| Latest Feature Stories No article today in this section Latest Press Releases Indian PM Commissions INS Vikrant, First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
COCHIN, India --- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier as INS Vikrant today. During the event, the Prime Minister also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Ni... Taiwan Military Shoot Down Unidentified Civilian Drone by China Coastline
TAIPEI --- Taiwan’s military on Thursday shot down an unidentified civilian drone off China's coastline, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. After entering Taiwan's airspace over Sh... Brazil Commissions 'Riachuelo,' First Locally-Built Scorpene Submarine
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil --- An important milestone in the history of the Brazilian Navy: the Naval Force received the Riachuelo, the first of a new class of conventional submarines with diesel electric... First Embraer KC-390 for Portugal Enters Final Test Phase
GAVIAO PEIXOTO, Brazil --- Embraer continues to advance in the test campaign of the first KC-390 aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force (FAP). Currently, the activities carried out at the Embraer unit ... Romania to Buy 18 Turkish TB2 Armed Drones for $300M
ISTANBUL --- Romania wants to buy Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) from [Turkey] after it gained popularity [by] causing losses to the Russian military gear in the war in Ukraine, ... Finland Boosts 2023 Defence Budget by 20%
HELSINKI --- The appropriations for the defence administration in 2023 amount to EUR 6.1 billion in the Government’s budget proposal. This is EUR 1.0 billion or 20 per cent more than in the current bu... Sweden Donates Artillery Ammunition Worth SEK 500M to Ukraine
The Government will donate artillery ammunition worth approximately SEK 500 million to help defend Ukraine. Since February this year, Sweden has donated defence equipment to Ukraine through five di... GA Wins New Order for France’s Next-Gen Aircraft Carrier
SAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to continue development and evaluation of ta... DOD Takes Steps to Mitigate Harm to Civilians
Defense leaders have noted that the mitigation of civilian harm during armed conflict is a strategic and moral imperative. The Defense Department is putting that idea into action with the publication ... Leonardo Pitches M346 Jet Trainer to Austria
Airpower 2022, one of the most eagerly awaited airshows on the European scene, opens its doors again from 2 to 3 September in Zeltweg, Austria: a great show for military and civil aeronautics from som... China to Display Y-20 Transport Aircraft at Austrian Airshow
A Y-20 large transport aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has arrived in Austria to participate in [a] air show in Europe starting on Friday. This is the first time t... Kongsberg Wins Order for Future German F-126 Frigates
Kongsberg Maritime Sweden AB is pleased to announce a contract award with Damen Naval to supply four shipsets of Kongsberg Controllable Pitch Propeller systems along with associated hubs, blades, hubc... Finnish, Swedish Armies Refine Force Interoperability Measures
Held on 29.8.-2.9.2022, the Army field training exercise Vigilant Knife developed force interoperability of the Finnish and Swedish training audience units in particular under the conditions prevalent... Airbus Touts Support to Luftwaffe’s Operation Rapid Pacific
Customer proximity and being on duty is a requirement for Airbus – even if it means travelling to the other side of the globe for it. At the Pitch Black 2022 exercise, an Airbus Field Services Represe... Australian Army, US Marines Combine to Test ‘Littoral Lethality’
DARWIN, Australia. --- The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 ground combat element, led by 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, participated in exercise PREDATOR’S RUN, integrating into the Australian ... US Army Testing New XM204 Top Attack Munition
FORT HOOD, Texas --- Engineer soldiers just completed testing the Army’s newest explosive that will help them shape the battlefield. Sappers from the 59th Combat Engineer Company – Armored (CEC-A),... Combined Swedish Exercise Tests Protection of Civil Population
Meteor is a functional exercise with a focus on healthcare. The armed forces train together with the police and the civilian health and medical services in order to jointly face pressures in society. ... Rheinmetall to Supply New L58 Extended Range Charge to US Army
Rheinmetall will supply its latest artillery propellant charge technology to the U.S. Army. American Rheinmetall Munitions Inc., located in Stafford, VA is on contract to prototype an artillery extend... RAAF Flies Four PC-21 Trainers to New Zealand for Exercise
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has hit a milestone with their PC-21 aircraft, bringing four of their single engine propeller aircraft across the ditch for the first time to support a New Zealan... Czech Firms to Supply L-39NG Training Device to Hungary
VODOCHODY, Czech Republic --- More good news for the aerospace and defence industry in the Czech Republic. The delivery of twelve L-39NG jet trainers to Hungary will also include a ground-based simula... Australian Navy, CAE Consolidate Naval Ship Training
The Royal Australian Navy will employ innovative new training systems as part of a plan to grow its workforce to more than 20,000 people by 2040. The new Navy Training Force Platforms and Systems ... Australia to Promote Defence Industry Workforce Skills
A joint State and Commonwealth taskforce will be established to ensure defence projects in South Australia will have a highly skilled workforce to draw on. The projects are underway and already planne... | 
