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PARIS --- The recalibration of U.S foreign and defence policy in the Gulf and Near East is painfully underway: with the U.S mid-term elections expected to see a Republican takeover of at least one of ... Latest Press Releases NATO Leaders Approve New Strategic Concept, Target Russia and China
NATO heads of state and government meeting in Madrid on Wednesday (29 June 2022) approved a new Strategic Concept for the Alliance, setting out the Alliance’s priorities, core tasks and approaches for... US Hypersonic Missile Fails in Test in Fresh Setback for Program
A flight test of a hypersonic missile system in Hawaii ended in failure due to a problem that took place after ignition, the Department of Defense said, delivering a fresh blow to a program that has s... Air Defense Systems in UK’s Latest £1 Bn Arms Package for Ukraine
LONDON --- The UK will provide another £1 billion of military support to Ukraine, the Prime Minister has announced at the NATO Leaders’ Summit today (Thursday 30th June). This uplift to funding wil... Sweden Orders Two Saab GlobalEye AEW Aircraft in $751M Deal
FMV has signed a contract with Saab AB for the purchase of two reconnaissance and control aircraft. S106, which becomes the Armed Forces' designation, is a further development of Saab's GlobalEye, whi... Biden Announces Reinforcement of US Forces in Europe
President Joe Biden announced moves that will enlarge the U.S. troop presence in Europe and strengthen the NATO alliance. Biden made the announcement at the beginning of the NATO Summit in Madrid t... In Policy Shift, US Now Supports Turkish F-16 Upgrade
WASHINGTON --- Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defense for United States' international security affairs, voiced the Pentagon's support for Turkey's modernization plans for its F-16 fighter ... BAE Systems Updates Future Combat Aircraft Progress
WARTON, U.K. --- The launch of Team Tempest and the UK’s Combat Air Strategy delivered big defence headlines at the last Farnborough air show – but what impact have factors such as the Covid-19 pandem... General Dynamics Wins Two Contracts Worth $1.75 Billion
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. --- The U.S. Army, through a competitive process, has chosen General Dynamics Land Systems’ offering for the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program to provide enhanced firepo... German Weapon Programs 41 Months Late, €17 Billion Over Budget: MoD
BERLIN --- The timely improvement of equipment and acceleration of armaments projects remain challenging. Because the projects are characterized by delivery bottlenecks, price increases and unavoidabl... Belgium to Triple Order for Caesar SP Guns, Will Buy 28 in Total
PARIS --- The Belgian army will acquire nineteen Caesar self-propelled howitzers in addition to the nine already ordered from France, the office of Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said on Thursday,... Sweden to Provide Anti-Tank and Support Weapons to Ukraine
STOCKHOLM --- The government has today decided on additional military support to Ukraine. The support consists of equipment that Ukraine has requested, such as anti-tank weapons, support weapons and d... UK to Make More Forces Available to NATO
The UK has announced an increased contribution to NATO as the Prime Minister and Defence Secretary attend the NATO summit in Madrid. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace MP said: “We have always been clea... Portugal Launches Tender for Multi-mission Amphibious Ship
As part of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), the Portuguese Navy launched a tender limited by prior qualification for the design and construction of a multifunctional naval platform. The tender ... Elbit Wins Two Contracts Worth $768M for Asian Customers
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $220 million contract to supply precision guidance kits for airborne munitions to a country in Asia-Pacific. T... Sikorsky Wins $429M for Black Hawk Maintenance and Overhaul
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $429,174,259 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance and overhaul of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Bids were solicited via the int... German and French Tigers Resume Joint Firing Exercises
The Tiger attack helicopter is one of the Bundeswehr's most modern weapon systems. For the first time, German and French pilots practiced live shots together. In addition, it was the first shooting in... Heavy Losses Could Persuade Putin to Pause Ukraine War: US
Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention of relinquishing his desire to control all of Ukraine but appears to understand that his once-vaunted military may not be able to give him what he wan... 101st Airborne Division Arrives in Romania to Support NATO
CONSTANTA, Romania --- Elements of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) began arriving to the Mihail Kogalniceanum Airbase in Romania June 20, and are scheduled to continue arriving during the ne... China Claims US Surveillance Satellite Poses ‘Big Security Threat’
US media reported a recent event in which a pair of Chinese satellites evaded a probe attempt by a US space surveillance satellite, with Chinese experts saying on Wednesday that the US spying activiti... Chinese Group Acquires Minor Italian Helicopter Maker: Report
Duofu International Holding Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Duofu Group) acquired the Italian company Fama Helicopters, with the transfer and signing ceremony held online in China's Beijin... Raytheon Wins Next Phase for US Army’s TITAN program
DULLES, Va.--- Raytheon Technologies has been awarded a competitive, prototype phase through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group, Inc. (CMG) on behalf of Consortium f... S. Korean Shipbuilder Eyes Maintenance Depot in Subic Bay: DND
MANILA –-- Department of National Defense (DND) Delfin Lorenzana said there is a possibility that South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will construct its maintenance depot in Subic,... USAF Expands Missile Signature Capabilities
ARNOLD AFB, Tenn. --- The Advanced Missile Signature Center of the 718th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, has been helping the Department of Defense characteriz... | 