| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases UK Nudges Australia to Buy Its Nuclear Submarines Instead of US Rivals
A Royal Navy submarine has visited Australia as Britain pitches to gazump the US and build Canberra a new underwater fleet to counter China in the Pacific. HMS Astute docked in Perth only weeks aft... Belgium to Buy Caesar 155mm Self-Propelled Guns from France
Belgium’s Council of Ministers on Friday gave its approval to the purchase of nine French Caesar 155mm long-range artillery systems, further strengthening the Land Component’s partnership with the Fre... Russia's New ‘Checkmate’ Fighter to Make Foreign Début at Dubai Airshow
MOSCOW --- Rostec will present a new Russian fifth-generation Checkmate aircraft at the Dubai Airshow-2021 international air show, which will be held from November 14 to 18 in the UAE. This was announ... Ryanair Slams 'Delusionary' Boeing for Big 737 Price Hike
DUBLIN --- The boss of Ireland's Ryanair on Monday ramped up a war of words with Boeing, calling the U.S. planemaker "delusionary" for imposing what he termed a double-digit percentage price hike for ... Australia’s Hunter-class Frigates Delayed by At Least 3 Years
Wishful thinking has reigned in the future frigate program. The result is that the predicted date for initial operational capability is now 2034—thirteen years away. Let’s review the history of the pr... Italian Army Validates ‘Vulcano’ GPS-Guided 155mm Munition in Qatar
ROME --- A few days ago, at the Al Qalail range in Qatar, the "NASR 2021" exercise was carried out by the Italian Army’s Artillery Command jointly with the Qatar Emiri Land Forces (QELF). The purpose ... Russian Submarine ‘Perm’ First to Carry Zircon Hypersonic Missile
MOSCOW --- The first regular submarine carrier of the newest Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles will be the Project 885M nuclear submarine Perm (code Yasen-M) of a modified design, a source in the mili... Xi Signs Order to Promulgate Regulations on Military Procurement
BEIJING --- Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate a set of regulations on military equipment procurement. Focusing on war preparedness and comba... Putin Sets New Targets for Armed Forces Modernization
SOCHI, Russia --- The share of advanced weapons in the Russian air defense and anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense troops will rise to 80% by 2025-2027, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a def... PLA Sent Nearly 200 Aircraft Near Taiwan in Record Month
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly sent nearly 200 aircraft to the aerial area near the island of Taiwan for exercises in October, in a move that experts said on Monday has deterred... Fincantieri, Navantia to Boost Collaboration in European Defence
MADRID, Spain / TRIESTE, Italy --– Fincantieri and Navantia have reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to boost their relationship and explore the joint benefit of a bro... Defeating Drones: Demonstration in the Desert
In the Arizona desert, drones flew across the summer skies, alone and in swarms. They represented what the U.S. Army has identified as a critical problem: the proliferation of unmanned aircraft system... Options for Delivering a Stronger Australian Navy, Faster
Serious risks are being realised in the Royal Australian Navy’s twin transitions in its surface combatant and submarine fleets. As Australia’s strategic circumstances become more dangerous, Defence ne... In Historic First, Israel Aerospace to Exhibit at Dubai Airshow
In a historic first, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a world-class aerospace and defense company, will exhibit at the prestigious Dubai Airshow, taking place November 14-18 (visit IAI at Booth 300)... Leonardo Touts AW149 Capabilities to UK Military
Leonardo’s Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) has proved itself an outstanding enabler of all-weather helicopter flying, having undertaken more than 20,000 flight hours during the past five years. Thom... Afghanistan Proved Eisenhower Right About Military-Industrial Complex
Americans watched in horror as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in a matter of days, despite the lives and treasure spent there over twenty years. Most of the criticism of the disastrous end to the Afg... Australian Navy Sees New Era in Fleet Maintenance
A call for tenders has been issued for a capability life-cycle manager (CLCM) to maintain Navy’s Hobart-class destroyers. The Hobart-class destroyers will be the first major class of ship to be sus... Finland Continues to Upgrade Swedish NH90 Helicopters
On October 21, the Armed Forces flew home a Helicopter 14 from Finland. This after FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces carried out a delivery check, after the helicopter was modified to meet the requirem... US Air Force Trains for Innovative Agile Combat Employment
ELMENDORF, Alaska --- Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft taxied down the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson pavement and pulled up alongside F-22 Raptors outside the 525th Fighter Squadron’s kennels, Oct. 2... Lockheed Wins $250M for Special Forces Tactical Mission Systems
Lockheed Martin Aerospace, Marietta, Georgia, was awarded a $250,000,000 single-award indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract (H92408-22-D-0001) for Integrated Tactical Mission Systems engine... More Local Companies Join Hunter Class Frigate Program
BAE Systems Maritime Australia is pleased to announce businesses in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia will deliver products into the prototyping phase of the Hunter Class Frigate Program, ... Forward Deployed US Ships Operate with NATO Allies at Sea
BALTIC and AEGEAN SEAS --- The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Porter (DDG 78) participated in multilateral exercises with Standing NATO Maritime Group... US, Indonesia Begin Bilateral Exercise CARAT Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia --- Military personnel from the U.S. and Indonesia kicked off Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia virtually, in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of t... HMS Dragon Defends Joint French-UK Task Group in Exercises
HMS Dragon has defended a joint UK and French task group against fast boats and attacks from the air during intensive exercises. The Type 45 destroyer worked alongside frigate Aquitaine, anti‐subma... | 
