| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases European Ministers Approve Record €14.4Bn Space Budget for Next 5 Years
The ESA is to invest €14.4 billion ($15.8 billion) in space exploration including a moon mission up to 2022. Germany is now the largest contributor to the agency's biggest ever budget. European spa... India OKs $3.2 Bn for More AEWC Aircraft, P-8I Poseidon and Medium Helicopters
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, met today and accorded approval for Capital Procurement for the Services amounting to over Rs 22,800 crore. (approx.... Dutch Order 918 Iveco Armored Vehicles
ROTTERDAM --- Following the award announced in September 2019, Iveco Defence Vehicles has signed a contract with the Dutch Ministry of Defence to initially provide 918 medium multirole protected vehic... Poland May Buy Second-Hand Subs from Sweden
Poland is currently involved in talks pertaining to procurement of second-hand submarines from Sweden. The acquisition is aimed at obtaining a gap filler until the Orka new generation submarine procur... Macron Says Terrorism, Not Russia or China, is NATO Allies' Common Enemy
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he stands by comments he made three weeks ago when he described NATO as "brain-dead," and he defended his push for dialogue with Russia. In a November... Lifetime Cost of Australia’s New Subs May Reach A$225Bn
Australia's new 12-strong submarine fleet will cost taxpayers $225 billion, an estimates committee has been told. Rear Admiral Greg Sammut said there was an $80 billion build cost, which was origin... N. Korea Says it Tested Super-Large Multiple Rocket Launcher
North Korea said Friday it successfully tested a super-large multiple rocket launcher's successive firing system under leader Kim Jong-un's guidance in the launch of two projectiles the previous day. ... Paramount Delivers MRAPs to Kazakhstan
NURSULTAN, Kazakhstan --– Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), a joint venture between the global aerospace and technology business Paramount Group and Kazakhstan Engineering, has successfully deli... UK Invests in European Space Agency Programmes
The UK Space Agency has today (28 November) announced it will invest £374m per year with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver international space programmes over the next five years. The UK i... Naval Group Lobbies for Dutch Submarine Contract
On November 28th 2019, Naval Group participates to the Defence & Security exhibition held at Rotterdam AHOY. During this event, Naval Group shares its vision on the development of the submarine commun... Trump Highlights Progress During Thanksgiving Visit to Afghanistan
President Donald J. Trump highlighted the sacrifices and grit of U.S. service members fighting against extremism by visiting Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, for Thanksgiving. The president also met w... China Slams US Warships ‘Trespassing’ in South China Sea
BEIJING --- A spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday slammed U.S. warships and military aircraft's willful and repeated trespassing into the adjacent waters and airspace of ... Cutting-Edge Patrol Vessel Showcases Poland’s Naval Aspirations
The start of the 21st century has seen terrorism, criminality and political instability on the march. The results are more troubled global waters and a renewed interest in the seas both as combat and ... China, Pakistan to Hold Joint Maritime Drill
BEIJING --- China and Pakistan will stage a joint maritime exercise in Pakistan in January 2020, China's Ministry of National Defense announced Thursday. The drill was scheduled according to the an... Ukroboronprom to Modernize Peruvian Aircraft
The State Concern “Ukroboronprom” and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Peru have signed a number of cooperation agreements in the field of life extension of the “Antonov” aircraft fleet. ... Paramount Group, PT Pindad Team on Armoured Vehicles
BANGKOK --- Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company and PT PINDAD, the state-owned defence company of Indonesia, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for t... NATO Issues Annual Report on Member Nation’s Defense Expenditure
NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally's Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defe... Polish-German Consortium to Build NATO Storage Facility in Poland
The Permanent Representation of Poland to NATO has announced that a Polish-German consortium won a tender concerning the construction works of a Long-Term Equipment Storage Maintenance Complex (LTESM-... RN Teach Survival Techniques to Norwegian F-35 Pilots
A team of survival specialists answered a call from Norway to help with training for F-35 pilots. The team of Royal Navy and RAF personnel from RAF Marham in Norfolk travelled to Orland Air Base in... Irkut Completes Fourth MC-21-300 Flight Test Aircraft
The Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut Corporation (a part of UAC), has completed systems diagnostics of the fourth MC-21-300 aircraft designed for flight tests. The results of first protot... Work Begins on New Air Base for New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon
Minister of Defence Ron Mark turned the first sod of earth on the infrastructure works for the new P-8A Poseidon fleet at RNZAF Base Ohakea today. “The Coalition Government’s investment in Ohakea w... US-Funded Infrastructure Project in Darwin Completed
The first project to be completed under the United States Force Posture Initiatives (USFPI) has been opened in Darwin. Defence representatives from Australia and the United States (US) attended a r... NATO Reviews Scientific Cooperation with Ukraine
Ukrainian scientists, experts and government representatives took stock of Ukraine’s cooperation with NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme during an Information Day held at the Minist... Singapore and Indian Air Forces Conduct Joint Military Training
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are conducting the Joint Military Training (JMT) at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India, from 31 October to 12 December 2019. ... EDA Annual Conference Calls for Coherent Implementation of EU Defence Tools
BRUSSELS --- EDA Chief Executive Jorge Domecq this afternoon closed the Agency’s 2019 Annual Conference which was devoted to debating the current state of implementation and the future prospects of th... Otokar Opens Shop in Kazakhstan
One of Koç Group's global brands Otokar continues its worldwide expansion with its newly established subsidiary "Otokar Central Asia" in Kazakhstan. Askar Mamin, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan prese... | 
