| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Biden Agrees to Send Longer-Range Rocket Systems to Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to provide Ukraine with advanced rocket systems that can strike with precision at targets up to 80 kilometers away. "We will provide the Ukrainians with more adv... Leaked Document Reveals Bundeswehr’s €100 Billion Procurement Plans
PARIS --- The German Air Force is the major beneficiary of the new special fund of 100 billion euros for the Bundeswehr, according to a confidential list of projects to be financed with the extra bill... Netherlands Unveil Plans for Major Defense Upgrade, Investments
THE HAGUE --- Defense will take major steps to make the Netherlands stronger, Europe safer and NATO more powerful. The Defense Memorandum 2022 presented today explains how. -- Stocks of ammunition... Saab Wins Order to Study Future Fighter Aircraft Development
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, relating to future fighter aircraft development. The contract includes studies on future combat air capabilities. T... UK to Upgrade Sub-Launched Tomahawks to Latest Block
The UK’s stock of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) will be upgraded on Royal Navy submarines to ensure the weapon is even more effective against future threats. In a £265 million contract with ... Russian Army Loses a Generation of Young Officers (excerpt)
Russian forces are likely to be less effective on the battlefield in future because of a lack of junior military leaders following devastating losses among the army’s lower ranking officers, according... France, Germany Outsource NH90 Support to Industry
KOBLENZ, Germany --- Represented by the international NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA), the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) and the F... India Awards $383M Order for Astra Air-to-Air Missiles
In a major boost to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self-Reliance—Ed.) the Ministry of Defence on May 31, 2022 signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)... China’s Air Force is Training Pilots in South Africa
China is training its air force pilots in South Africa by using former French pilots, according to a new report. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) uses a subsidiary and partner of its largest aerospa... Greece to Deliver BMP-1s to Ukraine in Return for German Marder IFVs
BERLIN --- Greece will supply Soviet-era armored vehicles to Ukraine and, in return, Athens will receive German Marder infantry combat vehicles. The number of vehicles involved is still open, but it i... Shanghai Shipyard 'Ready for Launch of Third Aircraft Carrier'
In a significant achievement of work resumption after the latest COVID-19 resurgence in Shanghai, the Jiangnan Shipyard on Monday launched three new ships and readied two ships for the next stage of c... China’s Reconfigured AG600 Seaplane Makes Maiden Flight
BEIJING --- A full-state new-configuration model of China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducted a successful maiden flight on Tuesday, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AV... Pentagon Orders MIDS Terminals for Four European Countries
EUROMIDS, Paris, France, is awarded an estimated 322,200,000€ (U.S. $338,794,284) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume... Sikorsky Wins $186M Order for Two Additional CH-53K Helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded an $185,694,050 fixed-price incentive firm modification P00010 to a previously awarded contract (N0001920C0047). ... UK MoD Awards £259M Contract for Modern Vehicle Storage Facility
The Ministry of Defence has awarded Skanska UK a £259 million contract to deliver the Vehicle Storage Support Programme (VSSP) at Ashchurch, Tewkesbury. Contracted via the Defence Infrastructure Or... France Issues Tender for Tethered Surveillance Balloons
PARIS --- The DGA has launched a European call for competition to provide the Army with tethered balloons equipped with optronic sensor balls to provide real-time observation and surveillance capabili... Australia to Develop Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Drones
Defence has partnered with global tech company Anduril to design and develop extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles (XLAUVs). Under the co-funded arrangement, Defence scientists, Navy personnel ... Switzerland to Strengthen Audits and Controls of Defense Offsets
BERNE --– The Federal Council took note of the report ‘Controlling Compensatory Affairs’ of the Management Commission of the Council of States during its meeting of 25 May 2022. It approves most of th... Philippine Navy Orders IAI’s Mini-POP Sensor Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract to supply the Philippine Navy with the MiniPOP for Maritime Applications Electro-Optics Systems. The systems will be integrated on patrol ... Indian Navy Commissions First ALH Mk III Squadron
Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 325, operating the indigenously built ALH MK III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, AVSM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & ... Royal Navy Touts Long-Term Deployment to Indo-Pacific
The Royal Navy vessel HMS Tamar visits Darwin this week after successful completion of a first deployment in the Indo-Asia Pacific as part of Britain’s permanent naval presence in the region. The R... Upgraded Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles Delivered to Russian Troops
MOSCOW --- Russia’s Uralvagonzavod defense manufacturer (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) has delivered a batch of upgraded BRM-1K combat reconnaissance vehicles to Russian troops, the enter... Safran to Develop New Landing Gear for Next-Gen Military Aircraft
TORONTO --- Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc. has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to provide the design, development and qualification of a landing gear structure for a future aircraft. Th... CRS Reports on Pentagon’s Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called drones, have proliferated rapidly and are available to nation states and to nonstate actors and individuals. These systems could provide U.S. adversari... Saab to Divest Laser Rangefinder Business
Saab AB and Lumibird SA have today completed a transaction whereby Lumibird, through a newly established Swedish subsidiary based in Gothenburg, is acquiring Saab’s laser rangefinder business. The ... | 
