| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Norwegian Orders 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8s
In May, Norwegian and Boeing announced an agreement in principle for the purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with options for another 30 aircraft. Today, Norwegian announced that the various clos... Poland to Pay $4.5 Bn into Defense Fund This Year, $11.1 Bn in 2023
“The mission entrusted to me by President Andrzej Duda is a major responsibility. The mission of the deputy prime minister for security issues brings with it certain challenges related to the Russian ... Finland Ready to Fight Russia if Attacked: Defense Chief
HELSINKI --- Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said. The Nordic country has built up a substantial ars... DOD Explains Support for Sweden, Finland Joining NATO
A Department of Defense official strongly urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to quickly approve the request of Finland and Sweden to join NATO. "The Department of Defense assesses that F... Northrop Wins $248M Order for Two MQ-5C Triton UAVs
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $248,225,000 modification (P00027) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract (N0001919C0008). This mo... US Approves $22M Sale of PGM for NATO Allies
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of Precision Guided Munitions and related equipment f... New UK Air Defense System Reaches Initial Operating Capability
DE&S is working with industry to implement a new command and control (C2) system called GUARDIAN to protect the UK from aerial threats. Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for GUARDIAN has been decl... French Paratroops Drop into Estonia for Airmobility Exercise
PARIS --- On 22nd June 2022, the French Armed Forces conducted Operation THUNDER LYNX, a force projection operation towards Estonia. Operation THUNDER LYNX enabled, at very short notice, to deploy ... China Adopts New Tactics to ‘Counter US Aircraft Carrier Intervention’
Twenty-nine Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes entered the island of Taiwan's self-proclaimed air defense identification zone on Tuesday, marking the third largest PLA aerial drill aroun... Norway Details Future Defence Acquisitions for 2022–2029
A central feature in the annual updating of the Investment Plan is the preparation and publication of an unclassified overview of long-term requirements and objectives. This publication does not ex... First Ariane 5 Launch of 2022 Orbits Two Satellites
-- The Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, has successfully placed two telecommunications satellites into geostationary orbit: MEASAT-3d for the Malaysian operator MEASAT, and GSAT-24 built by the Indi... Morgan Stanley Sees ‘Underappreciated Risk’ Regarding Russian Titanium
We see an underappreciated risk in the aerospace supply chain regarding Russian titanium. Industry focus has been on sanctions, but we see a possibility that Russia could choose to stop selling titani... Australian Bushmaster Protected Vehicles Prove Their Mettle in Ukraine
KONSTANTINIVKA, Ukraine --- Ukrainian soldier Vitaly hasn’t taken his Australian Bushmaster troop carrier back to the front-line for two weeks. He can’t. Five of his comrades were captured by the R... US Army Tests Precision Guidance Kits with M-109A6 Self-Propelled Guns
BOISE, Idaho --– The Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted its first live-fire training and certification using the Army’s modernized M1156 Precision Guidance... US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Completes 13-Year Tour in Middle East
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator (BAMS-D) returned from Fifth Fleet to its home base at Pax River June 17, marking the end of a 13-year deployment, orig... Pentagon Looks to Strengthen Supply Chain Resiliency
Even before COVID-19, the Defense Department had identified supply chain vulnerabilities for things like microelectronics. There, the onset of the pandemic exacerbated a problem the department was alr... RENK to Provide Gearbox, Electric Propulsion for German F126 Frigates
AUGSBURG, Germany --- The [prime] contractor Damen Naval and RENK have signed a contract to supply gearboxes and innovative electric propulsion systems, initially for four new 126 Class (F126) frigate... Australia Takes Delivery of Two Additional Chinooks
Two additional CH-47F Chinook helicopters will arrive at RAAF Base Townsville after an expedited sale from the United States Government. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, said t... AI Improves Robotic Performance in DARPA Program
Researchers with DARPA’s Machine Common Sense (MCS) program demonstrated a series of improvements to robotic system performance over the course of multiple experiments. Just as infants must learn from... US Army Leaders, Experts Collaborate to Meet Future Equipping Demands
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- Army leaders and senior experts met for a conference from June 13-16 at Army Materiel Command headquarters to plan and coordinate the future of fielding the force with the l... Slovak-Czech Cooperation on MRO for Slovak Air Force
On Tuesday, June 21, delegations of the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic met in Bratislava to discuss international cooperation in the repai... | 