| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) The Bundeswehr’s Special Fund: A Political Catch-22?
Initial debates both in the Bundestag and the Bundesrat have shown that not only are the very purposes of the Special Fund questioned, but the very conditions of its implementation as well. Defence... Latest Press Releases N. Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile
SEOUL --- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in the recalcitrant regime's latest saber-rattling that comes less than a week before Pre... Will Today’s Unprecedented Military Build-Up Make Europe Safer?
BRUSSELS --- British Challenger 2 tanks prowl the Polish countryside. Elite French special forces troops keep watch on Romania’s Black Sea coast. US missile batteries scan the skies of Slovakia. A Nor... Norway to Launch Three-Satellite Constellation to Monitor Shipping in Far North
The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have developed instruments for satellite-based maritime surveillance. Kongsberg is now procuring three satellites a... Austin Makes Case for Military Budget to Senate Committee
Russia's invasion of Ukraine highlights the need for a competent, ready military to deter any would-be foe. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of t... Japan, Taiwan Militaries on Alert As China Flotilla Heads to Pacific
The Japanese and Taiwanese militaries have been put on alert after a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla led by the Liaoning aircraft carrier was spotted sailing from the East China S... US Delays M-109 Deliveries to Taiwan, Offers HIMARS Instead
An arms contract between the United States and Taiwan is facing severe delays due to “crowded production lines” caused by the war in Ukraine, prompting Taipei to look for alternatives, the island’s Mi... Austal Wins $230M Order for Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship
Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, is awarded a $230,545,382 fixed–priced incentive (firm target) contract modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-2227 to exercise the option for the detail ... Aero Says L-39NG Jet Trainer Short-listed by Philippines Air Force
PRAGUE --- After several delays, the ADAS Defence and Security Event was held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. As one of the main exhibitors, AERO Vodochody Aerospace a.s. (Aero) presented i... US Nuclear Sub Practices Weapon Reloading in Australian Base
PERTH, Australia --- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) completed a weapons handling exercise involving the transfer of an inert training shape from Royal Australian... British Army Plans Electrification of Future Battlefields
In an era of constant competition across the globe, the British Army has announced a major step-change in its commitment to ultra-modern warfare with the publication of its new Battlefield Electrifica... Paramount Maritime Launches Advanced 35m Sentinel Vessel
CAPE TOWN, South Africa --- Paramount Maritime, subsidiary to the global aerospace and technology company, Paramount Group, is pleased to announce the christening of the MV Tuguemi 35m Sentinel vessel... Occar Comments Launch of First French Fleet Support Ship
On Friday 29th April 2022, the LSS programme has achieved an important milestone with the floating of the first FL LSS “Jacques Chevallier” in Saint-Nazaire Shipyard. Upon invitation of Chantiers d... Northrop Advances Integration of F-16 EW Suite
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue preparing the AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) for develo... US Army Tests Modernized Aviation Maintenance and Logistics
FORT LEE, Virginia --- Soldiers from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia conducted the first tests here on a new system focused on improving readiness through modernizing aviation maintenance and logistics ... Deadly MH-60S Crash Caused by Faulty Part: US Navy
SAN DIEGO ---– On April 18, 2022, the Navy concluded its command investigation into the crash of the MH-60S Seahawk that occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean on August 31, 2021. The helicopter fe... Sweden Awards Nammo Contract for 12.7mm Ammunition
The week before Easter, FMV and the supplier Nammo signed a framework agreement for the delivery of small-caliber ammunition. The contract pertains to different types of 12.7 millimeter ammunition and... Nammo to Supply Ariane 6 Space Launcher with Rocket Motors
A6 DR_SR is actually a heritage product initially developed for the A5 launch vehicle, which over the last 30 years has performed flawlessly separating the P241 boosters from its main stage. For t... Trying to Understand the Price of Australian Military Equipment
Confusion reigns in discussions about the cost of the Department of Defence’s equipment projects. Whether we’re talking about media articles, parliamentary committee hearings, letters to the editor, d... Congressional Review Process for Arms Sales: CRS Report
This report reviews the process and procedures that apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense... New CENTCOM Commander Visits US Navy Unmanned Systems Hub in Bahrain
MANAMA, Bahrain --- The new commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) visited U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, April 29, to see firsthand how the Navy is integrating unmanned systems and arti... Curtiss-Wright to Supply Challenger 3 Tank Stabilization System
DAVIDSON, N.C. --- Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) to provide its turret drive stabilization technology for use in... | 