| Latest Feature Stories It’s Costing Peanuts for the US to Defeat Russia: Why Object?
Former President Trump, and others in the US including some Democrats as well as Republicans, have criticized continued US support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. They have called for military and... Latest Press Releases Belgium Blocks Export of Nuclear Technology to UK, Jeopardizes SSBN Ops
BRUSSELS --- The Belgian government has refused authorisation for a specialised isostatic press needed to maintain Britain’s nuclear arsenal. Belgium and the UK have become embroiled in a row after... Poland Asks Germany to Send Offered Patriot Missiles to Ukraine
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has asked the German government to deliver US Patriot missiles destined for Poland to Ukraine instead. "I have asked Germany to have the proposed Polish Pa... Australia Postpones Decision on A$18+ Bn New Infantry Fighting Vehicle Program
The Australian Government will consider the findings of the Defence Strategic Review before deciding on the tender for the LAND 400 Phase 3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle project. The Review will make r... German Army Still Waiting for New Weapons Promised in €100 Billion Special Fund
BERLIN --- Nine months ago, in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Olaf Scholz declared a Zeitenwende — a turning point — for Germany’s military and its place in the world. But since ... S. Korea Aims for 5% Share of Global Arms Market by 2027
SEOUL --- South Korea is seeking to carve out a 5 percent share in the global arms export market by 2027 to become the world's fourth-largest defense exporter, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday. ... Nine Months On, China Worries As Ukraine War ‘Enters Stalemate’
Exactly nine months since the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out on February 24, it is now not only Russia and Ukraine that have been severely impacted in the crisis, Europe and the US that stand behin... German Defense Budget Needs to Grow Further: Minister
On November 23, the Bundestag discussed the 2023 defense budget in the second reading. Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht spoke out in favor of an increasing defense budget in the parliamentary deba... Poland Signs Contract with Saab for Two Signal Intelligence Ships
Saab has today signed a contract with the Polish State Treasury Armament Agency for design, production and support of two ships for Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) for Poland. The total order value corre... L3 Harris Wins £90 Million British Army Radio Contract
A £90 million contract to upgrade land-based radio capabilities will improve battlefield effectiveness while supporting over 200 jobs in Hampshire. The new deal for 1,300 new Multi-Mode Radios (MMR... Norway Increases 2022 Budget to Strengthen Armed Forces
The government is proposing urgent changes to the defense budget for 2022 linked to the security policy situation in Europe and increased energy, fuel and currency prices. Among other things, the gove... New Philippines Navy Chief Vows to Prioritize Modernization
MANILA --– Newly appointed Philippine Navy (PN) flag officer in command, Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr., vowed to prioritize the service's ongoing modernization program. "We will intensify our efforts... Technical Problems Ground Myanmar’s JF-17 Chinese Fighters
Most of the newly acquired Chinese and Pakistan-made JF-17 fighter jets that the Myanmar regime has taken delivery of have been grounded due to technical malfunctions, according to analysts and former... Finland to Procure 57mm Munition for Naval Guns
The Defence Forces will procure 57 mm munitions for use on the Navy’s vessels. The procurement is coordinated with Sweden so that the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command and the Swedish FMV (Förs... Swedish Armed Forces Order 300 More Trucks
The armed forces must become bigger, and to cope with that, more trucks are needed. In order to cover the needs of the Armed Forces, the Defense Materiel Works, FMV, is now ordering upwards of 300 tru... After Tests, ANG Recommend Fielding Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 Decoy
ROME --- The U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) has issued a ‘fielding recommendation’ for Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 expendable active decoy, tested on US F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. This means that the... Kongsberg, Thales UK Sign Agreement on Protector Remote Weapon Systems
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) and Thales UK signs new Memorandum of Agreement. The new MoA reflects the aspiration by both Kongsberg and Thales UK to work closer together on PROTECTOR Remo... DARPA Looks to New Transistor-Focused THREADS Program
Military and civilian uses for radar range broadly, and the possibilities for radar applications expand almost every day. Whether they are being used to navigate, control air traffic, track weather pa... Rheinmetall Joins Omnia Team to Bid for British Army’s £1.2 Bn CTTP
Rheinmetall together with Capita, Cervus, Improbable Defence has joined the Raytheon UK led team Omnia Training. Omnia Training is an industrial team that will be bidding to become the Strategic Train... Qinetiq to Deliver Innovative Training Capability to Royal Navy
QinetiQ has signed a contract with the Royal Navy, in partnership with Inzpire and BAE Systems, to deliver the next concept demonstration phase of the synthetic training solution, Platform Enabled Tra... | 
