| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Georgia and Ukraine: A Tale of Two Former Soviet Republics
WASHINGTON --- Consider a country on Europe’s easternmost fringes that once shared a larger border with the former Soviet Union. This country emerged from the dissolution of the USSR an independent... Latest Press Releases Israel to Sell SPYDER Air Defence System to United Arab Emirates
DUBAI/NEW YORK ---- Israel has agreed to sell an advanced air defence system to the United Arab Emirates, two sources familiar with the matter said, in the first such known deal between them since the... Australia May Buy First Few Nuclear Subs from US, Not Build Them at Home
SYDNEY, Australia --- Australia would buy nuclear submarines from the United States by the middle of the next decade to give it more time to be able to build the boats onshore under a plan being consi... UK Defence Spending to Increase By At Least £52Bn By 2030: Minister
Ben Wallace confirmed the new Prime Minister is sticking to her campaign promise of increasing defence spending by 3%. The Defence Secretary has said Britain will increase the size of its Armed For... Germany Debates Supplying Tanks, Armored Vehicles to Ukraine
BERLIN --- It is showdown time in the German federal parliament, the Bundestag, this Thursday: Lawmakers are scheduled to debate German assistance for Ukraine. And there are indications that a majorit... Romania, Lithuania and Slovenia Look to Buy S. Korean Tanks, Artillery
A visit by Vasile Dîncu, the Minister of National Defense, to South Korea led to the signing of agreements and letters of intent. In Seoul, Vasile Dîncu visited the DefExpo Korea 2022 technical and... Russian Weapons Use Old, Often Western Electronics: Report
Some of Russia’s most high-tech equipment relies on obsolete electronics and parts it can no longer source from the rest of the world. The country’s inability to produce enough semiconductors, essenti... North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile into Sea
TOKYO --- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, extending what has already been a record-breaking number of North Korean launches th... Taiwan to Build 10 More Tuo Chiang-Class Corvettes
TAIPEI --- Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has announced plans to build 10 more Tuo Chiang-class corvettes in order to strengthen the nation’s asymmetric warfare capabilities. The first... Germany Marks Progress Towards ‘An Operational Bundeswehr’
BERLIN --- The operational readiness of the Bundeswehr must be improved. To achieve this, there are various projects and reforms. A defense policy balance sheet for the parliamentary summer break give... How to Repair the Ukrainian Army's Western Weapons
Seven months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, repairing worn-out Western weapons is becoming increasingly important. The workshop for doing so is to be built on the Polish-Ukrainian border... Aerospace Corp. Wins $1.2 Bn More for Space Engineering Services
Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $1,198,735,079 modification (P00091) to previously awarded contract FA8802-19-C-0001 for systems engineering and integration support for the... L3 Tech Wins $886M for US Army Satcoms Program
L3 Technologies Inc. Communication Systems, West, Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded an $886,533,675 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for sustainment of the Common Data Link satellite communications progra... Pratt Wins Extra $770M for F-35 Engine Program
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $769,866,520 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00006) to a previously award... S. Korea Earmarks 4.6% Raise in Defense Budget
The government will earmark 57 trillion and 126.8 billion won to the defense budget for 2023, an increase of 4.6% compared to the main budget for 2022, and submit it to the National Assembly on Sept... China's Third Aircraft Carrier, Fujian, Begins Mooring Trials
China's third aircraft carrier has started mooring trials, the country's state broadcaster announced on Friday. This indicates smooth progress for the carrier's construction and tests since its launch... Czech MoD Unveils New Financing Bill for Major Programs
In the near future, the Ministry of Defense will submit a special law to the comments procedure that will simplify and make the state defense financing system more efficient. The law brings the follow... Pentagon Issues Latest Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs)
The Department of Defense (DoD) has transmitted the President's Budget 2023 comprehensive annual Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) to Congress. SARs summarize the latest estimates of cost, schedu... French MoD Issues Statement After Bilateral Meeting in Berlin
PARIS --- Sébastien Lecornu, Minister for the Armed Forces, traveled to Berlin this Thursday, September 22, for his first official visit to Germany, at the invitation of the Federal Minister of Defenc... Raytheon Comments Selection for Hypersonic Cruise Missile
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been selected to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). HA... Piaggio Wins New Orders from Italian Ministry of Defence
VILLANOVA D’ALBENGA, Italy --- Piaggio Aerospace has announced today two contracts with that the Italian Ministry of Defence worth a total of approximately 46 million euros. The first order, signe... France Orders 180 Lightweight Vehicles for Commando Units
On August 30, the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) awarded the company UNAC an order for the last 180 Fardier vehicles, out of the 300 provided for by the military programming law 2019-2025, and... Elbit Wins $80M to Supply Unmanned AFV Turrets to Asian Country
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at $80 million to supply unmanned turrets for Armoured Fighting Vehicles (“AFVs”) of an Asian-Pacific country... Dassault Inaugurates Expanded Production Plant
SAINT-CLOUD, France --- Today, Dassault Aviation inaugurated the extension of its Seclin plant (Nord département). These additional 13,000 m2 house ultra-modern equipment enabling the teams of enginee... | 
