Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Ukraine's Advances Heighten Calls for German Tanks BERLIN --- Ukraine's spectacular advances against the Russian invasion over the past few days have increased pressure on the German government to send its state-of-the-art Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrai... Latest Press Releases French Arms Sales Doubled to €11.7 Billion in 2021, Will Double Again in 2022 PARIS --- France’s defense industry booked arms export orders worth €11.7 billion in 2021, almost three times as much as the previous year, the Challenges.fr business website reported Monday, citing t... Russia’s Military Facing Steep Artillery, Resupply Challenges WARSAW --- The rapid success of Ukraine’s counteroffensive in recent days has left Russian forces retreating and yet more videos on social media of abandoned tanks and artillery units. And for Russia,... Swiss Parliament to Hold Final Vote on F-35 Procurement on Thursday The Security Policy Committee of the National Council takes note of the report of the Audit Committee of the National Council (GPK-N) and is of the opinion that this report does not contain any elemen... German Defense Minister Calls for Upgraded Bundeswehr to Take Leading Role BERLIN --- German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Monday she believed Germany was obliged to play a leading global role, including in the military sphere, and that the country should not ... As Ukraine Pushes Forward, US Officials Provide Update Ukrainian government officials are trumpeting the success of their offensive in the Kharkiv region saying they have retaken about 1,200 square miles of territory from Russia, which launched an unprovo... Germany in Talks to Buy Arrow 3 Missile Defence from Israel BERLIN --- Germany is in talks to buy the Arrow 3 missile defence system from Israel as part of Berlin's efforts to strengthen its armed forces after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Israeli Prime Minist... Greece Takes Delivery of First Two Upgraded F-16V Fighters The Minister of National Defense, Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, attended today, Monday September 12, 2022, the handover ceremony of the first two modernized F -16 “Viper” fighter jets, which took plac... Thales Alenia Space Wins Contract for KOREASAT 6A Satellite PARIS --- KT SAT Corporation Ltd., the leading satellite service provider in South Korea, and Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed the contract for th... Modernization of US Armed Forces a Collaborative Effort: Official The Defense Department, in collaboration with academia, industry, allies and partners, is developing cutting-edge technology to ensure the warfighter has the upper edge on the battlefield. Heidi S... GE Completes Latest Adaptive Cycle Engine Tests TULLAHOMA, Tenn. --– The U.S. Air Force and GE have successfully concluded testing on GE’s second XA100 adaptive cycle engine at the Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). With tes... China Taunts Taiwan Over Drone Intrusions The Taiwan authorities had likely failed to detect helicopters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army Aviation Force, observers said, as Taiwan armed forces authority announced on Sunday that they... NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner Begins in Mediterranean AKSAZ, Türkiye --- NATO’s Exercise Dynamic Mariner-Mavi Balina 22 kicked off from Aksaz Naval Base Sept. 11. Dynamic Mariner is a crisis-response exercise, held in conjunction with the Turkish Navy’s ... Latest Italian-Built Corvette, OPV Arrive in Qatar TRIESTE, Italy --- The arrival in Qatar of the “Al Zubarah” corvette and the OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel “Musherib”, built at the integrated military shipyard of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano as part of ... Top Aces Wins $175M US Air Force F-16 ‘Aggressor’ Force Contract MESA, Ariz. --- Top Aces Corp. (Top Aces), the world's only commercial owner/operator of F-16 fighter aircraft, today announced that it was selected under the US Air Force (USAF) Combat Air Force Cont... Exercise Saber Junction 22 Begins in Germany HOHENFELS, Germany --- Saber Junction 22 has officially begun at the Hohenfels Training Area and involves more than 4,400 participants from the U.S., Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Georgia, Hungar... Safran Renews US Army UH-72 Lakota Engine Support Deal Safran Helicopter Engines has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters to continue supporting Arriel engines powering the U.S. Army UH-72 Lakota helicopter fleet. This contract formalizes a Mai... Poland and Denmark to Cooperate on F-35 Ops, Baltic Defense “Security in the Baltic Sea basin is the most important issue for both of our countries, therefore I am very happy that we were able to talk about security issues today. Both our countries welcome the... HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $76 million to supply an Electronic Warfare (EW) training capability to the Air Force of a country in Asia-Pacific. The contract will be performed HAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $76 million to supply an Electronic Warfare (EW) training capability to the Air Force of a c... Pentagon to Ease Effects of Inflation on Fixed-Price Contracts The Department of Defense (DoD) issued Friday updated guidance for Contracting Officers regarding approaches for addressing inflation under existing firm-fixed-price contracts. The updated guidance... GKN Aerospace, DASA Back UAE’s Aerospace Xelerated Aerospace Xelerated has today announced that GKN Aerospace and the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) have joined as programme partners for its fourth cohort. Following three successful cohor... |