| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Spanish Cabinet OKs Additional €1.77Bn for S-80 Submarines
The Council of Ministers has approved the rescheduling of the annuities that affect the Special Program for the Modernization of the Armed Forces corresponding to the S-80submarine, so as to adapt the... India Clears Acquisition of NASAMS II Air-Defense Missile
NEW DELHI --- Bit by bit, India is working towards making its national Capital more impregnable against military or 9/11-like terror attacks from aircraft, missiles and drones. The measures underway i... Japan Picks $1.2Bn Lockheed Radar for Aegis Ashore
TOKYO --- Japan said on Monday it had picked Lockheed Martin Corp to build a powerful new $1.2 billion radar for two ground-based Aegis ballistic missile defense stations meant to guard against North ... Putin Marks Russia's Navy Day, Reveals Plans for 26 New Ships
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed a major boost to the navy's fleet, some armed with Kalibr cruise missiles. In a show of strength, amid heightened tensions with the West, 26 new vessels ... Japan Launches First Next-Gen Destroyer
YOKOHAMA, Japan --– A launching ceremony for an 8,200-ton, 169.9-meter warship for the Maritime Self-Defense Force was held Monday at a plant in Yokohama’s Isogo Ward as Tokyo keeps steadily bolsterin... Spain Invests €750M in Next-Gen Military Satcoms
The Council of Ministers on July 27 approved the commitment of expenses charged to future years, which will allow the Ministry of Defense the processing of a collaboration agreement with the operator ... Japan Looks to Greece for First Major Defense Export
TOKYO --- Japan will begin negotiations with Greece to export the US-2 rescue aircraft in a deal that would mark the nation's first sale of finished defense equipment, sources have told Nikkei. Gre... Boeing Flies First Apache, Chinook Built for India
ARLINGTON, Va. --- Boeing and India recently took a significant step toward modernizing the Indian Air Force’s helicopter fleet by completing the first flights of Apache and Chinook helicopters destin... Luxembourg Orders Two Airbus H145M Armed Helicopters
DONAUWÖRTH, Germany --- The Government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has ordered two H145M multipurpose helicopters for defence and security missions. Together with the helicopters, Airbus will als... After Counterinsurgency Victory, Syria Looks to Rearm
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov in November 2017. Source: Russian Presidency w... First Guided Firing of Thales Light Laser-Guided Munition
In June 2018, a BAT-120 GL laser-guided lightweight munition prototype equipped with its guidance system was successfully fired for the first time from a French Air Force Mirage 2000D at the French de... Navantia Delivers Maritime Action Ship “Audaz’ to Spanish Navy
This morning, the ceremony for the handing over to the Navy of the fifth Maritime Action Ship (BAM), "Audaz" (P-45), took place in San Fernando. The ceremony was chaired by Ángel Olivares Ramírez,... US Navy Wrongly Declared IOC of MCM Mission Package: IG
Objective: We determined whether the Navy is effectively managing the development of a mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package that will allow the Littoral Combat Ship to detect and neutralize o... U.S. Government Delivers C-130 Aircraft to Ethiopia
ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopia --- U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor participated in a ceremony to deliver a C-130 aircraft on behalf of the United States Government to Ethiopian Air Force Head, General Adem Moha... Trinidad & Tobago to Buy Two Austal Cape-Class Patrol Boats
Austal Limited (Austal) is pleased to report that the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) has announced its intention to purchase two Austal Cape Class Patrol Boats. The vessels ... Israel Begins Training Its F-35I Pilots
The first "Adir" (F-35I) operational activity in the Middle East and the first "Adir" pilot course outside of the United States - these mark the beginning of the IAF's entrance into the "fifth generat... China Donates Patrol Boats to Help Philippines Modernization
The Philippine Navy (PN) Sunday said China has recently donated four patrol boats to help the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in modernization efforts. In a statement, Navy spokesman Commodor... China Launches New Twin Beidou-3 Nav Satellites
China on Sunday sent twin satellites into space via a single carrier rocket, entering a period with unprecedentedly intensive launches of BeiDou satellites. The Long March-3B carrier rocket lifted ... RAAF Takes Virtual Exercise to New Heights
Exercise Virtual Pitch Black 2018 (VPB18) has taken virtual training to a new level for the Royal Australian Air Force even before the "live" exercise launched on 27 Jul 18. VPB18 was conceived as ... Belarus to Take Part in Falcon Hunting for the First Time
A team of Belarus takes part in the competition among UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) crews (Falcon Hunting) in Kazakhstan for the first time. Today, Russian and Belarussian UAV crews made trial fl... Australian Funding for Cyber Technology Research
Defence is inviting research proposals from industry and universities to enhance the cyber capabilities of the Australian Defence Force. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, ... FlytLINK: The Connected Cockpit Revolution
Alpha, Charlie, Tango, Zulu, do you read me? The quaint jargon we associate with aircraft pilots in high-stakes action movies originally came about because radio communications in the air are of notor... US Army's New 3-D Printed Shape-Shifting Soft Robots Crawl, Jump, Grab
ADELPHI, MD. --- New 3-D printed robotic structures can squeeze in tight spaces like a crack in the wall of a cave, jump over trip wire or crawl under a vehicle -- all complex Army-relevant functions ... | 
