| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) Poland’s Buying Spree: Urgent Need or Will to Bypass Europe?
Poland has dramatically increased its defense acquisitions during the past few months, mainly from US and South Korean suppliers. Principally driven by the situation in Ukraine, this recent shopping... Latest Press Releases New $625M Ukraine Aid Package Includes 4 Himars, 200 MRAPs and More: Official
WASHINGTON --- The Biden administration's next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to include four High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, munitions, mines and mine-r... Russia in 'Defensive Crouch' in Kherson, Says Senior US Military Official
As fighting continues in Ukraine, the Ukrainian military's counter-offensive operations in the south of their country have Russian forces in a "defensive crouch" said a senior military official during... Indian Air Force Introduces Light Combat Helicopter, Forms First Unit
In a big boost to Aatmanirbharatha in Defence, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today presided over the formal induction of Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronauti... North Korea Shoots Missile Over Japan in 'Barbaric' Act
North Korea launched a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, authorities in Tokyo and Seoul said. Although the launch was likely just a test, officials in the Japane... US Army Orders Additional CH-47F Block II Chinooks
PHILADELPHIA --- The U.S. Army is continuing to modernize its heavy-lift helicopter fleet with an order for two more Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinooks and long lead funding for additional aircraft. “... Poland Begins Integrating Patriot Air-Defense System
In September this year. At the Aviation Techniques Workshop in Toruń, the process of checking and integrating - System Integration Checkout (SICO) - of the elements included in the Polish WISŁA system... US Military Financing to Estonia Reached $140.5M in 2022
The United States Congress approved a supplemental funding package this week, which brings the total Foreign Military Financing (FMF) provided to Estonia to $140.5 million. Most of this sum will go to... JEF Ministers Condemn ‘Blatant and Irresponsible Attacks’ on Baltic Pipelines
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met virtually with ministers from Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) partner nations to discuss attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Following the deli... Three Companies to Compete for $5.1Bn Sonobuoy Contract
--Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Virginia (N0001922D0017 P00001); --Undersea Sensor Systems Inc., Columbia City, Indiana (N0001922D0018 P00001); and --Sparton De Leon Springs, LLC. De Leon Sprin... General Dynamics Wins $714M for Virginia-class Submarine Work
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $532,921,125 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-20-C-2120) for Lead Yard Support and Develo... Marine Corps MV-22s Fly from Australia to Hawaii in Six Days
KAILUA, Hawaii --- U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 concluded their deployment with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin by executing a 6,100-mile transpacific flight from Australia ... Report to Congress on Hypersonic Missile Defense
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) are currently developing elements of a hypersonic missile defense system to defend against hypersonic weapons and other emerging mis... US Navy Speeds Up Development of New Pod for MQ-9 Reaper Drone
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The Navy recently awarded an $8.4 million dollar contract to multiple vendors for the Marine Corps’ MQ-9 Reaper Airborne Network Extension (ANE) Skytower II (STII). Industry... Finland to Increase Cooperation with European Defence Agency
Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen met with the European Defense Agency (European Defense Agency, EDA) CEO Jiří Šedivýn on Monday 3 October 2022 in Helsinki. In addition, the CEO of EDA met with the lea... Pentagon IG Reports on Lessons Learned in Afghanistan Iraq and Africa
The objective of this evaluation was to summarize previous oversight reports related to security cooperation activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa. Executive Summary This report provides a... Multinational Exercise Silver Arrow 2022 Closes with a Bang!
CAMP ADAZI, Latvia --- Multinational visitors from NATO visited the closing event for a live-fire demonstration of Exercise Silver Arrow, Sept. 29, 2022. During this two-week long exercise, Silver ... US Navy Cuts Corners on KC-46 Air Refueling Compatibility Trials
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- Aerial refueling capabilities can increase the range, lethality and survivability of modern aircraft. Maximum compatibility between tanker and receiver aircraft enable warfight... US Army Receives First FTUAS Increment 1 Drone System
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- The U.S. Army received the first Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System, Increment 1 — known as FTUAS, INC 1 — system on Sept. 12, 2022. The system consists of six air veh... Swedish Jets Play Defensive Role in Finnish Air Force Exercises
About 50 aircraft, including Swedish Gripen fighters, are taking part in the Air Force's main annual exercise through Saturday. The Karelia Air Command plays the role of the attacker in the manoeuvres... Finnish Defense Minister, Defense Industry Reps Discuss Ukraine
Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen met with representatives of the Finnish defense industry in Helsinki on Monday, October 3, 2022. The meeting discussed Finland's defense materiel aid to Ukraine and it... Australia Sends P-8A Aircraft to NATO Exercise in Med
Defence has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the Mediterranean as part of Operation SEA GUARDIAN 22. Operation SEA GUARDIAN is an ongoing non-Article ... Qinetiq Acquires Air Affairs and Sells Space NV Unit
QinetiQ Group plc announces it has reached an agreement to acquire Air Affairs (Australia) Pty Ltd in Australia for a cash consideration of A$53m (£31m). QinetiQ also announces that it has reached an ... Turf Cutting As RAF Base Prepares for Arrival of E-7 Wedgetail Fleet
A turf cutting ceremony has taken place to mark the first significant step in preparing RAF Lossiemouth for the arrival of the UK Wedgetail AEW Mk1 (E-7) fleet. The surveillance fleet will be locat... L3Harris to Acquire Viasat’s Tactical Data Link Business
MELBOURNE, Fla. --- L3Harris Technologies today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Viasat, Inc.’s Tactical Data Links (TDL) product line for approximately $1.96 billion, subje... | 
