| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Sweden, Finland in NATO: A Turning Point for North European Defense?
The recent and swift application of Sweden and Finland to NATO has caused rivers of ink to flow. In mid-May, the successive approval of the proposition by the Finnish and Swedish Parliaments marked th... Latest Press Releases Sikorsky Wins $2.3Bn for 120 Black Hawk Helos with Option for 135 More
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $2,278,598,185 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of 120 H-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related support for fiscal years 2022-20... NATO’s New Concept to Boost High Readiness Forces to Over 300,000: SecGen
Our NATO Summit in Madrid this week will be transformative, with many important decisions, including on a new Strategic Concept for a new security reality, a fundamental shift in NATO’s deterrence and... Slovakia to Buy 152 CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles from Sweden in €1.7 Billion Deal
At today's meeting, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved the proposal of the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic to procure 152 pieces of tracked armored vehicles CV90 MkIV with a 35 ... India Offers Egypt Local Production of LCA Tejas, ALH Helicopters
India has offered to set up production facilities for the manufacturing of light combat aircraft (LCA) as well as helicopters in Egypt as it pursues export opportunities in the Middle East and North A... Philippines Sign $550M Deal with South Korea’s Hyundai for Six OPVs
MANILA --- The Department of National Defense (DND) and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) on Monday signed the PHP30 billion offshore patrol vessel (OPV) contract which seeks to ... Turkey Maintains Threat to Block Sweden, Finland from Joining NATO
ISTANBUL --- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to this week's NATO summit in Madrid, threatening to veto Finland's and Sweden's bid to join the Atlantic alliance. Ankara is warning it's ... Iran Launches Rocket into Space as Nuclear Talks Set to Resume
TEHRAN --- Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fuel rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran'... Russian Sub Begins Black Sea Sea Trials After Kalibr Retrofit
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea --- The Black Sea Fleet’s oldest submarine Alrosa will make the first voyage over the past eight years for sea trials after repairs and upgrade, the Black Sea Fleet’s 13th ship repa... Ukrainians ‘Heroically Defending’ Lysychansk: Pentagon
Although the Russians have made incremental gains in the Donbas, it does not appear that they have encircled the city of Lysychansk, a senior Defense Department official said today. The Ukrainians ... Aircraft Deliveries Continue Recovery Ahead of Farnborough Show
LONDON --- Global aircraft orders in May have slowed and were less than previous months, but this is against the strong order books that we have seen in recent months, 15 single-aisle and 21 wide-body... US Guard Chief Inspects Training, Interactions with Ukrainian Troops
For some Florida Guardsmen, leaving the troops they were training with in Yavoriv, Ukraine, was of one of the toughest moments of their military careers. "Walking over to the Ukrainians and tellin... Turkey Starts Development of Domestic Attack Submarine
ISTANBUL --- Production of the STM500 submarine, which was designed entirely by Turkish engineers as a diesel-electric attack submarine, is beginning with the test production of a durable boat, the he... Philippines’ First Two Israeli Missile Boats Launched in Haifa
MANILA --- The Philippine Navy (PN)'s first two fast-attack interdictor craft missiles (FAIC-M) were formally launched in Haifa, Israel on June 26. Navy spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza, in a ... Airbus Wins €160M Order for ESA Earth Monitoring Satellite
STEVENAGE, U.K. --- Airbus has been awarded a €160M contract for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FORUM satellite to measure heat emitted from the Earth into space. FORUM, short for Far-infrared Outg... Russia Struggling to Find Imported Parts for its Aircraft Fleet
Russian defense companies are trying to find substitution for hundreds of components for their aircraft. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine... Airbus Touts Berlin Air Show Success But German Eurofighter Orders Lag
Airbus made headlines during this week’s ILA Berlin with key developments spanning the company’s military, civil, air mobility and cybersecurity businesses – led by a landmark contract for Spain’s acq... New Zealand Announces Further Support for Ukraine
New Zealand is providing further support to Ukraine and its self-defence in the face of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. "Russia’s conti... NATO Releases Defence Expenditures of Member Countries
NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally's Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defe... US Navy Commissions SSN 794, Christens Expeditionary Sea Base Ship
NORFOLK --- The Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) in a traditional ceremony held Saturday, June 25, at Naval Station Norfolk. Under Secretary of the N... Kongsberg to Deliver Sea Surveillance Systems to Swedish Military
Kongsberg Norcontrol celebrates signing a framework contract with Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) and the Swedish Armed forces to deliver sea surveillance systems to 15 live firing range... France, US Launch Strategic Dialogue on Defense Trade
PARIS --- At the G20 summit in Rome in October 2021, the President of the French Republic and his American counterpart announced their intention to launch a strategic dialogue on military trade, in or... Elbit Wins $70M Contract to Provide EW to Export Customer
HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $70 million contract to supply an Electronic Warfare (EW) solution to an international customer. The contract ... First Ariane 6 Central Core Assembled for Combined Tests
KOUROU, French Guiana --- ArianeGroup teams have completed assembly of Ariane 6's central core in the all-new Ariane 6 Launcher Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The Ariane ... Australia Reinforces Defense Relationship with South Korea
Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta and its ship’s company received a warm welcome to Busan, South Korea recently. The port visit occurred during a regional presence deployment aimed at demonstrati... | 