| Latest Feature Stories Bones of Contention: The Luftwaffe’s NATO Nuclear Mission (free access)
PARIS --- Technically complex, expensive and politically stormy, the debate on the German participation in NATO's nuclear mission (Nukleare Teilhabe), bringing together the worst qualities for a coali... Latest Press Releases ITA Airways Signs Order for 28 Airbus Aircraft
TOULOUSE, France --- ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 28 aircraft, including seven A220s, 11 A320neos and 10 A330neos, the latest version of the most p... Canada Issues Fighter Shortlist: Boeing Out
GATINEAU, Quebec --- The Government of Canada is acquiring 88 advanced fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) through a competitive process that will ensure the requirements of the RCAF ... European Banks Shun Defense Industry As EU Brands It “Socially Harmful”
Earlier this year, Germany’s Bayerische Landesbank quietly decided it did not want to do business with defence companies any more. “BayernLB has not announced it to the public yet,” a bank spokesma... Germany Taxman Hounds US Military Personnel Despite Treaty
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --- The U.S. Air Force’s top enlisted leader, after getting bombarded with pleas for help from military community members fighting the German government’s attempts to tax th... Denmark Sends Challenger Aircraft to Patrol English Channel
A Danish Challenger aircraft is now being sent to the English Channel to monitor the sea area and help stop the human traffickers operating in the area. It is the EU's border agency Frontex that has a... BAE Wins £2.4 Bn Munitions Contract for UK Armed Forces
BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract, worth £2.4bn, will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK. ... Russian Units Begin Receiving Latest S-350 Vityaz Air Defence Systems
The anti-aircraft missile regiment of the 4th air force and air defence army of the Southern Military District (SMD) received a state-of-the-art anti-aircraft missile system S-350 Vityaz. Combat cr... US Seeks Norms for Outer Space After 'Irresponsible' Russia Test
WASHINGTON --- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday criticized an "irresponsible" Russian test that endangered the International Space Station with debris, and the Biden administration laid ... Putin Demands NATO Guarantees Not to Expand Eastward
MOSCOW --- President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow would seek Western guarantees precluding any further NATO expansion and deployment of its weapons near his country's borders, a stern dem... Russia Puts Bastion Coastal Defense Missiles on Combat Alert in Kuril Islands
MOSCOW -- The teams of the Pacific Fleet’s Bastion coastal defense missile systems have assumed combat alert on the Island of Matua on the Kuril Islands, the Pacific Fleet’s press office reported on T... Teal Sees Worldwide Military UAV Spending of $187 Bn to 2031
WASHINGTON, DC --- Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) will continue to be one of the most dynamic growth sectors of the world aerospace industry this decade, report Teal Group analysts in their latest mark... Recap of Defense Deals at Dubai Airshow 2021
The 2021 Dubai Airshow allowed many companies in the aerospace industry to spotlight their newest technology and advancements in the field of aerospace and defense. Countries and the commercial and d... Kazakhstan Begins Production of Barys 6x6 Infantry Combat Vehicle
NURSULTAN, Kazakhstan --- Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), the joint venture between the Paramount Group and one of Kazakhstan's leading defence and engineering companies, Kazpetromash, has ann... Raytheon Wins $289M for Air and Missile Defense Radar Work
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Marlborough, Massachusetts, was awarded a $273,353,649 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed fee, and cost only modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-19-C-5501) ... Russia Upgrades Its Most Powerful Anti-Tank Missile
MOSCOW --- Russia’s major design, research, and production center, the Machine-Building Design Bureau (KBM, part of Rostec state corporation) is modernizing the Khrizantema guided missile, one of the ... Submarines Built on Baltic Arrive at New Vladivostok Home Port
The “Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky” and “Volkhov,” the first and second submarines in the series being built at Admiralty Shipyards for the Pacific Fleet, have completed their inter-fleet passage. General ... Belgian F-16s Resume Baltic Air Policing Mission
The Belgian Air Force has taken over the NATO Enhanced Air Policing Mission (EAPM) at Estonia’s Amari Air Base. On December 1, a detachment of four F-16s and fifty-five Belgian soldiers took over from... US Army to Serve as ‘Linchpin’ of US Response in Indo-Pacom Region
While the U.S. was involved for 20 years in the Middle East with conflicts in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the Chinese military studied how the U.S. military operates and also embarked on its own large-... Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority is Vital to Security: Pentagon
For decades, the United States has had electromagnetic spectrum superiority over adversaries in all domains. But that superiority can no longer be taken for granted, said a Defense Department official... Leading-Edge Enhancement to Compass Call Platform
The U.S. Air Force has collaborated with BAE Systems to cross-deck the company's advanced Compass Call electronic warfare system onto its next-generation electronic warfare aircraft. It is a critical ... Leading-Edge Enhancement to Compass Call Platform
The U.S. Air Force has collaborated with BAE Systems to cross-deck the company's advanced Compass Call electronic warfare system onto its next-generation electronic warfare aircraft. It is a critical ... Ukrainian Armor to Participate in NATO Exercise in Germany
Modern armored vehicles, manufactured by Kharkiv Design Bureau. O. Morozova (HKBM), which is part of Ukroboronprom, will be presented for the first time at this year's multinational Combined Resolve e... Marine Corps Divesting Equipment to Adapt to Future Threat
QUANTICO, Va. --- The Marine Corps has begun a multiyear process of divesting legacy equipment to increase force readiness, resiliency, mobility and lethality to support the future operating environme... Beijing Police Orders Two AW189 Helicopters
Two AW189s with deliveries in 2022 and 2023 mark the entry of the type into the Chinese civil helicopter market The AW189 is the most successful helicopter in the super-medium category with more t... | 
