| Latest Feature Stories (Free access) FCAS and MGCS: The Bundestag’s Stunning Resistance Against France
During its session of the 11th November, the Budget Committee (Haushaltauschuss) of the German Bundestag reiterated its demands to the government regarding weapons programs in co-operation with France... Latest Press Releases Spain Approves €646M Missiles and Ammunition Package
PARIS --- The Spanish Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved a new €646 million defense acquisition package that includes the upgrading of several aircraft systems as well as the acquisition of miss... Britain Sending Sea King Helicopters to Ukraine for First Time and 10,000 Artillery Shells
An additional 10,000 artillery rounds will be provided by the UK to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s illegal invasion, the Defence Secretary has announced on a visit to Norway. The round... US Navy Analysis Confirms Iranian Link to Drone Attack
MANAMA, Bahrain --- A U.S. Navy lab in Bahrain has confirmed Iran’s connection to a Nov. 15 aerial drone attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international waters in the Middle Ea... US Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for Boeing’s HAAWC
ST. CHARLES, Mo. --- Boeing’s High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability, or HAAWC, has satisfied all requirements for initial operational capability status from the U.S. Navy. The all-... Five Programs Driving US Space Force’s Acquisition Budget
Over the next five years, the U.S. Space Force plans to spend $100 billion on acquisition programs. Procurement only accounts for 23.1 percent of that total, while the majority of the U.S. Space Force... Dissecting Iranian Drones Employed by Russia in Ukraine: Report
The Russian Federation’s use of Iranian-manufactured uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Ukraine represents a notable development in the evolution of the conflict. Conflict Armament Research (CAR) inve... Competition Remains Defining Feature of US-China Relations: Pentagon
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III discussed matters of mutual concern with Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe in Siem Reap, Cambodia, today. The two defense leaders are attending the A... Tank Swap: Rheinmetall Supplies Marder IFVs to Greece
As part of another backfill activity commissioned by the German government, Rheinmetall is supplying Marder 1A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Greece. The first units of these Marder Infantry Fighting ... Finland, Norway and Sweden Sign Updated Trilateral Statement of Intent
Finland, Norway and Sweden strengthen trilateral defence cooperation. Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen, Norway's Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram and Sweden’s Minister for Defence Pål... US Marine Corps Evaluates L-MADIS Counter-UAV Vehicle
LANDING FIELD ATLANTIC, N.C. --- U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion tested the Marine Corps’ newest ground-based air-defense system, the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated Syste... HMS Queen Elizabeth Docks in Oslo After Narrow Harbour Entry
HMS Queen Elizabeth completed one of the narrowest harbour entries in her lifetime as she arrived in Oslo after F-35B flying operations in the North Sea. The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier was carefull... Northrop’s C-UAS Architecture in Complex Live Fire Tests
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation’s short-range Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) command and control (C2) system successfully completed its most complex system of systems test t... KBR, Northrop to Upgrade US Army UH-60V Helicopters
HOUSTON --- KBR announced today it has been awarded a $156.7 million task order to support capabilities assessment and enhancements for the U.S. Army’s Utility Helicopter 60 Variant (UH-60V) fleet, ... Royal Air Force Takes Delivery of Three More F-35B Fighters
Three brand new F-35B jets have been delivered to the home of the Lightning Force at RAF Marham in Norfolk. This latest delivery means the UK has now received 30 F-35 fifth-generation fighter aircraft... US Army Awards $391M Order for 155mm Projectile Parts
IMT Defense Corporation,* Westerville, Ohio, was awarded a $391,015,040 firm-fixed-price contract to increase the industrial base to manufacture, assemble, inspect, package and deliver 155 mm artiller... Viasat Wins $325M US Special Forces Satcoms Contract
Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, California, is being awarded a Single Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract (H92401-23-D-0001) with five one-year ordering peri... Lockheed Wins Additional $72M Contracts for F-35 Program
--Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $47,345,839 firm-fixed-price modification (P00015) to a previously awarded, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-q... Pentagon Releases Zero Trust Strategy for Cyber Threats
Today, the Department of Defense released the Department of Defense Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap. Current and future cyber threats and attacks drive the need for a Zero Trust approach that goes ... US Air Force’s 908th Airlift Wing Assumes MH-139A Training Role
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. --- Benjamin Franklin is quoted as having said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” The 908th Airlift Wing is choosing to take advantage of the present and prepare for t... US Air Force’s KC-46 Tanker Flies 36-Hour Sortie
PEASE ANG BASE, N.H. --- In a feat of air mobility endurance, a KC-46A Pegasus from the 157th Air Refueling Wing flew a non-stop mission halfway around the globe and back, Nov. 16 to 17. The point-... Lithuania Strengthens Military Cooperation with Moldova
“We are strengthening the Lithuanian-Moldovan cooperation, we will continue our bilateral support to Moldova in the area of defence. We were providing consultations to the Ukrainians on military train... | 
