| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) New CEO Has Ambitions for TKMS
In his first media interview (with die Welt), the newly-appointed CEO of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Mr. Oliver Burkhard, the former director of ThyssenKrupp for human resources, has sent a new and s... (Free access) Eurosatory 2022: The Race to Rearm
PARIS --- The world’s army equipment industry was back with a vengeance at last week’s Eurosatory defense show here, after a four-year hiatus as the Covid pandemic forced the organizers to cancel the ... Latest Press Releases China Says It Carried Out Successful Anti-Ballistic Missile Test
China carried out a land-based, mid-course anti-ballistic missile (ABM) technical test on Sunday, with analysts saying the successful interception proved the reliability of the country's antiballistic... UK Offers Major Training Programme for Ukrainian Forces
The Prime Minister has offered to launch a major training operation for Ukrainian forces, with the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days. During a visit to Kyiv today, the Prime M... B-21 Bomber Delivers Pentagon Surprise: It’s Under Budget
Northrop Grumman Corp.’s cost estimate for developing the new B-21 stealth bomber has come in lower than the US Air Force’s $25.1 billion projection, according to the service’s chief weapons buyer, a ... Stoltenberg Details NATO Progress in Deterrence, Defense
Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated the NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels, but the ministers — including Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III — also considered a range of actions and ... US Drone Sale to Ukraine Paused on Security Concerns
ST LOUIS, Missouri --- The Biden administration's plan to sell four large, armable drones to Ukraine has been paused on the fear its sophisticated surveillance equipment might fall into enemy hands, a... Pentagon Updates List of US Security Assistance to Ukraine
The United States has committed approximately $6.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including approximately $5.6 billion since the beginning o... New Aircraft Carrier Fujian Boosts Chinese Seapower
TAIWAN --- China has launched a third aircraft carrier, likely a way to upgrade overall defenses in the face of stronger navies rather than to target any specific future battleground, analysts believe... Lockheed Wins $578M for Mysterious F-35 Customer’s Unique Requirements
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $578,246,002 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to a previously awarded contract (N0001922C0032). This m... Northrop Wins $458M for British and US Fleet Ballistic Missile
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Marine Systems, Sunnyvale, California, is awarded a $458,006,503 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0003022C1013) for fiscal 2022-2026 shipyard f... Two Reports Examine Artillery Wars in Ukraine
LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine --- The first shell was the worst, mostly because it came as a surprise. But then the soldiers thought it was OK to get up, dust themselves off. That's when the second one landed, ... Netherlands Picks Embraer C-390M to Fill Airlift Requirement
The Netherlands has made a somewhat surprising decision to replace its legacy fleet of aging C-130H Hercules transport aircraft with the C-390 Millenium (C-390M) from Brazil’s Embraer. The decision wa... US Bill to Set Up AUKUS Sub Training Leaves UK Out
WASHINGTON --- U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would establish a program to train Royal Australian Navy officers in operating nuclear-powered submarines, as Australia, the U.K. and the... Can the West Still Provide the Arsenal of Democracy?
The war in Ukraine has proven that the age of industrial warfare is still here. The massive consumption of equipment, vehicles and ammunition requires a large-scale industrial base for resupply – quan... Austal Wins A$300M in New Shipbuilding Contracts
Austal Limited is pleased to provide information about a number of contracts that Austal has secured, which help to diversify the Company’s long-term revenue base while utilising its shipbuilding and ... Rapid Response Team Increasingly Needed to Support F-35 Operations
MCAS CHERRY POINT, N.C. --- As the number of operational F-35 Lightning II aircraft in the Navy and Marine Corps continues to rise, the number of missions flown increases – and with them, the requirem... Australia Ships First Armored Personnel Carriers for Ukraine
The first four M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carriers being gifted to Ukraine departed RAAF Base Amberley last week. Loaded into a Ukrainian Antonov AN-124 aircraft, the four vehicles are the first of... Indian Shipyards Lay Keels for Two ASW Corvettes, Survey Ship
Keel for the fourth ship of Survey Vessel (Large) and second & third ships of ASW SWC (Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft corvettes) for the Indian Navy was ceremoniously laid on 17 Jun 2022 b... Royal Air Force F-35Bs Train for Combat in Bay of Biscay
This week, four Royal Air Force Lightning F-35B aircraft from 617 Squadron have been conducting air combat training with NATO and European partners in the Bay of Biscay. The exercise, known as OC... France and Singapore Sign Mutual Logistics Support Agreement
On June 11, 2022 in Singapore, Air Force General Eric Autellet, Major-General of the Armed Forces, signed with Brigadier General Kelvin Fan Sui Siong, Chief of the Defense Staff and Inspector General ... S. Korean Space Rocket Positioned for Second Launch
SEOUL --- South Korea on Monday positioned its homegrown space rocket Nuri on the launch pad at Naro Space Center, a day before its second attempt to send multiple satellites into orbit. The Korea ... Hanwha, Kongsberg to Cooperate on IFVs, Long-Range Precision Fires
--Hanwha’s defence subsidiaries signed a memorandum of understanding with KONGSBERG over the development of infantry fighting vehicles and long-range precision fire systems at Eurosatory 2022 --The S... | 