| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) French President Seeks New Defense Relevance
PARIS --- Having seen his hopes for European defense leadership scuppered by his handling of the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron now seems to be searching for ways to restore his re... Latest Press Releases Indonesia to Take $3.9 Bn Foreign Loans to Pay for Mirage, Rafale: Reports
PARIS --- The Indonesian Ministry of Finance’s approval of foreign loans worth as much as $3.9 billion will allow the Ministry of Defense to proceed with three separate and long-deferred projects to m... Belgium Budget Funds to Buy 19 New Helicopters to Replace NH90 and A-109
The Defense Committee of the Belgian House of Representatives will this morning examine the government’s draft 2023 defense budget, which notably includes €1.1 billion for weapons procurement, notably... Sweden Announces Record Aid Package for Ukraine
The government is coming forward with a winter package for Ukraine. The package is the largest to date and includes military and humanitarian support as well as support for the rehabilitation of criti... Japan Eyes Network of 50 LEO Satellites to Track Enemy Missiles
Japan plans to deploy a network of 50 compact satellites in a low Earth orbit to track next-generation hypersonic missiles capable of evading current defense systems, according to multiple sources. ... Boeing Needs 5 More Years to Fix KC-46A Tankers: Report
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing are finally closing the redesign of the KC-46A’s troubled Remote Vision System—a large-scale overhaul of cameras and sensors, plus a redesigned boom-operator station to f... UK MoD Selects Preferred Bidder for £1.6 Bn Royal Navy Support Ships
The Ministry of Defence has selected a preferred bidder to build support ships for the Royal Navy. -- Team Resolute selected as Preferred Bidder to deliver naval support ships -- Highly capable te... Slovakia to Repair German Equipment Donated to Ukraine
German equipment donated to Ukraine will be repaired in eastern Slovakia. This follows from the Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, which was s... Dutch Minister Calls for 'Giant Leap' in Missile Defense
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren opened the 32nd Multinational Ballistic Missile Defense Conference by video message today. She did this in front of an audience of some 350 government and indust... Northrop, Grumman Win Extra Funds for Glide Phase Interceptor
-- Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded other transaction prototype agreement to extend the existing period of perfo... Slovakia to Receive First Leopard 2A4 Tank in December
By signing agreements in Brussels today, the Department of Defense successfully completed several months of negotiations with the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Rheinme... US Approves $700M Sale of PAC-3 Missiles to Switzerland
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) 3 Missile Segment Enhanced... EU Defence Review Calls for Cooperation to Match Defence Spending Increases
Today, Defence Ministers were presented with the results and recommendations of the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD), the EU defence review. It finds that increases in defence spending foll... Royal Navy Continues Long-Term Gulf Mission As New Frigate Arrives
The Royal Navy will continue permanently operating a major warship in the Gulf and Middle East after swapping vessels patrolling the region. After three and a half years in the Gulf, Indian Ocean a... US-China Commission Releases 2022 Annual Report to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Today, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released its 2022 Annual Report to Congress as part of its mandate to investigate, assess, and report to Congress ann... UK MoD Outlines Defence Supply Chain Strategy
The Defence Supply Chain Strategy (DSCS) is Defence Support’s response to the challenges faced within the fragile nature of supply chains in Defence and industry. The threats and disruptions to our su... New Zealand Extends Aid to Ukraine
New Zealand is extending its defence commitments and providing further support and personnel to assist Ukraine, as part of the Government’s ongoing response to Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion... China-US Military Exchanges May Resume After Xi-Biden Meeting
China-US military exchanges and communication may soon resume after a suspension of several months, and the two militaries may already be in contact at the working level, Chinese experts said on Tuesd... Ukraine: European Union Launches Military Assistance Mission
BRUSSELS --- The Council is launching today the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) to continue supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian war of aggre... Norway to Contribute NOK 300M to NATO-Led Fund for Ukraine
“The need for military support to Ukraine is substantial and critical. Donations contribute to the Ukrainian defence against Russia’s illegal attack. It is important that we stand together in both our... India’s HAL Delivers ALH Mk III Helicopter, Wins More Orders
BENGALURU, India --- HAL handed over the last of the 16 ALHs (Mk-III, Maritime role) contracted with the Indian Coast Guard at a program here today to DG Coast Guard V S Pathania in the presence of s... Croatia to Continue Defense Budget Increase in 2023
The budget of the Ministry of Defense for 2023 was increased by HRK 245 million compared to 2022. The Government of the Republic of Croatia at its 166th session, which was held on Monday, November ... RAF Renews Babcock’s Military Flying Training Contract
Babcock has signed a four-year agreement (with four further option years) to continue to operate the Light Aircraft Flying Task (LAFT2) for the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This full-service partners... Saab Wins US Navy Contract for ASW Training Target
Saab has received the MK39 Expendable Mobile Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Training Target prime contract (EMATT) from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport. Saab will conduct a moder... | 
