| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Europe Addressing Sovereign Capability Shortfalls
PARIS --- The boost in European defense is just starting to bring its first effects, with Germany opting last week for 60 Chinook heavy transport helicopters from Boeing — which brings us back to the ... Latest Press Releases Australia to Build Drone Submarines, Buy ESSM Missiles in A$2 Billion Deal
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton will today announce a $2 billion investment to build unmanned submarines and buy new missiles for the Royal Australian Navy amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pa... Taiwan Drops Acquisition of MH-60R Helicopters It Cannot Afford
TAIPEI --- Taiwan signaled Thursday that it had abandoned a plan to buy advanced new anti-submarine warfare helicopters from the United States, saying they were too expensive. Taiwan had earlier sa... Canada Says Airbus CC295 Search and Rescue Aircraft Running 4 Years Late
OTTAWA, Ontario --- A modern and capable military is critical to Canada’s domestic security and our contribution on the world stage. This includes our role in domestic maritime search and rescue. That... Ukrainian Troops Making Progress Thanks to Training in Germany
Pressath is a quiet town of 5,000 in Bavaria, southern Germany. It's known for its nature and castles. Recently, however, local media have reported loud bangs that rattle walls and shake the ground. ... Romania to Produce Raytheon SkyCeptor Missile Interceptors
PLOIESTI, Romania --- Florin Spătaru, Minister of Economy: "The signing of the memorandum of understanding between Romarm, Electromecanica SA and Raytheon Missiles & Defense is a signal of our serious... Finland Sends More Defence Materiel Assistance to Ukraine
On 5 May 2022, the President of the Republic decided, at the proposal of the Government, that Finland will send more defence materiel assistance to Ukraine. To ensure that the assistance reaches it... Ukraine: Russia Is Losing on the Electronic Battlefield
Among Russia’s most costly mistakes when it invaded Ukraine was the expectation that it would dominate the electronic warfare part of the battle. Instead, Russia has stumbled and lost its way in the l... US Marine Corps Releases New 2022 Aviation Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the first time since 2019, Headquarters Marine Corps, Aviation, released the 2022 Aviation Plan, on May3, 2022. This year’s plan supports Gen. Berger’s Force Design 2030 by co... Report Calls for Replacing Australia’s Future Hunter-class Frigates
In 2009, Australia’s government decided that it would replace eight Anzac-class frigates with nine ships optimised for antisubmarine warfare (ASW). There was no justification in the Royal Australian N... US Air Force Management of F-35, B-21 and NGAD Programs Faulted
Bad news for Pentagon’s newest warbirds It came as supersonic sticker shock to official Washington and taxpayers alike back in 1988 when the Pentagon rolled out its new B-2 bomber with its breath-t... Romanian Industry Ready to Produce Thermobaric Grenades
"Today, I participated on the range of the Plopeni Mechanical Plant in the testing of the thermobaric perforating warhead for AG-9, in order to approve the industrial prototype. This stage is part of ... Denmark Orders Carl Gustav M4, Becomes 15th Customer
Saab has received an order from the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) for the multi-role, man-portable Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon, making Denmark the 15th customer fo... Marine Corps Orders Low-Cost Littoral USV
Martin Defense Group, Honolulu, Hawaii, is awarded a $54,435,390 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of low-cost littoral Unmanned Surface Vessels for Mobility Enhancement (USVME). Te... US Air Force Gives Boeing $16M to Study AWACS Replacement
The Boeing Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $16,315,421 definitization contract for the E-3 Replacement Studies and Analysis. This contract provides for studies and analysis for th... Austal Team to Bid for Australia’s Future Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel
Austal Australia is teaming with local defence industry leaders BMT and Raytheon Australia to deliver the new Australian Independent Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel, or ILMV, for the Australian Army. Bas... Transfer Now Underway of US-Funded Mi-17 Helicopters to Ukraine
ISLAMABAD --- The United States is giving Ukraine 16 Mi-17 helicopters that Washington had procured for Afghanistan, a U.S. government agency charged with monitoring Afghan events said Wednesday. T... US Army Adds Javelin Anti-Tank Missile to Stryker Turret
FORT CARSON, Colo. --- Leaders of 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division gathered at the installation’s ranges on April 28 to witness the culmination and validation of the brigade’s ye... Schiebel Says It Won Australian Navy Camcopter Contract
Schiebel Pacific welcomes the decision of the Commonwealth of Australia to speed up the provision of its UAS capability by initiating a single source acquisition of the Camcopter S-100. This will ... China Touts Aircraft Carrier Fighter Drills in Philippine Sea
The aircraft carrier Liaoning of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hosted fighter jet drills in the Philippine Sea on Tuesday, Japan's defense ministry said on Wednesday, soon after the ... Chinese Y-8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft Resumes Taiwan Patrols
A Y-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly conducted a maritime patrol mission near the island of Taiwan on Tuesday, two months since this type of a... Northrop Touts Its Capabilities for Australian SatCom Competition
CANBERRA, Australia --- Northrop Grumman Australia today announced the space technology capabilities its team will offer the Commonwealth for JP9102, the Australian Defence Force’s Satellite Communica... BAE Launches Lightweight Head-Up Display: Litewave
BAE Systems has unveiled a new lightweight, compact Head-Up Display (HUD) for use in commercial and military aircraft. LiteWave is a laptop sized HUD mounted above the pilot’s head which presents c... DARPA Seeks Proposals for Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine
DARPA is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program for the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal rock... Rheinmetall Supplying Bundeswehr with A400M Training Systems
The German Air Force has turned once again to Rheinmetall's simulation and training expertise for training its personnel in the A400M military transport aircraft. In December 2021 Rheinmetall won the ... | 