| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Japan Seeks 1,000 Long-Range Missiles for Counterattack Capability
The Japanese government is looking to possess more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles, according to sources. With a Taiwan contingency in mind, the government intends to deploy the missiles mainly ... Pentagon Announces Additional $750M Weapons Package for Ukraine
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $775 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.... Five Firms Win $975M Each to Develop Next-Gen Adaptive Propulsion
--General Electric Co., GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a program ceiling of $975,000,000 for technology maturation and ris... China’s Expanding Submarine Fleet Worries Taiwan Experts
WASHINGTON --- Even to laypeople, the odds of a China-versus-Taiwan underwater face-off seem unbalanced. --China’s submarine force: 66 boats in 2020 with 76 expected by 2030. --Attributes: Nearly ... Chile Takes Delivery of Two Ex-RAF AWACS Aircraft
SANTIAGO, Chile --- In a ceremony held at the Pudahuel Air Base of the II Air Brigade of Santiago, the head of National Defense valued the arrival of the Boeing E-3D Sentry MK 1 aircraft and highlight... New German Arms Shipment to Ukraine Includes Vulcano PGMs
Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government’s fu... Cyprus Orders Israel’s Iron Dome Air-Defense System
The Cyprus National Guard was eager to add it to its arsenal, and the Department of Defense accommodated the wishes of National Guard personnel. As Kathimerini reported at the beginning of the summer,... US Air Force F-22 Raptor Fighters Arrive in Australia
F-22 Raptor aircraft from the United States Air Force (USAF) will be visiting the Northern Territory this month as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) program. The US aircraft arrived at RAA... Russia’s Shoigu Again Claims Su-57 Fighters ‘Excel’ in Ukraine: Tass
MOSCOW --- The latest Su-57 fighters have shown themselves brilliantly in terms of weaponry during Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, the country’s Defense Minister Army General Sergey Shoigu said... Boeing Wins HAAWC Anti-Submarine Weapon Contract
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $25,648,020 fixed-firm-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only, full rate production contract for the production of High-Altitude Anti-Submarine Warf... Czech Republic Confirms US Gift of Eight H1 Helicopters
The Czech Republic will receive eight helicopters of the H1 system for free from the USA. This was confirmed by Defense Minister Jana Černochová during today's visit to the 24th Air Transport Base. ... Dutch Soldiers Leave for UK to Train Ukrainian Soldiers
Tomorrow (Aug. 20), 90 Dutch Army soldiers leave for the United Kingdom, where they will help with the large-scale training of Ukrainian soldiers. They are from a sub-unit of 13 Light Brigade. They wi... Brazilian Air Force Performs First KC-390 In-Flight Refueling
The KC-390 Millennium Multi-mission aircraft (FAB 2857) took off on August 09 to perform the first in-flight refueling mission of the Brazilian Air Force’s KC-390. The crews of the aircraft involved w... GA Wins Extra Funds for Future French Carrier's ‘Cats and Traps’
General Atomics, San Diego, California, is awarded an $8,837,078 firm-fixed-price order (N0001922F2258) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0014). This order provides fo... Rosoboronexport Signs Two Export Contracts Worth Over $390M: Report
PATRIOT PARK --- Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec state corporation) signed two contracts for more than $390 mln at the Army-2022 forum, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday. "Within the ... USAF Upgrading 30 F-16 Fighters Each Year
HILL AFB, Utah -- The 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is in the midst of the most extensive Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) structural modifications and upgrades ever done on the F-16 Fighti... Rosoboronexport Claims “Rich Business” at Army 2022 Forum
"In 2022, Rosoboronexport has organized a rich business program on the sidelines of the Army Forum. We held more than 70 negotiations, during which we discussed various military-technical issues with ... China’s Two Newly-Commissioned Large Destroyers 'Ready for Combat'
Two of China's newly commissioned Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyers, the Anshan and the Wuxi, recently carried out a series of drills involving a wide variety of training objectives, promptin... US Navy Looks for New Ways to Keep Ships in Shape While at Sea
PORT HUENEME, Calif. --- Boosting the U.S. Navy’s ability to keep ships in top shape while at sea is the goal of a new Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX) slated to take place Aug. 22 through Sept. 2 a... Latvia Appeals for Crowd-Funding of Drones for Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense invites citizens to participate in the campaign "Latvijas bairaktaram", which the initiators of the campaign, with the support of the Ministry of Defense and Ziedot.lv, plan to... Increase Demand Forces Patria to Negotiate Employee Contracts
Change negotiations start in Patria’s vehicle manufacturing operations. Negotiations will affect all personnel in the Land Operations unit in Hämeenlinna and Tampere, Finland. Negotiations will sta... Finland Publishes Report on 2002-2021 Afghanistan Mission
The Ministry of Defence has completed a report on Finland’s participation in the crisis management operations in Afghanistan during 2002-2021. The report examines the stages of Finland’s participation... | 