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Germany to Boost Military Aid Budget to €2 Billion; Most for Ukraine
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has confirmed that the government will boost military assistance spending in 2022 to €2 billion ($2.16 billion). "The funds will largely benefit Ukraine,"

Glide Breaker Program Enters New Phase
DARPA is seeking innovative proposals to conduct wind tunnel and flight testing of jet interaction effects for Phase 2 of the Glide Breaker program. The overall goal of Glide Breaker is to advance the

Russia’s Defense Industry: A Distressed Brand
The war in Ukraine has damaged the reputation of Russian arms. Heavy armor has proved especially vulnerable, but other weapons have also not performed to standard. The future, moreover, is bleak. Due

Russia’s Defense Industry: A Distressed Brand
The war in Ukraine has damaged the reputation of Russian arms. Heavy armor has proved especially vulnerable, but other weapons have also not performed to standard. The future, moreover, is bleak. Due ...

Germany to Boost Military Aid Budget to €2 Billion; Most for Ukraine
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has confirmed that the government will boost military assistance spending in 2022 to €2 billion ($2.16 billion). "The funds will largely benefit Ukraine," ...

Glide Breaker Program Enters New Phase
DARPA is seeking innovative proposals to conduct wind tunnel and flight testing of jet interaction effects for Phase 2 of the Glide Breaker program. The overall goal of Glide Breaker is to advance the...

New International Naval Task Force to Enhance Red Sea Security
MANAMA, Bahrain --- Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) established a new international naval task force April 17 to enhance maritime security in the Red Sea region. During a ceremony at the U.S. Navy’s...

NRO Launches NROL-85 Spy Sat with Re-used SpaceX Rocket
CHANTILLY, Va. --- The National Reconnaissance Office successfully launched the NROL-85 mission aboard a reflown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4E located at Vandenberg Space Force B...

German-Dutch Air Defence Task Force Deploys to Slovakia
RAMSTEIN, Germany --– A binational, Dutch-German Air and Missile Defence Task Force is deploying PATRIOT systems near Sliač airbase, Slovakia in April to reinforce NATO's defence capabilities on the E...

Russia Delays S-400 Deliveries to India But Frigate Deliveries Remain on Time
NEW DELHI --- While delivery of the second regiment of S–400 long range air defence systems is likely to be delayed by a few months, Russia has assured India that it would deliver the two Talwar–class...

Philippine Army Test-Fires New Israeli-Made SP Howitzers
MANILA --- The Philippine Army's artillery units have test-fired for the first time its newly-acquired Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS) 155mm/52 caliber self-propelled artillery pieces...

U.S., Iceland Wrap Up Exercise Northern Viking 2022
KEFLAVÍK, Iceland --- CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters buzzed overhead as two landing craft, air cushions from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) stormed the be...

Lithuania Lauds Germany, US As Main Arms Suppliers
The most extensive cooperation Lithuania has in the effort to modernize our Armed Forces and in armament and equipment acquisitions are our strategic partners, Germany and the United States of America...

Netherlands Wants NH90 Midlife Update But Lacks Funds
All 19 NH90 maritime combat helicopters will receive a major upgrade. This so-called midlife update is necessary to keep the aircraft operationally relevant, State Secretary Christoph van der Maat rep...

Dutch to Replace Obsolete Electronic Warfare Systems
Defense will renew Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. It's about the mobile capabilities for Electronic Attack (EA). The current systems are very outdated and have reached the end of their technical and...

S. Korea Test-Fires First Solid-Propellant Space Launch Vehicle
On March 30, the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) successfully conducted its first test-firing to verify the performance of a solid-propellant space launch vehicle developed entirely with homegrow...

RAF Hercules C-130J in Tactical Refueling of Army Helicopters in Estonia
A 47 Squadron C-130J Hercules operating from RAF Akrotiri has been conducting tactical refuelling of British Army Wildcat helicopters, which are deployed on a NATO mission in Estonia called Operation ...

Lockheed Wins $23M to Support F-35 Chase Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $22,953,288 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides initial product support m...

RAF Typhoons Practice Quick Reaction Alert
Typhoon Jets from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland have conducted a test of Quick Reaction Alert capabilities. The aircraft scrambled as part of Exercise Seihan River in response to an aircraft simulating...

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