Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Greek Parliament OKs €679M for SeaGuardian UAVs, Amphibious AFVs The Special Standing Committee on Equipment Programs and Contracts of the Hellenic Parliament was informed by the Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos and authorized the activation of fi... South Korea Officially Unveils KF-21 Stealth Fighter SACHEON, South Korea --- A prototype of the homegrown KF-21 fighter under development strutted across its manufacturer's taxiway in a southern city, as South Korea is looking to conduct its maiden fli... China to Flight-Test Aircraft of ‘Key Significance’ China is planning to conduct a flight test for an important type of aircraft that has crucial strategic and historic significance, said a top official at the flight test center of the Chinese military... Zelensky: Western Artillery Starting to Work 'Very Powerfully' for Ukraine Western artillery being sent to Ukraine is starting to work "very powerfully", Ukraine’s President has said. Volodymyr Zelensky said it was "finally" felt the weapons, sent to Ukraine by Western p... China Lashes Out At US, British Intelligence Services BEIJING --- The United States is "the biggest threat to world peace, stability and development," China said Thursday, continuing its sharp rhetoric in response to U.S. accusations of Chinese spying an... NLAW Supply Can't Keep Up with Demand: UK Official The production of one of the weapons most crucial to Ukraine's invasion defence so far can't keep up with its increased demand, the Defence Secretary has said. The NLAW (Next generation Light Anti-... US Air Force Minotaur II+ Rocket Explodes Shortly After Liftoff VANDENBERG SFB, Calif. --- A Minotaur II+ rocket exploded approximately 11 seconds after launching from Test Pad-01 at 11:01 p.m. PDT Wednesday. There were no injuries in the explosion and the debr... Russian Arms Resupply Faces Many Challenges After more than four months of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, open-source data confirms that the Russian Armed Forces lost, at a minimum, over 830 tanks and 1,650 different types of armored vehi... Lessons from the Ukraine War: Is the Tank Doomed? Images of destroyed Russian tanks - the shattered hull, broken turret, gun barrel blackened and burnt, pointing uselessly at the sky - have been a defining image of the war in Ukraine. It has led some... Chinese General Stresses No Compromise on China's Core Interests Chief of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Joint Staff Department, General Li Zuocheng, spoke with US General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, under the latter's invitation on Th... German Navy Commissions Final F125-Class Frigate WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany --- On Wednesday, July 13, 2022 the German Navy will commission the frigate ‘Rheinland-Pfalz,’, the last of four frigates of the Baden-Württemberg class F125 in Wilhelmshaven. ... US Navy Demos New Minehunting Payload on MQ-8C Fire Scout PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Navy recently demonstrated a mine countermeasure (MCM) prototype technology aboard the MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, proving a capability that coul... Turkey’s FNSS Signs Oman Contract for PARS III Support and MRO Center Within the scope of the Armoured Personnel Carriers (PARS III) and Integrated Logistics Support supply contract signed between FNSS and the Ministry of Defence of the Government of the Sultanate of Om... GDLS Wins $280M for Trophy Kits for M-1 Abrams Tanks General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $280,112,700 firm-fixed-price contract to procure Trophy kits for the M1A2 SEPv2 and M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Family of Vehicles.... France Takes Delivery of its 19th Airbus A400M Transport Aircraft The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) received the 19th French A400M Atlas on July 5, 2022 from the Airbus assembly line in Seville. The aircraft benefits from the very latest certified tactic... GAO’s Lessons from 20 Years of Assessing Pentagon Weapons The Department of Defense invests billions of dollars annually to develop weapon systems, such as stealth jets, satellites, and submarines. For 20 years, we’ve reviewed DOD’s major weapon programs—mea... Sweden to Improve Bridging Capability with Order for M3 The army is supplied with new amphibious bridges. FMV has signed a contract with German manufacturer General Dynamics Europe Land Systems (GDELS) of twelve Amfibiebrosystem M3. Deliveries will beg... Dutch Soldiers Train More Ukrainian Crews on PzH2000 Howitzer Dutch soldiers and their German colleagues will once again provide training for the PzH2000 Armored Howitzers to Ukrainian colleagues. This is happening at the request of Ukraine, Minister Kajsa Ollon... China Holds Drills Around Taiwan Over US Senator Visit: PLA The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted large-scale drills around Taiwan in response to a US senator's recent visit to the island, the Chinese military announced on Friday. Recently, t... US National Guard Demonstrates Capabilities During African Lion TAN-TAN, Morocco --- As the multinational training exercise African Lion 22 ended, leaders from the Idaho National Guard and other U.S. states joined partner nations in Morocco on June 30 to observe t... Swedish Army ‘Significantly’ Increases Bridging Capability The army is supplied with new amphibious bridges. FMV has signed a contract with the German manufacturer General Dynamics Europe Land Systems (GDELS) for twelve Amphibious Bridge Systems M3. Delive... Japan to Strengthen Defense Ties with Philippines MANILA --– The Japanese government said it "strongly expects" to strengthen defense cooperation with the Philippines under President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to achieve a "free and open" Indo-P... Crowd-Funded Bayraktar Drone Presented to Lithuanian Public The Bayraktar TB2 tactical drone named as Hawk by the choice of the Lithuanian public has been presented to the community and will be soon transferred to the fighters in Ukraine. People of Lithuania w... Australia Aims to Grow the Defence-Industry Partnership Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP and Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP met with a number of defence industry representatives at a roundtable... KMW and Defenture Sign MoU on Vehicle for Airborne Troops KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) and Defenture have stepped up their cooperation in the German-Dutch procurement project for a new airborne platform (LuLa) even further by signing an MoU (Memorandum of Und... Boeing Delivers 150th P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft SEATTLE --- The newest Boeing P-8 maritime patrol, reconnaissance aircraft took to the skies over Puget Sound bringing the total number of P-8s delivered to 150. The 150th multi-mission P-8 will be op... |