| Latest Feature Stories Scholz Already Hedging on His Defense Spending Promises
The promised two percent defense budget is missing in the financial planning for 2022 and for the next few years. The special fund is also wobbling. Has the turning point been canceled again? In... Inside the Covert Network Sending Arms and Drones to Ukraine Forces
LVIV, Ukraine --- They wait in a secret warehouse on the city's outskirts, lounging in a corner hammock or an idle wheelchair as a red van weaves through small villages and over gravel roads. When it ... Latest Press Releases Conflict in Ukraine's Donbas Region Could Be 'Knife Fight': Pentagon
The fight for eastern Ukraine will be a "knife fight," as both sides are familiar with the terrain, population centers and access routes, a senior defense official said today. Russia invaded the a... BOC Aviation Orders 80 Airbus A320neo Aircraft
TOULOUSE, France --- Global aircraft operating lessor BOC Aviation has signed a firm order for 80 A320neo family aircraft comprising 10 A321XLR, 50 A321neo and 20 A320neo. The latest agreement takes B... UK MoD Orders 100 Additional Boxer Vehicles for British Army Taking Total to 623
The British Army will receive 100 extra armoured Boxer vehicles, ensuring more vehicles reach the frontline faster and bolstering the programme to a total of 623, as the UK maintains defence ties with... UK Gives Ukraine New £100M Arms Package with 120 Mastiff MRAPs, Anti-Ship Missiles
The Prime Minister is in Kyiv today [Saturday] to demonstrate the UK’s steadfast solidarity with Ukraine and hold in-depth discussions with President Zelenskyy on military and economic assistance. ... US Patriot System Replaces Slovak S-300s Given to Ukraine
The Ministry of Defence confirms that the Slovak Republic provided Ukraine with the S-300 air-defence system. This comes in reaction to the request of Ukraine for assistance in its exercise of self-de... SpaceX to Launch S. Korean Spy Satellite in 2023
SEOUL --- South Korea plans to launch its first homegrown spy satellite in 2023 atop a rocket from U.S. commercial space firm SpaceX under a project to place five such satellites into orbit by 2025, S... Dutch Deploy Four F-35s to Bulgaria to Monitor NATO Airspace
Four F-35s of the Royal Netherlands Air Force have just landed at the Bulgarian military airfield Graf Ignatievo Air Base. It is located about 130 kilometers southeast of the capital Sofia. The Nether... Germany Running Out of Weapons for Ukraine: Minister
Germany's defense minister says there's hardly any possibility left to supply Ukraine with weapons from the German military arsenal, and further deliveries would have to be made through the arms indus... Norway MoD to Amend Defense Blueprint As Projects Lag, Costs Climb
“The status of the Armed Forces is not where it should be. New equipment arrives later than planned, construction projects become more expensive and we have challenges in retaining and recruiting the ... Saab Receives Further Order for Swedish Gripen C/D Upgrade
FMV has ordered services from Saab to maintain the JAS 39 C / D fighter aircraft operationally relevant until the mid-2030s. The work aims to maintain and expand availability, but also provides a numb... China Delivers Air-Defense Missile Systems to Serbia
BELGRADE --- Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the ... Six Y-20 Aircraft in Serbia “Display China's Strategic Capabilities”
A fleet of six Y-20 cargo planes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force was reportedly spotted in Serbia on Saturday, with observers saying on Sunday that it could be the largest over... Slovakia Confirms Talks on Sale of Zuzana SP Guns to Ukraine
Bratislava and Kyiv are negotiating the possible sale of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. Militarnyi reports about this with reference to the Slovak newspaper Spravy.pravda.sk. Jaroslav ... Ukrainian Force Trained in US Returns Home
This morning, via videoconference, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke to a small number of Ukrainian forces who are returning to Ukraine from the United States. The forces were in the... Marine Corps MV-22s Self-Deploy Over 4,700 N.M. Distance
OKINAWA, Japan --- U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii executed one of the longest maritime VMM self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft ... Royal Air Force Awards 'Red Air' Contract to Draken Europe
Royal Air Force fighter pilots will face a new adversary when conducting combat training following the signing of a contract for the interim provision of a Red Air ‘aggressor’ service. Known as the... Royal Navy Completes Largest Arctic Exercise Since Cold War
More than 3,000 sailors and Royal Marines were deployed deep inside the Arctic Circle – ashore, at sea and in the skies of Norway – to demonstrate the UK’s commitment to safeguarding Europe’s ‘norther... US Approves $73M Support Package for Argentina’s T-6 Trainers
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Argentina of T-6 Aircraft Sustainment and related equipment for an estimate... India Flight-Tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet, Pinaka Rockets
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on April 0... Pakistan Flight-Tests Shaheen-III Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile
RAWALPINDI ---Pakistan today conducted successful flight test of Shaheen-III surface to surface ballistic missile. The test flight was aimed at re-validating various design and technical parameters of... Battle for Kyiv Illustrates Why Ukraine Is Winning the War
Battles reveal more than they decide. Battles in which the outcome is truly up for grabs are rare, and battles that prove decisive in achieving a political goal are rarer still. Instead, battles demon... New Zealand Increases Support for Ukraine
The Government will deploy a C-130H Hercules and 50-strong team to Europe to further support Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the deployment today, with $1... Norway Extends Defense Cooperation Agreement with US
The Supplementary Defense Cooperation Agreement between Norway and the US has now been submitted to the Storting for consideration. ‘This Agreement provides a framework for further developing our cruc... Saudi SAMI Announces Joint Venture with Boeing
RIYADH --- SAMI group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund and the Kingdom’s national defense localization champion, has announced a preliminary agreement with The Boeing Company. ... | 