| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Pentagon Focused on Development of Hypersonic Missile Defense: MDA Chief
Cruise missiles follow unpredictable flight paths and are now capable of supersonic and hypersonic speeds. Russia and China are developing advanced cruise missiles that can be launched from aircraft, ... US Navy Chief Defends Plan to Scrap Troubled Littoral Combat Ships
The chief of the US Navy defended the service's plans to scrap nine relatively new warships in the coming fiscal year even as the service tries to keep up with China's growing fleet. Three of the ... China Touts Sortie Rate of Carrier-Based Fighters
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said on Tuesday that the aircraft carrier Liaoning of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hosted more than 100 aircraft sorties within six days when r... US-UK Leaders Discuss Aid to Ukraine, NATO During Pentagon Meeting
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III continued DOD's close cooperation with the United Kingdom as he sat down for Pentagon talks with the UK's Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace today. ... Kazakhstan to Produce Turkish Anka UAVs Under License
ISTANBUL --- Turkey and Kazakhstan are set to start co-producing drones that were sold to the Central Asian just last year, a statement said Wednesday. Anka, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), will ... Austin Says 2023 Budget Built on New Defense Strategy
The fiscal 2023 Defense Budget Request was built on the bones of the new National Defense Strategy, and the request is adequate for today's military and ensures the military remains strong in the futu... Pentagon Seeks Congressional OK for Wider Defense Cooperation with EU
Pentagon officials are pushing Congress to tweak the annual defense policy bill on the current legislative docket in order to open up a path for cooperation on collaborative defense programs with the ... Ukrainian Troops Arrive in Germany for Howitzer Training
Around 60 Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in western Germany to begin training on the howitzer 2000 artillery system. The German government has pledged to send seven of the self-propelled weapons. ... Finland’s President, PM Call for NATO Membership ‘Without Delay’
During this spring, an important discussion on Finland’s possible NATO membership has taken place. Time has been needed to let Parliament and the whole society establish their stands on the matter. Ti... Boeing, Nammo Conduct Successful Ramjet 155 Artillery Tests
ARLINGTON, VA. --- A team from Boeing and the Norwegian company Nammo has conducted successful ground-fire tests of its Ramjet 155 Extended Range Artillery Projectile – a technology to enable long-ran... Australian Navy Faces Strategic Risk of Ageing Capabilities
There will be much celebration of the Royal Australian Navy’s achievements at this week’s Indo-Pacific Sea Power Conference and maritime exposition. They are significant. Five years of Indo-Pacific En... GAO Sees Room for Improvement on Missile Defense Acquisition
The Missile Defense Agency has a lot of flexibility to develop the systems that make up the U.S. Missile Defense System. But has that flexibility improved the program? We testified that MDA's acqui... Lockheed Wins $43M to Redesign F-35 Panoramic Display Component
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $43,643,049 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F0001) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This order provid... US Navy Falling Behind on Shipyard Modernization Program: GAO
We testified about Navy efforts to improve its 4 public shipyards. The condition of these facilities has a direct impact on the readiness of the aircraft carrier and submarine fleets they maintain. ... Joint Ministerial Statement on Strengthening Nordic Defence Cooperation
The war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed European defence and security policy. In light of the ongoing crisis, Nordic solidarity and defence cooperation is more important than ever. The Nordic ... Australia Plans A$1 Bn Upgrade of Garden Island Naval Base
The [Australian] Government is delivering on its commitment to a new, innovative sustainment model for the Royal Australian Navy fleet, with a $1 billion investment to establish a naval regional maint... CRS Reports on US Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles
The US Navy wants to develop and procure three types of large unmanned vehicles (UVs) called Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs), Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MUSVs), and Extra-Large Unmanned... CRS Sees Issues for Congress on Constellation-Class Frigate Program
The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and wants to procure a total of 20 FFG-62s. Congress funded the first FFG-62 in FY2020, the second in FY2021, and the t... China Says Reports of New PLA Submarine Are ‘Speculative, Biased’
Foreign media reported on Tuesday that China recently launched what seems to be a new or upgraded class of nuclear-powered attack submarine, citing analyses based on satellite images. Chinese exper... Marines Showcase NATO Command and Control Capabilities in Lithuania
SIAULIAI, Lithuania --- Estonian Brig. Gen. Rauno Sirk, Estonian Air Force commander, and Col. Dainius Guzas, Lithuanian Air Force commander, visited Siauliai Air Base, Apr. 26. They met with the 2nd ... Australian Navy Hosts Largest International Exercise in its History
This year’s Exercise Kakadu is expected to be the largest international maritime engagement activity hosted by the Royal Australian Navy in its history. Exercise Kakadu has grown significantly sinc... Rheinmetall Awards Lynx IFV Subcontracts to Slovak Industry
On 10 May 2022 RayService and Rheinmetall signed two major contracts worth over €60 Million for the deliveries of electronical and electrical systems for the Lynx IFV. The contracts covers control sys... Wind Tunnel Testing Advances Aurora’s Active Flow Control X-Plane
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, recently conducted wind tunnel testing of its X-plane candidate for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Control of Revolutionary Aircraft ... | 
