| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) AUKUS: There’s More Going on Than Meets the Eye
When the creation of AUKUS came to the knowledge of the public, on September 15, 2021, comments largely focused on the disruption of the historical A$90bn contract with France’s Naval Group for conven... Future Upgrades Send F-35 Program into Tailspin
Pentagon watchers were caught off guard when the president released his budget and it showed the services would be asking Congress for far fewer F-35s in 2023 than everyone expected. The services had ... Latest Press Releases APCs, Howitzers and Helicopters Headed to Ukraine in Latest $800M Aid Package
An additional $800 million drawdown package of security assistance is on its way to Ukraine. Efforts to get the newly authorized equipment and supplies to the Ukrainian military will begin immediately... Italy Shows Interest in Joining Japan's Fighter Development
TOKYO --- Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini expressed interest in the possibility of his country joining the development of the successor to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's F-2 fighter je... Chinese J-20 Fighter Begins Training Patrols in East, South China Seas
The J-20, China's most powerful, domestically-developed stealth fighter jet, has started to patrol the East China Sea and the South China Sea in routine training sessions, and experts said on Wednesda... France Belatedly Details Military Support Measures for Ukraine
PARIS --- Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, spoke on Wednesday April 13, 2022 by telephone with her Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksiy Reznikov. The latter presented the military situatio... US Navy Claims Historic Test of New Laser Weapon System
ARLINGTON, Va. --- The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke p... Pentagon Meets with Prime Contractor CEOs on Ukraine Security Assistance
Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon provided the following readout: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks; Mr. Andrew Hunter, Performing the Duties of Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisitio... Offset Talks Begin on Indonesia Rafale Deal
Indonesia’s state-owned defense contractor PT Pindad and France’s Safran are exploring the possibility of local production of Highly Agile and Manoeuvrable Munition Extended Range (HAMMER) precision-g... Arms Deliveries to Ukraine Revealed on Twitter
Press Secretary Jen Psaki: "We’re working to provide the Ukrainians with artillery systems - from U.S. stocks but also to facilitate the transfer from other allies and partners as well, as we did... Serbia Confirms Procurement of Chinese FK-3 Air Defense Missiles
Serbia has procured the Chinese FK-3 air defense missile system, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reportedly confirmed on Wednesday, after reports emerged on Saturday that the Chinese People's Liber... This Is the Decisive Moment of the War in Ukraine
The relatively brief but bloody war in Ukraine is entering its fourth phase. In the first, Russia tried to depose Volodymyr Zelensky’s government and sweep the country into its embrace in a three-day ... New Hunter-Class Frigates Won’t Meet Australian Navy’s Needs
Since the British Type 26 was announced as the reference design for Royal Australian Navy’s nine Hunter-class frigates, the program has been controversial. The recent leaked report on the system desig... DoD to Build and Test Mobile Nuclear Microreactor
The Department of Defense's Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) released a Record of Decision (ROD) for Project Pele, a program intended to design, build, and demonstrate a mobile microreactor. SC... Finland, Sweden Expect Rapid Domestic Debate on NATO Membership
The Finnish and Swedish prime ministers gave a joint press conference in Stockholm as the war in Ukraine has prompted both countries to reevaluate traditional positions of neutrality that lasted throu... South Korea to Develop Laser Device for Bomb Disposal
SEOUL --- South Korea will begin a 110 billion won (US$89.8 million) project next year to develop a laser device to safely remove unexploded ordnance by 2027, the state arms procurement agency said Th... US Navy Program Manager Shares New Vision for Small UAVs
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --- Col. Victor Argobright, Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-263) program manager, shared a new vision for small UAS procur... US Navy Drills Involve Aircraft Carrier, Stealth Jets Near Korea
SEOUL --- The U.S. military on Wednesday revealed this week's exercise with Japan in the East Sea involving a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, F-35C stealth jets and other key assets in a show of for... Government Report Discusses Changes in Finland’s Security Environment
On Wednesday 13 April, the Government adopted a report on changes in the security environment and submitted it to Parliament for consideration. The report assesses fundamental changes in Finland's for... Naval Group Delivers Final Multi-Mission OPV to Argentina
The last of the four Argentinian offshore patrol vessel (OPV), OPV 87 A.R.A. Contraalmirante Cordero, was delivered today to the Argentine Navy. The delivery and commandment handover ceremony of the l... V Corps and NATO Forces Build Readiness During Saber Strike
POLAND --- As America’s forward deployed corps in Europe, V Corps led the theater-wide military exercise, Saber Strike 22, which encompassed a variety of joint multi-national training throughout Germa... US Navy Orders New Advanced Sonobuoys
Ultra Electronics Holdings plc (ULE) and Sparton DLS, LLC announce the award of a contract valued at $11.6 million to their ERAPSCO joint venture, against the $222 million competitive Indefinite Deliv... RAF Carries Out Electric Aircraft Trials
The RAF has been testing the feasibility of using electric aircraft for training functions as part of early steps towards a Net Zero air force by 2040 target. The RAF has been offered access to a g... China Complains of Pentagon’s ‘China, Russia Threat in Space’ Hype
By disregarding facts and repeatedly hyping the "space threat from China and Russia," the US is creating excuses to develop its own military and seek hegemony in space, the Chinese Foreign Ministry sa... US Navy Takes Delivery of Latest Burke-class Destroyer
PASCAGOULA, Miss.--- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) departed from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Friday. Frank E. Petersen Jr. will be commissione... First Order of New Nordic Combat Uniform
In February, four Nordic countries signed a joint framework agreement on the delivery of the Nordic Combat Uniform System, NCU. Now FMV has placed a first order for the new uniforms with final deliver... | 