 2022: Official KAZAN ---. One newly-built and one upgraded strategic missile-carrying bomber Tupolev-160 will be delivered this year, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told the media during a working trip to the Go... First UK Made Tail Fitted to New M-9B Protector Aircraft SAN DIEGO/COWES, England --- The first V-tail from GKN Aerospace has been received by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and installed onto an MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircr... Australian Defence Force Establishes Space Command As Defence enters into a new space era with the establishment of Defence Space Command, the release of the Defence Space Strategy sets a vector to assure Australia’s access to space for civilian and m... |